Tilak Varma leads India across finish line and 2-0 T20 series lead over England

India's Tilak Varma celebrates after hitting the winnings runs during the second T20 cricket match between India and England at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

India's Tilak Varma celebrates after hitting the winnings runs during the second T20 cricket match between India and England at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)


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CHENNAI, India — Tilak Varma has played a lone hand by shepherding India across the finish line against England with an unbeaten 72 off 55 balls in the second Twenty20 in Chennai. Varma's third T20 half-century rescues India from 78-5 in the 10th over and chased down the target of 166 with four balls remaining on Saturday. India reaches 166-8 after England made 165-9. India leads the five-match series 2-0. Rajkot hosts the third T20 on Tuesday.

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