Kanpur T20I: Eoin Morgan 51 helps England to thumping 7-wkt vs India

Eoin Morgan slammed his eighth fifty to propel England to a seven-wicket win over India in Kanpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. (BCCI)

Updated on: Jan 26, 2017 9:36 PM IST

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Eoin Morgan slammed his eighth fifty to propel England to a seven-wicket win over India in Kanpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. (BCCI)

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Kanpur was hosting its first-ever Twenty20 International and Virat Kohli captained the India side for the first time in this format. England won the toss and chose to field. (BCCI)

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Parvez Rasool was handed his Twenty20 International debut as he stepped up to replace Ravichandran Ashwin in the squad. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli came to open for the third time in his Twenty20 International career as he sprung a ‘surprise’ on the England team. (BCCI)

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Virat Kohli got off to an aggressive start as India made a decent start. (BCCI)

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Kohli raced to 29 as India looked at piling on a big score in Green Park. (BCCI)

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However, England struck back by removing KL Rahul and Kohli in quick succession to dent the Indian innings. (BCCI)

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Suresh Raina, playing an international match for the first time since March 2016, started off confidently. (BCCI)

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England, though continued to pick up wickets at regular intervals as the hosts struggled. (BCCI)

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Moeen Ali made the difference with his match figures of 4-0-21-2 and his wickets included Kohli and Manish Pandey. (BCCI)

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Ben Stokes removed Suresh Raina for 34 as India continued to stumble. (BCCI)

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MS Dhoni held the key for India as the end overs approached. (BCCI)

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MS Dhoni struggled against the accuracy and discipline of England’s bowlers as India looked a below-par total. (BCCI)

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MS Dhoni slammed 36 off 27 balls but India could manage only 147/7 after 20 overs. (BCCI)

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Chasing 148, Sam Billings and Jason Roy got England off to a flying start. (BCCI)

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Yuzvendra Chahal got India back into the game with the wickets of Billings and Roy as England floundered. (BCCI)

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Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers as he finished with a match haul of 4-0-27-2. (BCCI)

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Eoin Morgan held firm and attacked the Indian bowling as England mounted a fightback. (BCCI)

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Eoin Morgan, along with Joe Root, shared a 83-run stand for the third wicket to put England on track. (BCCI)

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Eoin Morgan struck his eighth T20I fifty as England cruised towards the total. (BCCI)

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Parvez Rasool got the wicket of Morgan for 51 but it was a little too late for India. (BCCI)

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Jasprit Bumrah got the wicket of Joe Root but he overstepped as India squandered a golden chance. (BCCI)

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Joe Root slammed two boundaries off Ashish Nehra as England clinched a seven-wicket win to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. (BCCI)

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This was England’s 10th T20I win in India and it extended their advantage over India to 3-1 in home contests. (BCCI)

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Moeen Ali was named the Man of the Match for his spell of 4-0-21-2. (BCCI)