India vs England, 2nd ODI – Blitzpools Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI
India beat England in the 1st ODI and lead the three-match series 1-0. The two teams will meet each other once again on Friday for the 2nd ODI.
India vs England, 2nd ODI: Match Details
- Date – 26th March 2021
- Time – 1:30 PM IST
- Venue – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
India vs England, 2nd ODI Match Preview:
Indian batting put on a show in the 1st ODI. The openers did their job well giving a steady start to the team. Shikhar Dhawan found form with his knock of 98. He would surely be looking to add those two more runs and reach the three-figure mark. Virat Kohli played a quality knock once again.
With Shreyas Iyer not available for the next game, Suryakumar Yadav might make his debut in place of him. Going by his current form, Yadav could play a game-changing inning. Krunal Pandya played a brilliant knock to give a top finish to the innings along with KL Rahul who also got back his rhythm.
Prasidh Krishna impressed everyone on his debut and ended the match with the best figures by a debutant for India. Shardul Thakur has been in great touch and will be the X-factor for the team in bowling match winnings spells. Yuzvendra Chahal might come back into the XI after a poor outing by Kuldeep Yadav.
English openers are a class above the rest in recent times. Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy were looking set to chase down the 318 run total in the last match as they smashed 135 runs in just 14 overs. The middle-order collapse couldn't do justice to their openers' mighty start.
Ben Stokes hasn't won England a match in this despite several good performances. Friday could be his day to finally turnup and win the game single-handedly for his team.
India dominated England in the first game and is looking confident to win the ODI series in the second itself. However, the visitors are the top-ranked team in this format and know how to win crucial games. The match could go down to the wire.
India vs England Head-to-Head:
- Total – 101
- India – 54
- England – 42
- Tied - 2
- No Result - 3
India vs England, 2nd ODI Team News:
India - Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer got injured in the 1st ODI and are doubtful to play in the next game.
England - Sam Billings sprained his collar bone while Eoin Morgan had split his webbing between the right thumb and index finger. They too are doubtful for the 2nd ODI.
India vs England, 2nd ODI Pitch Report:
The pitch in the 1st ODI was assisting the pacers well with the new ball. There were good seaming conditions on the offering. The batsmen, once set, could go score an ample amount of runs since the pitch had a true bounce and was coming on to the bat nicely.
India vs England, 2nd ODI Probable Playing XI:
India - Rohit Sharma/ Shubman Gill, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav/ Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna
England - Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Stokes, Sam Billings/ Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
India vs England, 2nd ODI Blitzpools Fantasy XI:
- Wicket-keepers - L Rahul, J Buttler
- Batsmen - S Dhawan, J Bairstow, V Kohli(c), S Yadav
- All-rounders - M Ali, B Stokes(vc)
- Bowlers - S Thakur, B Kumar, A Rashid