Tilak Varma wins it for India! He does that with a four through the extra cover region. The southpaw remains unbeaten on 72 as India reach home with four balls to spare. They have won the game by 2 wickets and also take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

India need six runs to win off the final over.

A crucial boundary for India this is! Ravi Bishnoi created room for himself and got a leading edge. The ball flew towards the gully region for a four. India need 6 runs in 7 balls now.

Tilak Varma played two dot balls before taking a couple. India now need 11 off 9 balls. It is heading towards a tight finish.

A beautiful flick shot that from Ravi Bishnoi. It was a fuller ball from Carse bowled on the leg stump and Bishnoi hit a four on it. India need 13 in 13 now.

Arshdep Singh is out! An unnecessary shot in the air and Arshdeep has lost his wicket. It was a flighted delivery from Adil Rashid with the deep square leg in place. Arshdeep fell for the bait and hit it right into the hands of that fielder. India need 20 runs in 18 balls now.

19 runs came off Jofra Archer's final over. He ends his quota of four overs with figures of 1 for 60. India need 21 runs in 24 balls. The match looks well in their grip now, they just have to make sure their batters don't go for big hits unnecessarily.

Tilak Varma got a top edge on the second ball of Jofra Archer. The ball flew over the wicketkeeper's head for a six. With that, the southpaw raced to his fifty off 39 balls. Varma followed it up with another six and then took a single.

IND 139/7 (15.4)

Liam Livingstone got the wicket of Axar Patel on the fifth ball of the over. Only 7 runs came off it. India need 40 runs in 30 balls.

A revese-sweep from Tilak Varma for four. Liam Livingstone bowled it fuller and Varma hit it over the ring to get the boundary. He now moves to 46 with that shot.

Brydon Carse comes to England's rescue one again. He has got the wicket of Washington Sundar (26 off 19). The batter wanted to cut it on the off-side but chose the wrong line. The delivery skid off the surface and hit the middle and leg stumps. India need 50 runs in 38 balls. 

That is an 18-run over from Mark Wood. He was slammed for a six and two fours in the over by Washington Sundar. The hosts need 53 runs in 42 balls with the asking rate going below 8 now. 31 runs have come off the last two overs for India. 

A free-hit for India and Washington Sundar made the most out of it. It was a short ball from Mark Wood on the leg stump and Sundar pulled it over the long leg region for a biggie. India need 61 runs in 44 balls.

13 runs came off the Jamie Overton over and India will get a sigh of relief with that as the asking rate was going high before this one. It has now come down to 8.88. India need 71 runs in 48 balls.

Only three runs came off the Adil Rashid over. For the first time in the chase, the asking rate has gone past 9. India need 9.33 runs per over from this point.

Only one run came off the Jamie Overton over and India now need 87 runs off the remaining 60 balls. Tilak Varma is the key for the hosts in this chase. It will be really interesting to see the southpaw's approach as the asking rate is also increasing. 

Hardik Pandya is gone and half of the Indian side is in the dugout now. Jamie Overton gets a wicket on the very first ball of his spell. India are in deep trouble here. They need 88 runs in 65 balls.

England get another wicket. Brydon Carse did it with the bat, he is doing it with the ball too now. Dhruv Jurel is gone for 4 runs off 5 balls. The plot was well set for him and fell to it. It was a short ball and Jurel pulled it into the hands of the fielder at mid-wicket.

IND 66/4 (7.4)

India lost three wickets in the powerplay but they scored almost at a rate of 10 per over. The side needs 107 runs in 84 balls from here.  Tilak Varma is the key as he is playing a really good knock here. Spin comes into the attack with Adil Rashid set to bowl the next over. 

The India captain departs! Suryakumar Yadav has played it on the stumps and he departs for 12 runs off 7 balls. Brydon Carse gets the wicket.

IND 58/3 (5.4)

Tilak Varma slammed two sixes to Jofra Archer in the fifth over. What followed was a helpless reaction from Archer and England captain Jos Buttler. Both of them could do nothing but smile on the attack that Tilak did. 17 runs came off the over.

Two fours have come up for India in the last three balls. Suryakumar Yadav hit the first one on the leg side to Mark Wood in the fourth over before Tilak Varma slammed Jofra Archer for the other one on the off side. Okay, Tilak follows it with a six now over deep fine leg. Archer is also impressed with the six from Tilak.

Two beautiful cut shots from Suryakumar Yadav for four. Despite losing the wicket of Jofra Archer, India got 11 runs in the over. The scoring rate has been really good so far considering the target of 166, but India need to save their wickets too.

India are in deep trouble here. Sanju Samson is gone and both the Indian openers are now back to the dugout. Pace is doing the magic for England here. It was a 148 kmph delivery from Archer and Samson failed to get it past the fielder at deep mid-wicket.

IND 19/2 (2.3)

A fiery delivery from Mark Wood and Abhishek Sharma is gone! He also burns a review in the process. Abhishek wanted to flick the ball on the leg side but missed it completely. Umpire raised his finger to the appeal but the southpaw decided to go upstairs after discussing with Sanju Samson. The ball was found to be hitting the middle stump.

Another four from Abhishek Sharma and he just keeps getting better. Gave himself soom room and then slammed the Jofra Archer delivery over extra cover for the boundary. Brilliant batting this is! Yet another four to end the over. This time it is an uppercut from Abhishek. 13 runs came off the first over.

A good start for Abhishek Sharma. He played it on the rise and got a four through the cover region.

IND 5/0 (0.4)

Sanju Samson takes the guard, Abhishek Sharma is at the other end. Jofra Archer has the new ball in hand. Here we go...

England have posted a total of 165 on the board. At one point they even feared getting all-out, but they have managed to post a fighting total. 

Adil Rashid departs and England are nine down. If they could add another 10 or 15 runs in the final over, it will be a good total for the side.

A four from Jofra Archer and that sees England cross the 150-run mark. Nine runs came off the third over of Arshdeep Singh.

Miscommunication in running and England are eight down now. They have lost the wicket of Brydon Carse, who was looking really good at the crease. Carse is gone for 31 off 17. He got out while failing to take a second run and trying to return back to his crease.

Varun Chakravarthy has struck on the final ball of his spell. He will end his quota of four overs with figures of 2 for 38. Not the kind of figures he would like.

Brydon Carse is making a game out this for England here. He is hitting the ball really well. The right-handed batter slammed Varun Chakravarthy for two sixes in the first two balls of the 16th over.

Only three runs came off the over from Ravi Bishnoi. He bowled tight lines to Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton, both of who were happy defending his deliveries.  

A 12-run over for England as Brydon Carse hit Axar Patel for a six and a four in it. The six went over the long-on while the four went through the fine short third man region.

Wicket for Abhishek Sharma! Jamie Smith is out for 22 off 12 balls. A really good cameo it is but that won't suffice the need of England at this moment. Abhishek, meanwhile, is elated over the wicket. England are six down with more than 7 overs of play left.

A slightly short delivery from Abhishek Sharma and that has been slammed for a six by Jamie Smith. The right-handed batter creates room for himself on the next ball and smashed a four through the gully region.  

Another one bites the dust and England are now five down. Liam Livingstone has lost his wicket to Axar Patel. He has hit the ball right into the hands of substitute fielder Harshit Rana at backward square leg.

12 runs came off Varun Chakravarthy's third over. This is good going from England despite losing four wickets.

T20I debutant Jamie Smith comes down the track and slams it over the boundary line for a six to Varun Chakravarthy. It was a brave shot from Smith as this was just the fourth ball of his innings and that too against India's best spinner in the series so far.

ENG 86/4 (10.2)

Massive breakthrough for India!!! Jos Buttler has been dismissed! Axar Patel has got the big fish. It was a short ball and Buttler wanted to pull it over the fielder in the deep for a six but he found Tilak Varma at deep mid-wicket. England are in deep trouble here.

ENG 77/4 (9.3)

Jos Buttler is close to his half-century but he has failed to get an equal support from other England batters. Harry Brook showed promise but varun got him with a stunning delivery. England need a strong partnership to target a big total.

What a ball this is from Varun Chakravarthy! Even Harry Brook, the batter who has been dismissed, could do nothing but smile at the delivery. Such a good ball it was! It was a googly that clipped the bails of Brook.

A six from Jos Buttler. Not a good welcome for Ravi Bishnoi, for sure. Runs are coming quickly for England with this partnership. Sixteen runs have come in the last four balls.

Another blow for England. A good bowling change from India captain Suryakumar Yadav and he gets the reward for it. Washington Sundar has dismissed a struggling Ben Duckett. The southpaw went for a pre-meditated reverse sweep and ended up edging the ball in air inside the circle. Dhruv Jurel took the catch. 

A slower ball from Arshdeep Singh and Jos Buttler dispatched it over the mid-on fielder for a six. Buttler read the ball early and slammed it for a biggie. The right-handed batter then made room for himself and slapped the next ball through covers for a four. A total of 16 runs came off the over.

ENG 26/1 (3)

Jos Buttler dances down the track and pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket for a four. That is a really aggressive shot from Buttler. Good intent for England.

ENG 14/1 (2.2)

Only two runs came off the first over of Hardik Pandya. This is a really good start for the all-rounder, who leaked runs at 10.50 per over in the first T20I. He mixed his pace well in this over and kept both Jos Butter and Ben Duckett in check.

ENG 10/1 (2)

A bouncer from Hardik Pandya has hit Ben Duckett on the helmet and physio has been called. Hardik was quick to check with the batter, who pointed towards the physio, indicating that he has copped a blow in the jaw region. We have a short stoppage in the game.

There is the revenge for Arshdeep Singh. He was hit for a four on the first ball of the over and now he has dismissed the same batter - Phil Salt. It was a short ball from the left-arm pacer outside off stump, Salt wanted to pull it over the deep square leg but found Washington Sundar there. It is the T20I wicket number 98 for Arshdeep Singh. He is only two away from becoming first India pacer to reach the 100-wicket milestone in the format. 

ENG 6/1 (0.4)

A good start this is for Phil Salt and England. He has got off the mark with a four on the very first ball of Arshdeep Singh. Suryakumar Yadav is stunned there.

"We would have bowled first as well. Same plans, just got to do better. Each game is an opportunity, the guys are relaxed and looking forward to tonight. In all areas, we always try to improve. Same gameplans, just do better. Assess conditions quickly, try and communicate. Looks a little bit different than sometimes here. Hopefully it'll be a good wicket and a good match. Bethell is unwell, Jamie Smith comes in for his debut. Brydon Carse replaces Gus Atkinson."

"We'll look to bowl first. Looks a good track, there was a little bit of dew yesterday, hoping the wicket will be better in the evening. It looks good, it looks hard, hope it stays the same. We want to stick to the basics and have the same approach we had in the last game in all the departments. Really looking forward to the game. (Fielding) That's one thing which brings everyone together, brings a lot of energy and positivity. Nitish Kumaris ruled out, Rinku will recover in one or two games. We have Washington Sundar, local boy and Dhruv Jurel in place of Rinku," said India captain Suryakumar Yadav.

Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse are the players included in England's Playing XI. Jacob Bethell and Gus Atkinson are out.

England's Playing XI - Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

Rinku Singh and Nitish Reddy are out as they has been ruled out due to their respective injuries. Washington Sundar and Dhruv Jurel are the new inclusions in the Playing XI of India. 

India's Playing XI - Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy

India captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and opted to bowl against England in the second T20I. The hosts are playing with two changes but still no Mohammed Shami in the playing XI.

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India's left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh needs only three wickets to reach the landmark of 100 T20I scalps. If he does it, he will become the first-ever India bowler to get to the milestone.

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Axar Patel (VC), Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shivam Dube, Ramandeep Singh.

The India squad has been changed but the focus remains the same for the hosts, that is to win another game and double the lead. It is will be really interesting to see how the England batters face Indian spinners as in the first T20I they looked completely clueless. We are only 40 minutes away from the toss.

Rinku Singh suffered a low back spasm while fielding in the 1st T20I against England that took place on January 22 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. "He is progressing well and the BCCI medical team is monitoring him closely. He is ruled out of the 2nd and 3rd games of the ongoing 5-match T20I series," informed BCCI.

The BCCI in its release informed that Nitish Kumar Reddy suffered a side strain during a practice session session on Friday in Chennai, where India are set to take on England in the second T20I. Nitish will head to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for further management, the Board further said.

Shivam Dube and Ramandeep Singh have been named as the replacements of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh, respectively, informed the BCCI in a release on Saturday.

In a massive setback, India star Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the five-match T20I series against England due to injury. Meanwhile, injury has also forced Rinku Singh out of second and third T20I. The BCCI confirmed the news on Saturday, hours before the second T20I.

Hello everyone, welcome the live blog of India vs England second T20I. The match is set to take place at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The hosts are 1-0 up in the five-match series. While India will aim to double their lead, the Three Lions will hope to make a comeback and level it 1-1. Stay connected for all the live updates.