Kohli, Kishan vitality India to big T20 make an impression on England
Skipper Virat Kohli and debutant Ishan Kishan reach half-centuries as India hammered England by seven wickets found in the next Twenty20 international found in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Chasing 165 for victory, a blazing second-wicket stand of 94 among Kohli, who completed unbeaten on 73, and Kishan saw India romp house in 17.5 overs and level the five-match series at 1-1.
Left-hander Kishan, just 22, hit 56 off 32 balls before he fell to Adil Rashid's leg-spin. Kohli hit variety after three ducks in his five past innings to seal the match with a four and a six.
Sam Curran struck found in the first to get K.L. Rahul captured behind without scoring but Kishan, who manufactured his T20I debut alongside Suryakumar Yadav -- both major players for Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians -- and Kohli took charge.
Kohli was dropped on 10 by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler who failed to grab a flick straight down the leg side off Chris Jordan and the batsman made the almost all of the reprieve.
Kishan, who was simply dropped on 40 by Ben Stokes, smashed Rashid for just two successive sixes to complete 50 but departed on the same over.
Rishabh Pant made 26 off 13 balls with two fours and several sixes.
Earlier, England were designed to bat first and Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur claimed two wickets each individual to limit England to 164 for six after the tourists reached 83-2 from 10 overs.
Opener Jason Roy scored 46 and put on 63 for the next wicket with Dawid Malan (24).
Roy, who scored 49 in England's opening win on Friday, missed from another fifty after buying caught in deep square leg off Sundar.
Sundar struck again in his next to lay claim Jonny Bairstow for 20 and medium-pacer Thakur trim brief skipper Eoin Morgan's stay after getting him caught on a good slower delivery. Morgan built 28.
Ben Stokes hit 24 before dropping to Thakur on the final more than as India checked the scoring giving away just 35 runs on the final five overs.
