The English started dancing in front of Varun Chakraborty, did all the work in 3 balls – Read

The first T-20 match between India and England is being played in Kolkata. Indian bowlers bowled amazingly in this match. On one hand, Arshdeep Singh proved to be the highest wicket-taker for India in T-20 International, while on the other hand, Varun Chakraborty created a stir by taking two wickets in a single over. Chakraborty trapped the English players in his Chakravyuh in such a way that they were seen dancing on the Kolkata pitch. Varun took a total of three wickets in the match, including two wickets in a single over.

Took three wickets including two wickets in a single over

The magic of bowling of Varun Chakraborty, who has stunned big giants with his spin, was also seen on the ground of Kolkata. He took three wickets in this match. Varun got two wickets in the eighth and second over of England’s innings. First he dismissed Harry Brook on the third ball. Brook walked out after scoring 17 runs in 14 balls. After this, Varun dismissed Liam Livingstone on the fifth ball of the same over. Liam Livingstone could not even open his account and returned to the pavilion on Chakraborty’s brilliant ball. At the same time, Varun also trapped England captain Jos Buttler in his net. On the personal score of 68, Butler was caught by Nitish Kumar Reddy on Varun’s ball.

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A double-wicket over

Varun Chakaravarthy picks up two!

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6 out of Varun’s last 11 wickets came from bowled.

The two batsmen whom Varun dismissed in his second over were bowled. First Varun spread the poles of Harry Brook. After this, he also clean bowled Livingstone by leaving one ball. The special thing is that out of the last 11 wickets taken by Chakraborty in T-20 International, 6 have come through bowled.

Took 20 wickets in just 8 matches from 2024

Varun Chakraborty is known as a mystery spinner. The batsmen are unable to understand his mystery bowling and the same happened with the England batsmen at Eden Gardens. Varun has taken 20 wickets in only eight matches in T20 since 2024. Before this match, he had 17 wickets in seven T20 matches since 2024 but now he has 20 wickets in 8 matches. In the first T20 against England, he took 3 wickets for just 23 runs in four overs. Talking about his overall T20 International career, he has taken 22 wickets in 14 matches. During this period he also managed to take 5 wickets once.