England Restrict India To 148-5 In Second T20

Liam Plunkett and David Willey put the squeeze on India as England restricted the tourists to 148-5 in the second T20 international in Cardiff on Friday.

Cardiff, United Kingdom, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 6th Jul, 2018 ) :Liam Plunkett and David Willey put the squeeze on India as England restricted the tourists to 148-5 in the second T20 international in Cardiff on Friday.

Plunkett took 1-17 and Willey 1-18 as India were kept on a leash despite 47 from captain Virat Kohli and some late hitting from MS Dhoni who scored 32 not out.

Plunkett put the brakes on the Indian innings, after England put them in, conceding to produce the most economical four over figures by an England bowler in a home T20 international.

And Willey leaked just one run more in his stint and picked up Kohli's wicket, caught in the deep by Joe Root, when the Indian captain was threatening to cut loose.

Jake Ball, the Nottinghamshire pace bowler was handed a T20 international debut and made the most of his chance by taking a wicket in his first over but he was hit for 22 by Dhoni in his last over.

Ball tempted opener Rohit Sharma into pull shot which he top edged leaving keeper Jos Buttler to take an easy skied chance.

Shikhar Darwan was run out when he dropped his bat and failed to get his foot over the crease and Plunkett bowled K.L.Rahul to leave the tourists reeling at 22-3 before Kohli set about rebuilding the innings.

Darwan was dismissed by Jason Roy's throw and quick-thinking by England captain Eoin Morgan who referred the decision to the tv umpire and was proved correct.

Ball, who has 18 caps in 50 over internationals, replaced Moeen Ali in the England line-up with England leaving the spinner out because of the relatively short straight boundaries.

India lead the series 1-0 after winning the opener at Old Trafford. The series concludes with the third T20 game in Bristol on Sunday before three 50-over internationals and a five-match Test series.