Team India continued their dominance over England in the ongoing T20I series as they thrashed the hosts by 49 runs in the second game at Edgbaston on Saturday (July 9) to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Asked to bat first, the visitors posted 170/8 on the board on the back of Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 46 off 29 balls. Opening the innings, Rohit Sharma (31) and Rishabh Pant (26) also made handy contributions with the bat.
Richard Gleeson was the stand-out bowler for England as he removed India’s top three and conceded only 15 runs in his four overs. Chris Jordan also returned with impressive figures of 4 for 27 in his four overs.
In reply, England’s innings folded for a paltry 121 in 17 overs. It was a listless batting performance as six of them fell for a single-digit score. Moeen Ali was the top scorer with 21-ball 35.
For India, seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar starred with the ball, claiming three wickets by conceding only 15 runs in his three overs. Jasprit Bumrah (2 for 10 in 3 overs) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2 for 10 in 2 overs) picked two scalps each while Harshal Patel (1 for 34 in 4 overs) and Hardik Pandya (1 for 29 in 3 overs) took wicket apiece.
Cricket experts on Twitter lauded the Indian bowlers for scripting a series-clinching victory for the tourists in the second T20I.
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