Twitter Reactions: Reece Topley wreaks havoc with 6-wicket haul as England thump India by 100 runs to level the series
The decider match of the three-match series will be played on Sunday, July 17, in Manchester.
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14th July will always be a special date for England because of their World Cup win that came on this very day in 2019. And playing a game three years down the line at the same venue on such a momentous occasion, they had to keep up with it. The English team celebrated a comprehensive 100-run win against India as they bounced back into the series and levelled it at 1-1.
It all started with Rohit Sharma winning the toss and putting the hosts to bat first. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami put English openers Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy under the test as the duo started off very slow and managed to put up just 17 runs off the first four overs. The Englishmen added 46 runs in the powerplay and lost one wicket in the form of Roy as Hardik Pandya got India the first breakthrough.
It was a slow innings, and England batters did not hit many runs, and the visitors kept taking wickets to break the momentum. It was in the second half when Moeen Ali stood up and anchored the innings. He found a good partner in David Willey and the two shared a composed 62-run stand for the seventh wicket. England was bowled out in 49 overs as they managed to put up 246 runs on board, and Chahal ended as the highest wicket-taker for his side with four in the bag.
India crumble in the chase
Reece Topley and David Willey gave their side a good start by dismissing the top-order lineup when Indian batters walked out for the chase. Rohit Sharma was stranded in front of the sticks and was the first to fall prey to Topley’s spell. Shikhar Dhawan struggled to score big time, and his misery came to an end when Topley sent him walking back for a 26-ball 9 runs.
Virat Kohli was cautious while playing, but he had a good start as he hit three fours to get off the mark. There was a fun banter between him and his RCB teammate Willey, who later got him off the crease. Rishabh Pant was dismissed for a duck before Kohli walked off and India’s situation in the game worsened.
No batter from the middle order could play a big knock and England had the last laugh as the bowlers dished out India for 146 runs in the 39th over. Reece Topley bagged a six-wicket haul and registered the best ODI figures (in Men’s ODI) of 6/24 at the Lord’s.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
A round of applause for Reece Topley as he enters the Pavilion 👏#LoveLords | #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/iTrKv9jx5d
— Lord's Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket) July 14, 2022
Great effort from England – thought they were lite in runs but Topley was top class! Others supported him well.. hard to tell from where I was sat but what was consensus on the wicket ?
— Nick Compton (@thecompdog) July 14, 2022
Cracking win for @englandcricket @HomeOfCricket and wow just wow by the big man Toppers. Poles boiiiiiii. #ENGvsIND
— Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien) July 14, 2022
Super proud of this man, one of the nicest people to work with and deserves every bit of success that comes his way. @Ian_Wisden @WisdenCricket @englandcricket @surreycricket @CSM_Worldwide pic.twitter.com/PZ1YQEVvUq
— Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien) July 14, 2022
#INDvsENG #IndiaVSEnglandODIonSonyLIV
Meanwhile SonyLIV app! pic.twitter.com/uDsAC2j08p
— Ankur Chowdhury (@akchowdhury_11) July 14, 2022
This too shall pass. Stay strong. #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/ozr7BFFgXt
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) July 14, 2022
Ooopssss. …. Perhaps there was some changes in dream…#INDvsENG We lost by century. @imVkohli
— Bharat (@HindustanKeVir) July 15, 2022
#INDvsENG. It is a shame for India to lose by 100 runs!! Just with a match performance Hardik was hyped?
— Soma (@Visalmama) July 15, 2022
Kohli takes his brand endorsements seriously .. string of low near single digit scores is due to the Digit Insurance ad! Need Century Ply to step in. #ViratKohli #IndVsEng
— Rangarajan Iyengar (@ranga_aarthi) July 15, 2022
What a spectacular bowling performance from England especially Reece Topley with figures of 6/24 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.
Indian batters didn’t well enough, losing too many wickets upfront isn’t ideal in a low scoring match. #INDvsENG
— Sharat Chandra Bhatt (@imsbhatt0707) July 15, 2022
Rohit vs any half decent left armer.. literally everytime xD #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/JyRlaFJHF0
— Mujahid Tanveer (@RightArmPhaast) July 15, 2022
And he gets two more. Stokes and Ali. Hard to match this kind of contribution. Another terrific performance just like Surya in the T20s ending up on the losing side😔 https://t.co/8JPLVfNkyB
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 14, 2022
Indian bowlers did their job, but batters didn't turn up. Good fight from England though, Topley was just superb 👏🏽 100 run win is as convincing as any. Super Sunday ahead! #ENGvIND
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) July 14, 2022
I’m not sure this is a great wicket …
— Nick Compton (@thecompdog) July 14, 2022
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