Another series win for India, fourth on the trot against England. After posting 170/8, India dismissed England for 121 in 17 overs for a 49-run win at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday. India will have a chance to clean sweep England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Sunday, same time. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to ball first, and there was changes galore -- two for England, including a debutant, and four for India.
Asked to bat first, India got off to a flier with skipper Rohit Sharma (31 off 20) and promoted Rishabh Pant (26 off 15) posting 49 runs for the opening stand. The visitors then lost quick wickets, including Virat Kohli (1 off 3). But Ravindra Jadeja held the innings together with a very fine 46 off 29 as India reached 170/8. Debutant Richard Gleeson got three wickets for 15, whole Chris Jordan got four for 27.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar then gave India a dream start, removing Jason Roy with the very first delivery. The pacer also got Jos Buttler, again. And England never recovered even though Moeen Ali (35 off 21) and David Willey (33 not out off 22) did play two crucial knocks. Bhuvi claimed figures of 3/15 in three overs, while Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal got a brace each. Follow live cricket scores and updates of ENG vs IND, 2nd T20I here:
