India thrashed England in 2nd match

India thrashed defending Champion England in 2^nd league match by 90 runs. India bat first and scored 170/4 in 20 overs. Rohit Sharma made 55 runs and Gautam Gambhir 45 runs.  In reply England could score only 80/10 in 14.4 overs and lost the match by a big margin.

This is England’s biggest defeat in 2T Cricket.  Irfan Pathan  gave initial success to India and restrict English batsman to play freely. Later Harbhan Singh and Puse Chawala  bawled brilliantly and  played major role in demolition of England’s inning. Harbhajan Singh awarded with man of the match.  

Score Board:

India: 170/4 in 20 overs

Gambhir 44 runs, Pathan 8 runs, Kohli 40 runs, Sharma 55 runs not out, Dhoni 9 runs, and Raina 1 not out.

Bowling: Finn 2 wickets and Swane 1 wickets

England: 80/10 in 15.5 overs

Right 6 runs, Bawester 1 runs, Butler 11 runs, bresnan 1 runs, Brode 3 runs, Swan 0 runs, Finn 8 runs, Danbak 12 runs.

Bowling: Irfan 2 wickets, Harbhajan 4 wickets, and Chawla 2 wickets.

Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 13 runs

In another league match Pakistan defeated New Zealand. Pakistan played first and made 177/6 in 20 overs. In replay New Zealand made 164/9 in 20 overs and lost the match by 13 runs.

In Pakistan’s inning Nasir made 56 runs and Hafiz made 43 runs. In New Zealand’s inning Nikole made 33 runs, Taylor made 26 and Macculan 32 runs.