The Indian team may have won the match against England, but the nose was cut in the field, leaving 6 catches

The Indian team may have won the match against England, but the nose was cut in the field, leaving 6 catches

Team India took a 1-0 lead in the series after registering a 50-run win against England in the first T20I. Team India may have been excited by this victory, but the fielding during the match proved that this department still remains a challenge for India. The poor fielding of the Indian team can be gauged from the fact that the Indian players left 6 easy catches of the British batsmen throughout the match. Wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik left the most catches.

England team could not take advantage

Let us tell you that if the Indian batsmen had caught these 6 catches during England's innings, then the match could have been won by an even bigger margin. On the other hand, if the England team had capitalized on these opportunities, then the fielding would have been most responsible for the defeat of Team India. The Indian players had given the England batsmen many times to return to the match, but the opposition team could not take advantage of these opportunities.

These players left the catch

Batting first on the ground of Southampton, Team India had given a target of 199 runs to England. Chasing the target, the entire team of England was reduced to 148 in the 20th over. England's innings was dragged till the last over because the Indian players had given 6 lives to the England batsmen. Dinesh Karthik was at the fore in the matter of dropping the catch. Karthik dropped 3 catches, while his wicketkeeping was also not special. Apart from Karthik, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda and Yuji Chahal also dropped 1-1 catches.

India got 1-0 lead in T20 series

In the first T20 match played in Southampton, Team India, batting first, gave a target of 199 runs to England. For India, all-rounder Hardik Pandya top-scored with 51 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav scored 39 and Deepak Hooda scored 33 runs. Chasing the target, the entire England team was bundled out for 148 runs in 19.3 overs. Hardik Pandya also took 4 wickets in the bowling.