In Pics: How Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul helped Team India outplay England in T20 World Cup warm-up match

Brilliant fifties by Ishan Kishan (70) and KL Rahul (51) helped India beat England by seven wickets in the ICC T20 World Cup Warm-up match here on Monday.

Zee Media Bureau | Oct 20, 2021, 13:05 PM IST

Brilliant fifties by Ishan Kishan (70) and KL Rahul (51) helped India beat England by seven wickets in the ICC T20 World Cup Warm-up match here on Monday.

Chasing 189, the Men-in-Blue got off to a superb start as openers KL Rahul and Ishan played some brilliant shots to put on 59-runs inside the first six overs.

Rahul (51) brought up his half-century in the 9th over of the innings. But he got out by Mark Wood after reaching the landmark, which also brought an end to the 82-run opening stand.

However, Rahul's wicket did not slow down the run rate for the Men-in-Blue as Kishan kept on going and he brought up his half-century in just 36 balls. Indian skipper Virat Kohli joined Kishan. But it didn't last long.

England's Liam Livingstone got the better of Virat (11), ending the 43-run second-wicket stand.

Kishan then retired hurt after playing a knock of 70 runs. Sura Kumar Yadav came into bat when Indian was 39 runs for the win. But he also got out after scoring just 8.

Then Rishabh Pant (29*) and Hardik Pandya (12*) guided Team India home with six balls to spare.

Earlier, Jonny Bairstow and Liam Livingstone played knocks of 49 and 30 respectively as England posted a total of 188/5.

Brief scores: England 188/5 (Jonny Bairstow 49, Moeen Ali 43*, Mohammed Shami 3-40); India: 192/3 (Ishan 70, KL Rahul 51, Rishabh Pant 29, Willey 1-16)

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Team India skipper Virat Kohli

Team India skipper Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli had a poor outing with the bat as he scored just 11 runs off 13 deliveries before falling prey to Livingstone's spin. (Pic Credits: BCCI/Twitter)

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Team India pacer Mohammed Shami

Team India pacer Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami once again stood up for India as he bagged three big wickets - Jason Roy, Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone, in his quota of four overs. (Pic Credits: BCCI/Twitter)

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India opener KL Rahul

India opener KL Rahul

KL Rahul continued with his hot form and smashed 51 off just 24 balls. His innings consisted of 6 fours and 3 sixes. He brought up his half-century in the 9th over of the innings. However, Rahul lost his wicket to Mark Wood immediately after reaching the landmark and this brought an end to the 82-run opening stand between him and Ishan Kishan. (Pic Credits: BCCI/Twitter)

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India batter Ishan Kishan

India batter Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan brought up his fifty off just 36 balls in the 12th over of the innings and he eventually retired hurt after playing a knock of 70 runs. (Pic Credits: BCCI/Twitter)

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India spinner Rahul Chahar

India spinner Rahul Chahar

Rahul Chahar celebrates with Virat Kohli after removing Dawid Malan. (Pic Credits: BCCI/Twitter)

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