India vs England: IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Award Winners, Player of the Match, Stats, Captains' Words

India completed another impressive series win at home as they beat England in the 2nd ODI in Cuttack on Sunday (February 9).

A comprehensive victory by 4 wickets means India has now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, with the final match set to be played in Ahmedabad.

India vs England 2nd ODI - As it Happened

England, opting to bat first, posted a total of 304 runs. Ben Duckett and Joe Root were the top scorers, contributing 65 and 69 runs respectively. The team was well-positioned at 219-3 in the 39th over, but a late-innings collapse saw them all out with one delivery remaining. Ravindra Jadeja was instrumental in restricting England's progress, claiming 3 wickets for 35 runs.

In response, India's chase was spearheaded by captain Rohit Sharma, who delivered a masterful innings of 119 runs off 90 balls, featuring 12 fours and 7 sixes. The India captain rose to form and brought up his 32nd international century, which was also the 2nd quickest of his career.

Shubman Gill provided valuable support with a knock of 60 runs. Despite a brief interruption due to a floodlight failure, India maintained momentum. Although they lost a few wickets in quick succession towards the end, Axar Patel's unbeaten 41 ensured that India reached the target in 44.3 overs.

India vs England 2nd ODI Award Winners

Dream 11 Gamechanger: Rohit Sharma
SBI Apne Liye Apno ke Liye Award: Shubman Gill
Campa Striker of the Match: Rohit Sharma
Atomberg Smart Saver of the Match: Shubman Gill
Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma

IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Match Stats and Facts

Rohit Sharma scored his 32nd ODI century and has now 49 international centuries across formats.
India completed their 7th straight series wins in a row against England, who also lost 4th consecutive ODI series after World Cup 2023.
India captain Rohit Sharma surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in terms of runs as an opener, only Virender Sehwag is now ahead of him.
Shubman Gill scored his 15th career half-century in the match.
Varun Chakravarthy became the 2nd oldest Indian player to make his debut in ODIs.

India vs England 2nd ODI Captains' Words

Rohit Sharma, India Captain: (on Batting) It was good and I really enjoyed being out there, scoring some runs for the team. Important game with the series on the line but I broke it down to pieces about how I wanted to bat. Longer than T20s and shorter than Tests and I wanted to break it down. I wanted to bat as deep as possible and that was my focus. Looking at the pitch - when you play on black soil, it tends to skid on a bit and you have to show the full face of the bat initially. Then they bowled into the body and kept it on the stumps and that's where I prepared my plan and tried to access the gaps. Got very good support from Gill and Shreyas as well. (on Shubman Gill) Enjoy batting with Gill. Very classy player and doesn't seem to get overawed by the situation and the numbers are there as well, if I'm not wrong, for Gill. (bowling in middle overs) The middle overs are quite important and that's where the game can go either side. If you squeeze the middle overs, you need not worry much about the death. The middle overs is very crucial and even in Nagpur, we squeezed them and got wickets. When you keep taking wickets, the run-scoring is not easy. (Champions Trophy Approach) We want to keep getting better as well. Nothing specific we want to work on but overall we want to keep getting better as a player and team. That is what we want to do. As long as guys are clear about what they are supposed to do, if they keep doing that not much to think about.

Jos Buttler, England captain: We got into some nice positions with the bat but we need a few of us to catch fire and push us to 350. Another great innings from Rohit; he's been doing it in ODI cricket for a while. Maybe it skidded on a bit and played well but the opposition played well. We tried to get to 330-350, maybe that would have been defendable. Just keep taking steps in the right direction though results are not there but we need to keep going.

(Quotes via ESPNCricinfo)