India vs. England 2nd T20I

Hales, bowlers help England draw level

A disciplined performance from the England bowlers and an unbeaten half-century from Alex Hales helped the hosts beat India by five wickets in the second T20I at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Friday (July 6). Having kept India to 148 for 5, despite some late hitting by MS Dhoni, England batsmen struggled in the first half of their innings. But Hales's well-paced half-century and the middle order's improved performance against the spinners made all the difference, with their chief tormentor in the previous game - Kuldeep Yadav - bowling four wicket-less overs for 34 runs.
Brief scores: India 148/5 in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 47, MS Dhoni 32*; Liam Plunkett 1-17) lost to England 149/5 in 19.4 overs (Alex Hales 58*, Jonny Bairstow 28; Umesh Yadav 2-36) by 5 wickets.