England vs India, 3rd T20I, Stats Review: Suryakumar Yadav’s maiden ton, England’s highest T20I total against India, and other stats

Suryakumar Yadav’s breathtaking maiden century went in vain as England defeated India by 17 runs in a high-scoring third and final T20I at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. With this victory, the hosts avoided a whitewash to lose the series by a 1-2 margin. Suryakumar struck 117 off just 55 which included 14 fours and six maximums but didn’t get any support from other batters with India finishing the chase on 198/9 in their pursuit of 216 runs target.

Talking about how the game unfolded, skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat first. Jason Roy and Buttler himself failed to contribute big for the third consecutive match as both got dismissed for 27 and 18 runs respectively. Dawid Malan looked in great touch as the left-handed batter smashed 77 off 39 with six fours and five sixes. Hard-hitter Liam Livingstone also came in dashing form as he remained unbeaten on 42 off 29 with the help of four maximums to take his side to a huge total of 215/7, England’s highest against India in T20 internationals.

Chasing 216, captain Rohit made only 11 while his opening partnership Rishabh Pant put in just a single run. Virat Kohli’s dry and lean spell extended as he got out for just 11 after hitting a four and a six. Shreyas Iyer managed to score 28 off 23 while Suryakumar kept going to keep India in the hunt. Dinesh Karthik and Ravindra Jadeja failed to make an impact as they got on six and seven runs respectively. The hosts kept their nerve and with Suryakumar’s wicket in their bag, they heaved a sigh of relief. For his match-winning spell of 3/22, Reece Topley won the Player of the Match award while Bhuvneshwar Kumar grabbed the Player of the Series trophy.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from the 3^rd T20I between England and India:

 215/7 – England registered their highest total of 215/7 against India in T20Is. Their previous best was 200/6 in the T20 World Cup 2007.

1 – Suryakumar Yadav slammed his maiden T20I century in 17 innings.

5 – Suryakumar became the fifth Indian to smash a century in T20 internationals. Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Deepak Hooda are the other four.

1/56 – Umran Malik conceded joint-third most runs (1/56) in T20I innings. Deepak Chahar also leaked 1/56 against West Indies in 2019. Yuzvendra Chahal (0/64) against South Africa in 2018 and Joginder Sharma (0/57) against England in 2007 are in the top two.

119 – Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer scripted the highest fourth-wicket partnership of 119 for India in T20Is. The previous best was 107 by MS Dhoni and KL Rahul against West Indies in 2016.

9 – India has now the most centuries (9) by individual players among full-members in T20Is. New Zealand is in the second spot with eight hundred.

2 – Suryakumar scripted the second-highest individual score of 117 for India in the format. Rohit is on top for smashing 118 against Sri Lanka in 2017.

20 – India lost their first match in 20 matches across formats under the leadership of Rohit.

22 – Jos Buttler managed to score only 22 runs in three innings at an average of 7.33 this series.

117 – Suryakumar also smashed the highest score of 117 by a player among full-members batting at no. four or lower. The previous best was 113* by Glenn Maxwell against India in 2019.

1 – India also lost their first match after winning 14 consecutive T20Is under Rohit as full-time skipper.

4 – England recorded the fourth-highest score of 215/7 in T20Is played in England. Australia (248/6) against England in 2013, Pakistan (232/6) against England in 2021, and the host’s score of 221/5 against the Aussies in 2018 are in the top three.

88 – Chris Jordan has now taken the third-most wickets (88) by a pacer in the format. Tim Southee (111) and Lasith Malinga (107) occupy the first two positions.

2 – Suryakumar and Shreyas also registered the second-highest fourth-wicket partnership of 119 against England in T20 internationals. The highest is 127* by Faf du Plessis and Rassie van der Dussen which came in the year 2020.

53 – England openers Jason Roy and Buttler amassed only 53 runs in total together in six innings this series at a poor average of 8.83.

1 – Suryakumar also registered the highest score of 117 while chasing in a losing cause. KL Rahul previously scored 110* against the Caribbean side West Indies in 2016.

1 – Roy has scored 212 runs in his last 11 T20I innings at an average of 21.20 and a strike rate of 115.21 with just one half-century to his name.