Blind cricket: India clinch T20I series against England 2-0

Chasing a huge target, the English batsmen were never in the hunt as the Indian bowlers chipped in with regular wickets. The visitors put up a valiant fight but in the end fell short of the target.

Bengaluru: India defeated England by 55 runs in the second T20I here on Wednesday to clinch the three-match blind cricket series with an unassailable 2-0 lead.

England captain Ed Hossel again won the toss and this time he put the hosts in. The skipper himself led from the front and struck with the first ball of the match.

The English bowlers bowled tight lines as they picked four Indian wickets in the first eight overs. Captain Ajay Reddy along with Pankaj Bhue steadied the ship with a hundred-run partnership and posted a daunting target for the visitors.

Chasing a huge target, the English batsmen were never in the hunt as the Indian bowlers chipped in with regular wickets. The visitors put up a valiant fight but in the end fell short of the target.

On Tuesday, India had won the series opener by seven wickets.

The final match of the three-match series will be played on Thursday from 10.30 am.

Brief Scores

India: 217/5 in 20 overs (Ajay Reddy 90 not out off 44 balls, Pankaj Bhue 51 not out off 25 balls, Ed Hossell 2/24, Justin Hollingsworth 2/31) beat England 162/9 in 20 overs (Ed Hossell 45 off 37 balls, Durga Rao 3/9).