England got off to an all-time low start in the second T20I against India at Old Trafford on Saturday as both of their openers were dismissed by the Ducks for the first time in their T20I innings.Chasing 191, England were shocked in the first over by left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who bowled Phil Salt and Jos Buttler Don’t allow any batter to score.Salter fell for the first ball of the innings after shunting a short ball outside the off-stumps of keeper Ishan Kishan. The extra bounce surprised the opener, who was caught behind.Arshdeep then hit four more balls and Buttler found Varun Chakaravarthy at mid-wicket. Buttler appeared to hit the ball cleanly but picked out the fielder, leaving England trailing by just two runs at the plate.This was the first time in England’s T20I history that both openers were dismissed for ducks in the same innings.Earlier, India scored 190 for 7 after being asked to bat.The match also marked the international debut of 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who became India’s youngest international cricketer at the age of 15 years and 99 days, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record.The teenager scored 14 runs off 10 balls, including two sixes, before being dismissed.Abhishek Sharma got off to a fast start for India, scoring 43 off 24 deliveries. Ishan Kishan then made 49 off 40 balls while captain Shreyas Iyer contributed 37 off 22 balls. Kishan and Iyer scored 65 runs for the third wicket to stabilize the innings.Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 24 off 11 balls helped India reach a competitive total.For England, left-arm pacer Sam Curran has been the most successful bowler with three wickets in 33 matches.
