England's white-ball cricket team suffered a crushing loss against India in a T20 match, highlighting ongoing struggles with spin bowling and questionable selection choices. The defeat marks a continuation of England's recent slump in the 50-over format and raises concerns ahead of the upcoming Champions Trophy.
Energy was sapped, bowlers punished and England's white-ball cricket dropped to its lowest point since the misery of Adelaide eight years prior.
This time it was India opener Abhishek Sharma, who struck a brutal 135 in front of the Duke of Edinburgh to become Mumbai's latest cricketing prince. Even Saqib Mahmood was curiously left out despite beginning the series with a triple-wicket maiden in Pune, while leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed's only involvement was as a substitute fielder.
They look no closer to solving a spin conundrum that has dogged the Test team, Heather Knight's Ashes pursuit and even an Under-19 World Cup campaign.
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