After registering an impressive victory in the first ODI against England today, team India registered a massive victory over the opponent and clinches the series by 2-0. It is worth mentioning that the ODI series includes one more match. The captain, Rohit Sharma, performed really well, and he smashed his 32nd ODI century. That was the foundation for Team India in the victory in this match. So let us look back at the game in detail.
A look back to the match between India vs England
England won the toss and elected to bat first and it was a tough competition between the batting unit of England and the bowling unit of team India. Whenever, the batters of England tried to hit runs the bowling unit of team India removed wickets.
The opening unit of England started slowly but they lost Phil Salt for 26 while his partner Ben Duckett contributed 65 to the total along with Joe Root, who smashed 69.
Harry Brook went back to the pavilion after scoring 31 and the captain of the side Jos Buttler added 34. The dangerous Liam Livingstone contributed 41 and Jamie Overton added 6 to the total. Team England finished the innings at 304.
In the reply, the opening unit of team India exploded and made the bowling unit of England helpless. The captain Rohit Sharma was in attacking mode from the initial stage of the Indian innings. The team India lost Shubman Gill after scoring 60 and Virat Kohli went back to the pavilion for just 5.
While the captain Rohit Sharma stood strong on the other side, Rohit Sharma smashed his 32nd ODI century and he was dismissed for 119. Shreyas Iyer was once again in good touch but he was dismissed in the fashion of run out for 44 runs.
Axar Patel continued his good form and he contributed 41 and remained not out while KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya scored 10. Ravindra Jadeja added 11 and he finished the innings by smashing a boundary to register the victory over England.
So many congratulations to team India and the captain Rohit Sharma for the series victory and let’s wait for the final match of the series.
Keep browsing Sporting Avenue to get more interesting news from the world of sports. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to get the notifications instantly.
