India vs England LIVE Score, 2nd T20I: Mohammed Shami Ignored Again, India Make 2 Changes vs England

India vs England Live: Buttler on England’s plans –

“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.”

India vs England Live: Here’s what India captain said –

“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.

India vs England Live: Two changes for England as well!

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

India vs England Live: Two changes for India!

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 vs England Live: Arshdeep Singh eyes history!

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.

India vs England Live: India’s updated squad –

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.

India vs England Live: Back to the game!

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.

IND vs ENG Live: How did Rinku get injured?

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.

India vs England Live: What happened to Nitish?

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.

India vs England Live: Replacements named

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.

India vs England Live: Huge blow for India!

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.

Welcome folks!

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.