​England and India are teeing up for the second of their five-match T20I series at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday, July 4, following a rain-ruled opener in Chester-le-Street on Wednesday. Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bat, a call that paid off as the captain and Abhishek Sharma both posted half-centuries to lay a solid foundation. Shivam Dube then produced a savage late innings to propel India to 189 for 7. England’s Saqib Mahmood impressed with three wickets to stand out as their chief threat with the ball. However, the weather dictated terms, and rain arrived before England could begin their chase.
Live Scorecard: England vs India 2nd T20I—Toss result and live updates. After 6 overs, England are 61/3, struggling in the powerplay as they lose three wickets. After 20 overs, India reach 190/7, posting a competitive total thanks to sharp contributions from Sharma, Iyer, and Kishan. After 10 overs, India are 96/2, with Kishan and Iyer stabilising after consecutive early losses. After 6 overs, India are 65/2 with Abhishek Sharma just missing a half-century as India lose their openers in the powerplay. After 5 overs, India are 50/1, with Will Jacks producing a breakthrough as Sooryavanshi departs for 14. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set to make his Manchester debut, with Shreyas Iyer confirming the youngster will replace Sanju Samson in the starting XI.
Toss: India won and chose to bat first.
England vs India 2nd T20I: Playing XI
India playing XI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Harshit Rana, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.
England playing XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood.
England vs India 2nd T20I: Win probability and odds
India 56%, England 44%. The match is being broadcast with betting odds from Dafabet at the time of publish: India 1.30, England 2.60. Odds are subject to change.