India vs England 2nd T20I Highlights: Tilak Varma powers IND to victory in thriller

India vs England LIVE SCORE: He got pummelled a bit in this over but he strikes with the last ball of his spell. Carse smashed two sixes off the first two balls of that over Then three more runs off the fourth and fifth balls and then Overton looks completely lost off the last. He hangs back and plays for the spin but this is the googly, it skids through and the stumps are a mess.

Overton b Varun 5 (7)

England 136/7 in 16 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Bishnoi comes back for the 15th over. That is three different bowlers for the last three overs now and the England players are just not being able to settle. Just three runs in the 15th over from Bishnoi. Jamie Overton has scored five in six, Brydon Carse on strike on 15 off 11. Varun Chakravarthy returns now for the 16th.

England 121/6 in 15 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Six, four and out. This innings is going nowhere for England, Jamie Smith the latest wicket and this time, it is Abhishek Sharma who strikes. Smith seemed to have been picking the Indian bowlers well, dances down the track to Abhishek and tries to go inside out over cover after getting 10 off the first two balls. But this time, he ends up holing out to Tilak Varma.

Smith c Tilak Varma b Abhishek Sharma 22 (12)

England 106/6 in 12.2 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Livingstone pulls the first ball of the 12th over straight into the hands of deep backward square leg. It was shortish from Axar, angling into the batter. Livingstone rocks back and goes for the big booming pull, there is more lift on the ball after it bounces though and that does the batter in.

Livingstone c sub (Harshit Rana) b Patel 13 (14)

England 90/5 in 11.1 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: It might be ridiculously early to say it but that might just be the game folks. Jos Buttler tries to hit Axar's second ball in the 10th over out of the park but he ends up finding deep midwicket. Once again, England are crumbling to spin and this time, their lone pillar has fallen in the first 10 overs as well.

Buttler c Tilak Varma b Patel 45 (30)

England 77/4 in 9.3 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Buttler will have to do the heavy-lifting once again. Bishnoi continues in the eighth over and the batters can run just five in it. Buttler has reached 43 in 26 balls, head and shoulders above the rest of the batters in this England lineup. Liam Livingstone on two off five balls.

England 66/3 in 8 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: That smog comment is going to haunt Brook throughout this tour. Varun Chakravarthy takes the ball in the seventh over and there is a big appeal for LBW off the first ball against Buttler. Umpire gives not out and his call is held up when India review. Buttler works the second ball to long on for a single and then Brook loses his bails the very first ball he faces against Chakravarthy. He just couldn't pick the googly, played for the wrong line entirely and falls. Chakravarthy looks at Brook with a wry smile almost like he was asking him which part of Chennai he would've smashed that ball to if it wasn't for the pesky smog that is obviously affecting no one but him in Chennai, as was the case in Kolkata.

Brook b Varun 13 (8)

England 59/3 in 6.3 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Well Buttler said that England are going to ramp up the aggression and he is walking to talk allright, with Brook doing very well indeed at the other end. Two singles off the first and third balls of the fifth over bowled by Axar and then Brook smashes the fourth over mid-on for a six. Then he drives the fifth offside for a four and finishes that over on 12 off five balls. Bishnoi bowls the last over of the powerplay and Buttler welcomes him with a six right over his head. Five more runs in that over and at the end of it, Buttler is batting on 37 off 20 balls, Brook on 13 off seven balls.

England 58/2 in 6 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Oh Duckett's favourite shot is the reason for his demise today. He goes for a reverse sweep but ends up hitting the ball into his pad. It spoons up and Jurel takes an easy catch at point. Sundar strikes with his first ball at home.

Duckett c Jurel b Washington Sundar 3 (6)

England 26/2 in 3.1 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Jos Buttler has taken on India's strike bowler and come out on top. He crashes the second ball over midwicket for a four, then goes for another biggie next ball and that falls just short of Pandya at long. The batters run two there, then Buttler misses the reverse slap and then he picks the off cutter to perfection and sends it soaring back over the bowler's head. The last ball is cut away for a four and Buttler is on 18 off 10 at the end of that over.

England 26/1 in 3 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Which is in stark contrast to how he started out in Kolkata. Ben Duckett needed some attention after he took the second ball on his helmet. It struck him on the grill and so his ears would've been ringing for a few seconds. He takes a single next ball and Buttler takes another off the last to stay on strike.

England 10/1 in 2 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Salt made a different, more aggressive start today, but the end result is the same: he has to walk back in the first over of the match. Short ball from Arshdeep but it doesn't rise as much as Salt expected, he plays a half-hearted pull shot and picks out deep square leg to perfection. Jos Buttler walks out in the first over once again.

Salt c Washington Sundar b Arshdeep Singh 4 (3)

England 6/1 in 0.4 overs

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Phil Salt is on strike, Ben Duckett at the other end. Arshdeep Singh is steaming in. The 2nd T20I is underway at the Chepauk Stadium.

India vs England LIVE SCORE: The AQI in Chennai is generally in the green today and so it would be strange if Harry Brook blames the smog again. Once again, England will be put to the sword by India's spinners. In fact, India have gone with four of them today with the addition of Sundar.

India vs England LIVE SCORE: There is no Bethell today and Jamie Smith is making his T20I debut. Brydon Carse replaces Gus Atkinson.

England XI: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt(w), Jos Buttler(c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Homeboy Washington Sundar is in the team, as is Dhruv Jurel.

India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Well the pacer is out there with Gautam Gambhir and SKY immediately goes to have a chat with the Indian head coach after he is done with the toss but they have decided to keep Shami out once again. It is quite clear now that this is tactical.

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Ravi Shastri has Jos Buttler and Suryakumar Yadav with him. SKY spins it into the sky, Buttler calls ‘Heads’ but no luck for him. Suryakumar says India are bowling first.

India vs England LIVE SCORE: "The level of cricket in the domestic [circuit] is extremely high," Varun said on the eve of the second T20I against England in Chennai. "I would say [it is] almost on par with IPL and the other international matches we play. I would really suggest everyone to go and play the Syed Mushtaq Ali because we play on small grounds. It is very challenging [for bowlers]."

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Jacob Bethell missed training on Friday for England. Jamie Smith could take his place today if he doesn't play and thus make his T20I debut. Bethell has made quite a dream start to his international career in all three formats and a testament to his potential is the fact that KKR acquired him despite the fact that he hadn't played a single ball in India. However, KKR fans couldn't get much of a look at him in the first T20I. It was a tortured stay in the middle for him and he finally perished after scoring seven runs in 14 balls.

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Out of the 12 T20Is England have played against India in India, they have lost seven and won five. Three of those seven losses have come on the trot.

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Abhishek has never really looked back since he hit top form in the IPL last year, except maybe for a few T20Is after his international debut. Since the start of IPL 2024, Abhishek has a strike rate of 191.71 in powerplays in T20 cricket. Only Travis Head, his Sunrisers Hyderabad opening partner, has a better powerplay strike rate (195.71) in this period.

India vs England LIVE SCORE: This is just in. The BCCI has said that Nitish Reddy sustained a "side strain injury" in the practice session yesterday in Chennai and has been "ruled out of the ongoing 5-match T20I series". He will now head to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for "further management".

"Rinku Singh sustained a low back spasm while fielding in the 1st T20I against England on 22nd January. He is progressing well and the BCCI medical team is monitoring him closely. He is ruled out of the 2nd and 3rd games of the ongoing 5-match T20I series," the board further said.

Shivam Dube and Ramandeep Singh have been added the to squad as replacement.

India vs England LIVE SCORE: With the last T20I match at the Chepauk coming six years ago, we have to look at the IPL to get an idea of what to expect today. Chepauk was always known as a ground for the spinners but it was the pacers that enjoyed more success here last year. Six of the nine IPL 2024 matches hosted at this venue were won by chasing sides, with an average first innings score of 170.

India vs England LIVE SCORE: Dew could play a major role in the second half of the match.