‘It was terrible’: Shreyas Iyer pulls no punches after India’s record T20I defeat by England

Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) India captain Shreyas Iyer didn’t mince words after his team slumped to a record 125-run defeat against England in the third T20I at Trent Bridge, describing the team’s performance as “appalling” and admitting there was no excuse for such a heavy loss.England’s comprehensive victory not only gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series but also condemned India to their biggest defeat by runs in men’s T20I history. The visitors were all out for 202 and were bowled out for just 76 in 11.4 overs, their second-lowest total in the format.Reflecting on the crushing defeat, Iyer admitted that the performance fell well short of expectations.“I think it was terrible. I honestly couldn’t have used a better word. To lose by such a big margin is definitely unacceptable. First of all, I feel we have to accept this loss and go completely back to the drawing board and see what we did wrong. When I look at the wicket, I don’t think it will be the 200 wicket, first of all, we lost at the start but we lost in the game other than. the same it created a momentum about itself and I definitely feel we lost there so we have to go back to the drawing board,” Shreyas Iyer said after the match.

India’s biggest defeat by runs in T20Is

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England lead the series 2-0 against India

England produced a clinical all-round display to beat India by 125 runs in the third T20I at Trent Bridge to seal an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series after the opening match was dropped. Philip Salt played a fluent 70 off 44 balls, while Sam Curran’s unbeaten 41 guided England to 201/7. Debutant Prince Yadav (2/30) and Harshit Rana (2/40) were India’s best bowlers. In response, the Indian batting imploded as Jofra Archer (3/29) and Josh Tongue (4/28) tore through the top order to reduce the visitors to 76 all out in just 11.4 overs. The defeat was India’s highest by runs in men’s T20I history and their second lowest total in the format.