Preview: India’s thumping of England with bat and ball on Wednesday night could not have been more different from the series opener at Eden Gardens, which was expected to be a close match that would set up the remainder of the series to be a close game. In fact, England set an unwelcome record in this format as India crossed the finish line with forty-three balls left! As usual, BazBall England will bounce back from any loss by reaffirming their dedication to their attacking style of play in all forms of cricket, which should result in an interesting series second game. Will India find it as simple to defeat England in Chennai, or will England be able to deliver a crushing loss of their own?
The weather is expected to be pleasant on Saturday night, and the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium may see a similarly spin-friendly pitch, which would only be advantageous for the home team.
England tour of India, 2025, 2nd T20 Match, IND vs ENG
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Date & Time: Saturday, January 25, 07:00 PM
Pitch Report: The Chepaul track’s natural characteristic is to aid spin, but it has been batting-friendly in the early IPL, so a batting beauty cannot be ruled out. Recent trends suggest a flat wicket with dew not likely to play a major role. The teams winning the toss prefer to bat first here, setting a difficult total for their opponents to chase as the track slows down with the game’s progress.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
India (IND): Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy
England (ENG): Phil Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
