India vs. England: 2nd T20I: India seeks to seal first series of victories against England | Cricket News

CARDIFF: A dominant opening win has set the tone and India will seek to ensure that England stays on its heels when both teams face off Friday. in the second T20 International.

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Kuldeep Yadav took 5-24 and KL Rahul scored a second undefeated T20I while the Men in Blue produced a full display to stun the hosts by eight wickets in Manchester for a quick lead on this tour. Friday's victory will seal the three-match series for Virat Kohli and Co.

In fact, India is about to win a sixth consecutive victory in the T20I series, a race that dates back to its 2-1 win over New Zealand at home in November 2017. In all, it has been undefeated in the T20I bilateral series since last September.

In terms of ICC standings, a 2-0 lead will allow India to close the gap with Australia, while a 3-0 shutout will help them to to rank second behind Pakistan.

Australia will have to win its next two games in the three current series in Zimbabwe to stay on top of India.

A defeat on Friday will see England falling seventh under New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies, respectively.

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This will be a surprising slowdown for the English high-flying team, one of the best in "cricket" limited at the moment. This is a stark reminder of their low winning ratio, having only won 5 of their last 10 T20 internationals.

The big question facing England is how to confront the unorthodox wrist of Kuldeep Yadav.

After Tuesday's loss, skipper Eoin Morgan and drummer Jos Buttler urged their teammates to be more patient and watch the ball closely.

But with such a flip-flop in the dating list, it's easier said than done.

The English camp will deploy the services of the 'Merlyn & # 39; in Cardiff. One of the main reasons for this movement is the shortage of unorthodox daggers because the bowling machine is able to reproduce all styles of delivery.

A last English team used it before the 2005 Ashes, while they were training to face Shane Warne.

One of the main reasons highlighted by Morgan after the first defeat was that the average-order drummers, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root, who had both lost successive googlies, needed more. time to install.

Despite the defeat, one of England's main strengths is its ability to handle its pace and a fast new start in Cardiff.

This is perhaps the only real concern for India emanating from this first match since the forced pairing of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav has proven to be ineffective at Old Trafford.

Even with Kuldeep causing all kinds of problems for guests, India would not like to go back after a high flying English departure.

It is unlikely that visitors will make a change and disrupt their winning combination, and players will have to learn from the bowling experience on such favorable terrain for drummers.

The best of England, especially Jason Roy, does not like dealing with superfluous effects, and India could opt for Krunal Pandya, who is proficient in the economic bend of the arm left.

However, it is difficult to see the leadership of the Indian team make him a place in the eleven after a single game. Instead, they could support Yuzvendra Chahal to deliver all the initial spinoffs, despite being taken for races in Manchester.

Time could play a role in the game here at Sophia's Gardens. After enjoying a sunny welcome in Dublin and Manchester, the team was greeted by a typically English gray sky, a light rain and a cold weather when they arrived in Cardiff on Wednesday.

It should clear the day of the match, but the rain has reduced the last match of these two teams in 2014.

India had won this ODI with a complete performance of Suresh Raina.

England rider Tom Curran was ruled out of the remaining T20I and ODI series because of a left-sided restraint. For ODI, his brother Sam was named in replacement.

Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Umesh Yadav.

England: Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, David Willey, Dawid Malan.