IND vs ENG, T20 Preview: Depleted India Aims To Bounce Back Against England In 2nd T20I
India vs England, 2nd T20I: While India can most likely make some changes in their playing XI for the second T20, the visitors will probably play with the same winning combination from the previous match.
After a humiliating defeat in the India vs England 1st T20I, Virat & Co. will aim to bounce back against the visitors with a win in the second T20 on Sunday.
On the other hand, England will aim on continuing their winning streak on Indian soil.
In the first T20I, team India played without senior opener Rohit Sharma. Skipper Virat decided to play three spinners in playing XI, but Motera's pitch proved to be favorable for fast bowlers in the evening.
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While India can most likely make some changes in their playing XI for the second T20, the visitors will probably play with the same winning combination from the previous match.
Talking about head-to-head record between India and England in T20 format, both teams have come face-to-face 15 times. Out of the 15 games against each other, England has won eight matches and India has won seven matches.
On the Indian soil, England has played a total of seven matches against Team India so far, in which they have won four matches while India has won three games.
Considering the pitch at Ahmedabad, captain Virat Kohli can play with three fast bowlers in today's match. Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini or T Natarajan may get a chance to replace Akshar Patel in India's playing XI.
India's Probable playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar / Navdeep Saini.