Finance
On Saturday, India defeated England by 49 runs in the second T20 International to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series
. India batted first and scored a respectable 170 for eight. India’s top scorer was Ravindra Jadeja, who hit an unbeaten 46 off 29 balls, while skipper Rohit Sharma made a 20-ball 31 and Rishabh Pant made a 15-ball 26.
Chris Jordan (4/27) was England’s standout bowler, while Richard Gleeson (3/15) took three wickets on debut.
Geeson continued his dream run while adding to Virat Kohli’s woes by dismissing him after only one run. On the next delivery, the rookie pacer ended Rishabh Pant’s flamboyant knock. Following the triple-blow, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya put on a 28-run stand to get the innings back on track. However, Chris Jordan dismissed both on consecutive deliveries, leaving India in big trouble.
With a fine unbeaten knock of 46 off 29 balls, Ravindra Jadeja pulled India out of a hole. The all-heroics rounder’s helped India finish with a total of 170 points.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar continued his excellent form from the previous game, dismissing both English openers Jason Roy and Buttler in his first two overs. Jasprit Bumrah, India’s fast-bowling spearhead, joined the party to remove Liam Livingstone, ensuring England loses three of their most dangerous batters on the powerplay.
Yuzvendra Chahal’s fine middle-overs spell compounded England’s woes. Moeen Ali gave England hope with a quick-fire innings in which he took down Jadeja’s left-arm spin, but Hardik came to India’s rescue once more, ending Moeen’s stay at the crease after a 21-ball 35, after which India comfortably completed the win.
With three wickets, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers while Bumrah and Chahal both took two wickets each. Both Harshal Patel and Hardik Pandya took one scalp each
Source:IE
