Ind vs Eng 2nd T20I: India Beat England In A Thrilling Contest

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The Indian Cricket Team edged past England in a thrilling 2nd T20I match played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk on 25th January 2025.

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss again and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Arshdeep Singh struck in the first over dismissing Phil Salt with a simple catch to Washington Sundar at deep square leg. Jos Buttler looked in sublime touch putting some pressure on Indian bowlers with attacking shots.

Washington Sundar struck on his first ball dismissing Ben Duckett trying to hit a reverse sweep providing an easy catch to Dhurv Jurel at backward point leaving England in trouble. Buttler looked in great touch keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for Indian bowlers. England scored 58 for 2 at the end of the first six overs.

Varun Chakvarthy produced a lovely delivery to dismiss Harry Brook. Buttler and Brook added 33 runs for the 3rd wicket. Liam Livingstone struggled against the Indian spin trio not able to hit big shots. Right before the drinks break, Axar Patel dismissed the well-set Buttler caught by Tilak Varma at deep midwicket.

Axar Patel struck again getting rid of Liam Livingstone caught by substitute Harshit Rana at deep backward square leg. Jamie Smith making his T20I debut for England looked in aggressive touch keeping Indian spinners under some pressure. After smashing 10 runs from the first 2 deliveries, Abhishek Sharma took the wicket of Jamie Smith caught by Tilak Varma at long-on.

Brydon Carse replacing Gus Atkinson played with intent against Indian spinners while Jamie Overton struggled to rotate the strike. Varun Chakvarthy dismissed Jamie Overton with a lovely delivery. Carse and Overton added 32 runs for the 6th wicket. Overton contributed just 5 runs.

Soon after, the mix-up resulted in the run out of Brydon Carse. Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid added valuable runs for England as they posted 165 for 9 in 20 overs. For India, Axar Patel& Varun Chakvarthy took 2 wickets each while Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar &Hardik Pandya grabbed a single wicket each.

Tilak Varma played a match-winning knock

Chasing down 166 runs to win, Abhishek Sharma began with 3 boundaries in the first over against Jofra Archer. Sharma fell to Mark Wood while Samson was dismissed by Jofra Archer caught by Brydon Carse.

Tilak Varma showed intent right from the word go against Jofra Archer not allowing them to settle. Suryakumar Yadav also looked impressive with positive strokes. Carse got the breakthrough dismissing Suryakumar taking an inside edge onto the stumps. Tilak and Surya added 39 runs for the 3rd wicket.

India scored 59 for 3 at the end of the first six overs. Brydon Carse showed his skills by dismissing Dhruv Jurel caught by substitute Rehan Ahmed at midwicket. Hardik Pandya also fell cheaply with a sharp delivery by Jamie Overton to leave India in trouble. The explosive left-handed batter looked impressive reaching fifty off just 39 deliveries. 

Washington Sundar and Tilak Varma steadied the innings for India taking singles and keeping the strike rotating. Sundar changed the momentum of the innings with 18 runs off Mark Wood’s over in the 13th over. Carse got the wicket dismissing Sundar shattering the stumps. Sundar and Tilak added 38 runs for the 6th wicket.

Axar Patel also fell cheaply trying to hit a big shot caught by Duckett at deep midwicket. Tilak Varma and Arshdeep Singh scored 19 runs changing momentum for India. After the dismissal of Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi hit 2 important boundaries. Tilak Varma looked impressive, taking on most of the strike.

Tilak Varma hit the winning runs to help India register a thrilling 2-wicket win with 4 balls to spare. It was a brilliant knock taking the hosts over the line.

For his superb unbeaten knock of 72, Tilak Varma was named the player of the match award. India takes a 2-0 lead in the 5-match T20I series. The 3rd match of the series will be played at Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot on 28th January 2025.

India 166 for 8 in 19.2 overs (Tilak Varma 72*, Brydon Carse 3/29) beat England 165 for 9 in 20 overs (Buttler 45, Carse 31, Axar Patel 2/32, Varun Chakvarthy 2/38) by 2 wickets.







Tilak Varma's superb 72 not out knock helps India beat England in a thrilling win in the 2nd T20I in Chennai 

 

 

 

 

  

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