Pune, March 26: Rampaging Indian team takes on a rather clueless England, aiming to seal off another series victory in the second ODI in Pune on Friday (March 26).
Both teams were hit by injuries in the first ODI with the visitors losing skipper Eoin Morgan and batsman Sam Billings for the remainder of the seires, while the hosts lost batsman Shreyas Iyer, who has been ruled out for the rest of the series and IPL 2021.
Iyer's unfortunate shoulder injury makes way for the immensely talented Suryakumar Yadav to make his ODI debut and get a chance to showcase his '360 degree' hitting skills in the 50 overs game after impressing in the T20 series.
England also have a lot to ponder on after the manner in which they lost the first ODI and added to their woes is injuries to skipper Morgan and Billings.
In Morgan's absence, Jos Buttler will be captaining the side while opener Liam Livingstone will be making his ODI debut. England's top-order batsman Dawid Malan has been drafted into the squad as a backup batsman and is available for selection.
It now remains to be seen whether India are able to add "another sweetest victory" or if the visitors spoil their party.
Here myKhel brings the live updates of India vs England, 2nd ODI:
Eight runs come from Topley's fifth over as Rahul and Pant look to up the ante in Pune. India - 184/3 in 37 overs.
FOUR! Rahul pulls Topley and the ball just lands short of the boundary cushions. India - 182/3 in 36.3 overs.
Reece Topley is introduced back into the attack as England look for another wicket.
Three singles come from Adil Rashid's 9th over. India - 176/3 in 36 overs.
Moeen Ali bowls out and the England all-rounder completes an excellent spell, finishing his quota of 10 overs with figures of 47/0. India - 173/3 in 35 overs.
Five singles come from Rashid's eighth over. India - 169/3 in 34 overs.
FOUR! Rahul's slap off Ali goes through Stokes towards the cover boundary. India - 164/3 in 33 overs.
The threatening 100 run stand broken and Rishabh Pants joins Rahul in the middle as India look to set a huge target.
WICKET! Rashid gets his man as Kohli snicks one to Buttler, who doesn't make a mistake this time and safely pouches it. Kohli c Buttler b Rashid 66 (79). India - 158/3 in 32 overs.
SIX! Rahul dances down the track and hits Rashid over long on for his first maximum of the match. India - 155/2 in 31.1 overs.
Ali concedes seven runs from his eighth over as India close in on 150. India -149/2 in 31 overs.
FIFTY Up for KL Rahul, who scores his second half century of the ODI series.
Adil Rashid follows up with another tight over, but England are unable break this threatening partnership. India - 142/2 in 30 overs.
Moeen Ali bowls a tight over as he concedes just four singles from his seventh over. India - 139/2 in 29 overs.
100 run partnership comes up between Rahul and Kohli as hosts look to set a huge target in Pune.
Nine runs come from Rashid's fifth over despite conceding a six of the first ball. India -135/2 in 28 overs.
SIX! Rashid drags one down and Kohli capitalises, depositing it into the stands for the first maximum of the match. India - 132/2 in 27.1 overs.
FIFTY up for Kohli from 62 balls as Ali concedes five runs from his sixth over. India reach 126/2 in 27 overs.
FOUR! Rahul cuts Rashid past the diving point fielder for a boundary as he closes in on his half century. India - 121/2 in 26 overs.
At the half way stage of the first innings, India reach 112/2 in 25 overs, with Kohli 44* and Rahul 36* in the middle for the hosts.
Five runs come from Adil Rashid's third over as Kohli closes in on another half century. India - 108/2 in 24 overs.
100 up for India in the 23rd over as Kohli 38* and Rahul 31* look to march on. Ali concedes 4 runs from his fourth over. India - 103/2 in 23 overs
DROPPED! Kohli gets a life as Buttler drops his after Adil Rashid finds the edge. India - 99/2 in 22 overs.
Its spin at both ends now as Moeen Ali continues from the other end and concedes just four runs from his third over. India - 94/2 in 21 overs.
Seven runs come from Rashid's first over as the Indian pair look solid and look set for a big partnership now. India - 90/2 in 20 overs.
FOUR! Rahul drives Rashid past the covers to bring up the fifty partnership between him and Kohli. India - 87/2 in 19.2 overs.
50-run partnership comes up between @imVkohli & @klrahul11 🙌
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 26, 2021
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Adil Rashid replaces Tom Curran to bowl from the pavilion end. Will he get rid off Kohli?
Six singles come from Moeen Ali's second over. India - 83/2 in 19 overs.
Yet another tidy over bowled by the visitors as Tom Curran concedes just two runs from his fifth over. India - 77/2 in 18 overs.
While it's spin from one end, Tom Curran continues from the other end for England as they look to break this Indian partnership.
Three runs come from Ali's first over. India - 75/2 in 17 overs.
Time for spin as England introduce Moeen Ali into the attack.
At the end of 16 overs, India reach 72/2 and the players take drinks with Kohli 26 not out and KL Rahul 14 not out in the middle for the hosts.
10 runs come from Stokes' third over. Did Kohli get away with a caught behind appeal? India - 66/2 in 15 over.
India are 66/2 after 15 overs with Virat Kohli and KL Rahul at the crease.
— ICC (@ICC) March 26, 2021
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FOUR! Rahul gets lucky this time as Stokes' attempted yorker is squeezed past Jos Buttler behind the stumps for a boundary. India - 61/2 in 14.2 overs.
Tom Curran concedes just five runs from his third over despite a boundary in the over. India - 56/2 in 14 overs.
FOUR! Kohli gets lucky as an inside edge off Tom Curran goes past the stumps and reaches the fine leg boundary. India - 55/2 in 13.3 overs
FIFTY UP for India in the 13th over as Stokes completes his second over.
Tom Curran continues from the other end and keeps the scoring in check as he concedes just two runs from his second over. India - 47/2 in 12 overs.
Ben Stokes is introduced into the attack and the England all-rounder bowls a tight over. India - 45/2 in 11
FOUR! Tom Curran is welcomed into the attack by Kohli with a boundary. India - 41/2 in 9.1 overs.
KL Rahul joins the captain Kohli after England get lucky in dismissing Rohit Sharma. India - 37/2 in 9 overs.
WICKET! Sam Curran strikes as Rohit's flick finds Adil Rashid at short fine leg. Rohit c Rashid b S Curran 25(25). India - 37/2 in 8.4 overs.
Three fours for Rohit, who cuts loose against Topley, scoring 12 runs from the over. India - 36/1 in 8 overs.
Six runs come from Sam Curran's fourth over. India - 24/1 in 7 overs.
FOUR! Kohli gets his first boundary as he flicks Curran, who slides down the leg side. India - 22/1 in 6.2 overs.
FOUR! Rohit ends Topley's third over with a square drive for his second boundary of the match. India - 18/1 in 6 overs.
A strong appeal for LBW of Rohit from Topley and the England team, but Buttler doesn't opt for the review.
Despite conceding a boundary of the first ball of the over, Curran concedes just the 4 in his third over. India - 13/1 in 5 overs.
FOUR! Rohit drives Curran straight down the ground for the first boundary of the match as captain Kohli joins him in the middle. India - 13/1 in 4.1 overs.
WICKET! Topley strikes early as he finds Shikhar Dhawan's edge which is safely pouched by Ben Stokes at second slip. Dhawan c Stokes b Topley 4(17). India - 9/1 in 3.5 overs.
Ben Stokes warned for accidentally applying saliva on the ball and is being warned by the umpires, who sanitise the ball as per the current day protocols.
Sam Curran continues from the other and delivers yet another tight over as he concedes just a single from his second over. India - 7/0 in 3 overs.
England manage to keep the Indian openers quiet in the first two overs as Topley concedes just two runs of his first over. India - 6/0 in 2 overs.
Another left arm pacer Reece Topley shares the new ball with Sam Curran.
Sam Curran concedes four runs from the first over of the match. India- 4/0 in 1 over.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan open the innings for the hosts, while Sam Curran takes the new ball for England.
With Rishabh Pant returning to the playing 11, he's expected to take over the wikcetkeeper's gloves from KL Rahul, who is expected to bat at number 4 in Shreyas Iyer's absence.
India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(captain), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
England XI: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler(wicketkeeper/captain), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley
As for team news, India opt for Rishabh Pant to replace injured Shreyas Iyer, while England make three changes, two forced as Dawid Malan, Liam Livingstone and Reece Topley replace Eoin Morgan, Sam Billings and Mark Wood.
Team News:
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 26, 2021
1⃣ change for #TeamIndia as @RishabhPant17 named in the team
3⃣ changes for England as Dawid Malan, Liam Livingstone & Reece Topley picked in the team
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England skipper Jos Buttler has won the toss and elected to bowl first against India.
England win the toss and opt to bowl in the second #INDvENG ODI.
— ICC (@ICC) March 26, 2021
Will the visitors level the series today? pic.twitter.com/d8u4RwfEfl
Jos Buttler is set to lead England as excepted as he makes way into the middle along with Indian skipper Virat Kohli for the toss.
Pitch Report: Deep Dasgupta and Ajit Agarkar feel that it looks like an even better pitch than the first game. They feel there's a little bit of grass covering and it's a bit firm and it will be of some help for the seamers. However, they concluded that this pitch looks flatter than the last one leading to more runs scored and more boundaries hit.
While India's stunning comeback handed England back-to-back losses, the visitors have not lost three in a row since February 2016. Can Kohli and co beat them and seal the series?
Both teams were hit by injury in the first ODI with England losing their skipper Eoin Morgan and batsman Sam Billings, while India lost Shreyas Iyer. So, how will the teams line up? Let's find out at the toss, which is just half an hour away.
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