Kanpur T20I: Morgan lauds his bowlers after England’s seven-wicket win

Moeen made some amends in Kanpur, with match-winning figures of 2/21 in his allotted four overs.

MS Dhoni (36 not out) and Suresh Raina (34) were India’s top scorers while Virat Kohli (29) also made a decent contribution.

His loss to the first-class and one-day game is considerable, for left-arm 90mph pace bowlers are in short supply, and it was a proud moment for him yesterday when he claimed his first global wicket on his second appearance, having Hardik Pandya caught by Billings at deep backward-point. From the management and the selectors’ point of view, they can only do so much in showing faith and getting a guy into the squad and it’s up to the individual.

From the moment that Eoin Morgan won the toss, there was precious little that went wrong for England’s skipper, who began this limited-overs tour under some pressure but is putting those doubts confidently to one side. But as England trooped off, clapping each other on the back, 146-7 looked like a game already going thanks to accurate bowling and some energetic, if not quite flawless, hustle in the field.

Fans who watch the India vs. England cricket match live online may see an English side ready to erase the frustrations of the past few weeks.

Morgan was caught out by Raina off the very next ball, however Root ensured that England would not slip up in their run chase.

The second T20 global is in Nagpur on Sunday.

But this was a game won by England’s performance with the ball. Morgan continued his new-found touch in the next match at the Eden Gardens and then on again Thursday, scoring 51 off 38 balls.

“It is one area we need to work on”. England left out Jake Ball, Jonny Bairstow and Liam Dawson for the game, while India handed cap to Jammu & Kashmir’s off-spinner all-rounder Parvez Rasool, who finished with 32 from his 4 over and picked the wicket of Morgan.

England’s win-loss record against India in T20Is is 6-3.

Yet the tourists had a century maker of their own in Morgan and Jason Roy opening the batting scored above 65 in every match. The leggie dismissed both Roy and Billings. In the ODI series we haven’t really put up a complete performance.

After bagging the Test and ODI series, the Indian team now looking to win the T20 series as well. He also said in the wake of a young T20 side, the seniors will have to shoulder more responsibility.

“Opening is the kind of slot where you have to back your players for a while. 150 was below-par score to be honest on that sort of wicket”, the Indian captain said. Doing so will further establish the credentials of Kohli’s team as a real world-beater. It was yet another unusual knock by MS Dhoni in a limited overs match failing to get the big boundaries when need as India finished with 147/7 in 20 overs.