Kohli, Kishan bring India back in T20I series versus England

Captain Virat Kohli and young opener Ishan Kishan scored brilliant half centuries to power India to a seven-wicket win over England in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday. (BCCI TV)

Kohli hit an unbeaten 73 off 49 balls and 22-year-old Kishan impressed with 56 off 32 in his debut T20I. India easily reached 166-3 in 17.5 overs to level the five-match series at 1-1. (BCCI TV)

Kohli finished off the game in style with a flicked four and then a pulled six against Chris Jordan, who could have got the Indian captain on 10 off his first delivery but Jos Buttler spilled the legside catch in the fifth over. (BCCI TV)

Kohli, who was out without scoring in the first match, hit five fours and three sixes and also became the first batsman to reach 3,000 runs in T20 internationals. (BCCI TV)

Left-handed Kishan, who replaced Shikhar Dhawan, smacked five boundaries and four sixes. He had added 94 runs with Kohli at the halfway stage after Lokesh Rahul failed for the second successive time when he was caught behind for a duck in Sam Curran’s first over. (BCCI TV)

Kishan, who was dropped on 40, reached his half century with back-to-back sixes against Adil Rashid (1-38). Rashid trapped Kishan leg before wicket after a failed reverse sweep. (BCCI TV)

India were 1 over short of the stipulated quota in the 2nd T20I. (BCCI)