Southampton: Team India beat England by a huge margin of 50 runs in the first T20 International in the absence of key players. With this, the Indian team took a 1-0 lead in the series of three T20 Internationals. India elected to bat first after winning the toss in Southampton and scored 198/8 in 20 overs. In reply, the English team bundled out for 148 runs in 19.3 overs. India’s all-rounder Hardik Pandya adjudged the player of the match, scoring 51 runs and taking 4 wickets.

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Hardik scored the first half-century of his T20 International career

Hardik Pandya scored the first half-century of his T20 International career and it proved to be very special. Pandya became the first Indian player to score a fifty and take four wickets in a T20 International match. After the match, Hardik Pandya asked a question by the journalist. To which the Indian all-rounder answered in a very funny tone and it was very much liked by the fans.

Hardik Pandya was asked for the second and third T20 International matches

Hardik Pandya was asked that if senior players are joining the team for the second and third T20 International matches, will there be any change in the playing 11. To this the star all-rounder of India replied, ‘Sir, that not known. That is the job of management. I just play like an all-rounder for India. I do what they tell me and don’t put too much mind into it.

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Let us inform that there was a gap of only one day between the Edgbaston Test. And the first T20 International, keeping in mind that no Test player included in the first match. Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant . And Shreyas Iyer will join the Indian team for the second T20I match. All of them are contenders for the place. And it will be interesting to see what changes the Indian team will make in the playing 11 in the second T20 International.