Tilak Varma has played a lone hand by shepherding India across the finish line against England with an unbeaten 72 off 55 balls in the second Twenty20 in Chennai.

Brydon Carse's efforts with with bat and ball are in vain as England suffer a two-wicket defeat by India in the second T20 international.

England are trailing 0-2 in the five-match T20 series against India and need to win all three remaining games to win the series

India seized a 2-0 lead in their five-match T20 series against England as they won by two wickets in Chennai. India won the toss and chose to bowl first, with England scoring 165-9 thanks to high scores of 45 from Jos Buttler and 31 from Brydon Carse.

England's heaviest defeats in terms of balls remaining in T20Is: Not making excuses but lots of Indian mis-hits have landed safely so the score might have been less one sided had we been luckier in that regard. A top-edge pull from Tilak Varma off Mark Wood flies past Phil Salt. India have won by seven wickets with a whopping 43 balls to spare.

India have won their last three T20 internationals in Rajkot by margins of eight wickets, 82 runs and 91 runs. In the most recent of those games, against Sri Lanka in January 2023, skipper Suryakumar Yadav struck an unbeaten 112 from 51 deliveries, hitting nine sixes.

England delivered a much-improved display but Tilak Varma’s nerveless 72 not out carried India to a nail-biting two-wicket victory and a 2-0 lead in their five-match T20 series in Chennai.

A match-winning half-century from Tilak Varma was at the heart of India's slender two-wicket victory over England in the second T20I in Chennai on Saturday (January 25, 2025). With the win, the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Tilak Varma anchored India's chase with an unbeaten 72 to lead the hosts to a thrilling two-wicket victory over England in the second T20 international on Saturday.

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