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England Beat India Basit Ali Criticizes Gambhir

England Beat India Basit Ali Criticizes Gambhir

The tourists defeated India by 26 runs in the third game in Rajkot to make a comeback into the five-match IND v ENG T20I series.

In the game, England posted a 171-run total on the scoreboard, with Ben Duckett hitting a quick fifty followed by Liam Livingstone’s late blitz.

In reply, India’s batting lineup collapsed, falling short of 26 runs to win as England restricted them to 145/9 in their 20 overs.

Following the defeat, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali bashed Gautam Gambhir over what he described were technical and tactical mistakes.

“England were 52/1 after the powerplay and India were 51/3. It looked like a pitch as though 200 runs would be scored because there was no due factor. But Gautam (Gambhir) made a technical and tactical mistake. He thought let us bat later as we have already won two games,” Ali said on his YouTube channel.

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According to the former Pakistan cricketer, the ball came onto the bat nicely in the first innings as compared to the second in the third IND v ENG T20I.

Basit Ali asserted that the series between the two sides has become interesting as England recovered from two consecutive losses.

“It is 2-1. If India had won it would have been 3-0,” he said.

The two sides are set to face off in the fourth game on Friday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

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