England fast bowler Jofra Archer is looking forward to another battle with India’s teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying, “May the best man win.”At just 15, Sooryavanshi has already made a name for himself after finishing as the highest run-scorer, leading six-hitter and Most Valuable Player in this year’s Indian Premier League.However, England have managed to keep him quiet in his first two T20 Internationals. The left-hander scored 14 in Manchester and 13 in Nottingham as England won both matches to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.Despite the low scores, Sooryavanshi has shown his hitting ability, already striking four sixes in two innings. Two of those sixes came off Archer during their contest in the second T20I.The England pacer responded in the third match at Trent Bridge, dismissing Sooryavanshi with a 91mph short ball that brushed the batter’s glove before being caught by the wicketkeeper.“It’s evens now,” Archer said. “We have two games left and it could go anywhere, so may the best man win.”The two are set to face each other again in the fourth T20I in Bristol on Thursday.India, led by Shreyas Iyer, head into the must-win match trailing 0-2 in the series after struggling to adapt to the conditions in England.One of the key selection questions for India is whether Sanju Samson returns to the playing XI. The wicketkeeper-batter was left out of the second and third T20Is, with Sooryavanshi taking his place at the top of the order.Sooryavanshi has not performed significantly better or worse than the rest of the batting line-up so far, and with India on the verge of another T20I series defeat, it remains to be seen whether the team management sticks with the teenager or brings Samson back.
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