One of India's big concerns was that England were able to get the better of wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal after being ripped apart by the left-arm spinner in the opening game.

From Sri Lanka, to Australia, to New Zealand and South Africa, none of the opponents could easily contend with the Chahal-Kuldeep spin in such quick time.

With Kuldeep returning wicket-less in Cardiff after the sensational five-wicket show in the series-opener, and Chahal too taken for runs on Friday, they need to find ways to trouble England.

Despite the disappointment on Friday, the visitors are still in contention for their sixth consecutive T20I series' win, which is part of an unbeaten run stretching back to September 2017.

The last time India lost a bilateral T20I contest was against the West Indies in July 2017, albeit that was a one-off game. In fact, India's last series' loss with more one T20I game also came against the same opposition, at Florida in August 2016.

A little change in the England batting line-up also worked wonders. Joe Root was sent up at number four, with skipper Eoin Morgan dropping down to allow the former more time at the crease. While it didn't help Root in particular, as he failed to read the googly for a second match running, it did allow Alex Hales to build partnerships and anchor their win.

Ben Stokes returns to the England squad for the third match and bolsters their confidence being yet another key member to have played in the IPL.

In the current scenario, he could walk into the playing eleven in place of the struggling Root, based alone on the fact that he has played enough against both Chahal and Kuldeep in the last two IPL seasons.