2nd T20I: Rohit Sharma's India Clinch Another Series With Thumping 49-Run Win vs England
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Batting first, India once again showed a start-to-finish aggressive intent while reaching 170 for eight riding on new 'batting all-rounder' Ravindra Jadeja (46 not out off 29 balls). England innings imploded for a meagre 121 in 17 overs.
Rohit Sharma's inspirational leadership and an aggressive brand new approach saw India completely outclass England by 49 runs in the second T20 International to seal the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead here on Saturday. Batting first, India once again showed a start-to-finish aggressive intent while reaching 170 for eight riding on new 'batting all-rounder' Ravindra Jadeja (46 not out off 29 balls) after a sudden collapse during the middle-phase on a track full of pace and bounce. With the ball, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's (3/15) new found rhythm in the powerplay overs was superbly complemented by the skilful duo of Jasprit Bumrah (2/10) and Yuzevndra Chahal (2/10) as England innings imploded for a meagre 121 in 17 overs.
If India's batting has been very good in both the games, the bowling has simply been outstanding with complete domination in the powerplays.
Since he got full-time captaincy, the Indian team is yet to lose a match under him. There has been three clean sweeps -- New Zealand (3-0), West Indies (3-0), Sri Lanka (3-0) and a fourth against England in the current one looks imminent.
With three months left for the World T20, the playing XI on Saturday gave a glimpse of what could be the batting order and its philosophy going forward.
Rishabh Pant's (26 off 15 balls) elevation as an opener alongside skipper Rohit (31 off 20 balls) is a welcome move where the team at least wouldn't be erring in the side of caution in the powerplay overs.
