Hales leads England to dramatic win over India


  • Cricket
  • Saturday, 07 Jul 2018

Cricket - England v India - Second International T20 - The SSE SWALEC, Cardiff, Britain - July 6, 2018 England's Alex Hales celebrates victory with Liam Plunkett after the match Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes

CARDIFF (Reuters) - Alex Hales made an unbeaten 58 to lead England to a thrilling five-wicket victory over India on Friday that levelled the Twenty20 series at 1-1.

The hosts needed 12 runs off the final over, and man-of-the-match Hales blasted the first ball for six to bring up his fifty before England reached their target of 149 with two deliveries to spare.

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