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)
Kieran Parmley
Cricviz analyst
India have been set a target of 170 or lower 21 times at home in T20Is, only twice have they failed to chase it down, both against New Zealand (127 target Nagpur in 2016, 168 target Chennai in 2012).
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator
165 doesn’t feel enough on a pitch where the boundaries were cleared nine times by England. They left around 20 runs out there,
Livingstone will have to bowl his full allocation, you would imagine.
We'd all like to walk a mile in Positive Stu's shoes.
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Here here! To Gus in Durham. The worst part of today's performance is the endless negativity from England fans. Give the guys a break. Playing quality spin in India is as tough as it gets. 165 might be competitive.
Positive Stu in Bedford
Mark Wood and Jofra Archer bring the genuine pace to the England side and we saw signs of bounce in the track at times during that England innings.
However, a lot looks to be resting on the shoulders of Adil Rashid and his spin.
Dew, smog, there's a smorgasbord of climatic conditions for India to battle but you'd back them to chase this down - right?
Image source, CricVizEngland will have to bowl well here to win this match and level the series. Can they do it? Will the dew be a huge factor? Tom Rostance is on hand to talk you through India's chase.
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Going by some of the comments you'd think England had been bowled out for 100... Probably below par but there's a game to be played defending 165/170
Anon
Nick Knight
Former England batter on TNT Sports
It's under par by about 20 runs you'd think but England have a chance. That momentum from the knock by Brydon Carse has given them a chance.
No spectacular finish to England's innings.
Jofra Archer digs a full delivery from Arshdeep Singh out into the leg side and he and Mark Wood scamper a couple.
England feel about 20 or 30 runs light here.
A dot and a single from Mark Wood off Arshdeep Singh. Jofra Archer on strike for the final ball of England's innings.
Scrounge was a touch unfair. This is a classy shot from Mark Wood, who opens the face and guides Arshdeep Singh down through the vacant third region for four.
Arshdeep Singh to bowl the final over. What can England's last-wicket pair scrounge here?
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It’s actually our sustained aggression that has put us in a position to get to a defendable total. Despite losing wickets regularly the score has keep increasing and 170 wouldn’t be the end of the world.
Gus in Durham
I see the Overton experiment was another resounding success
Andy
Rashid c Samson b Pandya 10 (Eng 157-8)
A dot and a wicket to finish the over for Hardik Pandya.
Adil Rashid swishes at one dug into the pitch by the India all-rounder and feathers a top edge into the gloves of Sanju Samson.
The India wicketkeeper gleefully tosses the ball into the air in celebration.
Image source, ReutersAdil Rashid plays an extravagant aerial drive wide of the crease, but the ball plops into the outfield. Jofra Archer times the proverbial out of it next ball but picks out the fielder. Two more runs to the total.
Nick Knight
Former England batter on TNT Sports
England's approach is giving them a chance to get the runs they need. They are not just knocking it around and could get 170-175.
Hardik Pandya with the penultimate over. Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid with a single apiece to start.
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It's not been a super Saturday for England fans to date...
Image source, ReutersThat Carse run-out is the cherry on top of the awful, embarrassing cake that today has been for England cricket.
Tom, Grimsby
Honestly, you'd think you couldn't make this up, but unfortunately you can. I've now watched 2 games today of 100% ineptitude from English cricket - beyond embarrassing.
Richard, Telford
Glum faces on the England bench as they watch the fag end of England's innings.
Adil Rashid and Jofra Archer manage to mishit a few singles off Arshdeep Singh attempt to find the boundary.
Archer backs away and throws the kitchen sink at the final ball of the over and thrashes it through the covers for four on the up.
| 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 |