India level the series with a thrilling win in second T20
India beat England by 5 runs in the second T20 at VCA
Stadium, Nagpur just finished few minutes ago. England bowled well to restrict
India to 144 but the Indian bowlers did a remarkable job to help the hosts
level the series at 1-1.
England won the toss and elected to field again. The Indian
openers Virat Kohli and KL Rahul gave the team a steady start putting on 30
runs for the first wicket before Virat Kohli was dismissed for 21. At the end
of six overs India was 46 for 1. Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh did not contribute
too much with the bat. KL Rahul played some excellent strokes off the spinners
and put pressure on the England bowlers. KL Rahul completed his half century in
32 balls. After the dismissal of KL Rahul for 71, none of Indian batsmen were
able to score runs freely. India scored 144 for 8 in 20 overs. All the England
bowlers did an excellent job to restrict the Indian batting line up.
Chasing a target of 145, Sam Billings and Jason Roy gave the
team a good start putting on 20 runs. Ashish Nehra picked the wickets of the
openers at the score of 22. At the end of six overs England were 36 for 2. Eoin
Morgan and Joe Root put on 43 runs for the third wicket before captain Eoin
Moragn was dismissed by Mishra. Ben Stokes was bowled by Mishra but it turned
out to be a no ball. Joe Root and Ben Stokes put on 52 runs in 6.4 overs. In
the last 3 overs England needed 27, Jasprit Bumrah bowled an excellent over
giving away just 3 runs. Ashish Nehra gave 16 runs in the 19th over.
With only 8 runs required off the last over, Jasprit Bumrah gave away 2 runs
and took 2 wickets. India won the match by 5 runs to level the series at 1-1.
For his brilliant bowling, Bumrah was named the man of
match. The series is tied at 1-1 with the decider to be played at Bengaluru on
1st February.
India 144 for 8 in 20 overs(KL Rahul 71, Chris Jordan 3/22)
beat England 139 for 6(Ben Stokes 38, Joe Root 38, Ashish Nehra 3/28, Jasprit
Bumrah 2/20)
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