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India will take on England in the second T20I of the five-match series at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, January 25.
In the first T20I, after being forced to bat first, England got bundled out for 132 runs. Jos Buttler shined well in the first innings, scoring 68 runs in 44 balls. Varun Chakaravarthy was the star of the show, scalping three wickets.
In the chase, India took only 12.5 overs to finish off the game by seven wickets. Abhishek Sharma looked exceptional with the willow, scoring 79 runs in 34 balls, laced up with five fours and eight sixes.
IND vs ENG 2nd T20I Probable XIs
India
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy
England
Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
IND vs ENG 2nd T20I Pitch report
The surface in Chennai is anticipated to assist spin and slow bowlers comparatively. Any score above 170 might be a bit tough for the chasing sides despite dew part of the chase. Pacers will get decent lateral movement with the new ball.
IND vs ENG 2nd T20I Top Picks
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya can be an impressive all-rounder. He scalped two wickets in the first T20I and can be an exceptional batter in the death overs.
Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler, the England skipper, was the star batter for the visitors in the first T20I, scoring 68 runs in 44 balls with eight fours and two sixes.
IND vs ENG 2nd T20I Captain picks
Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma, the Indian opener, smacked 79 runs in 34 balls with five fours and eight sixes in the first T20I.
Varun Chakaravarthy
Varun Chakaravarthy was the star bowler for India in the first T20I, scalping three wickets, and conceding only 23 runs in four overs.
IND vs ENG 2nd T20I Head to Head Dream11 team
Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yasav, Abhishek Sharma (c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya (vc), Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh
IND vs ENG 2nd T20I Grand League Dream11 team
Jos Buttler (vc), Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Duckett, Abhishek Sharma, Harry Brook, Axar Patel, Liam Livingstone, Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakaravarthy (c), Arshdeep Singh
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