India vs England 2nd T20I: Tilak Varma powers IND to thrilling win at the Chepauk; action in images
Published on Jan 26, 2025 12:17 AM IST
- Tilak Varma finished unbeaten on 72 off 55 balls in a gritty knock that almost single-handedly led India to victory
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![Tilak Varma showed once again that he can be India's next Mr.Dependable as he held his nerve and almost single-handedly led his side to victory in the second T20I against England at the Chepauk Stadium. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/PTI01-25-2025-000594B-0_1737826253959_1737827904209.jpg)
Published on Jan 26, 2025 12:17 AM IST
Tilak Varma showed once again that he can be India's next Mr.Dependable as he held his nerve and almost single-handedly led his side to victory in the second T20I against England at the Chepauk Stadium. (PTI)
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![England seemed to be dependent on Jos Buttler again to provide the goods, and the captain walked to talk of them being more aggressive than they were in the first T20I. However, Buttler ended up perishing early this time, falling to Axar Patel on 45 off 30 balls in the 10th over.(ANI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/ANI-20250125324-0_1737826254040_1737827547463.jpg)
Published on Jan 26, 2025 12:17 AM IST
England seemed to be dependent on Jos Buttler again to provide the goods, and the captain walked to talk of them being more aggressive than they were in the first T20I. However, Buttler ended up perishing early this time, falling to Axar Patel on 45 off 30 balls in the 10th over.(ANI)
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![India's spinners put yet another stranglehold on England in the middle overs. However, this time the England batters showed far more intent than they did at the Eden Gardens. Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel picked two wickets each while Washington Sundar and Abhishek Sharma took one. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/PTI01-25-2025-000454B-0_1737826254037_1737827566570.jpg)
Published on Jan 26, 2025 12:17 AM IST
India's spinners put yet another stranglehold on England in the middle overs. However, this time the England batters showed far more intent than they did at the Eden Gardens. Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel picked two wickets each while Washington Sundar and Abhishek Sharma took one. (PTI)
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![Brydon Carse played a crucial hand towards the end of the innings, smashing 31 runs in 17 balls. England managed to put up a score of 165/9 at the end of their innings. (AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/India-England-Cricket-11_1737826254040_1737826925503.jpg)
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Brydon Carse played a crucial hand towards the end of the innings, smashing 31 runs in 17 balls. England managed to put up a score of 165/9 at the end of their innings. (AP)
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![If India's spinners did the job for them, England's pacers did the same in the first 10 overs. Mark Wood and Jofra Archer dismissed dangerous openers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson respectively in the second and fourth overs of the Indian innings. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/PTI01-25-2025-000525A-0_1737826254040_1737827610955.jpg)
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If India's spinners did the job for them, England's pacers did the same in the first 10 overs. Mark Wood and Jofra Archer dismissed dangerous openers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson respectively in the second and fourth overs of the Indian innings. (PTI)
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![Carse was the standout with the ball as well, after making a difference with the bat. He finished with figures of 3/29, picking the big wickets of Suryakumar Yadav, Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar. The first and third wickets both marked ends of a couple of crucial partnerships. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/PTI01-25-2025-000583A-0_1737826254055_1737827662858.jpg)
Published on Jan 26, 2025 12:17 AM IST
Carse was the standout with the ball as well, after making a difference with the bat. He finished with figures of 3/29, picking the big wickets of Suryakumar Yadav, Dhruv Jurel and Washington Sundar. The first and third wickets both marked ends of a couple of crucial partnerships. (PTI)
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![Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav put up a counter-attacking stand of 39 in 19 balls after the openers fell. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/PTI01-25-2025-000538A-0_1737826254041_1737827556991.jpg)
Published on Jan 26, 2025 12:17 AM IST
Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav put up a counter-attacking stand of 39 in 19 balls after the openers fell. (PTI)
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![Tilak next found able company in Washington Sundar and the pair put up 38 runs off 28 balls for the sixth wicket. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/PTI01-25-2025-000591B-0_1737826254040_1737827650258.jpg)
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Tilak next found able company in Washington Sundar and the pair put up 38 runs off 28 balls for the sixth wicket. (PTI)
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![It was a particularly forgettable match for Archer, who finished with stunningly poor figures of 1/60. A whopping 19 runs came off the 16th over which he bowled which pretty much turned the game back in India's favour. (PTI)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/PTI01-25-2025-000529A-0_1737826254041_1737827590139.jpg)
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It was a particularly forgettable match for Archer, who finished with stunningly poor figures of 1/60. A whopping 19 runs came off the 16th over which he bowled which pretty much turned the game back in India's favour. (PTI)
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![However, India kept losing wickets until Tilak unexpectedly found a good partner in the form of Ravi Bishnoi. The stand between them ended unbeaten on 20 off 14 balls and Bishnoi himself hit two valuable fours. (AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/India-England-Cricket-62_1737826254056_1737827628823.jpg)
Published on Jan 26, 2025 12:17 AM IST
However, India kept losing wickets until Tilak unexpectedly found a good partner in the form of Ravi Bishnoi. The stand between them ended unbeaten on 20 off 14 balls and Bishnoi himself hit two valuable fours. (AP)
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![Tilak finished the chase off with a drive through to off side to send the ball to the boundary. He was player of the match, finishing unbeaten on 72 off 55 and India have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. (AP)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2025/01/25/550x309/India-England-Cricket-63_1737826253960_1737827539587.jpg)
Published on Jan 26, 2025 12:17 AM IST