Varun Chakravarthy registered an unwanted record during the third T20I against England despite taking a five-wicket haul in a losing cause in Rajkot on Tuesday. Coming after back-to-back wins, India stumbled in chase in reply to England’s 171/9 to lose the game by 26 runs.
Opting to bowl first, Varun Chakravarthy was the wrecker-in-chief for India as the mystery spinner took two wickets in an over twice to inflict a middle-order collapse before Liam Livingstone’s late surge propelled the visitors past 150-run mark. Varun Chakravarthy finished with 5/24 from his four overs.
Interestingly, Varun Chakravarthy became the first bowler in T20Is to take five-wicket hauls in two defeats. The 33-year-old took his maiden five-wicket haul against South Africa last year, which India had lost. In the second T20I against South Africa, Varun Chakravarthy claimed 5/17 in his four overs, with India ending on the losing side.
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