Home | Cricket | Tilak Varmas Brilliant 72 Guides India To Thrilling Win Over England In 2nd T20i Tilak Varma’s brilliant 72 guides India to thrilling win over England in 2nd T20I Tilak (72 not out, 55b, 4x4, 5x6) cleverly used the extreme pace of English bowlers to amass runs, and singlehandedly took India past the target, as the hosts finished the night at 166 for eight By PTI Published Date - 25 January 2025, 11:17 PM India’s batter Tilak Varma plays a shot during the second T20I against England, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai, on Saturday. Photo: PTI Chennai: Tilak Varma’s fifty of rare brilliance helped India survive a top-order meltdown against England pacers and register a two-wicket win in the second T20I and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series here on Saturday. Tilak (72 not out, 55b, 4×4, 5×6) cleverly used the extreme pace of English bowlers to amass runs, and singlehandedly took India past the target, as the hosts finished the night at 166 for eight.
It was a mini classic because the left-hander hardly had constant support from the other end and the England bowlers were cock-a-hoop lot after making serious inroads. Also Read Shivam Dube to replace injured Nitish Reddy in Indian squad for remaining T20Is against England Pacer Jofra Archer was his pet hunt of the night, slamming the Sussex man for a total of four sixes, the fourth one taking him past his fifty, as he leaked 60 runs in four overs for the wicket of Sanju Samson. The left-hander’s.
