Ind vs Eng 2nd ODI: India Seal The Series

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The Indian Cricket Team sealed the series with an impressive win in the 2nd ODI match played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on 9th February 2025.

England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bat first. Ben Duckett started the innings on flying colors putting pressure on the Indian bowlers against Shami and Harshit Rana. Duckett looked in sublime touch keeping momentum going for the visitors maintaining the pressure. Phil Salt was given a reprieve as Axar Patel dropped a sitter.

At the end of the first 10 overs, England raced away to 75 for 0. Varun Chakravarthy made his ODI debut dismissed Salt providing a simple catch to Ravindra Jadeja. Salt and Duckett added 81 runs for the opening wicket. Duckett looked in great touch reaching his fifty off just 36 deliveries.

Ravindra Jadeja got the breakthrough dismissing the dangerous Duckett caught by Hardik Pandya at long-off. Joe Root and Harry Brook steadied the ship for England taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Indian captain Rohit Sharma did not review the LBW decision to get rid of Root.

Root and Brook kept the momentum going for England. A stunning running catch ended the innings for Harry Brook. Harry Brook and Root added 66 runs for the 3rd wicket. England captain Buttler joined in with Root keeping the scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting some lovely shots.

Root looked composed, reaching his fifty off just 60 deliveries. Hardik Pandya got the big wicket of Buttler with a lovely catch by Shubman Gill at mid-off. Root and Buttler added 51 runs for the 4th wicket. Liam Livingstone put on a superb display of batting with attacking shots along with Root keeping the scoreboard ticking.

Ravindra Jadeja struck an important strike dismissing well-set Root caught by Kohli at long-off. Jadeja got another big wicket of Jamie Overton with a good catch by Shubman Gill. Gus Atkinson also perished with a good catch by Kohli at long-off.

Adil Rashid smacked 3 boundaries against Shami’s over to keep England on course for 300. A superb piece of fielding by Ravindra Jadeja and gathered by Harshit Rana ended the innings for Adil Rashid. Shreyas Iyer produced another superb piece of fielding running out Liam Livingstone. KL Rahul ran out Mark Wood to run a bye. England were bundled out for 304 in 49.5 overs. Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 35 in 10 overs.

Rohit Sharma Roared Back To Form

Chasing down 305 runs to win, Rohit Sharma began the innings on an aggressive note putting pressure on England bowlers. With the scoreboard reading 48 for 0, the match was stopped due to one of the light towers not functioning.

After a small delay, Sharma kept the scoreboard ticking with attacking shots while Shubman Gill looked impressive not allowing the England bowlers to settle. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian openers raced away to 77 for 0.

After the field restrictions, Rohit Sharma completed his half-century off 30 deliveries. Both Indian openers kept the momentum going while Gill completed fifty from 45 balls.

Jamie Overton struck dismissing Gill ending a superb 136-run opening partnership. Adil Rashid produced a lovely delivery to get rid of Virat Kohli. Shreyas Iyer came to the crease with positive intent, keeping the scoreboard ticking along with Rohit Sharma.

Rohit Sharma looked in sublime touch hitting attacking shots making life tough for the England bowlers. He completed a well-deserved century of 76 deliveries. Rohit Sharma maintained the pressure keeping India on course for a win. India’s captain's knock ended by providing a simple catch to Adil Rashid. Rohit and Shreyas added 70 runs for the 3rd wicket.

Axar Patel was promoted ahead of KL Rahul again. Axar continued his impressive run hitting some lovely shots, keeping the momentum going. Shreyas Iyer was involved in a mix-up which ended in a run-out at the non-striker end.  Shreyas and Axar added 38 runs for the 4th wicket.

KL Rahul’s poor form continued being dismissed by Jamie Overton, caught by Phil Salt. Hardik Pandya also fell cheaply which led to a mini-collapse. Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs as India won the match by 4 wickets with 33 balls to spare.

India 308 for 6 in 44.3 overs (Rohit Sharma 119, Shubman Gill 60, Jamie Overton 2/27) beat England 304 in 49.5 overs (Joe Root 69, Duckett 65, Ravindra Jadeja 3/35) by 4 wickets.

For his 119 off 90 balls with 12 fours and 7 sixes, Rohit Sharma was named the player of the match award. India took an unassailable 2-0 lead. The 3rd ODI will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 12th February 2025. 

 









Rohit Sharma's 119 in the second ODI leads India to a series win over England  

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