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India vs England Live Score, Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I at Motera Live Updates: Kohli redirects a full toss from Jordan towards fine leg, which would’ve been a boundary had it not been for Morgan placing protection in that area. A dot and a single off the next two deliveries, before Virat finishes it off in style with a four and a six off consecutive deliveries.India bounce back in style after getting outplayed in the previous game, winning by seven wickets this time with 13 balls to spare! Virat Kohli produces a captain’s knock, remaining unbeaten on 73, with Ishan Kishan (56) having set the foundation earlier in his company. Preview, 2nd T20I: India will look to bounce back from the eight-wicket drubbing in the first T20I by England and level series in the second game at Motera in Ahmedabad. England displayed all-round show in the first match, using the conditions to the best use, bowling out India cheaply before their top-four smashed the runs in quick time to seal the victory. Led by Jofra Archer’s 3-23, England restricted India to 124-7. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler opened with 72 and England won at 130-2 with 27 balls to spare. Roy and Buttler raised 50 runs in the first six overs. Roy was out for 49, trapped leg before wicket by Washington Sundar, and Buttler made 28. Jonny Bairstow was unbeaten on 26 and Dawid Malan on 24 after clubbing a winning six off Sundar. Archer took a wicket off his second delivery when Lokesh Rahul played the fast bowler back onto his stumps. Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur fell in the paceman’s last over off successive deliveries. Captain Virat Kohli, who struggled in the preceding 3-1 victory in the test series against England, fell for 0 to legspinner Adil Rashid as India fell to 3-20 in the first five overs and couldn’t recover. Shreyas Iyer hit a fighting 67 off 48 balls in an otherwise below-par batting effort by India. [caption id=“attachment_9416951” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]
India captain Virat Kohli and England captain pose with the series trophy. Sportzpics for BCCI[/caption] Kohli asserted at the end of the game that India batsman played bad shots and that was something that needs to be corrected in the next game. “We just weren’t aware enough of what we had to do on that kind of pitch, I think lack of execution of the shots that we tried to play out there in the middle is something we have to address as batsmen that it wasn’t an ideal day on the park,” said Kohli. It would be interesting to see where Rohit Sharma is being rested for the first two games, returns to the side or not as India look to find answers at the top order with Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul both failing in the first match. Also, Kohli might interested to play Navdeep Saini considering how India missed a fast bowler who can bowl in 140s. Squads: India: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Navdeep Saini, T Natarajan, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Chahar England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Sam Billings, Reece Topley, Moeen Ali, Tom Curran, Liam Livingstone Match Starts at 7 pm. Click here to check out the full scorecard and highlights of first T20I between India and England
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India vs England, Highlights, 2nd T20 at Ahmedabad, Full Cricket Score: Virat Kohli anchors hosts to seven-wicket win
India hope to bounce back and level the series after losing to England by eight wickets in the series opener in Ahmedabad.
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The five-match T20I series between the two top-ranked sides in the world just got a whole lot more interesting! After getting outplayed in the previous game, India bounced back in style with Virat Kohli rediscovering his touch with an unbeaten 73. What’s more, India have found an opener for the future in Ishan Kishan, who announced himself on international debut with a scintillating 56, and has pretty much relegated Shikhar Dhawan to the bench for the remainder of the series. Full credit to the Indian bowlers too for keeping it tight in the slog overs.
The series still is wide open, and it remains to be seen how Eoin Morgan and company respond to the defeat in two days’ time. For now, we bid you all good night. Thank you for following our live coverage of the 2nd T20I!
Ishan Kishan, Player of the Match
Kishan: Credit goes to my seniors who gave me confidence to go there and express myself. It is not easy to come and play against a top team. Mumbai Indians have taught me a lot in that regard. That shot did not go my way today. Today I got a good start and I wanted to finish the game and I was upset I could not. When T Curran bowled one and I smashed him for a six, that was the moment I felt I could hit more. I was feeling very happy that finally I am here and finally all the hard-work has paid off. This knock is a tribute to my coach’s dad who passed away a few days ago.
After 17.5 overs,India 166/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 73 , Shreyas Iyer 8)
Kohli redirects a full toss from Jordan towards fine leg, which would’ve been a boundary had it not been for Morgan placing protection in that area. A dot and a single off the next two deliveries, before Virat finishes it off in style with a four and a six off consecutive deliveries.
India bounce back in style after getting outplayed in the previous game, winning by seven wickets this time with 13 balls to spare! Virat Kohli produces a captain’s knock, remaining unbeaten on 73, with Ishan Kishan (56) having set the foundation earlier in his company.
After 17 overs,India 154/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 62 , Shreyas Iyer 7)
Archer back for his final over. Single off each of the first two deliveries, with Virat collecting his fourth boundary with an inside out loft two balls later. Misses while attempting to pull a short delivery off the fifth, and keeps the strike with a quick single off the last ball. Archer finishes wicketless, having conceded 24 runs from his quota of four overs along the way. India need 11 off 18.
After 16 overs,India 147/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 56 , Shreyas Iyer 6)
Kohli survives a close stumping chance in the second delivery of Rashid’s final over of the evening, with replays showing the India skipper’s foot on the crease with a tiny part of it inside — enough for the TV umpire to rule it in favour of the batsman. The leg spinner keeps it tidy in his final over, giving away just four to sign off with 1/38 from four. India, meanwhile, need 18 more to win from four overs with seven wickets intact.
After 15 overs,India 143/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 54 , Shreyas Iyer 4)
Tom Curran, who had conceded 16 in the only over he had bowled so far, returns to the attack and ends up conceding 10 off this one. Virat Kohli, meanwhile, brings up his half-century with a lovely strike over long off off the third delivery. India need 22 off 30 balls now.
After 14 overs,India 133/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 46 , Shreyas Iyer 2)
India continue to gallop towards the target in this over as Pant smashes Jordan for a four and a six off consecutive deliveries. Jordan, however, pulls things back for his team by getting rid of the feisty keeper-batsman off the fourth ball as Pant departs for a 13-ball 26. Shreyas Iyer is the new man in and is off the mark with a brace off the last delivery. 14 runs and a wicket from the over, with India needing less than run a ball from hereon (32 off 36 with 7 wickets in hand).
OUT! Pant’s cameo comes to an end as he ends up flicking the ball off the toe end of his bat while looking for another big hit, offering Bairstow a simple catch at deep midwicket. He departs after entertaining 26 with a strike rate of 200! IND 130/3
Pant c Bairstow b Jordan 26(13)
After 13 overs,India 119/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 44 , Rishabh Pant (W) 16)
Sam Curran bowls out his quota of overs, signing off with figures of 1/22 with eight coming off his final over. Just when it seemed he would walk away with another tidy over, Pant ruins it with a boundary off his last delivery of the evening. India need 46 off 42 balls.
After 12 overs,India 111/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 42 , Rishabh Pant (W) 10)
Rishabh Pant does his bit to keep the required run rate under check as he gets down on one knee, slog-sweeping the ball into the stands beyond cow corner. The pair keep the scoreboard ticking after the big hit to sustain the pressure on the visitors, collecting a single off each of the next three balls, with Kohli running back for a second off the last delivery. 12 from the over. India need 54 off 48 to level the series.
After 11 overs,India 99/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 38 , Rishabh Pant (W) 2)
One left-hander replaces another, maintaining the left-right combination at the centre, as Rishabh Pant walks to the crease. He gets off the mark with a single off the second delivery that he faces. Five off the over, with India needing another 66 from 54 — one that should be a walk in the park, unless England are able to stop the run flow with a couple of more wickets at this stage.
Ishan Kishan:
– Second Indian player to score a fifty on T20I debut
– First Indian player to hit four sixes on T20I debut
After 10 overs,India 94/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 35 , )
Kishan continues to attack Rashid, smacking him for back-to-back sixes off the first two deliveries of the over to bring up his maiden international fifty in style. Rashid eventually gets Kishan’s wicket as he traps the young southpaw leg-before off the last delivery, the batsman going for the review but getting ‘Umpire’s Call’ on wickets in the end. End of a scintillating innings from the youngster, one that has just made Shikhar Dhawan’s chances of making it to the T20 World Cup squad just that much more difficult. 14 runs and a wicket from the over.
OUT! Rashid finally ends the partnership that was just one hit away from the century mark, as he traps Kishan leg-before just as the southpaw was looking for a reverse slap, missing the ball completely. Kishan tries to review it after a quick chat with Kohli, and the ball is shown to be clipping the off stump. IND 94/2
Kishan lbw Rashid 56(32)
After 9 overs,India 80/1 ( Ishan Kishan 42 , Virat Kohli (C) 35)
Archer back in place of Stokes. Kohli drives the ball through the off side for a brace at the start of the over, and brings Kishan on strike with a single off the next. Square leg umpire signals a wide after Archer digs it real short in the fourth delivery — a decision the bowler visibly isn’t happy with. Five off the over.
After 8 overs,India 75/1 ( Ishan Kishan 41 , Virat Kohli (C) 32)
Spin introduced for the first time after powerplay, as Morgan gives the ball to Rashid. Kishan gets down on one knee and sweeps the ball towards the midwicket fence for another boundary, but is nearly dismissed next delivery — staying at the crease after Ben Stokes drops a regulation chance at long on. Rashid’s gutted to have missed out on a crucial breakthrough in his first over, in which he ends up conceding eight runs.
After 7 overs,India 67/1 ( Ishan Kishan 34 , Virat Kohli (C) 31)
Kohli races back for a second run at the start of the over as Morgan brings Stokes in place of Jordan. Stokes oversteps in the next delivery, and the crowd goes wild as the no-ball hooter goes off. Kohli makes the most of the free hit, albeit with a thick outside edge that carries all the way over the third man fence. Kishan continues to impress, pulling the ball over deep square leg for another maximum off the penultimate delivery, before collecting a single off the last ball to keep the strike. 17 off this over, with 33 coming off the last two. England under pressure at the moment.
After 6 overs,India 50/1 ( Ishan Kishan 27 , Virat Kohli (C) 22)
Expensive start for Tom Curran after he’s brought in place of Jofra Archer, getting smashed for two fours and a six by Ishan Kishan as he brings up the fifty stand with Kohli for the second wicket at the end of the powerplay. Fine recovery for the hosts after losing the wicket of KL Rahul early, needing another 115 to win off 84 balls with nine wickets in hand.
After 5 overs,India 34/1 ( Ishan Kishan 12 , Virat Kohli (C) 21)
Jordan, brought into the attack in place of Curran, nearly gets rid of Kohli off the first delivery and Kishan two balls later — Buttler fluffing the chance and allowing the ball to race away for a four in the first one, and the ball landing short of Dawid Malan at deep square leg off the third. Second boundary for Kohli in the over after he guides the ball towards long leg off the penultimate delivery, before driving the ball towards sweeper cover for a brace off the last ball. 12 off the over.