England leveled the series 1-1 by defeating India by 4 wickets in the second ODI. Joe Root missed a century, while Kohli and Iyer's half-centuries were not enough.
Cardiff | England has registered a splendid victory against India in the second match of the three-match ODI series. With this win, England has leveled the series 1-1. The deciding match of the series will now be played on July 19.
In this match played at Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground in Cardiff, Wales, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian team, batting first, was bundled out for 233 runs in 44 overs.
In response, the England team scored 235 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 44.1 overs and won the match by 4 wickets. This victory has made the series exciting, as the final match will now decide the winner.
The hero of England's victory was Joe Root, who displayed excellent batting. However, he missed his century by just one run.
Root played an unbeaten inning of 99 runs off 133 balls with the help of 9 fours and returned to the pavilion only after securing the win for his team.
For the Indian team, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer played brilliant half-century innings, but their efforts could not lead the team to victory.
Shreyas Iyer scored 66 runs off 71 balls, including 5 fours and 2 sixes. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli contributed 65 runs off 66 balls with the help of 8 fours.
Captain Shubman Gill scored 31 runs off 30 balls and Rohit Sharma scored 26 runs off 47 balls. Apart from these two, no other Indian batsman could stand against the English bowlers.
In the end, Jasprit Bumrah played a quick unbeaten inning of 20 runs off 13 balls to take the team past 230, but this score proved insufficient for the win.
Meanwhile, media reports are claiming that the third ODI at Lord's could be Rohit Sharma's last international match.
According to reports, the BCCI selection committee has informed Rohit that he will not be considered for inclusion in the team after this series and is also not part of the plans for next year's ODI World Cup.
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