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England
India
England and India will meet in the 2nd ODI of the series at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. India will enter the match with confidence after chasing down a competitive target in the first ODI with 5 overs to spare. They will also look to build on that result after a difficult T20I series, where England won 4-0 with one match ending without a result.
Recent ODI form will also favour India. They have won 4 of their last 5 ODIs, while England have managed only 2 wins in their last 5 matches. India will also take confidence from their strong record against England in this format.
They have won each of the last 6 ODI meetings between the two teams, including 4 successful run chases and 2 wins while defending. Based on recent form and head-to-head results, India will start as the stronger side for the second ODI.
India's batting lineup has been in better ODI form, and with Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul capable of scoring big, they are more likely to produce the match's highest scorer.
The betting tip is...
Top Batterβs Team - India
63 %
37 %
EnglandIndiaEngland's experienced batter Joe Root returned to the ODI side and led the batting with an unbeaten 76 off 76 balls. Liam Dawson made a valuable 68 from 83 deliveries after coming in at number eight.
Ben Duckett gave England a good start with 43 off 45 at the top of the order. Harry Brook had already shown good form in the T20I series, where he scored two half-centuries.
England used a spin-heavy bowling attack in the first ODI, but the combination did not produce the desired result. Sam Curran, Josh Tongue, and Jofra Archer picked up one wicket each, while the remaining four bowlers finished without a wicket as India completed the chase comfortably.
Saqib Mahmood remains an option to strengthen the pace attack for the second ODI.
Root, Brook and Duckett are the key batters in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jofra Archer, Liam Dawson, Saqib Mahmood and Josh Tongue/Adil Rashid.
India produced a strong all-round performance in the first ODI. Axar Patel starred with both bat and ball, taking four wickets and scoring a half-century from number seven. Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna claimed two wickets each, while Jasprit Bumrah and Shivam Dube picked up one wicket apiece as India bowled England out for 258.
Shubman Gill led the chase with a fluent 80 off 75 balls at the top of the order. Washington Sundar added an important fifty from number five, while Shreyas Iyer scored 35 after batting at number four.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli did not get good starts, although Kohli had scored more than 600 runs in his last eight matches and Rohit had made over 475 runs in his last 10 matches before this game. Ishan Kishan did not feature in the playing XI.
Gill, Kohli and Iyer are the key batters in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Gurnoor Brar and Prasidh Krishna.
India will start as favourites after their comfortable win in the first ODI and their strong recent record against England. Their batting unit looks more settled, with Shubman Gill continuing to score runs and experienced players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma capable of making a big impact despite missing out in the last match.
Washington Sundar also showed good form in the middle order, giving India extra batting depth. England will need a much stronger bowling effort after struggling to defend 258 in the series opener.
With India's top order looking more reliable and several batters capable of playing long innings, they are likely to produce another strong batting performance and stay on course for a series win.
