Ahmedabad: India bounced back in the twenty 20 series with a thumping seven-wicket win over England in the second match here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. India won the match with 13 balls to spare.
Chasing a 165 runs target, India didn't get off to a good start as they lost opener KL Rahul in the very first over of their innings.
However, a 94-run second-wicket partnership between Ishan Kishan (56) and Virat Kohli (73 not out) brought India back in the game.
Kishan, who was playing his first international for India, hit four sixes and five boundaries to register his maiden half-century. Kohli, on the other hand, finally got back to form after a series of poor performances. He remained unbeaten on 73.
Kohli smashed three sixes and five boundaries. After Pant (26) departed playing a crucial innings, India were well on the bank of victory. As Shreyas Iyer walked in the middle, Kohli finished things in style in the 18th over.
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Earlier, tight spells from Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped India restrict England to 164 for 6 at the end of 20 overs.
