IND Vs ENG, 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav falls for a duck after Jofra Archer sends back Sanju Samson

Last updated:22 Jan 2025, 21:33 IST

Jofra Archer sent back Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson in the same over.

IND vs England, 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav dismissed for a duck (X)

Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for a three-ball duck in the first T20I of the five-match series between India and England at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Jofra Archer sent the Indian skipper back without a run after dismissing Sanju Samson in the same over.

On the fifth ball of the fifth over, Jofra Archer picked up speed from the bouncer and tapped it short around mid-off as Suryakumar Yadav came over, only to be cramped for space as he looked to pull. The ball went up the top edge wide of the keeper and around short fine leg, but Archer started to celebrate. Phil Salt did well to run after it and completed the catch to justify the bowler’s celebrations.

On the second ball of the fifth over, Jofra Archer sent Sanju Samson packing with a well-aimed short ball on off and middle with the ball angled at about head height. Samson picked up the length early and looked to pull off the back foot but was rushed into the shot. He eventually hit it to the right of deep midwicket as Gus Atkinson moved across to take the catch low to his right.

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Earlier, England captain Jos Buttler played a solitary hand with his 68 as India bowled out the tourists for 132. Left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh removed both openers early and spinner Varun Chakravarthy claimed three wickets after India opted to bat first in Kolkata.

Phil Salt fell for a duck on the third ball of the match when a leading edge from his bat sent the ball high and into the gloves of wicketkeeper Sanju Samson.

Arshdeep dismissed Ben Duckett for four in the third over, with Rinku Singh taking a stunning backward running catch from cover.

Buttler hit back with four boundaries from Hardik Pandya as he tried to rebuild in a 48-run third-wicket partnership with his new deputy Harry Brook, who scored 17.

Chakravarthy bowled Brook with a googly and sent Liam Livingstone back for a duck as the ball darted into the stumps again.

Buttler reached his fifty in 34 balls, but wickets kept tumbling and, trying to push the score, the skipper finally fell to Chakravarthy the ball after hitting the bowler for six.

Arshdeep, Axar Patel and Pandya took two wickets each and a run out off the last ball saw England all out in 20 overs.

(With input from agencies)