IND vs ENG 2nd ODI: India beat England by 4 wickets in Cuttack, take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series; Rohit hits a blistering century

IND vs ENG 2nd ODI

10 feb 2025

India defeated England by 4 wickets in the second ODI match. Team India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

India defeated England by 4 wickets in the second ODI match played in Cuttack. With this, Team India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. The biggest hero of the Indian team’s victory was Rohit Sharma, who played a brilliant and memorable innings of 119 runs in 90 balls. Apart from him, Shubman Gill also contributed a lot to the team’s victory by playing a half-century innings.

In this match played at the Barabati Ground in Cuttack, England won the toss and decided to bat first. The England team batted first and scored a huge score of 304 runs. Joe Root and Ben Duckett scored half-centuries for England, while in the last overs, Liam Livingstone also played a quick innings of 41 runs and played a big role in taking his team’s score beyond 300 runs.

When the Indian team came out to chase a big target of 305 runs, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave the team a stormy start. Together, the two took the team’s score to 114 runs in just 15 overs. There was an opening partnership of 136 runs between Rohit and Gill. In fact, Rohit and Gill had laid the foundation for India’s victory. Virat Kohli once again failed to score a big score and was dismissed after scoring just 5 runs.