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India defeated England by 4 wickets in the second ODI. With this, the team took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series. England chose batting on Sunday at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. The team was reduced to 304 runs in 49.5 overs. India achieved the target by losing 6 wickets in 44.3 overs.
Captain Rohit Sharma from India scored the 32nd ODI century, scoring 119 runs. Shubman Gill scored 60 runs. Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets. Joe Root from England scored 69 and Ben Docket scored 65 runs. Jamie Overton got 2 wickets. The third ODI will be played on 12 February in Ahmedabad.
Match analysis in 5 points …
1. Player of the Match
India captain Rohit Sharma batting fast in front of the target of 305 runs. He completed his fifty off 30 balls in the powerplay. A 136 -run opening partnership with Shubman. Then the team’s score was taken beyond 200 runs. He scored 119 runs with 12 fours and 7 sixes. He received the Player of the Match Award for this performance.
2. Hero of victory
- Ravindra Jadeja: There was a turn on the pitch of Barabati Stadium. Jadeja took advantage of this and took 3 wickets for just 35 runs in 10 overs.
- Akshar Patel: After giving 32 runs in 6 overs from bowling, Akshar landed to bat at number-5. He scored 41 runs off 43 balls. They stayed till the end and won the team.
- Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas also played a useful innings in the second ODI. He scored 44 off 47 balls, consisting of 3 fours and 1 six in his innings. He added 70 runs with Rohit.
- Shubman Gill: Shubman and Rohit got a good start to Team India to chase the target of 305 runs. Shubman scored 60 runs and did an opening partnership of 136 runs.
3. Fighter of the Match
Ben Docket and Joe Root from England showed fights in batting. Docket started fast and scored 65 runs with 10 fours. After him, Joe Root took the innings, scored 69 runs with 6 fours and took the score to 300.
4. Turning point
England got a strong start by the openers. After the first powerplay, the spinners increased the pressure. Varun Chakraborty took the first wicket, after that Ravindra Jadeja took big wickets. He sent the fifty to Ben Docket and Joe Root to the pavilion. Then finally also caught Jamie Overton. Spinners bowling stopped England from scoring a big score.
5. Match report
England scored a good score After winning the toss, the English team got a good start to bat first. Phil Soult and Ben Docket made an 81 -run opening partnership. After the wickets of both, Joe Root took the innings, scoring 69 runs. The team scored 304 runs with the help of a small score in the middle order. Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets from India.
Rohit makes the target short Captain Rohit Sharma started fast to chase the target of 305 runs. He made a 136 -run opening partnership with Shubman Gill. Rohit scored 119 runs with 7 sixes and brought the team close to victory. Shubman gave the team an easy victory by scoring 60, Shreyas Iyer 44 and Akshar Patel 41 runs.
Jamie overton from England took 2 wickets. Adil Rashid, Lium Livingston and Gas Atkinson got 1–1 wickets. India won both ODIs by a margin of 4-4 wickets to take a 2–0 lead in the series. The third match will be played on 12 February at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Read other ODI updates …
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