India vs. England 2nd T20I: India's eye series wins in Cardiff against England

India is unlikely to tinker with its eleven game. (Photo AP)

India shot first blood with a landslide victory over England at Old Trafford, Manchester on Tuesday. Kuldeep Yadav's 5/24 and the sensational KL Rahul allowed India to impose 1-0 in the three-game T20 series. En route to the second T20I at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, a confident team India will look to complete the series with another convincing win over rivals. England, however, does not need to panic and would prefer to take advantage of self-introspection. Negotiate the wrist spinners and overcome the middle-overs being the main one.

Patience will be key to Three Lions if they are to succeed in the shortest format of the game against likes like Yuzvenfra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav. Facing a bowling player like Kuldeep Yadav who can turn both ways with tremendous control is difficult for any team, but England has proved a little too difficult since ### ################################################################################ 39, they succumbed from 90/1 to 149/8. According to testimonies, the English camp will deploy in Cardiff the services of the bowling machine "Merlyn" to better prepare its drummers. But Captain Eoin Morgan had also insisted on the need to stay patient because the pace is something the English are comfortable with. This is evident from the good start and the flourishing that they got towards the end of the innings in the first game. Jos Buttler will continue to be the key player as he has been in great form. Others, like Root, Bairstow and Morgan, have to settle for England to make a meal of this contest.

It is unlikely that India will tinker with its eleven. Skipper Virat Kohli seemed visibly impressed by their performance in Manchester and said: "Just looking at the three skills and the way we were convincing gives me a lot of fun." However, there will be minor concerns in the first half. match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya gave 78 runs in eight overs between them and picked up a single wicket. While KL Rahul was in third place, he received widespread applause. One of the things he's done is to remove the best drummer in the world, Virat Kohli, from his natural position and move on to fourth place. How the Indian think tank will solve this puzzle remains to be seen.

The weather in Cardiff should be cloudy and gray with chances of rain. Thus, the fastest bowlers could play a bigger role in this meeting. In addition, the scores on this pitch have been on the lower side and those who expect it to be a treat in the race will be a little disappointed.

SQUADS-

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

. ] India- Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya , Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Siddarth Kaul and Umesh Yadav.

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