Jasprit Bumrah conceded just two runs from the final over as India edged out England by 5 runs in the 2nd T20I in Nagpur on Sunday, to level the three-match series 1-1. Ashish Nehra was pick of the bowlers for India as he took three wickets for 28 in his four overs. Earlier, riding on Lokesh Rahul's quickfire 71, India had set 145-run target for England. Apart from him, Manish Pandey scored 30. The third match of the series will be played on February 1 in Bengaluru. (Scorecard)
20:32 IST: OUT!! Inside edge on to the stumps. Dhoni is out bowled as three wickets fall in the final over. India end the innings remains at 144/8.
20:31 IST: OUT!! Another run-out here. Good work by the fielder as Amit Mishra goes without scoring
20:30 IST: Just three runs in the first four balls
20:29 IST: OUT!! Pandya hits the ball and there was never a run there. But fair enough as Dhoni wanted the strike. Pandya is run-out on 2
20:28 IST: Two quick runs by Pandya. India 142/5 in 19.2 overs
20:27 IST: Just one over to go and India will look to score at least 150
20:26 IST: OUT!! Brilliant bowling by Mills. Pandey out bowled on 30
20:25 IST: SIX!!! Pandey gets hold of this and hits it over the mid wicket. Slower ball by Tymal Mills and Pandey picked it up early
20:24 IST: 150 can be a par score at this ground
20:22 IST: Credit should be given to the England bowlers but also the pitch is not good to bat on
20:18 IST: MS Dhoni comes in next and he gets a big applause as usual
20:16 IST: OUT!! KL Rahul is out. Tried to hit Chris Jordan for a big shot but finds a man in the deep. He is out on 71
20:15 IST: England bowlers are nicely mixing it up. The perfect way to bowl in these conditions
20:14 IST: So, three overs to go now.
20:12 IST: FOUR!! After 19 balls India break the shackles with a boundary. Finally it comes, not from the sweetest spot of the bat though
20:10 IST: Morgan is banking on his fast bowlers. Rahul will have to go for everything now
20:05 IST: India 114/3 after 16 overs. Four overs to go now
20:03 IST: OHHH!!! That had hit the stumps but bails didn't go off
20:01 IST: 15th over underway!! These two are well set now
19:59 IST: FOUR!! 100 up for India with that boundary by KL Rahul. These two have added 34 off 19 balls now.
19:56 IST: FOUR! KL Rahul is dealing in boundaries now. Making this look like a good batting surface, which is not the case
19:53 IST: FIFTY! KL Rahul completes his maiden fifty from 32 balls. India need him to stay till the end.
19:52 IST: FOUR! Rahul is on a roll, hits it towards the mid-wicket boundary
19:50 IST: SIX!! KL Rahul smashes it over the long on for a massive one, greets Dawson in style
19:46 IST: OUT!! Yuvraj Singh tries to play the sweep shot and misses it. He is out on 4 off 12. India 69/3
19:41 IST: SIX!! Easy full-toss for Rahul and make full use of the poor delivery. Much needed for India
19:39 IST: Oohhh sharp turn and bounce. Yuvraj was caught back, expecting the ball to slide back in.
19:37 IST: Yuvraj Singh comes in at No.4. Tidy over by Rashid, it's 56/2 after 8 overs
19:35 IST: OUT!! Raina tries the lofted shot and finds a man in the deep. He goes for 7
19:33 IST: Third spinner Adil Rashid comes into the attack.
19:31 IST: With three runs by Raina, fifty comes up for India in the seventh over
19:26 IST: FOUR!! Lovely shot by KL Rahul. Hitting it through the line for a boundary
19:21 IST: Suresh Raina comes in at No.3 position
19:20 IST: FOUR! KL Rahul slices it over the covers for a boundary
19:18 IST: OUT! Virat tries for a lofted shot and mistimes it. Good catch by Liam Dawson. India skipper out on 21 (15 balls)
19:17 IST: Two to end the over. 15 runs off the over. India 30/0 after 4 overs
19:15 IST: FOUR! He hits it towards the leg side now. Mills under pressure
19:14 IST: SIX!! Terrific shot by Virat Kohli and on the backfoot hits it over the long-off for a maximum
19:12 IST: Five runs again in the third over. It's 15/0 after 3 overs
19:11 IST: A loud shout by Jordan and that was very tight. Not-out given by the umpire. Replays show the ball was hitting the stumps, so lifeline for the skipper
19:10 IST: Change of bowling for England and Chris Jordan replaces Liam Dawson
19:08 IST: Just a four and a single in this over. It's 10 for no loss after two overs
19:05 IST: FOUR!! A back of length delivery by Tymal Mills and hits the top edge of Virat Kohli's bat for a four. Top effort by Sam Billings at the third man boundary
19:03 IST: A tidy start for England. It's 5/0 after the first over
19:02 IST: Virat Kohli gets off the mark in the first ball
19:01 IST: So spin straightaway for England!!
19:00 IST: Virat Kohli to open the batting with KL Rahul again. Liam Dawson to start the proceedings for England
18:57 IST: The atmosphere is already buzzing and if India batsmen start with some quality boundaries, it is going to be even more wonderful.
18:55 IST: Both the teams are all set for the national anthems
18:37 IST: India have made one change in their line-up. Leg spinner Amit Mishra comes in place of Parvez Rasool
India (Playing XI): Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w), Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ashish Nehra
Virat Kohli: "Preferably wanted to bowl first, but seeing the last game against New Zealand, it became a lot difficult to chase and the wicket became slow. The pitch will deteriorate as the game progress. We've got an extra leg spinner. For an off-spinner, we thought we could use Raina as an option. 8 overs from two leg spinners might be the difference between them. Two leg spinners might create some difference. There will be turn for sure. First innings is the best time to bat on for sure. We are not too upset about losing the toss. Just the one change and rest of the side are same."
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Liam Dawson, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills
Eoin Morgan: "We are going to bowl first. There is a bit of grass on it and looks like a typical Indian wicket. Plunket misses out and Dawson is playing, we've got an extra spinner. It is coming towards the end of the tour and we are looking to finish it as well as we can. Lot of determination out there and winning in India is difficult. We aren't taking our last two wins granted."
"I think it will turn more than it did in the T20 World Cup that was played between India and New Zealand. It is a lot drier today. England are bringing in an extra spinner. There will be dew factor for sure." analyse Sunil Gavaskar and Nasser Hussain in their pitch report
As far as the teams are concerned, England wouldn't want to tinker their winning combination much and are likely to go unchanged. Meanwhile for India, with Rahul's failure at the top, Mandeep Singh and Rishabh Pant - the two reserve batsmen in the squad who are primarily openers in the shortest form - may come into the fray.
18:31 IST: Toss time!! England captain Eoin Morgan wins toss and opts to bowl
18:30 IST: Hello and Welcome to the live blog.
Virat Kohli was modestly successful in opening the innings and though the captain has been saving the day for his team more often than not, his teammates should rise to the occasion especially when it matters.
India can also bring in medium pacer Bhuvneshwar in the second match after Ashish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah proved expensive, even according to T20I standards.
England, on the other hand, will be full of confidence after a complete team performance at Green Park.