Ahmedabad, March 16 : Pace bowler Mark Wood returned to the England side after missing the second match and took India by storm getting three early wickets from where India could never recover despite a heroic captain’s knock by Virat Kohli.
England beat India by eight wickets in the third T20I to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
“My role in the team is to try and bang it on a good length and make something happen,” said Wood after the match.
“The two pitches I’ve played on have a bit of bounce and I enjoyed those conditions,” he added.
The lanky right-arm pace bowler, who clocked close to 150 miles an hour, bowled a spell of 3/14 in the first three overs to dent India’s start and although he conceded 17 runs in the fourth over, his early blows did the trick for England.
“It’s a shame that I went for runs in the last over, but credit to Virat. He is a fantastic player and is very hard to bowl at and he played some great shots in the end. It’s good to play against great players and test yourself,” added Wood.
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