Staff Reporter.
| Second Twenty20, Ahmedabad |
| England 164-6 (20 overs): Roy 46 (35); Sundar 2-29, Thakur 2-29 |
| India 166-3 (17.5 overs): Kohli 73* (49) Kishan 56 (32) |
| India won by seven wickets |
England suffered a chastening seven-wicket defeat by a resurgent India in the second Twenty20 in Ahmedabad.
Asked to bat first, they were gradually stifled after Jason Roy was dismissed for 46, their 164-6 nothing better than par.
It was put into context by a swashbuckling 32-ball 56 on debut by Ishan Kishan, who survived giving a simple chance to Ben Stokes at long-on on 40 – a mistake that typified England’s sloppy display.
Kishan added 93 with India captain Virat Kohli, whose unbeaten 73 also included an escape when he gave a tough chance down the leg side to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler on 10.
The composed Kohli pulled a six to take India to their target with 13 balls to spare, levelling the series before Tuesday’s match at the same venue.