Netizens were left furious as Indian batters displayed an embarrassing performance with the bat and recorded their second lowest score in T20I. The Men in Blue were up against England in the third T20I of the five-game series at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, where they suffered a horrific 125-run loss to not only trail behind 0-2, but also lose the series altogether. Shreyas Iyer and Co. who entered the series off a 0-2 loss to Ireland, were aiming to compensate with the historic loss with a commanding win over their English rivals. However, the other side took complete advantage of home conditions and wreaked havoc.
The third T20I saw India fielding first as England rode on Phil Salt’s 70-off-44 and Sam Curran’s 41* to post a competitive total of 201 with the loss of seven wickets despite a few breakthroughs by the visitors. In the second innings, Iyer and Co. aimed to make a comeback, but the bowling lineup consisting of names like Josh Tongue and Jofra Archer wreaked havoc to send batters back one after the other.
Within no time, the Indians found themselves reeling at 52-5 within the powerplay with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan remaining their highest scorers at 13. The collapse of the Indian batters continued as the hosts bundled them out on 76 to record a mammoth 125-run win and extend dominance in the series 2-0.
Netizens lambast Indian batters for poor show against England in 3rd T20I
As India kept losing their wickets one after the other to suffer the biggest loss in T20I, fans took to X to express their frustration and slam the Indian batters. Here are some of the reactions-
Notably, India are winless under Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy.
