England suffered a heavy 7-wicket defeat at the hands of India in the second game of the five-match T20I series at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday (March 14).

Invited to bat first, the visitors posted 164/6 in 20 overs. Opener Jason Roy was the top-scorer with 35-ball 46.

In reply, India rode on debutant Ishan Kishan’s blazing 32-ball 56 and skipper Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 73 off 49 balls to overhaul the target with 13 balls to spare.

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After the game, England skipper Eoin Morgan said it was a "typical Indian wicket", which took the touring team out of their comfort zone.

"I thought we probably could have been a bit more accurate in the lines and lengths that we bowled. I think the other night, the pitch really suited us, having more pace in it. It was similar to wicket at home, probably a Cardiff wicket or somewhere like that... But this took us out of our comfort zone today and really was a typical Indian wicket that we would play on in an IPL game. Again, your accuracy has to be on, and you are bowling to guys really on their home patch when you talk about a wicket like this," he said in the post-match press conference, as quoted by ANI.

Morgan rued losing wickets while trying to accelerate the scoring rate but praised the Indian bowlers for their smart tactics.

"We don't play a lot on slow, low wickets and the more that we can do that, the better. When you talk about posting a total on a wicket like that, I thought we were right in the game. We established partnerships, we got to the point where we tried to accelerate, but managed to lose wickets at different stages," he said.

"Got to give India credit, they bowled well, having adapted and recognised what worked well on the wicket... I think debutant Ishan Kishan played pretty well and managed to take the game away from us, and everything that we tried didn't seem to work," the England captain added.

When asked about Kishan's fearless batting display on international debut, Morgan said: "I think he (Kishan) clearly played well on his debut but it is not surprising, given the amount of IPL exposure that he has had and the success that he had in the IPL. That really bridges the gap between playing domestic cricket and playing international cricket."

With this win, India also squared the T20I series 1-1 with three more games still to be played. The third T20I will be played on Tuesday (March 16).

(With ANI inputs)