Shreyas IyerThe Indian captain’s wait for India’s first T20I victory continued as England lost by 56 runs in the fifth and final T20I at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. The defeat extended Iyer’s seven-match winless streak as captain into T20Is, placing him on the list of unpopular captains of the regular member nations who have failed to win any of their first seven matches in charge. Only Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwe’s Elton Chigumbula and Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera have experienced similar starts to their T20I captaincy careers before.
Captain is winless in first seven T20 matches (full member team)
| team leader | team |
|---|---|
| Brendan Taylor | Zimbabwe |
| Elton Chigubra | Zimbabwe |
| Tisara Pereira | Sri Lanka |
| Shreyas Iyer | India |
England scored a daunting 257 for 3 in the series, sweeping the series 4-0, Jos ButtlerA stunning 131 off 64 balls while Harry Brooke remained unbeaten on 95 off 45 balls. The duo combined to score 233 runs for the second wicket, the highest partnership for any wicket in men’s T20I history, leaving India’s bowlers without an answer. Buttler hit 12 fours and eight sixes to record the highest score of his T20I career, while Brooke fell just five short of his deserved hundred. India’s bowlers struggled throughout the innings. Axar Patel scored 63 runs in four overs, Prince Yadav conceded 60 runs in his spell and Suryan Shedge, who made his debut in the team after Harshit Rana’s injury, also took a heavy hit. Chasing 258, India showed their best batting performance of the T20I leg in England but never threatened the target. Ishan Kishan scored 56 goals from 35 balls Tilak Varma The visitors managed to score 53 runs off just 25 shots but ended up finishing with 201 runs for 8. The defeat capped off a disappointing tour for India, which under Iyer failed to win a single T20I in the series. England’s victory also ended India’s 1,601-day reign at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I team rankings. For Iyer, the result added an unwelcome chapter to the start of his captaincy, with his quest for a maiden T20I win now stretching to seven games.
