The pair of Suryakumar and Shreyas Iyer created a new Indian record of partnership

Nottingham: The three-match T20I series between India and England ended with India’s 17-run defeat in the match played on Sunday. The pair of Suryakumar and Shreyas Iyer created a new Indian record of partnership The Rohit Sharma-led team could not achieve the target of 216 runs set by England for victory, despite Suryakumar’s 117-run century. In such a situation, the series was named after Team India by a margin of 2-1.

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Hundred partnership between Suryakumar and Shreyas Iyer

During the match, India lost three wickets for 31 runs. Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma had all returned to the legendary batting pavilion. In such a situation, the pair of Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer took over the team. Both of them completed a quick half-century partnership in 29 balls for the fourth wicket. After this the pair took Team India past 150 runs. There was a partnership of 119 (62) runs between the two for the fourth wicket. This is the new Indian record for the highest partnership in T20 Internationals for the fourth wicket. In partnership, Surya contributed 86 (39) and Shreyas Iyer 28 (23).

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Dhoni and Rahul broke the pair’s record

Before the pair of Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar, the record of the highest partnership for India for the fourth wicket in T20 International was held by the pair of MS Dhoni and KL Rahul. The two shared a 107-run partnership for the fourth wicket in the 2016 match against West Indies. On the other hand, Dhoni and Virat shared a 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket against Australia.