England vs India 2018, 1st T20I: 5 Unnoticed things from the match

#3 Kuldeep becomes the first Chinaman to get a five-wicket haul in T20Is

In the much-anticipated faceoff between the two top sides, if anything that edged India ahead of England was the presence of two quality wrist spinners in their side. There’s no denying the fact that players these days fail to pick spinners from their hands and the visitors were well aware of the advantage which it sets in their favour.

The inability of the England batsmen came to the fore when they struggled to get going against India’s wrist spinners and especially against Kuldeep Yadav.

The Chinaman bowler was effective with his variations and bowled a pretty Test match length to see the opponents off guard. In due course, he registered his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is to also become the first left-arm leg-spinner to achieve this feat. His figures of 5 for 24 were enough to set a template for the rest of the tour with something uneasy coming the English way.