2nd T20I: Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar power aggressive India to 2-0 lead over England
India Today
India tour of England: Ravindra Jadeja and the fast bowlers helped India hammer England by 49 runs in the 2nd T20I in Birmingham. India registered their 4th straight T20I series win over England.
Days after being humbled in the rescheduled 5th Test by an English side that is going through a revival in Test cricket at Edgbaston in Birmingham, India flaunted their new approach to T20I cricket and completed a series win over Jos Buttler's England on their return to the iconic venue.
Playing a rejuvenated brand of aggressive T20I cricket, India outclassed England by xx runs and sealed an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series.
It was India's 4th straight T20I series win over England, which includes their 2-1 win in Old Blighty under Virat Kohli's captaincy in 2018 and two home series victories.
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After winning the series opener by 50 runs in which India batters kept walking in and hitting them big, India followed a similar pattern in the 2nd T20I despite making 4 changes to the side. The Test regulars, who returned to the T20I side after missing the opener in Southampton, bought into the theory as India kept the scoring rate high despite losing wickets at regular intervals.
With the ball, India were impeccable again as England lasted only 17 overs, getting bowled out for the second successive time in the series.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who seems to found back his zip and swing, knocked the head of the England batting unit, by getting Jason Roy and Jos Buttler in his first two overs in the powerplay. Jasprit Bumrah, who returned to the side, took the big wicket of Liam Livingstone.
