Phil Salt Smashes 26 Runs in One Over Against Harshit Rana in 1st ODI

Phil Salt 26 runs in one over: The first ODI match between Team India and England is being played at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. In this match, England won the toss and decided to bat first. England has made a great start in the match and has put pressure on the host bowlers.

Phil Salt’s Blazing Knock in 1st ODI Against India

In the first ODI match, England’s explosive opener Phil Salt hit 26 runs in a single over of Harshit Rana. Phil Salt hit a six on the first ball of Harshit Rana’s third over of this match. The English batsman hit a four on the second ball.

Harshit bowled the third ball of his over very slowly but Salt sat on one knee and hit a tremendous six towards backward square leg.

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Phil Salt Destroys Harshit Rana in a Single Over

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England’s explosive opener Phil Salt smashed 26 runs in a single over of Harshit Rana.

• Salt started the over with a huge six on the first ball.
• He followed it up with a four on the second ball.
• On the third delivery, which was a slow ball, Salt smashed another six over backward square leg.
• He hit another four on the fourth ball.
• Although Harshit delivered a dot ball on the fifth, Salt finished the over with another boundary.

Harshit Rana struggled to bowl to Salt, who had faced him many times in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) nets during the IPL.

Phil Salt Gets Run Out After a Quick 43 Runs

In this match, Phil Salt batted aggressively and played a brilliant innings of 43 runs with the help of five fours and three sixes in 26 balls. However, the English player got run out at the crucial time.

Due to the excellent fielding of Shreyas Iyer and the poor running of Ben Duckett and Phil Salt, the English player had to lose his wicket. Not only this, Ben Duckett has also returned to the pavilion after scoring 32 runs. Harshit Rana took the wicket of Ben Duckett.