Varun Chakravarthy defeated Jofra Archer to record a five-wicket haul during the third T20I of a five-match series at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday.
The Indian mystery spinner clean bowled the English speedster as the ball knocked the stumps while the batter was confused and did not realize what hit him.
It was the last ball of Varun Chakravarthy’s bowling spell as the 16th over of the England innings unfolded. The Indian slowed the ball down marginally while steering the line near the off-stump while keeping it full. With Archer leaning to block down the line, Varun Chakravarthy bowled the wrong’un; the ball turned in and beat the inside edge. The ball proceeded to hit the stumps after utterly baffling Jofra Archer about what just happened.
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As for the match result, England defeated India by 26 runs and lead the five-match series 1-2.
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Going for 172, India batted well but finished on 145 for 9 in 20 overs with Hardik Pandya scoring the most runs, a meek 40 off 35 balls.
For England, Jamie Overton took wickets with 3 for 23 while Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse made it a two-wicket haul.
Earlier, Varun Chakravarthy had wreaked havoc on the England batting lineup with figures of 4-0-24-5 as England posted 171 for the loss of nine wickets.
The right-arm spinner Chakravarthy dismissed Jos Buttler (24), Jamie Smith (6), Jamie Overton (0), Brydon Carse (3), and Jofra Archer (0), marking his second five-wicket haul in the shortest format.
