India win by 15 runs, take the series

This is India’s 459th ODI win.

January 19, 2017 12:57 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 10:07 pm IST

Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni during their excellent partnership in the second ODI against England at Cuttack on Thursday.

Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni during their excellent partnership in the second ODI against England at Cuttack on Thursday.

India win by 15 runs and take the series. It's India’s 459th ODI win.

48.3 overs: Morgan run out for 102 . 28 runs from 9 balls.

48th over: 13 runs from the over. 33 runs required from 12 balls.

47th over: 17 runs from the over. 46 runs required from 18 balls.

46th over: Kumar continues. Excellent slower leg cutter from Kumar.

45th over: Bumrah into the attack. Woakes slaps the ball for a boundary. Bumrah strikes and England loses its 7th wicket. England 304 for 7.  Appeal for lBW. Edges and it is boundary. England 309 for 7.

England needs 82 to win from 36 balls.

44th over: Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues. Excellent delivery from Kumar and only a single. Bhuvneshwar Kumar strikes by removing Moeen Ali. England 299 for 6. England still 83 run to win. Chris Woakes is the new man. 300 up for England. England 300 for 6.

43rd over: Jadhave continues. Morgan strikes a boundary off the second ball. wide delivery. Ali hits a shot and the ball beats Jadeja for a boundary. Another boundary. Fifty for Moeen Ali. England 297 for 5 (Moeen Ali 54, Morgan 70)

42nd over: Bhuvneshwar Kumar into the attack. Excellent first ball from Kumar. Ali lifts the ball and oh my god Jadeja drops a sitter. Four runs taken in two balls. England needs boundaries now not singles and twos. England 282 for 5.

41st over: Jadhav into the attack. Ali takes a single. Morgan also takes a single. England 274 for 5.

Last 10 overs, England needs 113 to win

40th over: Ashwin into the attack. Ali takes a single off the first ball. Ashwin into his final over. Excellent over so far from Ashwin. England 269 for 5.

39th over: Pandya into the attack. Morgan takes his chance and hits a huge six. Pandya is expensive today and why Kohli is persisting with him. Cracking shot and it is boundary. will this be the big over england needed? Fifty partnership between these two. England 266 for 5 (Morgan 62, Moeen Ali 32)

38th over: Bumrah into the attack. Morgan moves to 49. Moeen Ali smashes the ball over mid-wicket for boundary. England reaches 250. Morgan completes his 50. 50th ODI as captain for Morgan. England 252 for 5.

37th over: Jadhav continues, Ali whacks the ball and it is a boundary. England 245 for 5 (Ali 25, Morgan 48)

36th over:  Ashwin continues, Only a single from this over so far. Excellent over from Ashwin. England 237 for 5.

35th over: Jadhav continues, gives away two runs in two balls. Three in three. Four in four. Moeen Ali smashes the ball on the leg side and it is boundary. England 236 for 5 (Moeen Ali 18, Morgan 46)

Indian players celebrate the wicket of Ben Stokes during the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.

Indian players celebrate the wicket of Ben Stokes during the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.

 

34th over: Ashwin to continue. Dhoni misses a rare run-out. Quick running between the wickets. England 227 for 5

33rd over:  Jadhav into the attack. Moeen Ali smashes the ball through covers for a boundary. England 222 for 5.,

32nd over: India needs wickets now. Ashwin continues. Ashwin strikes and Buttler is out off a wide ball. England 206 for 5.  Ashwin takes his third wicket.  Moeen Ali is the new man. Morgan slams the ball for another huge six. Morgan is now looking dangerous. England 214 for 5. (Moeen Ali 1, Morgan 41)

31st over: Pandya into the attack. Ashwin fields well and restricts it to two. Another two runs. Pandya is proving to be expensive. Kohli can think of bringing Jadhav into the attack. Morgan smashes the ball for a huge six. What a shot that is from the England captain. It is 91m six. Huge indeed. England reaches 200. England 204 for 4.

20 overs to go. England needs 188 runs.

30th over: Ashwin continues, Buttler takes a single. Morgan slams the ball over long-leg for six. What a shot at this situation. England 193 for 4.

29th over: Jadeja continues and in his last over. A quite over so far from jadeja. England 183 for 4 (Morgan 15, Buttler 7)

Sorry for the short break.

25th over: Jadeja continues. Roy is toying with the Indian bowlers. Three runs so far from this over. England 162 for 2.

24th over: Ashwin continues. India has to remove Jason Roy now as he is looking really dangerous. Good running between the wickets. 150 up for England. What a shot that is, beautifully executed shot and it is six. England 158 for 2 (Roy 74, Morgan 6)

23rd over: Jadeja continues. Excellent over so far from jadeja. England 145 for 2.

22nd over: Ashwin continues, He is testing the batsmen with his flight and variations. Excellent over from Ashwin. England 139 for 2.

21st over: Morgan is the new man. Jadeja continues. Jadeja is bowling brilliantly. He is bowling stumps to stumps. Roy smashes the ball for a boundary. England 138 for 2 (Roy 59, Morgan 2)

20th over: Ashwin into the attack. Both the batsmen complete their half-century and Ashwin strikes at the fifth ball of the over to remove dangerous Root. England 128 for 2.

19th over:  Jadeja continues, India needs wickets now. Root moves to 49. Excellent over from Jadeja. England 121 for 1 (Roy 49, Root 49).

Virat Kohli has to bring in his ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin now to break this partnership which is beginning to blossom. These two have added 91 runs so far.

18th over: Pandya continues. Another width ball and Root slashes the ball through point for another boundary. Pandya is not bowling in the right areas. Just over the mid-wicket and it is boundary. Bumrah jumps but the ball just brushes his hand and the ball races to the boundary. 10 from this over so far. Really making life difficult for Virat Kiohli. England 119 for 1 (Roy 49, Root 48)

17th over: Jadeja continues. Excellent fielding at mid-wicket, a single. Good bowling from Jadeja. This will allow Kohli to bring his ace spinner Ashwin into the attack. England 108 for 1.

16th over: Pandya continues. Excellent shot from Root and it is a boundary over the slip cordon. Good running between the wickets. Slashes the ball and it is boundary. England's 100 comes up. England 105 for 1 (Roy 43, Root 40)

35 overs to go, England is nicely placed has to score 287 runs.

15th over: Jadeja continues, Root takes a single. The ball is just skidding off the surface. Roy whacks the ball for a single. England 94 for 1.

14th over:  Pandya continues. Wow what a shot and the monster hit gets Roy and England first six of the match. England 89 for 1 (Roy 37, Root 30)

13th over: Jadeja continues, Root takes a single off the first ball. This partnership is looking dangerous now. 48 runs from 50 ball this partnership. Fifty partnership from these two after a boundary off the next ball. England 81 for 1.

12th over: Hardik Pandya into the attack. Good so far from Pandya. Just one run from him so far. Pulled by Roy for a boundary. England 75 for 1 (Roy 25, Root 28).

11th over: Jadeja into the attack. Excellent over from him, England 70 for 1.

10th over: Bumrah continues, Excellent shot but stumps saves a certain boundary. Roy is slightly disappointed, a cracking shot. Excellent delivery to Root. Excellent fielding at mid-off by Hardik Pandya, saved a certain boundary. Another boundary, Bumrah is quite expensive today. England 66 for 1.

9th over: Bhuvneshwar continues, perfect length from Kumar mixing his deliveries quite beautifully. Root goes straight and whacks a boundary.  England 59 for 1 (Roy 13, Root 24).

8th over: Bumrah continues. Root smashes the ball through point for another boundary. Root is looking dangerous now. Fifty for England now. After the boundary, excellent over from Bumrah. England 51 for 1.

7th over: Bhuvneshwar continues, Roy takes a quick single. Perfect delivery from Kumar, Root is totally beaten. Excellent seam position and the ball just misses the bat. England 46 for 1 (Roy 13, Root 11)

Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli celebrate the wicket of Alex Hales during the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.

Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli celebrate the wicket of Alex Hales during the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.

 

6th over: Bumrah continues, Root cuts the ball through point for a boundary. A small kind of width, Root latches on it. Excellent shot and it is boundary. Nine runs from the over so far. England 44 for 1.

5th over: Bhuvneshwar continues, these two England batsmen are extremely dangerous. The Indian bowlers has to separate this partnership. England 34 for 1 (Roy 7, Root 5)

4th over: Bumrah continues, starts off with a wide. Inside edge for a boundary. Lucky for Roy. Excellent delivery from Bumrah. Edged and taken What a delivery and what a wicket. Hales is out for 14. England 28 for 1.  Joe Root is the new man, starts with a boundary. England 32 for 1.

3rd over: Bhuvneshwar continues. Good throw from Virat Kohli but misses the stumps. Hales slashes the ball third man and it is boundary. Bumrah stops just in front of the boundary and it is two runs. Excellent shot for a boundary. England 20 for no loss

2nd over: Bumrah's first ball was smashed to the boundary. Excellent ball but a no-ball. Free hit. Hales on strike. A good yorker but it was a boundary. England 9 for no loss (Hales 4, Roy 0)

1st Over: England 0 for 0. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a maiden.

An interesting second half on the cards.

With the team tottering at 25 for 3, Yuvraj Singh and M.S. Dhoni joined in a repair act. They both plundered runs at will and toyed with the England attack. Both added 256 runs for the fourth wicket. India finished at 381 for 6. It will be an really improbable total for England. But England has depth in the batting line-up and one can expect an exciting contest in the second half.  In the last 10 overs, India added 120 runs.

50th over: Woakes is bowling the last over. the most successful England bowler. Jadeja takes two quick runs of the first ball. Jadeja taps a single of the second ball. Innovative shot from Pandya but only for a single. Four runs from three balls. Jadeja hits a ball over mid-wicket for a boundary. It is six now from Jadeja. What a shot, a flat hit and six over long-off. India 381 for 6.

Last over

49th over: Jadejs is the new man now. Ball into the attack, Jadeja takes a single. Pandya crashes the ball over mid-off for a boundary. Smashing hit and Plunkett was hit in the hand being treated by the team physio.  Ball went for 80 in his 10 overs. India 367 for 6 .

48th over: Plunkett continues, Dhoni smashes the first ball for a huge six. What a shot!!! a smashing hit for a single. Eight runs so far from this over. A monster hit from Dhoni and it is six. India reaches 350. What a brilliant shot and what an innings from the former captain. 40 boundaries and 10 sixes so far from India. Plunkett is in pressure as he bowls a wide delivery. Another six what a gorgeous shot from MSD. Dhoni is out for 134. India 358 for 6. An excelllent innings from Dhoni comes to an end.

Three overs to go.

47th over:  Hardik Pandya is the new man. Dhoni takes a single from the first ball of Ball. Pandya hits the ball through cover and it is boundary. What a way to get off the mark.  Pandya follows it with a six. What a shot. Excellent ball from Ball. Wide delivery. A quick single taken off the fifth ball. India 337 for 5 (Dhoni 115, Pandya 11)

46th over: Plunkett continues. Jadhav takes a single off the first ball and gives Dhoni strike. Dhoni takes two runs. Wow what a shot from Jadhav hitting the ball over the bowler head for a six. Brilliant indeed from the young man getting applause from Dhoni. Another brilliant shot for a boundary. Brilliant catch and Jadhav is out. India 323 for 5.  A quickfire 22 for Jadhav.

Five overs to go. With Jadhav and Dhoni at the crease, India can go past 350.

45th over: Stokes into the attack, Dhoni takes a single of the over-throw. Jadhav takes a single. Crashing shot and it is a straight boundary for Dhoni. It is 300 for India. Another cracking shot only for a single. Jadhav slaps the next ball for a boundary. India 308 for 4.

44th over: Kedar Jadhav is the new man. Dhoni takes a single off the first ball from Plunkett. Jadhav the star of the first ODI takes a single off the first ball he faced.  It's no ball and Dhoni now faces the free-ball, he takes two runs from the ball. Lucky for Dhoni and the ball goes to the boundary. It is four byes followed by a wide ball.  A beautiful shot from jadhav and it is boundary. India 296 for 4 (Dhoni 104, Jadhav 5)

43rd over: Woakes continues. Dhoni hits a huge six and it is certainly Dhoni special. It is 100m six.  Dhoni completes his century and what a knock from this former captain. It is his 10th ODI hundred.  Yuvraj is out off the next ball and India 281 for 4. Excellent knock comes to an end.

42nd over: Highest score by an Indian against England. Stokes continues, Yuvi takes a single off the first ball. Dhoni slaps the ball for a single. Only three singles so far from this over. Four singles now. What a 150 from Yuvraj, excellent knock from him. Crowd is delirious. India 274 for 3. These two complimenting each other.

41st over: Woakes continues, Yuvraj takes a single off the short ball. Both these batsmen are very good in the last 10 overs. One can expect fireworks from these two. Dhoni pulls it for a boundary. Dhoni smashes and takes a single and moves to 90. What an innings from these two experienced campaigners. Fair delivery, It seems to be a bounce catch. It is not out. Good call from Yuvraj. He seems to be sure that the ball pitched after hitting the bat. Excellent fielding from Joe Root at the point. India 268 for 3.

With last 10 overs to go and these two are brilliant now at the crease, India can certainly go past 320. An excellent cricketer and best finisher are at the crease.

M.S. Dhoni raises his bat in acknowledgement after completing his half-century during the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.

M.S. Dhoni raises his bat in acknowledgement after completing his half-century during the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.

 

40th over: Stokes continues, Dhoni slashes the first ball for a single. Morgan is clueless now. Delicate shot to bring up 250 for India. Excellent shot from Yuvraj. 34 boundaries and four sixes so far in this innings for India. Stokes seems to be under pressure now. Gorgeous shot and a flat six for Yuvraj and reaches his highest score in ODIs (143 not out). 12 runs so far from this over. Another glorious shot but only a single. Dhoni is playing intelligent cricket by taking a single. India 261 for 3 (Yuvraj 145 and Dhoni 85)

39th over: If these two stay together for another 10 overs, India can put on a huge total to defend. Best player and best finisher are out in the middle. Woakes to continue, Dhoni smashes the ball through cover for a single. Excellent shot from Yuvraj and it is another six. What a brilliant stuff from the come-back man Yuvraj Singh. He is dominating player in this partnership. India 246 for 3.

38th over: Ball continues, Dhoni takes a single off the first ball and moves to 80. It is 200 partnership between these two.  Yuvi takes a single. Excellent fielding and saved a certain boundary. Yuvi smashes the short ball and it is boundary. Beautiful shot from Yuvi. He is at his vintage best. He is just toying with the bowling of England. Another boundary. India 237 for 3 (yuvraj 126, Dhoni 81).

37th over: Woakes into the attack. Morgan brings in Woakes to break this partnership. Excellent first spell from Woakes, he took three wickets. Dhoni is hit on the thigh and the team physio is in the middle to look at it. Dhoni tries to smash the short ball but only for a single. Yuvraj takes a single off the next ball. Wild swish and miss. Dhoni tries to up the ante but could not connect the ball with the bat. It is six for Dhoni. What a shot, a leading edge just flies over the boundary. Dhoni takes l;a single. India 226 for 3.

Yuvraj Singh celebrates his century during the second ODI against England in Cuttack on Thursday.

Yuvraj Singh celebrates his century during the second ODI against England in Cuttack on Thursday.

 

36th over: Ball continues. What a partnership between these two. What a shot from Yuvraj, who smashes the short ball for another boundary. Brilliant stuff from Yuvraj. Another boundary to end the over. India 217 for 3 (Yuvraj 116, Dhoni 71).

35th over: Dhoni clips the first ball for a boundary. Plunkett errs in line and gets punished.  The over also yields a couple of singles. Yuvraj clearly looking to up the tempo in the last 15 overs. Score: 204/3

34th over: Jake Ball continues. A sedate over, this. The two are content with taking a single off each ball. They keep the scoreboard ticking, and move India to 197/3.

33rd over: Plunkett continues, A close shave for Yuvraj and takes two runs. A loverly shot and this time it is boundary. Yuvraj is on 99 now. What a hundred from Yuvraj!! Excellent innings from this left-hander and he once again proved he is very good at international level. Yuvraj completes a well-made 100. What a knock it was. He is relieved man now. The score reads : 190/3.

32nd over:  Excellent partnership from the two experienced cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Stokes continues. Yuvraj smashes the ball over point for a boundary. 150-run partnership between these two.  Good cricket and good running between these two. Another excellent shot from Yuvraj and it is another boundary. Yuvi moves into the 90s. Oh!! What a comeback from Yuvraj Singh. India 183 for 3.

31st over: Plunkett continues, starts off with a wide. Excellent running between the wickets, two runs. Another good running takes a single. India 172 for 3 (Yuvraj 83, Dhoni 61)

Twenty overs to go. With these two batsmen still at the middle, India can expect to reach 300.

30th over: Stokes into the attack. Dhoni moves to 49. It is fifty for Mahendra Singh Dhoni, flashes and the ball beats the keeper for a boundary. Another boundary, what a shot from Dhoni. Just taps the ball into the vacant square leg and it is boundary. India 167 for 3.

29th over: These two experienced cricketers are bringing India back into the game with some intelligent cricket. Plunkett into the attack. Dhoni tries to chop over the infield got a top-edge, luckily for him it lands safely and it is boundary. A close shave for Dhoni. A really good over from Plunkett. India 156 for 3 (yuvraj 81, Dhoni 48).

28th over: Moeen continues, Good running between the wickets. Dhoni connects and it is first six for the former Indian captain. It is 150 for India. Intelligent cricket. India 151 for 3.

27th over:  Willey to continue. Dhoni takes a single off the first ball. Once again a short ball and Yuvraj pulls the ball for another boundary. What a shot and Yuvraj is on to a big score here. India 141 for 3 (Yuvraj 81, Dhoni 34).

26th over: Moeen continues. Appeal for run-out. Yuvraj is safe. Good call from Dhoni. Excellent over so far from Moeen. India 134 for 3.

25th over: Willey into the attack. Yuvraj smashes the first ball for boundary. Excellent shot from the left-hander. 100 partnership between these two. Excellent comeback from India. Dhoni smashes the ball to the boundary, excellent shot. Another good over for India. India 132 for 3 (Yuvraj 75, Dhoni 31)

24th over: Moeen Ali continues. These two batsmen are playing intelligent cricket hitting the loose balls for boundaries. Excellent cricket from Yuvraj. India 120 for 3.

M.S. Dhoni plays a shot during the second ODI against England in Cuttack on Thursday.

M.S. Dhoni plays a shot during the second ODI against England in Cuttack on Thursday.

 

23rd over: Stokes continues. It is six for Yuvraj and first maximum off the match.  It is older Yuvraj now. He is smashing the bowlers all around the park. What a shot through the square leg and it is a boundary. India 117 for 3 .

22nd over: Moeen to continue. Yuvraj sweeps the first ball for boundary. India reaches 100.  Glorious shot from Dhoni and it is boundary. India 104 for 3 (Yuvraj 55, Dhoni 25)

21st over: Stokes to continue. Yuvraj takes two runs. A very good half-century from Yuvraj who is on a comeback trail.   With seven wickets in hand and these two are well set, they can now shift gears and take on the weaker England bowlers. Good short ball. India 95 for 3.

20th over: Moeen Ali continues, Dhoni takes two runs from the first ball.  Good over so far from Moeen Ali. India 92 for 3 (Yuvraj 47, Dhoni 21).

19th over: Stokes continues. Excellent over from Stokes. Only two runs from this over. India 88 for 3.

18th over: Spin into the attack, It is Moeen Ali. Yuvraj takes two quick runs. These are brilliant between the wickets.  Yuvraj and Dhoni seems to be in good nick. India 86 for 3 (Yuvraj 45, Dhoni 17)

Yuvraj Singh plays a shot during the second ODI against England in Cuttack on Thursday.

Yuvraj Singh plays a shot during the second ODI against England in Cuttack on Thursday.

 

17th over: Fifty partnership between these two.  Stokes into the attack. Excellent shot from Yuvraj and it is boundary. India 81 for 3

16th over: Ball continues. Wild swish and miss from Yuvraj. Short ball from Ball, Yuvraj tried to swing the ball on the onside but misses. A good ball, edged and the ball races to the boundary.  India 74 for 3 (Yuvraj 35 and Dhoni 15).

15th over: Plunkett continues. Yuvraj and Dhoni are brilliant between the wickets. Dhoni places the ball in the vacant slip cordon and it is boundary. India 69 for 3.

14th over: Ball continues, Dhoni smashes the first ball for boundary. Dhoni completes 4000 runs in ODIs in India in just 110 matches. India 64 for 3.

13th over:  Plunkett continues. Excellent maiden over from Plunkett.

12th over: Ball continues. Dhoni takes two runs off the fourth ball. Three runs from the over. India 58 for 3 Yuvraj 28 and Dhoni 6.

11th over: Plunkett into the attack. Dhoni takes two runs off the first ball. Good work in the deep. Yuvraj smashes the next ball through the covers for boundary. Excellent shot from the left-hander. Fifty for India now.  Another excellent shot and it is boundary. Yuvraj is playing brilliantly now. India 55 for 3.

10th over: Ball continues. Once again a short ball and Yuvraj pulls beautifully for another boundary. India 43 for 3. Yuvraj 18, Dhoni 1

9th over: Woakes continues. He is bowling brilliantly. Excellent over from Chris Woakes. Maiden over from Woakes. India 39 for 3.

8th over:  Ball into the attack. Yuvraj smashes the first ball for boundary.  Another excellent pull shot from Yuvraj for a boundary. What a shot from the Punjab star. Three boundaries from this over. India 39 for 3. Yuvraj on 14, Dhoni 1.

7th over:  Woakes continues. Dhoni and Yuvraj are playing cautiously now. They have to build a partnership to bring India back into the game. India 27 for 3.

6th over: Willey continues. Excellent over from both these England bowlers. Yuvraj takes a cheeky single. These two are indeed clever ODI players. Let us wait and watch whether they can turn things around. Dhoni off the mark. India 27 for 3.

5th over:  Woakes continues after his excellent wicket-taking over. Woakes strikes once again and this time it is Dhawan. What an improvement from the England bowlers!! It is wicket No.3 for Woakes. Dhawan is out for 11.  Dhoni is the new man. Lot depends on Yuvraj and Dhoni. Can they turn things around for India??  India 25 for 3.

Indian captain Virat Kohli walks back to the pavilion after being dismissed by Chris Woakes in the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.

Indian captain Virat Kohli walks back to the pavilion after being dismissed by Chris Woakes in the second ODI in Cuttack on Thursday.

 

4th over:  What a over from Chris Woakes. He removed both Virat Kohli and KL Rahul on one over. England are back in the game. Yuvraj is the new man. David Willey continues. England bowlers on top now. India 25 for 2. (Dhawan 11, Yuvraj 1)

3rd over: Woakes to continue. Woakes strikes and it is wicket. Rahul is out for 5. Excellent delivery and an equally good catch in the slip cordon by Stokes. Captain Virat Kohli is new man in. He is in sublime form. England desperately wants his wicket now to put pressure on the Indian lower order batsmen.  Kohli starts off with an excellent drive for a boundary. What a shot to start with!! Another glorious shot and it is boundary. The man in form shows his class. Another good delivery and Virat Kohli is out. What a delivery. Indeed a big wicket for England. Virat kohli is out for 8. India  22 for 2

2nd over: David Willey to share the new ball. Willey bowled beautifully in the first ODI against the openers. Dhawan places the ball in the gap on the off-side and it is first boundary for him. Another boundary what a shot from Dhawan. India 14 for no loss.

1st over : Chris Woakes to start the proceedings and Rahul on strike. Rahul starts the proceedings with a lovely drive on the off-side for a boundary. Single bring Dhawan on strike. Can Dhawan fire in this ODI? Dhawan off the mark.  India 6 for no loss.   (Rahul 5, Dhawan 1)

The openers are in the middle now and all set for the second ODI.

With the depth in the England batting, the Indian batsmen will have to play really well and put up a huge score. The openers Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul should give their team a very good start.

Both the national anthems are over and the teams are ready for the battle.

England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl first.

India made one change to the squad that won the opening match in Pune, bringing in pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar in place of Umesh Yadav.

England, on the other hand, left out Adil Rasheed to include Liam Plunkett.

Virat Kohli will tinker with his batting line-up. It will not be a surprise he promotes Kedar Jadhav up the order as a pinch hitter.

 

The squads

India

KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (captain), Yuvraj Singh, M.S. Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar

England

Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (captain), Jos Buttler (wicket-keeper), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Liam Plunkett, Chris Woakes, David Willey and Ball.

Having won the Test series and the first ODI, the Indian team led by Virat Kohli are in a upbeat mood for the second ODI in Barabati stadium in Cuttack on Thursday.

In the first ODI at Pune, India chased down a huge target of 350. Led by captain Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav, India in a spot of bother at the end of 15 overs, thrashed the England bowling attack and won it with ease.

India would continue to dominate England in this ODI also. But Virat Kohli has some worries in the middle order with Yuvraj Singh and M.S. Dhoni still to get into their groove.

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