England vs India, 2nd T20I - England Player Ratings

Team India announced their arrival in England in a dominating fashion. They thumped the English side by 8 wickets in the first T20I of their tour of England this season. With a lead of 1-0 to their account, they headed to Cardiff for the second game of the three-match series. The visitors were the more fancied side in the competition as the two sides locked horns on the match day.

Much to the relief of the hosts, they managed to scrape through with a win to set up a perfect decider clash for the series. England beat India by 5 wickets in the game to level the series 1-1. Coming to the game, the hosts won the toss and opted to field first. Unlike the previous game, team India failed to get an anchor in the innings. Virat Kohli top scored for the side with 47 to his name.

Towards the end of the Indian innings, MS Dhoni chipped in with an unbeaten 32 to take the Indian total to 148/5 in 20 overs. In the run chase, the English batters missed the trick as well with Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling tight lines up front. However, a steady head in Alex Hales ensured that his side was over the line on the day with 5 wickets in hand. Hales scored an unbeaten 48 as England won the game by 5 wickets.

Here are the England Player Ratings for the match:

Jason Roy – 2/10

Jason Roy had a decent start to the innings on the day. The way he started off with a six and a couple of fours, he looked in a threatening form. But he was dismissed by Umesh Yadav yet again in the series. Roy was cleaned up by Yadav in the third over of the game on 15.

Jos Buttler – 3/10

Jos Buttler has been the major talking point for the English side this season. He has been the in-form batter and was expected to be the biggest threat for the Indian side. Buttler had a rare failure as he was dismissed by Umesh on 14 on the day. Earlier in the game, with the gloves, he pocketed a catch and completed a stumping too.

Joe Root – 1/10

Joe Root’s misfortunes against the spin bowling continued to be on display yet again. He totally failed to judge the goolgy bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal was sent back packing for a single digit score in the game. Root failed to make use of the promotion that he got in the game at number three.

Alex Hales – 9/10

Chasing small targets is always very tricky. The case was no different on the day as well. England could have easily lost the plot against the wily Indian bowlers. But Alex Hales ensured that he held the fort from one end to take the side over the line. Hales remained unbeaten on 58 off 41 deliveries with four boundaries and three sixes to his name.

Eoin Morgan – 2/10

English skipper Eoin Morgan failed to leave an imprint on the game with the bat. He came in to bat at a tricky situation. He was expected to play the second fiddle to Alex Hales in the run chase. He took his time to score his 17 runs but ended up giving his wicket way at a wrong juncture.

Jonny Bairstow – 6/10

Jonny Bairstow has been one of the most consistent batters in the English lineup in the recent times. In the second T20I against India, Bairstow played a lovely little hand to help his side get in a comfortable position. He scored 28 off 18 deliveries with a couple of sixes to his name during his stay at the crease.

David Willey – 8/10

David Willey had a very good game with the ball. The new ball bowler of team England returned with exceptional figures of 1/18 in the four overs that he bowled. He bowled very good lines with the new ball. Later in the game, he dismissed Virat Kohli in the end overs to put the brakes on the Indian innings.

Liam Plunkett – 8.5/10

Liam Plunkett was the pick of the English bowlers in the match. The veteran campaigner ensured that the Indian batters did not get away with easy runs. He returned with figures of 1/17 in his quota of four overs. This included the big wicket of KL Rahul in the game.

Jake Ball – 2/10

Jake Ball made a very good start in the game. He got the first breakthrough for his side by dismissing Rohit Sharma in the game. He, however, failed to back it up with good show after that. He was taken away for 44 runs in the four overs that he bowled with no more wickets coming his way.

Chris Jordan – 1/10

Chris Jordan tried everything that he could on the day but failed to taste any kind of success. The Indian batsmen found it very easy to negotiate with his variations. Jordan bowled his complete quota of four overs and ended up leaking 34 runs. He did not get any wicket in the match.

Adil Rashid – 4/10

Adil Rashid was the only specialist spinner in the English lineup for the day. Rashid fared up decently in the game. In the four overs that he bowled, he gave away just 29 runs which was acceptable in the context of the game. He took the wicket of the dangerous looking Suresh Raina at a crucial juncture in the game.

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