Second T20, Chennai
India chase down 166 in final over to win by two wickets
Varma finishes unbeaten on 72; Carse takes 3-29
England 165-9: Buttler 45 (30), Carse 31 (17); India spinners claim six wickets
India take 2-0 lead in five-match series
Third T20 at Rajkot on Tuesday (13:30 GMT)
At the halfway point it looked like being a routine win for India, by the close it was anything but.
Read what Timothy Abraham had to say about it in his match report here...
And join us for the rest of the series won't you? The third T20 is on Tuesday at 13:30 GMT.
Lovely.
Sir Alastair Cook
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
T20 cricket is about fine margins. England needed early wickets and I can see why Jos Buttler bowled his bowlers when he did.
Man of the match Tilak Varma: "The wicket was two paced and wickets were falling so we said whatever happens let's be flexible and take the boundaries when we need them.
"We like to keep a left-hand and right-hand partnership when we can, it makes it harder for the bowlers.
"England bowl short but we have played in South Africa so we are prepared. Wood and Archer are really quick so we have been working hard in the nets."
India captain Suryakumar Yadav: "Obviously there is a little bit of relief, they bowled really well and it's good the game went down to the wire.
"We've played with an extra batter for the last two or three series. The chat was just to play as we did in the last game. We are playing an aggressive brand of cricket but also when needs be the boys are putting their hands up and building those partnerships."
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Still cannot believe Archer bowled all 4 overs, he was woeful throughout. I do wonder if we could use another spin all rounder to go alongside Livingstone and Rashid, especially given the conditions in India and Pakistan
Monty
England captain Jos Buttler: "It was a great game, really exciting. We created a lot of chances and were really aggressive, we pushed them close.
"I'm pleased with how we went about it with the bat, we took the game on and got up to what was nearly a defendable score. I was pleased with the way we played.
"Jamie Smith playing in the style he did was fantastic. There is always stuff we can improve but we are happy with the style.
"India are always going to take wickets with spinners."
Image source, ReutersEngland head to Rajkot on Tuesday, Pune on Friday, Mumbai Sunday.
A more strenuous week than Craig David.
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Archer had already been very expensive when Buttler gambled on bringing him back for his final over. 19 runs and the match lost as a result. It was a gift to India when we'd been so tight. A frustrating end.
Phil, Chippenham
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on TNT Sports
Tilak Varma is an excellent player with a wonderful temperament. It's not just about scoring runs when the going is easy and you're scoring 200+, it's about scoring important runs that win you games.
He's put down a marker.
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Some extremely questionable captaincy cost England the game. Bringing Archer back who went for 69 was a poor decision and throwing Livingstone the ball in the key penultimate over again hugely questionable. England should have won that game but found a way not to.
Chris, Godstone
Terrible captaincy from Buttler. Why did he bowl Archer his 3rd over let alone the 4th?!! Spin or pace off the ball and bowling at the stumps was needed. Why can we all spot it and he can’t?
Darren Sutton in Wiltshire
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator
A great effort with the ball by England wasn’t quite enough. They felt around 20 shy with the bat, but Carse and Wood, ably supported by the spinners got England back into the match. The Rashid drop of Washington did prove pivotal after all.
Nick Knight
Former England batter on TNT Sports
England were lacking in discipline in the field and 20 runs light but the bowlers gave themselves a chance of winning the game. Jos Buttler tried everything and if it wasn't for Tilak Varma they would have won it.
The finisher.
India of course go 2-0 up in the series.
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
Tilak Varma has now finished not out in nine of his 22 T20I innings, five of them coming in successful run chases for India.
Well played Tilak Varma! He drives through a gap in the covers and it goes for the four that India needed.
He ends the day on 72* and India win with four balls left.
Great game.
Great fielding on the fence saves four! Brilliant from Liam Livingstone!
India get two though.
India need six off the last. Jamie Overton has the ball.
Ind 160-8
After an incredibly long wait the ball pitched outside leg stump. Not out!
Now there's an appeal for lbw, for good measure. May as well at this stage...
FOUR! Ravi Bishnoi throws the bat at it and squirts it away for four! That could be the game.
India need six.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,caught Washington Sundar, bowled Arshdeep Singh Salt, caught Washington Sundar, bowled Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 133.33 |
Duckett,caught Jurel, bowled Washington Sundar Duckett, caught Jurel, bowled Washington Sundar | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 50.00 |
Buttler,caught Tilak Varma, bowled Patel Buttler, caught Tilak Varma, bowled Patel | 45 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 150.00 |
Brook,bowled Chakravarthy Brook, bowled Chakravarthy | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 162.50 |
Livingstone,caught substitute, bowled Patel Livingstone, caught substitute, bowled Patel | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 92.86 |
Smith,caught Tilak Varma, bowled Sharma Smith, caught Tilak Varma, bowled Sharma | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 183.33 |
Overton,bowled Chakravarthy Overton, bowled Chakravarthy | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 71.43 |
Carse,run out Jurel Carse, run out Jurel | 31 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 182.35 |
Archer,not out Archer, not out | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 133.33 |
Rashid,caught Samson, bowled Pandya Rashid, caught Samson, bowled Pandya | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 90.91 |
Wood,not out Wood, not out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 166.67 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 2 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 2 | ||||||
Total,165 for 9 20.0 overs Total,165 for 9 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arshdeep Singh | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 |
Pandya | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 |
Washington Sundar | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 8.00 |
Bishnoi | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
Chakravarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.50 |
Sharma | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
6 for 1 (0.4 overs) | Salt |
26 for 2 (3.1 overs) | Duckett |
59 for 3 (6.3 overs) | Brook |
77 for 4 (9.3 overs) | Buttler |
90 for 5 (11.1 overs) | Livingstone |
104 for 6 (12.3 overs) | Smith |
136 for 7 (15.6 overs) | Overton |
137 for 8 (16.1 overs) | Carse |
157 for 9 (18.6 overs) | Rashid |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samson,caught Carse, bowled Archer Samson, caught Carse, bowled Archer | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 71.43 |
Sharma,leg before wicket, bowled Wood Sharma, leg before wicket, bowled Wood | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 200.00 |
Tilak Varma,not out Tilak Varma, not out | 72 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 130.91 |
Yadav,bowled Carse Yadav, bowled Carse | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 171.43 |
Jurel,caught substitute, bowled Carse Jurel, caught substitute, bowled Carse | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 80.00 |
Pandya,caught Salt, bowled Overton Pandya, caught Salt, bowled Overton | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 116.67 |
Washington Sundar,bowled Carse Washington Sundar, bowled Carse | 26 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 136.84 |
Patel,caught Duckett, bowled Livingstone Patel, caught Duckett, bowled Livingstone | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66.67 |
Arshdeep Singh,caught Archer, bowled Rashid Arshdeep Singh, caught Archer, bowled Rashid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 150.00 |
Bishnoi,not out Bishnoi, not out | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 180.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 11 Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 11 | ||||||
Total,166 for 8 19.2 overs Total,166 for 8 19.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 4.0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 15.00 |
Wood | 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
Carse | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 |
Overton | 2.2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 8.57 |
Livingstone | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
15 for 1 (1.3 overs) | Sharma |
19 for 2 (2.3 overs) | Samson |
58 for 3 (5.4 overs) | Yadav |
66 for 4 (7.4 overs) | Jurel |
78 for 5 (9.1 overs) | Pandya |
116 for 6 (13.4 overs) | Washington Sundar |
126 for 7 (14.5 overs) | Patel |
146 for 8 (16.6 overs) | Arshdeep Singh |