India hammer England in Mumbai, win T20I series 4-1: Stats
What's the story
India thrashed England in the 5th T20I at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on February 2. The Men in Blue sucessfully defended 247 after bowling the Englishmen out for 97. It was a concerted bowling effort from India. A blistering and record-breaking century from Abhishek Sharma laid the foundation for India's win. India, who set several batting record, won the five-match T20I series 4-1.
India
Ton-up Abhishek powers India to 247/9
India lost Sanju Samson early after England elected to field. Abhishek took over and did the bulk of scoring thereafter. He added 115 runs with Tilak Varma, with India completing 100 in 6.3 overs. While Abhishek slammed a 37-ball century, Shivam Dube's impressive 30(13) took India forward. England dismissed Abhishek in the 18th over and restricted India to 247/9. Brydon Carse took three wickets.
England
England once again fall to Indian bowlers
England also had a flying start, collecting 17 runs in Mohammed Shami's first over. However, Shami bounced back after dismissing Ben Duckett for a golden duck. Varun Chakravarthy, who was introduced in the Powerplay, sent back Jos Buttler off his match's first ball. England's innings went south once Philip Salt (55) departed. Abhishek, after smashing a ton, took two wickets, as England perished.
Batting records
Highest Powerplay score: India shatter these batting records
India's team hundred was up by 6.3 overs. As per Cricbuzz, this is India's quickest century in a T20I, going past 7.1 overs against Bangladesh in Hyderabad last year. Team India registered its highest Powerplay score (95/1) in T20Is. The hosts broke their previous record of 82 runs achieved against Scotland at the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup and Bangladesh last year.
Samson
Six off the first ball: Third Indian with this feat
Samson earlier gave India a flying start, hammering Archer for a six on the match's first ball. He anticipated the short delivery, which he whacked over deep square leg. Samson has become only the third Indian to hit a six off the first ball of a T20I. He has joined Rohit Sharma (off Adil Rashid, 2021) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (off Sikandar Raza, 2024).
Century
Second-fastest century in T20I cricket
Abhishek completed a 37-ball ton, now the second-fastest in T20I cricket (Full Member sides). He went past Johnson Charles, who slammed a 39-ball ton against South Africa in Centurion in 2023. Abhishek is only behind South Africa's David Miller (35 balls vs Bangladesh) and India's Rohit Sharma (35 balls vs Sri Lanka) in terms of fastest T20I ton.
History
Highest individual score for India; most sixes in an innings
Abhishek eventually departed for a 54-ball 135, now the highest individual score for India in men's T20I cricket. He surpassed his compatriot Shubman Gill's 126* against New Zealand in Ahmedabad in 2023. Abhishek hammered 7 fours and 13 sixes in Mumbai. He now has the most sixes for India in a T20I, going past Rohit, Samson, and Tilak (10 each).
Records
More records for Abhishek
As per Cricbuzz, Abhishek has become the quickest to reach a T20I ton in terms of overs (10.1). He surpassed South Africa's Quinton de Kock, who took 10.2 overs for his ton against West Indies in Centurion in 2023. Abhishek now has the most by an Indian batter in the Powerplay of a T20I (58). He surpassed Yashasvi Jaiswal's 53 against Australia in 2023.
Information
Sixth Indian with multiple T20I centuries
Abhishek is now the sixth Indian player to record multiple T20I tons. He has joined the likes of Rohit (5), Suryakumar Yadav (4), Samson (3), KL Rahul (2), and Tilak (2).
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India's highest T20I total against England
India's 247/9 is the highest total against England in T20I cricket. This is also India's fourth-highest total in the format. They have crossed the 250-run mark thrice. Notably, India's 247/9 has also become the highest T20I total at the Wankhede Stadium.
Failure
Another failure for SKY
India's T20I skipper, Suryakumar Yadav, fell for two runs from three balls. The star batter, making his 50th T20 appearance at Wankhede, was dismissed by Brydon Carse. This was Suryakumar's eighth straight failure with the bat in T20Is. SKY failed to deliver in five matches, managing just 28 runs. His scores read 0, 12, 14, 0 and 2 while he averaged a dismal 5.6.
Bowlers
Mohammed Shami takes three wickets
Mohammed Shami, who returned to India's Playing XI in place of Arshdeep Singh, was the pick of their bowlers. He took three wickets for 25 runs in 2.3 overs. Chakravarthy, India's wicket-taker in the middle overs, finished with two wickets in his two-over spell. Both Dube and Abhishek, who shone with the bat, shared four wickets. Ravi Bishnoi scalped the only other wicket.
Win
India's second-largest T20I win
India won the Wankhede T20I by a mammoth 150 runs, their second-largest victory in the format. The Men in Blue have won only one other T20I by a margin of 150-plus runs. They claimed a 168-run over New Zealand in Ahmedabad in 2023. In Mumbai, India surpassed their 143-run T20I win against Ireland in Dublin in 2018.