2nd Twenty 20 Betting India v England: Tourists to trade

India
What an odd performance from the hosts in the first match in Pune. They had fire in their bellies, fielded with intensity and gusto and then batted like dervishes. Where was this desire in the Test series? Still, as we said in the preview for game one Indians are most at home in this dumbed-down format. More of the same should be expected for this contest. India will almost certainly be unchanged. They could tweak the bowling if they so desired, bringing in either Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Uttar Pradesh seamer, or Abhimanyu Mithun.

England
For such an inexperienced side, England should have been proud of their efforts. They posted a more than competitive total, with Alex Hales impressing. His half-century would have given India nervous moments. So too Jos Buttler who boshed 33 from 21 balls. Jonny Bairstow has returned home due to family problems. Jade Dernbach, who was costly, could lose his place to James Harris, the much-hyped Glamorgan pacer.

First-innings runs
Here are the first dig efforts from the previous IPL at the Wankhede Stadium: 129-197-92-163-100-173-141-140. That is an average of 142. And despite the three decent totals it is clear batsman do not have it their own way. This is the first Twenty20 international to be played at the venue. Bonkers eh? Still, the IPL stats are pretty useful and ">we would not be confident of pitching for more than 160 first up, particularly as the Test match wicket looked sluggish and assisted the fast bowlers, particularly England's, of course.

Match odds
We have a bit more faith in England following their display in Pune. Sure, they lost by five wickets with 13 balls remaining - pretty comprehensive in Twenty20 - but they were in the game at the break and had India two down with 44 on the board. They are 2.767/4 for this one with India 1.564/7 and that is winking at us like the lights on the Christmas tree. A trade is on if they can maintain that level of performance. Certainly India are far too short at such odds and we never (rarely anyway) play at such levels. The key may well be getting to bat first and post around 140-150 and hope they can get India bogged down with some classic English-style wicket-to-wicket bowling. Then we could be in business. However, expect India's spinners to suffocate England if they have to chase.

Top India runscorer
MS Dhoni averages 61 on this ground for India in ODIs while Virat Kohli weighs in with a hefty 121, albeit from two matches. Yuvraj Singh, who blitzed England with 38 from 21 in Pune, averages 20 in IPL at this venue in four efforts. 

>Top England runscorerr
Eoin Morgan, the England skipper and something of an IPL stalwart, has never batted on this ground in a T20. Tim Bresnan does have ground form, however, and notched 45 at the Wankhede when England were beaten there in October 2011. 

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