2nd T20i : Sam Curran's 3 for 33 followed by Jacob Bethell's 76* runs led England to upset India by 4 wickets

2nd twenty20i match of five t20i match series will be played between England vs India at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester on Saturday, July 04, 2026.

Opting to bat first, India with Abhishek's 24 balls 43, Ishan's 40 balls 49 and Shreyas' 22 balls 37 runs set 191 runs target for England to get. Sam Curran with 3 for 33 was top bowler for England.

Following 191 runs, England lost both opening batsmen in very 1st over. Harry Brook with 15 balls 39 runs, Tom Banton with 32 balls 39 runs and Jacob Bethell's match winning 46 balls unbeaten 76 runs made chase easily in 19 overs and won the match by 4 wickets. Arshdeep Singh bowled well and took 3 wickets. Jacob Bethell declared man of the match for his unbeaten 76 runs.

Man of the match :- Jacob Bethell (Eng)

England vs India 2nd t20i scorecard Toss : India won and bat first Result : England won by 4 wickets Man of The Match : Jacob Bethell (Eng) Series Status - England led 5-match series 1-0   India 1st Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Abhishek Sharma c Banton b Curran 43 24 8 1 179.16   Vaibhav Sooryavanshi st Buttler b Jacks 14 10 0 2 140.00   Ishan Kishan (w) c Dawson b Curran 49 40 6 0 122.50   Shreyas Iyer (c) c Banton b Dawson 37 22 3 1 168.18   Shivam Dube c Banton b Curran 5 7 0 0 71.42   Tilak Varma not out 24 11 1 2 218.18   Axar Patel run out (Buttler) 2 3 0 0 66.66   Harshit Rana c Buttler b Archer 6 3 0 1 200.00   Ravi Bishnoi               Arshdeep Singh               Varun Chakravarthy                               Extras (lb 1, w 9) 10           Total (20.0 overs) 190/7 RR: 9.50   England       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Jofra Archer 4 0 40 1 0 0 10.00   Josh Tongue 4 0 46 0 0 2 11.50   Will Jacks 3 0 22 1 0 0 7.33   Sam Curran 4 0 33 3 0 3 8.25   Liam Dawson 3 0 27 1 0 0 9.00   Adil Rashid 2 0 21 0 0 0 10.50   England 2nd Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Phil Salt c Ishan Kishan b Arshdeep Singh 0 1 0 0 0.00   Jos Buttler (w) c Varun b Arshdeep Singh 0 3 0 0 0.00   Harry Brook (c) c Ishan Kishan b Patel 39 15 4 3 260.00   Jacob Bethell not out 76 46 5 5 165.21   Tom Banton c Tilak Varma b Arshdeep Singh 39 32 6 0 121.87   Will Jacks lbw b Varun 9 8 1 0 112.50   Sam Curran c Sooryavanshi b Harshit Rana 7 5 1 0 140.00   Jofra Archer not out 10 7 1 0 142.85   Liam Dawson               Adil Rashid               Josh Tongue                               Extras (lb 4, nb 3, w 4) 11           Total (19.0 overs) 191/6 RR: 10.05   India       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Arshdeep Singh 4 0 40 3 0 1 10.00   Harshit Rana 3 0 30 1 0 1 10.00   Ravi Bishnoi 4 0 60 0 3 2 15.00   Axar Patel 4 0 20 1 0 0 5.00   Varun Chakravarthy 4 0 37 1 0 0 9.25