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

The ongoing rivalry between India and England is already underway, India started the T20I series against England with a big win in the first match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Indian team was led by Suryakumar Yadav and Jos Buttler was taking charge of the England team. The Indian team chased the target of 133 runs in just 12.5 overs.

Now all the eyes are on the second match between India and England. Both teams are aiming to seize the momentum. India looking to continue their momentum from the first match, while England is determined to bounce back from the huge loss in the first match and try to level the series. 

No Changes in the Batting Lineup

On January 25, the second match will be played in the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Indian team's batting lineup was looking solid in the first match Abhishek was very impressive with his batting in the first match, he scored the half-century in just 20 balls Abhishek and Samson will likely open the innings again in the second match at Chennai. In the first match, Surya scored a 3-ball duck and he will continue at number 3. Coming to the middle order, featuring Tilak, Hardhik, Rinku, and Nitish is expected to stay unchanged in the batting order 

Possible Bowling Changes

In the first game in Kolkata India played with three spinners, Chakravarthy, Axar, and Bishnoi. Chakaravarthy was very well bowled and took three wickets while Axar contributed with two wickets. Bishnoi did not take any wickets but he was bowled economically. which could lead to Bishnoi being replaced by the Shami in the second match. If Shami is selected, it would be the first international match for Shami after over 400 days. If the Spinner is needed in the Chennai pitch Abhishek may bowl.

Predicted Playing XI:

Category	Players
Batters	Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh
All-Rounders	Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy
Bowlers	Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy

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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