Gautam Gambhir-coached Team India blitzed away Brendon McCullum's England 4-1 in the recently concluded T20I series, with the last match seeing hosts snatch a thumping 150-run victory in Mumbai on Sunday, January 2. (Highlights | More Cricket News)
India started off the series with a convincing victory in Kolkata and then followed it up with a narrow two-wicket win in Chennai, thankไs to Tilak Varma.
Jos Buttler-led England kept the series alive with a 26-run victory in Rajkot but India came back strongly, albeit coꦦntroversially, 🃏by claiming the series in Pune with a 15-run win.
Abhishek Sharma's 135-run knock in Mumbai was the icing on the cake for the hosts, as they completed a 4-1 s🐲eries victory over the 2022 T20 World Champions.
The series saw India dominate with the bat and the ball with Abhishek topping ꦿthe run-scoring charts wit🐷h 279 runs at a strike rate of 219.69.
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In the bowling department, Varun Chakravarthy scalped 14 wickets at an average of 9.86 rpo.
IND Vs ENG T20I Series Stats:
| Award | Player |
| Player of the Series | Varun Chakravarthy |
| Most Runs | Abhishek Sharma (279 runs) |
| Most Wickets | Varun Chakravarthy (14 wickets) |
| Most Sixes | Abhishek Sharma (22) |
| Most Fours | Abhishek Sharma (24) |
| Highest Individual Score | Abhishek Sharma (135 in Mumbai) |
| Best Bowling Figures | Varun Chakravarthy (5/24, Rajkot) |
India will now take part in the three-match ODI series, starting with the 1st ODI on Thursday, February 6. Familiar faces will return to the squad, with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli joining the camp ahead of the Nagpur showdown.
