India beat England by 7 wickets in their first warm-up game of the T20 World Cup on Monday at ICC Cricket Academy Ground in Dubai. Chasing the target of 189 runs, KL Rahul (51) and Ishan Kishan (70) added 82 runs for the first wicket that set the tone for the Virat Kohli-led team. Kishan continued to bat aggressively till the end before he retired and Suryakumar Yadav came out to bat in place of him. Towards the end Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya played quickfire knocks to guide India to victory. It was a great performance from the Indians as they made light work of a big target. Earlier bowling first, Mohammed Shami scalped 3 wickets, but quickfire knocks from England's middle-order batsmen took Jos Buttler's side to an imposing total of 188 runs. Jonny Bairstow top scored with 49 runs while Moeen Ali stayed unbeaten on 43. (SCORECARD)
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Jonny Bairstow
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