A highly recommended match from Hardik Pandya chased India to victory over England by 50 runs in the first Twenty20 three-match series at the Ageas Bowl on Thursday. India got off to a good start after opting to strike, with Deepak Hooda (33) and Suryakumar Yadav (39) favored the English invasion before Pandya (51) met his fifty-year-old girl in a short format and led India to 198-8.
Things looked very bad for the athletes with full Pandya but throwing a good ball from Tymal Mills (1-35) and Chris Jordan (2-23) pulled them back into the game and kept India under 200. the team gained momentum early when Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1-10) replaced new captain Jos Buttler for nothing and Pandya (4-33) replaced Liam Livingstone (0) and Jason Roy (4) in quick succession. left England moving at the age of 33-4.
Harry Brook (28) and Moeen Ali (36) tried to revive England in the middle overs but both fell to the leg of Yuzvendra Chahal (2-32) as losing regular wickets meant the home side were knocked out by runs. 148. in 19.3 overs. The teams headed to Edgbaston for the second game of the series on Saturday.