
India vs England, 2nd T20 Highlights: India defeated England by 49 runs in the second T20 International to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Saturday. Sent into bat, India managed a decent 170 for eight. Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for India with an unbeaten 46 off 29 balls, while skipper Rohit Sharma hit a 20-ball 31 and Rishabh Pant made 15-ball 26. Chris Jordan (4/27) was the pick of the bowlers for England, while Richard Gleeson (3/15) snared three wickets on debut.
Chasing, England kept wickets at regular intervals to be bowled out for 121 in 17 overs. Moeen Ali made 35 off 21 balls for England and was the highest scorer, while David Willey scored unbeaten 33. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/15) picked up three wickets for India, while Jasprit Bumrah (2/10) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/10) scalped two wickets apiece. India had earlier defeated England by 50 runs in the first T20I at Southampton.
Brief Scores:
India: 170 for 8 in 20 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 46 not out, Rohit Sharma 31; Chris Jordan 4/27, Richard Gleeson 3/15).
England: 121 all out in 17 overs (Moeen Ali 35; David Willey 33; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/15, Jasprit Bumrah 2/10, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/10).
Follow highlights of IND vs ENG from Edgbaston below.
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121 (17.0)India
170/8 (20.0)India beat England by 49 runs
Harshal Patel in to bowl the 16th and Wiley hits a six. Almost a catch but England won't mind. A full stop next which is sliced away for four more. And out!!! India win by 49 runs. They clinch the series 2-0.
Bottom edge and that's just catching practise for Virat Kohli. Gleeson hits it high, does not get the distance as Bhuvi strikes again. ENG 109/9 after 15.4 overs.
Pandya in to bowl the 15th and Moeen pulls the first ball for a 6!!!! And gone next ball. Tries to hit another one, gets hold of it but hits it straight to Rohit. And is that another one down? Yes!!! Jordan is run out. England imploding.
That's a boundary and a 6 in Jadeja's over. One by Wiley and another by Moeen. Not his day with the ball tonight after his heroics with the bat. ENG 88/6 after 14 overs
Harshal Patel in to bowl the 13th over. Starts with 2 dots before the third one yields a single. The last ball of the over is pulled overhead and races to the boundary. Moeen Ali is holding his own. ENG 74/6 after 13 overs.
Is that another one?? Yes!!! Slower ball and Sam Curran tries to play a positive shot. Hardik catches the ball which was almost flying over his head and takes a tumble. ENG 60/6 after 10.2 overs
Another down!!! Soft soft dismissal. Tries a sweep shot and it's gone straight to Harshal Patel. Malan shakes his head while leaving. There was a big gap buck he couldn't find it. ENG 55/5 after 9.1 overs
Harshal Patel in to bowl the 9th over. Good placement by Moeen to give England a welcome boundary. 50 up for England. ENG 55/4 after 9 overs
Chahal strikes in his first over as Harry Brook tries to come forward and hit it. Goes high and holes it out to Suryakumar Yadav. England are crumbling here. ENG 41/4 after 6.4 overs
Last over inside powerplay and Harshal Patel will bowl this one. Starts with two dots and the 3rd ball is sliced to the boundary. What a shot by Malan. A boundary to end the over. ENG 36/3 after 6 overs.
A review is taken now!!! Looked high but Bumrah has convinced Rohit to take the review. The original decision stands though. India lose a review. ENG 27/3 after 5 overs.
AND BOWLED!!! What a start by India. An offspinner, straight through Livingstone's defense and takes the bails off in a flash. What a start by India!!! ENG 27/3 after 4.1 overs.
Livingstone starts well with two fours off 2 balls in the previous over. Hardik in to bowl the 4th over. And that's gone high and Chahal has dropped it!!! Didn't quite understand where the ball was going. Livingstone hits a four as a reply. ENG 27/2 after 4 overs.
Huge appeal by Bhuvi now. For LBW. Umpire says not out and India have reviewed. Clear spike as ball passes the bat and that's out!! What a review. Buttler gone. ENG 11/2 after 2.3 overs.
Bumrah in to bowl the second over. 3 runs from the first 3 balls. The fourth ball is played in the gap by Malan for a four!! Glorious shot. ENG 8/1 after 2 overs.
AND GONE!!!! First ball!!! Jason Roy has been done by quality swing. First ball duck for Jason Roy. Great catch by Rohit. Just te start India needed. ENG 0/1 after 0.1 over.
Sam Curran bowls the last over for England. Jadeja hits a boundary here. He times it well and gets the result. IND are 170/8 after 20 overs.
Jordan gets the wicket of Bhuvneshwar and an easy catch by Willey does the rest. England are dominating now. IND are 159/8 after 19 overs.
After hitting a six against Jordan, Harshal Patel departs. He tries to hit it over the third man but ends up getting caught. IND are 145/7 after 17 overs.
Jadeja hits a boundary against Livingstone. He makes a room and plays towards the deep extra cover. Harshal Patel also gets a boundary here. IND are 132/6 after 16 overs.