England announced playing eleven for the second T20 match, included these two players, read the news

The second match of the five-match T20 series between India and England will be played in Manchester on Saturday, July 4. A day before this match, England has announced its playing eleven. In fact, after the first match was canceled due to rain, both the teams will enter with the intention of winning this match and taking the lead in the series. In such a situation, England has tried to strengthen the bowling attack by making two important changes in its team.

Actually, England has included fast bowler Joffra Archer in the team, while young fast bowler Josh Tong has got a chance to debut in T20 International. With the entry of both the players, Saqib Mahmood and Luke Wood have been dropped from the playing eleven. The team management believes that with the new ball, the pair of Archer and Tong can present a challenge to the Indian batsmen.

England made major changes in bowling

Let us tell you that the announced playing eleven of England includes Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, captain Harry Brook, Jacob Bethel, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Liam Dawson, Joffra Archer, Adil Rashid and Josh Tong. The most discussion in this team is about the return of Joffra Archer and the debut of Josh Tong. Archer was out of the team for a long time due to injury, but now after being fit, he will once again take the responsibility of England’s fast bowling. Josh Tong is going to play T20 International for the first time after consistently performing well in domestic cricket. His extra pace and bounce could prove beneficial for England.

India showed strong batting in the first T20

On the other hand, experienced spinner Adil Rashid and all-rounder Sam Curran will also be an important part of the team. England will try to perform better in bowling this time considering the big score made by the Indian batsmen in the first match. Earlier, the first match of the series was played at the Riverside Ground, where the Indian team made a brilliant comeback despite losing the first two wickets early. Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan were out cheaply, but Abhishek Sharma and captain Shreyas Iyer put India in a strong position by making a quick partnership for the third wicket. Abhishek Sharma played an explosive inning of 59 runs in just 24 balls, while Shreyas Iyer led the team’s innings by scoring 68 runs. In the end, Shivam Dubey scored unbeaten 42 runs and took India’s score to 189 runs.

Rain spoiled the first match

However, it started raining soon after the Indian innings ended and England could not begin their batting due to persistent bad weather. The umpires waited for a long time, but the field was not fit for play and the match had to be declared cancelled. Now the second T20 to be held in Manchester is considered very important for both the teams.