IND vs Eng 2nd ODI LIVE: The Indian team has done wonders under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. The Indian team defeated England by 4 wickets in the second match of the 3 -match ODI series. The match was played on Sunday (9 February) at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. By winning this match, the Indian team has also won the series 2–0. Earlier, the Indian team also won Nagpur ODI by 4 wickets.
In Cuttack ODI, England won the toss and batting first and set a target of 305 runs in front of the Indian team. In response, the Indian team lost 6 wickets and won the match in just 44.3 overs. For the Indian team, captain Rohit Sharma played a stormy century of 119 runs off 90 balls. During this, he hit a total of 7 sixes and 12 fours.
Rohit broke Gayle’s record
Chris Gayle has hit 331 sixes in ODI cricket, Rohit Sharma has already equaled this figure. However, Rohit was out early in the first ODI and could not hit a single six. But in the second match, he made a brilliant start and hit a six off Atkinson’s ball in the second over. With this, Gayle’s record was broken. Now Rohit has become the second batsman to hit the most sixes in ODIs. Rohit has achieved this feat in 259 innings.
Indian team scorecard
England gave a target of 305 runs.
England gave India a target of 305 runs to win the second ODI. Ben Docket and Joe Root performed brilliantly for England. Both scored half -centuries. Docket was dismissed for 65 runs. While the route was dismissed for 69 runs. Jose Butler contributed 34 runs. Harry Brook returned to the pavilion after scoring 31 runs. In this way, the entire team was all out after scoring 304 runs.
Indian team playing in second ODI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Mohammed Shami.
England’s playing XI for second ODI: Ben Docket, Phil Salat (wicketkeeper), Joe Root, Harry Brooke, Jose Butler (Captain), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Operton, Gas Atkinson, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmud.
