Sat Jan 25 14:10:00 UTC 2025: ## India Eye 2-0 Lead Against England in Chennai T20

**Chennai, India –** India will look to extend their lead in the five-match T20 series against England when they clash in the second match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, January 25th, 2025. India comfortably won the series opener in Kolkata by 7 wickets, with Abhishek Sharma scoring a top score of 79.

However, the team received a blow on the eve of the second match with opening batsman Abhishek Sharma sustaining an ankle injury during practice. His participation in Saturday’s game is now in doubt. The injury occurred during net practice, leaving the team management concerned.

Another key question mark is the inclusion of Mohammed Shami in the playing XI. He was left out of the first match, and his inclusion for the Chennai match remains uncertain.

India’s spin attack, spearheaded by Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, and Axar Patel, proved highly effective in the first T20, exploiting weaknesses in the England batting lineup. Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, and Harry Brook struggled against the Indian spinners. Arshdeep Singh also shone, taking several wickets and surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal to become India’s highest T20 wicket-taker.

**Probable Playing XIs:**

**India:** Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel (vc), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel.

**England:** Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Jamie Smith.

The match promises to be a thrilling encounter as India aims for a commanding 2-0 lead, while England seeks to bounce back from their opening defeat. The outcome will be heavily influenced by Sharma’s fitness and the team’s tactical decisions. The information about Delhi elections and free schemes has been omitted as it is unrelated to the India vs England T20 series.

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