England’s innings got off to a record low start in the second T20I against India at Old Trafford on Saturday as both their openers were dismissed for ducks for the first time in a T20I innings.Chasing 191, England were rocked in the very first over by left-armer Arshdeep Singh, who removed both Phil Salt and Jos Buttler not allowing any of the batsmen to score.Salt fell on the first ball of the innings after he bowled a short shot outside off stump to wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. The extra bounce surprised the opener, who was caught behind.Arshdeep struck again four balls later when Buttler’s well-timed shot from a full delivery found Varun Chakaravarthy at mid-wicket. Buttler appeared to hit the ball cleanly but he picked out the fielder, leaving England two down with just one run on the board.It was the first time in England’s T20I history that both openers were dismissed for ducks in the same innings.Earlier, India posted 190 for seven 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 15 years and 99 days, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record.The teenager hit 14 off 10 balls, including two sixes, before being dismissed.Abhishek Sharma got India off to a flying start with 43 off 24 deliveries. Ishan Kishan then made 49 off 40 balls while captain Shreyas Iyer contributed 37 off 22. Kishan and Iyer added 65 runs for the third wicket to stabilize the innings.Tilak Varma finished unbeaten with 24 balls to help India post a competitive total.For England, left-armer Sam Curran was the most successful bowler with figures of three for 33.
