England vs India, 2nd T20I – Dafanews Match Preview

England and India will square off in the second T20I at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday. India had drawn first blood in the series as they came up with a dominating performance with both bat and ball and they will look to continue the same. On the other hand, it will be a do-or-die affair for England in the second game as far as the series is concerned.

Current form for India: W W W A* W

India had batted aggressively against England and it was pleasing to note a fresh approach adopted by the team. Almost all the batters were able to hit the ground running and played at the top of their game. Rohit Sharma gave a perfect start to the team while Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav also took the attack on the opposition bowlers from the get-go.

Hardik Pandya played a crucial knock to add 51 runs and also delivered with the ball as he scalped four wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh were also right on the money with the new ball. Ergo, India ticked the right boxes throughout the match except for their fielding.

Current form for England: L L W L W

England will need to come up with a better batting show against India as they were not able to get going. The hosts could not get the impetus in their innings and they will need to pull up their socks against a confident Indian team.

Head to Head: Matches: 20, Won by India: 11, Won by England: 9.

India holds a slight advantage in the head-to-head battle.

Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, and Yuzvendra Chahal will be the key players for India.

Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, and Tymal Mills will be the crucial players for England.

Predicted XI for England: Jos Buttler (c&wk), Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Sam Curran/David Willey, Richard Gleeson, Chris Jordan/Reece Topley/Tymal Mills, Matthew Parkinson.

Predicted XI for India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.