After a humiliating defeat in the first ODI, England showed its prowess in the second game and chased down a target of 337 against India. The historic run chase helped the Indian team equal the series 1-1 ahead of the final on Sunday.
Chasing a mammoth target of 337, the visitors cruised home with 39 balls to spare. If the Indian batsmen stole the show in the afternoon, it was the turn of the English batters under lights to showcase some quality strokeplay. The foundation of every successful chase is a strong foundation and England had the best possible start as openers Jason Roy and Bairstow scripted a hundred-plus partnership for the first wicket.
“We went out there and expressed ourselves as we always have done.”
🇮🇳 #INDvENG 🏴 pic.twitter.com/arOZ0UP2ED
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 26, 2021
The epic battle also witnessed jaw-dropping performances. Let’s have a look at interesting stats that might help you to understand the magnitude of the game.
Virat Kohli
India skipper Virat Kohli touched the milestone of 10,000 ODI runs at the number three position during the ongoing second ODI against England. He is only the second batsman to cross the 10,000-run mark in that position, after former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. Ponting sits atop the list of runs at number 3 in ODIs, having amassed 12,662 runs from 330 innings.
A vital 100-run partnership comes up between @imVkohli & @klrahul11 👏👏
Live – https://t.co/RrLvC29Iwg #INDvENG @Paytm pic.twitter.com/jk3Rn7qnCe
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 26, 2021
Rishabh Pant
The wicket-keeper batsman played an aggressive innings against mighty England, He scored quick 77 runs off 40 balls. Pant was mostly dealing with boundaries, he smashed three fours and seven sixes.
He also broke MS Dhoni’s record for the most sixes by an Indian wicket-keeper in India vs England ODI matches during his inning.
DO NOT MISS: @RishabhPant17‘s 4⃣0⃣-ball 7⃣7⃣-run rampage 🔥🔥
3⃣ fours, 7⃣ sixes and a lot of entertainment ⚡️⚡️
Sit back & enjoy this sensational knock from #TeamIndia wicketkeeper-batsman in the 2nd @Paytm #INDvENG ODI 🎥 👇 https://t.co/SzrEYLyB8L pic.twitter.com/KcuAtH5dMV
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 26, 2021
Adil Rashid
England spinner Adil Rashid dismissed India skipper Virat Kohli for the ninth time in international cricket and ended his 66-run knock. Rashid has now become the second-most successful bowler against the India skipper as he has had Kohli’s number nine times. Tim Southee is the most successful bowler against Kohli as the Kiwi pacer has dismissed the run-machine 10 times in international cricket.
5th highest runs chase
England recorded their fifth-highest chase in ODI cricket. Before the second ODI in Pune, England had never chased a target of more than 300 runs successfully against India. The visitors also improved their record when it comes to hitting sixes. They surpassed their previous best of 13, achieved in the 2019 World Cup at Edgbaston.