IND vs ENG: That ‘blunder’ of the 17th over, which snatched victory from India’s hands; Shreyas Iyer told the real reason for defeat

By Samira Vishwas On Jul 5, 2026

Shreyas Iyer Blames 17th Over For Loss: India had to face defeat against England in the second match of the T20 series in Manchester. India lost the second match of the T20 series against England by 4 wickets at Old Trafford on Saturday. After this defeat, a big statement from Indian team captain Shreyas Iyer has come out.

After trailing 0-1 in the five-match series, Shreyas Iyer pointed to the poor bowling of Ravi Bishnoi and said that he does not want to blame any one player for the defeat. The Indian team, which came to bat first in Manchester, scored 190 runs after losing 7 wickets.

Don’t want to point fingers at any one player

In response, England won the match in 19 overs with 4 wickets remaining. After the match, Indian captain Shreyas Iyer said, “We all know where the mistakes happened, but I don’t want to point fingers at any one player.”

The England team had scored 142 runs by losing 5 wickets till the 16th over, but in the next over, Ravi Bishnoi gave away 29 runs. A total of 2 no-balls were also bowled in this over. This bowler gave away a total of 60 runs in 4 overs, but did not take a single wicket.

Expressed confidence of strong comeback

The captain said about the 25-year-old leg spinner, ‘I think there was a no-ball, but I am sure he will come back stronger. Then the match was lost in the 17th over, they will have to learn from this. It was a tremendous score on this pitch, especially Tilak’s brilliant 20 runs in the last over.”

🚨 ENGLAND WIN BY 4 WICKETS AGAINST INDIA
INDIA LOST BECAUSE OF RAVI BISHNOI’S OVER.
WELL PLAYER BETHEL RISING STAR FOR ENGLAND pic.twitter.com/hXjG1W8sg1
— UMAR (@Maaalik9) July 4, 2026

The biggest role in England’s victory was played by Jacob Bethel, who scored unbeaten 76 runs in 46 balls with 5 sixes and as many fours. Shreyas Iyer said in praise of this player, ‘The way Bethel faced the bowlers was praiseworthy. I think Sam Curran understood the dimensions of the field early on and did not give our left-handed batsmen space to play shots. The batsmen are strong on the leg side, and he was not letting them play there.”

Also read – Jacob Bethel storms Old Trafford! England defeated India by 4 wickets, took 1-0 lead in the series

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