Root strikes early, dismisses Rahane

NEW DELHI: Stuart Meaker helped England get the all important wicket of the in-form Virat Kohli in their second Twenty20 match in Mumbai on Saturday.

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After losing Ajinkya Rahane early, Kohli and Gautam Gambhir recovered in brilliant fashion for the hosts in the second T20 match on Saturday.

The duo reached their 50-run partnership in just 25 balls with Kohli in particular blasting the English pacers to all parts of the boundary.

India suffered an early dent when debutant Joe Root gave the visitors their first wicket when he scalped Rahane right after England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to bowl.

Rahane (3), in his attempt to swing, found the outside edge of a good length Root delivery and was caught comfortably by Jade Dernbach at third man.

India head into this match with just one change as Ravindra Jadeja makes way for Rohit Sharma. On the other hand, Root comes into the England squad.

Having gained the winning momentum again, the hosts would be eager not to let it go out of grasp especially with the high-profile series against Pakistan to follow immediately after the conclusion of the T20 stint.

Though India cantered home on Thursday, the home team has some issues to solve immediately in both batting and bowling to achieve their aim of a 2-0 whitewash.

It was Yuvraj Singh's experience and his ability to clear the rope at will that helped the home country steady the innings and then surge to a comfortable victory with 13 balls to spare.

Teams:

India: MS Dhoni (Capt.), Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Ashok Dinda, and Parvinder Awana.

England: Eoin Morgan (Capt.), Tim Bresnan, Jos Butler, Jade Dernbach, Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Stuart Meaker, Samit Patel, Joe Root, James Tredwell and Luke Wright.

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