India, July 4 -- The second T20I between India and England promises to be an exciting contest after persistent rain washed out the opening match at Chester-le-Street. Before the weather intervened, India had made a strong start with the bat as captain Shreyas Iyer and Abhishek Sharma both scored impressive half-centuries, giving the visitors plenty of confidence heading into Manchester.

England, meanwhile, will be eager to make home advantage count in a match that now effectively becomes the first decisive contest of the series. Harry Brook's side has strengthened its pace attack with the return of Jofra Archer, while Josh Tongue is set to make his T20I debut. With experienced campaigners like Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Sam Curran and Adil ...