IND vs ENG, 3rd T20I: Playing 100 T20Is is a proud moment for me, says England captain Mohan

After becoming England’s first cricketer and playing 100 T20s in total, captain Eoin Morgan said it was a proud moment for him. The left-handed batsman achieved the feat in the third T20I against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad here on Tuesday. New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor, Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, and Indian opener Rohit Sharma are the other three players who have played more than 100 T20 matches. Morgan also praised Jose Butler for his match-winning innings in the match, saying that the words Butler said to him really “warmed my heart”.

“Jose is a world-class player, we are very lucky for him. He competes with the best players in the world to open the batting. You have very little to say to Jose. He is a great leader in our group. Morgan has The post-match presentation saw host broadcaster Star Sports for a long time.

He said, “Obviously, he has a huge influence in the dressing room. He is a great friend to me. Playing 100 games is a proud moment for me. What he said has really warmed my heart and I So grateful for that. “

In the match, Butler and Johnny Bairstow won England by eight wickets. Butler and Bairstow were unbeaten, scoring 83 and 40 respectively.

Earlier, captain Virat Kohli played an unbeaten innings of 77 runs in just 46 balls to give India a 156/6 lead in the scheduled 20 overs. Coming down and out in the last five overs of the innings, Kohli led from the front in the company of all-rounder Hardik Pandya as both added 69 runs from 30 balls to surpass the hosts’ total of 150 runs.

Hardik included Kohli with a score of 86/5 in 14.3 overs and was followed by a master-class in power-hitting. Interestingly, it was Hardik who scored a second century off just 33 balls in his 70-run partnership when Kohli was hit. It was India’s sixth-highest wicket partnership in T20Is.

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Mark Wood left the Indian batsmen behind as they dismissed the top order in no time and the hosts were left within the first six overs.

With the victory in the third T20I, England have now taken a 2–1 lead in the five-match series. Both teams will now clash in the fourth T20I on Thursday which will be played at the same venue.