Harry Brook is England's best player of spin and he said playing spin in India in T20s is the hardest part of the game. If he struggles it shows you the challenge. More spin as Axar Patel comes into the attack.
Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav have kept two-down India flying high in the chase of 166 against England in the second T20I in Chennai. Mark Wood dismissed Abhishek Sharma while Jofra Archer removed Sanju Samson.
India seized a 2-0 lead in their five-match T20 series against England as they won by two wickets in Chennai. India won the toss and chose to bowl first, with England scoring 165-9 thanks to high scores of 45 from Jos Buttler and 31 from Brydon Carse.
Tilak Varma struck a brilliant 72 not out as India chased down 166 to beat England in Chennai; Brydon Carses 31 with the bat and three wickets put England in control before India fought back for a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series;
Check the live score and updates from the India vs England 2nd T20I match being played at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.
The second T20 between India and England is now underway. As confirmed by the Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the T20 series due to injury. Shivam Dube is likely to replace him for the remainder of the series.
India have been set a target of 170 or lower 21 times at home in T20Is, only twice have they failed to chase it down, both against New Zealand (127 target Nagpur in 2016, 168 target Chennai in 2012). 165 doesn’t feel enough on a pitch where the boundaries were cleared nine times by England. They left around 20 runs out there,
India leads the five-match series with a score of 1-0, following their victory in the first T20I by 7 wickets.
Alastair Cook paid tribute to the "devastating" Tilak Varma after his match-winning innings for India against England in Chennai on Saturday.
Tilak Varma helped India win the second T20I against England by 2 wickets, scoring 72 runs, matching his jersey number. Ravi Bishnoi's crucial boundary also eased the chase.
India middle-order batter talks about the importance of taking over Jofra Archer during the 2nd T20I. Check out what he said only on CricTracker.