England opener Jason Roy clubbed the first delivery from leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal into the Kanpur sky. The ball swirled in the air, but has enough elevation for it to sail over the long-on fence for a six. Chasing India’s 147, the visitors were off to a rollicking start, collecting 43 runs in just 3.1 overs. However, that six from Roy would prove to be false start. That’s because Chahal snapped him with the very next delivery — Roy done in by the low bounce of a flattish one that rattled his stumps.
Roy was dismissed for 19. Once again, a promising England innings was cut short. Once again, it was an Indian spinner who was beaming ear-to-ear, his team mates letting out war cries and the crowd on feet. This has been an all too familiar sight during this series. It was R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in Tests. In ODIs, it was Jadeja. At the Green Park Stadium here, Chahal was threatening to run through the England side. Three deliveries later he got rid of the other opener — Sam Billing for 22. With two wickets in his first over, Chahal gave India an opening. England still required over 100 runs and their No.3, Joe Root,,returning from an injury, was looking jittery. There were a few tense faces in the visiting dressing room.
However, England was lucky to have Eoin Morgan on the central square. The left-hander, fresh from an emphatic ton in Cuttack last week, looked composed. Together, the duo stitched together a match-winning stand of 83 runs for the third wicket to help England seal a comfortable seven-wicket win against India.
IND 147/7 (20.0 Ovs)
ENG 148/3 (18.1 Ovs)
England won by 7 wkts
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