India vs England tour details, 2nd ODI
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 09: Thde India team watches the replay screen after unsuccessfully calling for the DRS challenge during day three of the Third Test match in the series between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 09, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
The match details of the 2nd ODI is here. It is a three-match ODI that will be played between India and England on the 26th of March in Pune at the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium. The match between both teams is scheduled to proceed from 1:30 pm local time and IST. The match will be streamed live on the Star Sports Network, Disney+Hotstar, and Jio sports.
According to the experts, the Indian team is pretty much flawless against England throughout the series and across all the formats. If one thing is considered that did not go the way for the Indian team, they started the series. In both of the T20s and Tests, India lost the first game. The mistakes were rectified when the men in blue took on the first match in the Eoin Morgan’s challengers of the three-match ODI series.
In the batting order first, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli’s partnership set up the tone for the team. On the other hand, KL Rahul and Krunal Pandya capitalized on the platform afterward. With an explosive knock from Johnny Bairstow and Jos Buttler, the target was not chased by the three Lions. The factor that will make the game most interesting is that both teams are having injuries and would have to rely on some of the inexperienced to get the work done.
The weather report says that the temperature will be around 37 °C when the game starts. But the temperature is expected to drop down to 30 °C. There are very few chances of rain. The track at Pune will also suit the batsmen, as the ball will be able to come nicely on the player’s bat, and there is no much turn either way. According to the coach as well as the team, it will not be difficult to chase a 300 run. The average score of the last five matches is 295 that is played at the same venue.
According to the news of the availability and the injury, Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the rest two ODI matches which is due to the dislocated shoulder. At the same time, Rohit Sharma is also doubtful for the second ODI.
Sam Billings and Eoin Morgan were injured during the time of fielding in the ODI. Both of the players are doubtful for the particular match. Shabnam Gill/Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli ©, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav/Rishabh Pant, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav/Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna. The players on the bench are T Natarajan, Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj.
The England team players are Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan/Dawid Malan, Tom Curran, Sam Curran, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid. The players on the bench from England’s side are Sam Billings, Matt Parkinson, Chris Jordan, Reece Topley, Jake Ball.
