India rout England to take unassailable lead in T20 series

Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar starred with three wickets to help the tourists outclass England by 49 runs in the second T20 at Edgbaston and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Bhuvneshwar (3-15) rocked England early in their pursuit of 171 on Saturday, removing Jason Roy with the first ball of the chase and then captain Jos Buttler (4), before Yuzvendra Chahal (2-10) chipped in with two wickets to leave the home side struggling on 5-55.

Moeen Ali (35) and David Willey (33) kept England afloat with entertaining cameos but a flurry of wickets meant that they were bowled out for 121 in 17 overs.

Earlier, India's bold new approach to T20 cricket was on show again after they were put in to bat as Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant got stuck into the England attack from the outset, accumulating 61 runs in the powerplay.

But that early momentum was halted by paceman Richard Gleeson (3-15), who revelled in a dream debut by claiming the prized scalps of Rohit (31), Virat Kohli (1) and Pant (26) in the space of four balls.

Suryakumar Yadav (15) and Hardik Pandya (12) also departed early, both falling to Chris Jordan (4-27), as England mounted a strong recovery before a 29-ball 46 from Ravindra Jadeja helped India finish on an imposing 8-170.

"(It was) a brilliant knock under pressure, we were 5-90 at that stage and we needed that partnership and someone to bat until the end and Jadeja with his experience, recently getting a hundred on the (same) ground, he seems to be confident in what he wants to do," Rohit said.

Buttler said it was very disappointing to lose the series with a match to spare but his side didn't play "anywhere near well enough to win the game".

The three-match series concludes at Trent Bridge on Sunday.