India vs England 2021: “They outplayed us in big moments” – Eoin Morgan says India ‘deserved to win’

India sealed victory in a hotly contested and thrilling T20I series against England in Ahmedabad with a win in the high-scoring decider that was played today. Put in to bat, the Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made merry to get India off to a rollicking start. Great support from Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya helped too as India got to an imposing total of 224 in 20 overs.

In the chase, England looked to be going well till the 12th over, having lost just one wicket and with Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan on fifties. However, quick wickets from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur derailed the England chase and it all went downhill from there as England managed 188 to lose by 36 runs. Virat Kohli was awarded the Man of the Series while Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the Man of the Match.

Eoin Morgan on India’s series win

Eoin Morgan spoke at the post-match presentation about India’s series victory and expressed satisfaction with how England played. He said, “Playing against a strong Indian team in their conditions was fantastic. Another fantastic game today. India outplayed us in big moments and deserved to win. We’ve played some good cricket through the series too. So lots of positives for us. We bat quite deep, and we tend to take advantage of that.”

“Big moments in this series came when we weren’t able to take advantage of that with our middle order. Always feel we have the talent in the changing room to give it a crack. Today wasn’t our day. One of our huge plusses has been the powerplay bowling in most games. Have to commend Adil Rashid for taking on the new role. Gives us a new option. Not really (any concerns),” he added.

The focus for Morgan and England will now shift to the three-match ODI series that is scheduled to begin in Pune from March 23.

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