India, July 5 -- Jacob Bethell proved England's batting star in Saturday's second T20I win over India at Old Trafford after scoring an impeccable 76* off 46 balls. It sealed a four-wicket win against the T20 world champions. While the first T20I was washed out, Bethell played a blinder the last time England played India in a T20I too, although it was in a losing cause.

In the T20 World Cup semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium in March, the left-handed batter smashed a 45-ball 105, but couldn't take his team over the line chasing. Unlike Saturday, in that World Cup semi-final India batted first and their middle and lower order had put the total beyond England's reach. Big-hitters Shivam Dube (43, 25b), Hardik Pandya (27, 12b) and Tilak Varm...