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England national cricket team nappy Jofra Archer series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on January 22.
Even Jofra Archer sent a bold warning to the Indian national cricket team despite the England national cricket team being outclassed in all departments at the Eden Gardens. The Barbados-born speedster credited luck for the Men in Blue’s dominant win in the first T20i in Kolkata.
Jofra Archer caps India’s dominant win over England in Kolkata
After being asked to bat first, the England national cricket team had a forgettable day with the bat as they could only manage 132 runs in their 20 overs thanks to captain Jos Buttler’s brilliant knock of 68 runs from 44 balls against India.
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Varun Chakravarthy (3/23), Arshdeep Singh (2/17) and Axar Patel (2/22) toed the English batting line-up to set the stage for India’s dominance at the Eden Gardens. Chasing the target of 132 runs, Abhishek SharmaThe explosive knock of 79 runs from just 34 balls was enough to take the Indian national cricket team with 43 balls and 7 doctors to spare.
With this win, The Men in Blue took a 1-0 lead in the ongoing five-match T20I series against England. For England, only Jofra Archer could make an impact by taking two wickets for 21 runs in his four wickets, while the rest of the tour bowlers had a forgettable outing at the Eden Gardens.
In the next match they go to hand and are 40 for six: Jofra Archer warns Men in Blue ahead of 2nd T20i
Well, ahead of the second T20i in Chennai, Jofra Archer defended his England team-mates saying the conditions went in his favour, but highlighted that the Indian batsmen were lucky in the first match in Kolkata.
Also, Archer has openly challenged the Indian batsman by warning that they will be 40/6 in the second T20i at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on January 25 as the England team aims to level the T20i series from five games in progress.
Jofra Archer told the Daily Mail ahead of the Chennai clash: “I guess the conditions just favored me a bit more than the other bowlers. The other bowlers bowled well but the batsmen had a lot of luck. A few balls, well, a lot of balls, went up in the air, but they didn’t go in the hand, and probably in the next game they go in the hand, and it’s 40 for six.”
We were on the unfortunate side: Jofra Archer
Meanwhile, Archer stressed that it is important to stay positive, as such losses can happen in India when the batters start attacking from the start. The star Pacer explained: “It’s important to keep your head up; This happens a lot in India, especially in the IPL. The batsmen were going strong, the bowlers were going strong and we were on the unlucky side. “
Archer signed off by saying, “You always have to try early because if you get three or four on the power play, usually teams Bat differently in the middle. The only way to find out is if you try. We tried, it didn’t work, so we’ll try again. “
