Summary
- Captain Shreyas Iyer and Varun Chakravarthy managed 5 each, Arshdeep Singh made 4, Tilak Varma scored 3, Shivam Dube added 2 and Prince Yadav remained unbeaten on 2.
- Jos Buttler contributed 36, captain Harry Brook scored 16, Will Jacks made 14, Jacob Bethell added 13, Jofra Archer scored 5 and Tom Banton was dismissed without scoring.
- For India, Prince Yadav and Harshit Rana took two wickets each while Axar Patel claimed one.
England thrashed India by 125 runs in the second T20 International to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Chasing a daunting target of 202 in Nottingham, India were bowled out for just 76 in the 12th over. Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ishan Kishan were the top scorers with 13 runs each. Axar Patel and Abhishek Sharma made 10 apiece while Harshit Rana scored 9.
Captain Shreyas Iyer and Varun Chakravarthy managed 5 each, Arshdeep Singh made 4, Tilak Varma scored 3, Shivam Dube added 2 and Prince Yadav remained unbeaten on 2.
England’s bowlers dominated the innings with Josh Tongue taking four wickets, Jofra Archer claiming three, Adil Rashid picking up two and Will Jacks taking one.
Earlier, after being asked to bat first, England posted 201/7 in their 20 overs. Phil Salt starred with 70 runs while Sam Curran remained unbeaten on 41. Jos Buttler contributed 36, captain Harry Brook scored 16, Will Jacks made 14, Jacob Bethell added 13, Jofra Archer scored 5 and Tom Banton was dismissed without scoring.
For India, Prince Yadav and Harshit Rana took two wickets each while Axar Patel claimed one.
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