India hit back in some style. After losing the plot in the first T20I against England, Virat Kohli & Co leveled the series with a seven-wicket win at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday. They chased down England's 164/6 with 13 balls to spare with debutant Ishan Kishan treating fans with his fireworks at the world's biggest cricket stadium. The left-handed batsman hit 56 off 32. Skipper Kohli, who had a poor run during the preceding Test series, anchored the chase, finishing with a six in the 18th over. He remained unbeaten on 73 off 49 balls. Catch highlights here:
10:42 PM IST: India beat England by seven wickets in the second T20 International to level the five-match series. Opener Ishan Kishan struck a sensational 56 off 32 balls while his skipper Virat Kohli made 73 not out off 49 balls to set up the win in 17.5 overs. This was after the bowlers restricted England to 164 for six in 20 overs. England opener Jason Roy scored 46 off 35 balls while skipper Eoin Morgan made 28 off 20 balls. Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur were the stand-out bowlers for India, sharing two wickets apiece.
Brief scores:
England 164/6 in 20 overs (Jason Roy 46, Eoin Morgan 28; Shardul Thakur 2/29, Washington Sundar 2/29).
India 166/ 3 in 17.5 overs (Ishan Kishan 56, Virat Kohli 73 not out; Sam Curran 1/22).
9:02 PM IST: England made 164 for six in the second T20 International against India here on Sunday. Opener Jason Roy scored 46 off 35 balls while skipper Eoin Morgan made 28 off 20 balls. Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur were the stand out bowlers for India, sharing two wickets apiece.
Brief scores: England 164/6 in 20 overs (Jason Roy 46, Eoin Morgan 28; Shardul Thakur 2/29, Washington Sundar 2/29).
6:40 PM IST: And forced change for England. Tom Curran in for Mark Wood.
Here are the playing XIs:
INDIA: KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal.
ENGLAND: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid.
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6:38 PM IST: India win the toss and opt to bowl first. "Looks like the track was a bit up and down with no dew last game. So we feel better to bowl first and restrict. [Shikhar] Dhawan is missing this game, Axar [Patel] is not part as well. Suryakumar [Yadav] and Ishan Kishan are making their debuts," said Virat Kohli.
