India clinch the bilateral cricket series for the Blind with a match to spare

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Team India made it two wins from two as they took a 2-0 lead in the three-match Bilateral Cricket series for the Blind against England as they beat the visitors by 55 runs in the second match. The final match of the series will be played in Bangalore on Thursday from 10:30 am onwards.

India have beaten England by 55 runs in the second T20I here in Bengaluru to take an unassailable two nil lead in the 3 match series of the Bilateral Cricket series for Blind. Earlier in the day England captain Ed Hossel again won the toss and this time he put the hosts in. The captain himself led from the front and struck with the first ball of the match. The English bowlers bowled tight lines as they picked 4 Indian wickets in the first eight overs. Captain Ajay Reddy along with Pankaj Bhue steadied the ship with a hundred run partnership and posted a daunting target for the visitors.

Chasing a huge target, the English batsmen were never in the hunt as the Indian bowlers chipped in with regular wickets. The visitors put up a valiant fight but, in the end, fell short of the target. The final match of the 3 match series will be played at the same ground tomorrow from 10:30 am.

Brief scores:

India: 217/ 5 wickets in 20 overs (Ajay Reddy 90*, Pankaj Bhue 51*; Ed Hossell- 2/24, Justin Hollingsworth 2/31) beat England 162 for 9 (Ed Hossell- 45, Durga Rao- 3/9) by 55 runs

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