England delivered a much-improved display but Tilak Varma's nerveless 72 not out carried India to a nail-biting two-wicket victory and a 2-0 lead in their five-match T20 series in Chennai.

England all-rounder Brydon Carse has entered the team this year, on whom Rs 1 crore has been spent. Brydon can prove to be a perfect foreign all-rounder for the team this season, who can perform well with both bat and ball for Cummins and company.

Attacking knocks by skipper Jos Buttler and Brydon Carse helped England reach 165-9 against India in the second T20 international on Saturday.

Brydon Carse insisted England are not down and out against India despite falling 2-0 down in the five-match T20 series. England were thrashed in Kolkata earlier this week but put up much more of a fight in Chennai,