Delhi: There is going to be a T20 International series of 5 matches between India and England. Even though this is a T20 series, it will serve as a rehearsal for white ball cricket before the Champions Trophy. Just a few months ago, both the teams played against each other in the T20 World Cup. Let's take a look at 5 matches between special players in the series:
- Arshdeep Singh vs Jos Buttler
Arshdeep Singh is India's most special T20 and wicket-taker bowler. He is performing brilliantly with the new ball and especially in the death overs, so will give a tough challenge to England captain Jos Buttler. Let us tell you, Butler is England's top T20 batsman and his record of 3389 runs in 129 T20 Internationals is proof of this. Arshdeep has not dismissed Butler even once in each T20 International and in these matches, Butler has scored 22 runs (1 four) on 17 balls. It will be very important to get Jos Buttler out early. Therefore, we will keep an eye on Arshdeep. However, even in IPL, Arshdeep has dismissed Butler only once.
- Phil Salt vs Mohammed Shami
Shami will be India's special bowler in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. He has taken wickets at tremendous economy but is returning to international cricket from this series after poor fitness. His match with England's second opener batsman Philip Salt will be very exciting. Salt has a powerplay strike rate of 150+. However, this pair has faced each other only in one T20 International so far and in that, Shami did not dismiss Salt but in the one IPL match in which they faced each other, he did.
- Suryakumar Yadav vs Adil Rashid
Suryakumar Yadav is a special name among the top order T20 batsmen and his 2570 runs in 78 T20 Internationals and strike rate of 167+ is proof of this. In this, 25 scores are 50 or more and reached 100 4 times. Experienced leg spinner Adil Rashid will have the responsibility of stopping Sky's bat in the middle overs. He has taken 126 wickets in 119 T20 Internationals and is England's top bowler. In the 4 T20 Internationals in which Surya played Adil, he scored 51 runs on 28 balls (4 fours and 3 sixes) but also gave wickets to Adil twice in these 4 innings.
- Abhishek Sharma vs Joffra Archer
This will be a new competition as both will face each other only after hearing each other's qualities. Till now they have not played against each other in any kind of T20 cricket. While on one hand Abhishek's strike rate (171+ in 12 T20 Internationals) will present a tough competition for England, on the other hand, Joffra Archer, who has performed well with the new ball on Indian pitches, will have the responsibility of dismissing the Indian opener cheaply. .
- Tilak Verma vs Gus Atkinson
The pace of Gus Atkinson's ball will pose a tough challenge to this new stroke player of India. Gus's performance in the year 2024 was much talked about and now England will give him a chance to extend his career record of 3 T20 Internationals (6 wickets in these). Tilak proved to be a sensation in the last series against South Africa and scored two consecutive 100s but will England allow him to continue that form? Gus will be a special name in this question.
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