Rahul, Kuldeep Shines, India Beat England

Manchester, July 04: Incredible batting from India, as Riding on a flashy unbeaten century from Lokesh Rahul and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav s maiden T20 International fifer, India outclassed England by eight wickets in the opening match here at Old Trafford cricket stadium on Tuesday. With this win, India are in lead with 1-0 Indian Batsmen Rahul struck a breezy 54-ball 101, laced with 10 fours and five sixes to anchor India s run chase that saw him forge a masterly 123-run second wicket stand with opener Rohit Sharma (32 off 30). Young Kuldeep (5/24 in 4 overs) became the first chinaman bowler to take a five-for in shortest format as he singlehandedly restricted England to below-par 159 for 8 on a flat deck. Brief Scores: England 159/8 (Jos Buttler 69, Jason Roy 30; Kuldeep Yadav 5/24) lose to India 163/2 (Lokesh Rahul 101 not out, Rohit Sharma 32, Virat Kohli 20 not out) by 8 wickets.