NEW DELHI: Jos Buttler displayed a semblance of resistance, but the rest of England’s batting order faltered against India’s spinners, resulting in the visitors being restricted to165/9 in the second T20I in Chennai on Saturday.
Buttler (45 off 30 balls, 2 fours, 3 sixes) played some elegant strokes, including a 4, 6, 4 sequence off Arshdeep Singh, who struck early by dismissing Phil Salt in the first over.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Salt’s pull shot lacked the distance, and Washington Sundar, replacing the injured Nitish Kumar Reddy, held a straightforward catch near square leg.
Washington added to England’s woes by removing Ben Duckett, whose reverse sweep landed in Dhruv Jurel’s hands, another replacement in the XI for injured Rinku Singh.
The pull shot continued to haunt the English batters, claiming Buttler and Liam Livingstone. Axar Patel (2/32) exploited the surface's grip to stifle England's intent, dismissing Buttler and Livingstone with well-directed deliveries.
Brydon Carse, in for Gus Atkinson, provided late resistance with a fiery 31 off 17 balls, including three sixes. However, a miscommunication with Jofra Archer ended his promising knock.
The highlight was Harry Brook’s dismissal by Varun Chakravarthy (2/38), who breached his defence with a deceptive back-of-the-hand delivery. Despite some late blows, England’s struggles against India’s spinners remain a point of concern.
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