Jofra Archer believes India were lucky to go 1-0 up against England in their Twenty20 season opener despite winning by SEVEN wickets
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Jofra Archer reckons India were ‘lucky’ in going 1-0 up in Wednesday's Twenty20 series opener and is hoping for a change of fortune after arriving in Chennai. Fast bowler Archer put in arguably his best display in an England shirt since returning from injury last year, but his couple of new-ball wickets were insufficient to halt India’s charge to a paltry target at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.
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‘I guess the conditions just favoured me a little bit more than the other bowlers. The other bowlers bowled well, but the batters were extremely lucky,’ he said, after claiming figures of 4-0-21-2. ‘A few balls, well a lot of balls, went up in the air but didn’t go to hand and probably next game they all go to hand and they’re 40 for six.
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‘It’s just important to keep the head up, this happens a lot in India, especially in the IPL. The batters go hard, the bowlers go hard and we were just on the unlucky side of it.’. Asked if defending a total of 132 all out was realistic on one of the country’s smallest grounds, Archer said: ‘Yeah, you’ve always got to try in the beginning, because if you get them three or four down in the power play then usually teams bat differently in the middle.
Jofra Archer said India's batters were 'extremely lucky' in their opening win against England. India took a 1-0 lead in their Twenty20 series with England after winning by seven wickets. Archer was solid for the Three Lions, taking two wickets while allowing 21 runs in four overs.
