Alex Hales fifty gives England five-wicket win over India in Cardiff T20

All the work England had done ahead of the second Twenty20 International, even bringing out the bowling machine Merlyn to help them prepare against the Indian spinners paid off as they did well to deny the duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, restricting their effectiveness to one wicket between them in the second Twenty20 International at the Sophia Gardens on Friday.

Updated on: Jul 07, 2018 2:26 AM IST

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Alex Hales blasted his eighth fifty as England secured a five-wicket win over India in the Cardiff Twenty20 to level the three-match series 1-1. (REUTERS)

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England won the toss and chose to bowl with Jake Ball getting rid of Rohit Sharma in his very first over. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Shikhar Dhawan was run-out in comical fashion as England made a great start. (REUTERS)

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KL Rahul, who blasted a hundred in the first match, was dismissed by Liam Plunkett cheaply. (REUTERS)

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Suresh Raina, along with Virat Kohli, steadied the ship for India with a solid partnership in the middle overs. (REUTERS)

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Virat Kohli blasted 47 but India stumbled in the end overs. (REUTERS)

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MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya struck some big blows in the final over to help India reach 148/5. (REUTERS)

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Umesh Yadav took the key wicket of Jason Roy cheaply. (REUTERS)

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Umesh continued to do well as England stuttered at the start of the powerplay. (AP)

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Jos Buttler, who was in prime form, was also dismissed cheaply after being reprieved by Virat Kohli. (AP)

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Joe Root was cleaned up by Yuzvendra Chahal as England struggled. (REUTERS)

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Alex Hales blasted an aggressive fifty as he guided England over the line with a five-wicket win. (REUTERS)

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With this victory, the three-match series is level 1-1 with the final match at Bristol on Monday. (REUTERS)