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Amidst intense speculation over his impending retirement and poor form not helping matters, India Skipper Rohit Sharma silenced doubters
with a masterclass ton . It has his ton that helped India beat England by 4 wickets in the second ODI at Cuttack. A win that clinched the three- match ODI series.
Earlier , in belter England won the toss and opted to bat first . And English batsmen . The platform was set from the start as openers Phil Salt ( 26) and Ben Duckett ( 56) put on 82 for the first wicket . Experienced Joe Root was in his elements stroking a fine (69). Harry Brook (31) Skipper Jos Buttler ( 34), Liam Livingstone ( 41) . Scores were enough to cross the 300 plus mark as far the total is concerned . England were finally dismissed for 304 / 10 in 49.5 overs ,
Indi bowlers were sent on a leather hunt – Mohammed Shami 1/ 66 ( 7.5 overs) , Harshit Rana 1/ 62 ( 9 overs) ,Hardik Pandya 1/ 53 ( 7 overs) , Varun Chakravarthy 1/ 54 ( 10 overs) , Ravindra Jadeja 3/ 35 ( 10 overs) , Axar Patel 0/ 32 ( 6 overs) . A nice wake call before the team management as far as bowling is concerned before the Champions Trophy beginning on February 19.
In reply , India Skipper Rohit Sharma was in belligerent mood from the start . The intent was clear to silence critics . Along with Shubman Gill ( 60) India were off to a great start . The opening duo of Rohit and Gill put on 136 for the first wicket . Rohit his his 32nd ODI ton. It was a sublime innings 119 ( 90 balls, 12 fours 7 sixes) .
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Superstar Virat Kohli who missed the first match due to injury left fans unhappy as he was out for 5. Shreyas Iyer ( 44) , K L Rahul ( 10) , Hardik Pandya ( 10) fell quickly . The chase looked wobbly. But Axar Patel not out 41 and Ravindra Jadeja not out 11 ensured no further hic-cups . India reaching 308/ 6 in 44. 3 overs) .
England Bowling : Saqib Mahmood 0/ 36 ( 6 overs) ,Gus Atkinson 1/ 65 ( 7 overs) , Mark Wood 0/ 57 ( 8 overs) , Adil Rashid 1/ 78 ( 10 overs) , Jamie Overton 2/ 27 ( 5 overs) , Liam Livingstone 1/ 29 ( 7 overs ) , Joe Root 0/ 15 ( 1.3 overs)
Match: 2nd ODI
Venue: Cuttack | Date: Feb 09, 2025
