India vs England 2nd ODI: Which team will prevail in the 2nd ODI? Who will win?
The 2nd match of the three-match ODI series between Team India and England is slated to be played on the 9th of February (Sunday). This contest between both teams will be played at the Barabati Cricket Stadium of Cuttack from 1:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) onwards. In the first match of the series, the Men in Blue triumphed over the Three Lions by a margin of four wickets.
With this, the Rohit Sharma-led team have also gone ahead in the series and have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. They will be looking to clinch the series by securing a victory in the upcoming contest.
In the opening match of the series, the English skipper Joe Buttler won the toss and asked the Rohit Sharma-led outfit to bowl first. After winning the toss, the Three Lions batting first got all-out for a score of 248 runs in 47.4 overs. Skipper Buttler played a brilliant inning of 52 runs and Jacob Bethell also supported him well by scoring a fifty but in the end, they failed to cross the 250 runs mark.
The Men in Blue had to score 249 runs in 50 overs to win this encounter and they did just that as they chased down the target in just 38.4 overs at the expense of six wickets.
Veteran batsman Virat Kohli did not play in the first match of the ODI series being played between Team India and England. King Kohli was out of the playing eleven due to a swollen knee. The duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Harshit Rana made their ODI debut for Team India. The return of King Kohli in the second ODI is considered certain. The team management will expect a good performance from him in the remaining matches in order to prepare him in a thorough manner for the upcoming Champions Trophy.
Head-2-Head record between Team India & England in One Day Cricket
Fierce-Rivals India and England have faced each other in a total of 108 One Day International matches and the Indians have the upper hand as they have finished on a victorious note on 59 occasions while the Englishmen have secured victories in 44 games. Two matches between the two teams have ended in a tie situation while the three encounters ended in no-result situation.
India versus England 2nd ODI: Which team will go on to win the game?
Team India are considered as the favourites to secure the win in the 2nd ODI versus England. This match can prove to be challenging for the Englishmen, especially versus the strong bowling & batting unit of the Indians. Both of their departments are looking in great form and the English players will have to work really hard to overcome the might of the Indian players.
Team India's chances of winning the 2nd ODI: 75%
England's chances of winning the 2nd ODI: 25%.
India vs England 2nd ODI: Probable playing 11's of both teams
Team India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana and Mohammad Shami.
England: Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Phillip Salt (WK), Jos Buttler (Captain), Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Byrdon Carse, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer and Saqib Mahmood
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