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India v England: Eoin Morgan calls for DRS to be introduced in T20s

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England captain Eoin Morgan believes that DRS should also be used in T20s

Eoin Morgan has called for DRS to be used in T20 internationals after England were on the wrong end of a bad umpiring decision in the final over of their defeat to India in Nagpur.

With England requiring eight runs to win off the last over, Joe Root (38) was given out lbw first ball, though replays showed he'd got an inside edge on Jasprit Bumrah's delivery.

It was one of two wickets to fall in Bumrah's brilliant final over - Jos Buttler bowled for 15 - as India secured a five-run win to level the three-match series ahead of the final game in Bangalore on Wednesday.

"If that happened in a big game in a World T20, you would be fuming with that decision," said Morgan.

"The first ball of the final over didn't go our way, and it swung momentum in their favour quite a lot. It's disappointing, and it proved quite costly in the end.

England's Joe Root plays a shot during the second T20 cricket match between India and England at the Vidarbha Cricket Association's Jamtha stadium in Nagpu
Image: Joe Root was the victim of a bad umpiring decision in the final over of England's defeat to India in the second T20I (Credit: AFP)

"When there is a lot on the line - like if that was in a World T20 - you might have to consider bringing in DRS. Umpires are human, they do make mistakes.

"We felt 145 was a reasonable total to chase and we were right up with the rate, the game never really got beyond us.

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"Buttler hitting six off the last ball of the 19th over, and going into the final over only needing eight runs, you should win that that game nine times out of 10.

Jos Buttler was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah in the final over in Nagpur (Credit: AFP)
Image: Jos Buttler was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah in the final over in Nagpur (Credit: AFP)

"But Bumrah was magnificent and full credit to them to fightback like they did here tonight.

"There has been very littler between the sides throughout the series and, it all now comes down to Bangalore - it should be a great game!"

Watch the series-deciding third T20I between India and England from 1pm on Wednesday, Sky Sports 2.

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