England have suffered a massive blow in keeping their Champions Trophy campaign alive. Right-arm quick Brydon Carse has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament due to a toe injury, and spinner Rehan Ahmed has been called in as his replacement.
Left-hand batter Abhishek Sharma explosive innings of 135 runs against England guided hosts India to a massive total of 247/9 in 20 overs at the Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
After his Player of the Match performance went in vain against England, India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy acknowledged that he bowled well but vowed to get better.
The 166-run chase turned into a gripping affair when England staged a near-flawless comeback through debutant Brydon Carse. India needed inspiration, and set-batter Tilak Varma needed support from the other end to see off the game.
Tilak Varma's fireworks brought India home in a nail-biting thriller with a two-wicket win against England in the second T20I at MA Chidambaram Stadium here.
England made a couple of changes to their squad. Brydon Carse has replaced Gus Atkinson in the playing XI for the match, and wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith has been added to the squad, taking the total to 12 players, as per Wisden
England Test captain Ben Stokes is confident that Archer is "very interested" in returning to the red-ball setup despite his recent tussle with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over his availability in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.