IND vs ENG: England Predicted Playing for 2nd T20I Against India

The exciting series between India and England started on January 22 with the first T20I at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Jos Buttler was the captain of England and played well in the first T20I and Suryakumar Yadav led the young and Experienced Indian team. The Indian team dominated England in the first T20I. And the Indian team took the 1-0 lead.

England is looking to bounce back from this huge loss against India and level the series. In the five-match T20I series, the second match is going to be held at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on January 25. England has a balanced and experienced lineup they are determined to put up a strong fight against the Indian team. Buttler was a lone batter for England with 68 runs, and no other batter has scored more than 17 runs. 

No changes in the Batting lineup

The England team's openers Philip Salt and Ben Duckett will open the innings, In the first match Jos Buttler played very well by scoring 68 runs and he will continue at number 3. The middle order is going to be unchanged featuring Livingstone, Brook, and Bethell.

Ahmed in place of Wood

Coming to the bowling attack Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, and Gus Atkinson will lead the pace attack, in place of Mark Wood the star spinner Rehan Ahmed comes into play for the second match because the Chennai pitch was spin-friendly wicket. In the spin department Adil Rashid, all-rounder Livingstone, and Rehan Ahmed will play.

Predicted playing XI:

Category	Players
Batters	Philip Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook
All-Rounders	Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jacob Bethell
Bowlers	Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Reham Ahmed, Adil Rashid

Ind vs Eng T20I Schedule:

Match	Date	Time (India)	Venue
1st T20I	22-Jan-25	7:00 PM	Kolkata
2nd T20I	25-Jan-25	7:00 PM	Chennai
3rd T20I	28-Jan-25	7:00 PM	Rajkot
4th T20I	31-Jan-25	7:00 PM	Pune
5th T20I	02-Feb-25	7:00 PM	Mumbai

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