India beat England by 15 runs in the second ODI to clinch series© BCCI
Riding on Yuvraj Singh's brilliant 150 and MS Dhoni's handy 134, India beat England by 15 runs in a thrilling match to take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series. Chasing a mammoth total of 382 runs, England's chase was led by Eoin Morgan 102, who was supported by Jason Roy 82, Joe Root 54 and Moeen Ali 55; but the visitors ended 15 runs short of the Indian total of 381/6. The third match of the series will be played in Kolkata on January 22.
19:21 IST: OUT! Root loses concentration and plays a silly shot after competing his half-century. Ashwin strikes
19:18 IST: Fifty! Joe Root completes his 19th ODI fifty with a four. England would want him to get a 100 now.
19:17 IST: Fifty! Jasoy Roy completes his 7th ODI fifty. England look solid in 382-run chase
19:12 IST: England need 263 runs in 32 overs. India need wickets to comeback
19:10 IST: DROPPED! Jasprit Bumrah got his fingers to it. It is a half chance, but would have been a wonderful catch. Roy gets the boundary
19:09 IST: FOUR! Joe Root smashes Hardik Pandya for a boundary again. He is on 46 now
19:05 IST: England 105/1 after 16 overs. Jason Roy 43*, Joe Root 39*
19:03 IST: FOUR! Another four through the off side. Virat Kohli looks worried now
19:02 IST: FOUR! Pandya bowls the short ball and Root upper cuts it to the boundary
18:55 IST: SIX! That's a monster hit by Jasoy Roy. First maximum for England
18:52 IST: England are 81/1 after 13 overs. Jason Roy 30*, Joe Root 29*
18:50 IST: FOUR! Pandya pitches it short and Roy puts it to the boundary towards deep square leg
18:47 IST: Hardik Pandya now into the attack. He replaces Jasprit Bumrah
18:43 IST: England are 66/1 after 10 overs
18:32 IST: FOUR! Slashes, and slashes it hard. Kohli has set a trap for him by placing two men on square, he clears both of them
18:27 IST: Good over by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, just two from it. England 46/1
18:26 IST: FOUR! This time Jason Roy gets it pass the fielder. England 44/1 after 6 overs
18:24 IST: FOUR! Room given outside the off stump and Root smashes it for a boundary off Bumrah
18:20 IST: FOUR! Joe Root comes in at No.3 and starts off with a boundary. England 32/1
18:16 IST: OUT! Jaspreet Bumrah pitches it up and gets the outside edge. Hales gone for 14
18:14 IST: FOUR! Edged and over the man at short third man. Strange field set by Kohli. When the bowler is swinging the ball you cannot have a short third man as the edge tends to fly off the bat quickly and eludes the man at 45 most of the times.
18:10 IST: FOUR! Leg-byes. Hales is down on the ground. A lovely toe-crusher, Hales was moving across the stumps to open the on-side for the free-hit
18:07 IST: FOUR! Cut away nicely and Hales opens his account, England are off the mark as well. A freebie first up from Bumrah. Wide outside off stump, Hales cuts well and places it past backward point
18:05 IST: Bhuvneshwar starts off with a maiden over
18:00 IST: Welcome back! Jason Roy and Alex Hales are at the crease. Jason Roy is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack
17:35 IST: India have posted a huge total and it will not be easy for England to chase down a mammoth score of 352 runs. To catch visitors' reply, follow our live blog and we will be back after a short break
17:32 IST: Short ball to end the innings by Woakes. India sore 381/6 in 50 overs
17:31 IST: SIX! Jadeja hits a short arm jab for a maximum. Straight six by him
17:30 IST: FOUR! Jadeja hits in his area over deep mid-wicket for a boundary
17:28 IST: India 370/6 with 4 balls to go. Pandya 18*, Jadeja 6*
17:27 IST: Good shot by Ravindra Jadeja but goes straight to the fielder
17:25 IST: One over to go now and India 367/6. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja at the crease
17:20 IST: FOUR! Full toss by Jake Ball and Hardik Pandya hits it over the extra cover boundary
17:18 IST: OUT! Dhoni falls on 134 off 122 balls
17:17 IST: SIX! Inside out by Dhoni and maximum again
17:15 IST: SIX! We saw the best of Yuvraj. Now witness the best of MS Dhoni. He is not sparing any England bowler
17:13 IST: SIX! Liam Plunkett would remember this day forever. Dhoni hits him for another maximum
17:12 IST: India 337/5 after 47 overs
17:10 IST: SIX! Pandya pulls it for a six. Stokes tries to catch the ball and misses it
17:09 IST: FOUR! Hardik Pandya hits boundary off the first ball
17:07 IST: OUT! And Jadhav's short innings' comes to end. He scored 22 off 10 balls
17:06 IST: FOUR! Cheeky one by Jadhav again and it's a boundary
17:05 IST: SIX! Terrific shot by Kedar Jadhav over long off
17:03 IST: India have scored 52 runs in the last 31 balls
17:01 IST: FOUR! No respite for England. Centurion of the first ODI Kedar Jadhav joins the party now
17:00 IST: FOUR! Strong bottom hand coming into play again. Smashes it for a boundary
16:56 IST: FOUR! Boundary by Kedar Jadhav as India reach 296/4 in 44 overs
16:54 IST: FOUR! A little bit of drama here. Dhoni was bowled out but it was a free hit, got four runs as byes
16:50 IST: OUT! Yuvraj Singh is out after a brilliant 150 off 127 balls
16:49 IST: Hundred! MS Dhoni hits 10th century of his career. First since 2013. Take a bow Dhoni
16:46 IST: SIX! Poor delivery by Woakes and MS Dhoni smashes it over long on for a maximum. That's a world cup style sixer
16:45 IST: Yuvraj Sing completes 150 off 126 balls. India 274/3 after 42 overs
16:40 IST: Yuvraj Singh reaches the landmark of the highest individual score by Indian against England. Beats his own previous best of 138 runs
16:33 IST: REVIEW! Yuvraj Singh given out by the on-field umpire. The ball clearly hitting the ground and turned down by the third umpire
16:30 IST: SIX! Again a huge hit by Yuvi! He is dealing in sixes now. Cleans it over long on
16:25 IST: FOUR! Lovely use of the wrists. Sheer elegance by Yuvraj Singh
16:22 IST: SIX! Yuvraj Singh is on fire! Pulls it for a six
16:18 IST: FOUR! Eleven runs off the over. High quality batting by India
16:16 IST: SIX! MS Dhoni just whacked that delivery for a six. What a blow by him
16:10 IST: FOUR! Easy pickings for Yuvraj Singh as he hit back to back boundaries. He is on 116 now.
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16:03 IST: FOUR! Two-hundred comes up for India now. Dhoni changed his bat before the over and can see the change with a high backlift
15:55 IST: Hundred! Yuvraj Singh completes 14th century of his ODI career. India 190/3 in 33 overs
15:54 IST: Yuvraj Singh goes for the big one and lands just short of the fielder.
15:52 IST: FOUR! What a shot by Yuvraj Singh and as Ravi Shastri would say, "that has gone like a tracer bullet."
15:43 IST: Four! 150 partnership between Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni. These two will look to play big shots now
15:40 IST: FOUR! Two back to back boundaries for India and MS Dhoni. Ben Stokes is struggling and Dhoni taking him on.
15:39 IST: FOUR! That brings up 62nd half-century for MS Dhoni. India 162/3
15:35 IST: India 156/3 vs England after 29 overs
15:33 IST: DROPPED! Never easy to catch these ones. Jake Ball tried hard but drops it. It was a leading edge by Dhoni.
15:30 IST: SIX! That's trademark MS Dhoni's shot. Steps out and smashes it out of the park.
15:24 IST: FOUR! Yuvraj Singh pulls David Willey for a boundary and he will be eyeing 100 now.
15:22 IST: Yuvraj reaches 75 and Dhoni on 31. The southpaw doing bulk of the coring in that partnership.
15:18 IST: FOUR! Boundary this time for Dhoni. Bottom hand coming into play, leaves no chance for fielders.
15:17 IST: 100-run partnership between Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni off 118 balls. India in good position now.
15:15 IST: FOUR! Yuvraj Singh is dealing in boundaries now. He flicks it nicely.
15:10 IST: FOUR! Poor delivery by Ben Stokes. Banged the ball short and Yuvraj pulls it a little wide of the fielder at deep fine leg.
15:08 IST: SIX! What a shot that is. Lofts it with a straight bat for a first six of the match.
15:06 IST: FOUR! Dhoni dances down the track and hits it for a lovely boundary off Moeen Ali.
15:05 IST: FOUR! Poor delivery by Moeen Ali and Yuvraj sweeps it for a boundary behind the wicket keeper.
15:03 IST: A reminder again. India play only one ODI match after this before the Champions Trophy in June. England play 8 games.
15:01 IST: Fifty! Yuvraj Singh completes 52nd fifty of his ODI career. He completes it in 56 balls.
14:59 IST: Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni have accumulated 67 runs now for the fouth wicket. India 92/3 after 20 overs.
14:58 IST: Dhoni averages 91.8 against the off-spinners with a strike rate of 81.
14:57 IST: Driven nicely by MS Dhoni off Moeen Ali for 2 runs.
14:51 IST: Moeen Ali comes into the attack now. Yuvraj Singh attacks him straightaway for 2 runs.
14:48 IST: FOUR! Big high back lift followed by a short-arm jab. Yuvraj Singh on a roll here.
14:38 IST: FOUR! Dhoni hits Liam Plunkett for a four again. Must say this, Yuvraj and MS have steadied India's ship now.
14:34 IST: STATS! 4000 runs in India for Dhoni with that shot.
14:32 IST: Jabbed away for FOUR! A little bit of width and strong wrists of Dhoni lands it for a boundary.
14:31 IST: Maiden over by Liam Plukett. India 58/3 after 13 overs.
14:27 IST: It seems, short balls is the new ploy of England. But Dhoni and Yuvraj both are good players of the long hops.
14:25 IST: Twelve runs off the over, India 55/3 after 11 overs.
14:24 IST: FOUR! Another one for Yuvraj Singh. Punched it through the mid-off.
14:22 IST: FOUR! You can't give easy half-volleys to Yuvraj. Top shot for a boundary.
14:21 IST: Dhoni glances down the mid-wicket for two runs. Could have been three but Dhoni says No.
14:20 IST: After 10 overs, India 43/3.
14:18 IST: FOUR! Short delivery by Jake Ball and Yuvraj pulls it for a boundary.
14:16 IST: Third consecutive maiden over by Chris Woakes. India 39/3 after 9 overs.
14:12 IST: FOUR! That's the third boundary of the over. Yuvraj Singh getting into the groove here.
14:11 IST: FOUR! Trademark shot of Yuvraj and hits Jake Ball for a boundary again.
14:10 IST: FOUR! First boundary for Yuvraj Singh through the leg side.
14:05 IST: Maiden over by Chris Woakes. India 27/3 after 7 overs.
13:59 IST: MS Dhoni is off the mark with a single. India 27/3 after 6 overs.
13:54 IST: So, India have lost three wickets under five overs. Yuvraj and MS Dhoni in the crease now. Big responsibility on the veterans.
13:53 IST: OUT! Shikhar Dhawan is out bowled here. Cleaned up by Woakes again. India in big big trouble. Dhawan gone on 11.
13:52 IST: DROPPED! That could have been the third wicket. Woakes drops Shikhar Dhawan, was a difficult chance though.
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India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah 0 && comm[ts].geo.indexOf($root.$GEO.country) == -1">
England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jake Ball, David Willey
13:10 IST: For England, Liam Plunkett comes in place of spinner Adil Rashid.
13:05 IST: Just one change in India line-up, Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes in place of Umesh Yadav.
13:00 IST: England have won the toss and opt to bowl first. That means, India will bat first.
12:35 IST: India had won the toss in the first ODI and will be hoping for a similar outcome. Captain Kohli along with coach Anil Kumble were seen closely scrutinising the pitch.
12:31 IST: Earlier in the day, Yuvraj Singh was seen practicing. Here's sneak peek.
12:30 IST: Hello and welcome! It's the all important second ODI at Cuttack and England will be looking to avoid a series loss and take the series to Kolkata. Virat Kohli-led India will be aiming to wrap up the series here and make the 3rd ODI a mere formality.
While the Indian batting looks to be firing on all cylinders, Kohli would be a little worried about his team's bowling which took quite a beating at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. A similar performance would mean more pressure on the batsmen, especially on the likes of the captain and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Pacers Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah were particularly expensive in the first ODI and could not keep a check on their full tosses and no balls, in their attempt to bowl yorkers.
The Cuttack game is also a chance for both Dhoni and Yuvraj, who have won India several matches in the past together, to spend some valuable time at the crease. Though, Dhoni batted well in the practice game at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai ahead of the series, a good outing in an official game will definitely boost his confidence.
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