India and England were involved in an amazing run feast in Cuttack, which witnessed 747 runs scored in the second ODI. India, after piling up 381 runs, restricted England to 366 runs from their alloted 50 overs, resulting in 15-run win on Thursday. With it, India have clinched the series 2-0 as well.
Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni turned the clock for India in the first innings, scoring 150 and 134 runs respectively to dig the home team out of trouble as they were tottering for 25 for three wickets. Their innings played an important role in India scoring 381 runs, and the spinners especially R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja got into the groove, taking three and one wicket respectively to help India emerge victorious.
Though India defeated England, Eoin Morgan's knock of 102 runs from 81 balls deserves a special mention. The skipper led from the front, but could not help his team cross the finishing line. England will hope for a consolation win in Kolkata on Sunday when the two teams meet for the third and final ODI of the series.
9:46: India win the second ODI by 15 runs in Cuttack, clinch the series 2-0.
9:45: Willey with a single from the first ball of Bhuvi's final over. Yorker next and Plunkett cannot do anything but just take one run. Ashwin misfields, Willey takes a couple. Three sixes from the final three balls for England to win. Now, it is time to rejoice for India as England need 17 runs from 2 balls, and another dot ball from Bhuvi, who has been stunning with both the new and old ball. Plunkett takes a single in the final ball of the match. England 366/8, 50 overs, India win the match by 15 runs.
9:38: PLunkett goes for a paddle sweep, but top edges the ball for a four in the third man region. Lukcy for Plunkett. England 360/8, 49 overs (Plunkett 24, Willey 1), need 22 runs from 6 balls
9:37: Morgan completes his ton with a four. That is a smaller story as his focus will be to help England cross the finishing line. Another full toss, but he cannot connect that. The ball is in the air, but lands safely. Yorker to Plunkett, who hits it straight back to Bumrah, and Morgan is way out of his crease. Pacer runs him out. MORGAN GONE. INDIA SHOULD WIN IT FROM HERE.
9:32: Six runs from the first two balls, and Morgan is turning it on with a couple first, and then a four. Are England really going to score 382 runs to win? Where is modern day ODI cricket heading to? Morgan reaches 95 runs with another boundary. He opens the face of the bat to get that ball in the off-side. Three singles, and that will not hurt India to end the over. But, Morgan keeps the strike. England 349/7, 48 overs (Morgan 97, Plunkett 19), need 33 runs from 12 balls
9:27: It was length from Bumrah, and Morgan sends that ball into the stands for a maximum. Morgan, with his big hitting, is keeping England in the game. Plunkett is dismissed LBW, but Plunkett goes for a review -- DRS -- and Plunkett gets his way, NOT OUT... He hits another four, powerful straight drive. Another four as the right-hander swings the ball on the vacant leg side. England 336/7, 47 overs (Morgan 85, Plunkett 18), need 46 runs from 18 balls
9:19: Bhuvi to Plunkett. The medium pacer knows how to bowl in such conditions. Full and wide. Two dots balls. Plunkett misses the ball, but Morgan goes for a bye, which the umpire seems to have forgotten to signal bye. The skipper comes down the track, makes it into a full toss and strikes it in the off-side for one bounce four. Inside edge from Morgan's bat, but Bumrah saves three runs with a dive, else that was another four. Plunkett joins in and another boundary. That was slog for you. England 319/7, 46 overs (Morgan 76, Plunkett 10), need 63 runs from 24 balls
9:15: Plunkett slashes hard at the ball, and it produces an edge, which goes towards the boundary despite Dhoni's dive to catch that ball. Nine runs from the over and one wicket. England 309/7, 45 overs (Morgan 71, Plunkett 5), need 73 runs from 30 balls
9:12: Woakes starts the over with a boundary. He hits that on the up for a boundary, but Bumrah bounces back as he disturbs Woaokes' stumps with change of pace. England 304/7
9:09: Chris Woakes comes into the middle. Can he lend a strong hand to Morgan? The right-hander faces Bhuvi, who bowls a dot ball to the new man. England's 300 runs on the board. Still 82 runs away from their destination. Morgan keep strike, takes a single in the final ball. England 300/6, 44 overs (Morgan 71, Woakes 1), need 81 runs from 36 balls
9:04: Bhuvi bowls a yorker to Ali, who can only dig that out for a single. Morgan rotates the strike with another single. India are desperate to break this partnership, and Ali drags the wide ball onto the wicket. England 299/6
8:59: Morgan smacks the length ball for a boundary in the right of mid-wicket area. Five runs from three balls. Jadhav bowls a wide. Jadeja, in the deep, does not know whether to catch or save, he does neither and the ball skids for another boundary. Ali finds another four in the leg side. ALi completes his half century. England 297/5, 43 overs (Morgan 70, Ali 54), need 85 runs from 42 balls
8:55: Bhuvi bowls short to Ali, who is hit on his body or may be around the thigh region. Ali skies the ball and Jadeja drops it. It looked easy. The ball was in the air for a long time, but it goes through his hands. How did he drop that? Ali, meanwhile, takes two runs, and follows that with another couple. Bowls it wide and full for a dot ball. Ali lofts the ball and takes another couple. This is the pair's third twos of the over, and they run another two. England 282/5, 42 overs (Morgan 65, Ali 45), need 100 runs from 48 balls
8:48: Jadhav to Ali. He starts off with a dot ball. Ali comes down the track and lofts him over cover for a single. Again, Ali hits the ball straight to the sweeper cover for one run. Five balls gone and only four runs. Last ball - Ali only manages to take a single after converting the ball into a full-toss. England 274/5, 41 overs (Morgan 65, Ali 37), need 108 runs from 54 balls
8:45: Ashwin's final over. Can he break this partnership? Morgan, in this mood, is looking quite good at the crease. Kohli will want to see him back. Three balls, three singles. England 269/5, 40 overs (Morgan 63, Ali 34), need 113 runs from 60 balls
8:42: Hardik Pandya to bowl. Clears the left leg and Morgan goes bang. That is some six from the England skipper, who follows it with a pull shot to the fence for an important four. Fine start from Morgan in this over, takes 10 runs from 2 balls. The pair play good cricket, takes four singles next. England 266/5, 39 overs (Morgan 62, Ali 32)
8:37: The ball is given to Bumrah, who has five overs remaining in his quota of 10 overs. Morgan takes a single, plays with soft hands, easy single. Short arm jab from Ali for a four in the mid-wicket area. Morgan completes his fifty with a single. Seven runs from the over. England 252/5, 38 overs (Morgan 50, Ali 30)
8:32: The first ball after drinks goes for a four as Ali just hits an easy four in the leg side. Half-pull. Jadhav comes back strong, three singles in his next three balls. He is bowling at a slow pace. England 245/5, 37 overs (Morgan 48, Ali 25)
8:27: DRINKS.......
8:26: Ali plays the ball in the up, and he thick edges the ball just short of the short third man fielder. India fielders are doing well inside the 30 yards circle. Just one run from the over. England 237/5, 36 overs (Morgan 46, Ali 19)
8:23: England are dealing in singles only, at the moment. They have scored four singles from the first four balls, and Ali slogs the ball for a boundary in the leg side. That was a old-fashioned slog. England 236/5, 35 overs (Morgan 46, Ali 18)
8:19: Ashwin is bowling quite well. Ali goes for a quick couple. Dhoni misses a run out chance as he fails to gather the throw from the deep. The batsman was well out of the crease. Quite a rare moment to see Dhoni failing to latch onto a throw. Ashwin is mixing it well. Just five runs from the over. England 227/5, 34 overs (Morgan 44, Ali 10)
8:16: Kedar Jadhav into action. Morgan plays him for a single. Ali smashes Jadhav for a wonderful boundary. That was elegant from Ali. Jadhav is bowling round-arm, almost Malinga like. England 222/5, 33 overs (Morgan 43, Ali 7)
8:13: Moeen Ali opens his account with a single in the off-side. Morgan is looking quite good. He unleashes the slog sweep for a maximum, and follows that with one run. England 214/5, 32 overs (Morgan 41, Ali 1)
8:10: Buttler comes down the track, but Ashwin bowls it wide, and Dhoni stumps his opposite number for 10 runs. England 204/5
8:08: Kohli hands over the ball to Pandya, who produces an edge from Morgan's bat. The ball rolls towards the third man boundary. Ashwin slides in the boundary rope to save two runs. Morgan is trying to pierce the gap in the off-side, but he is hitting it straight to the fielder. Forget piercing the gap, he comes down the track and lofts the bowler for a might six over the long off region. England 204/4, 31 overs (Morgan 33, Stokes 10)
8:03: Ashwin, who was poor in the first ODI, has looked better. As I say that Morgan takes on Ashwin for a wonderful six, straight down the ground. That went a long way. Buttler finishes off the over with a single. 10 runs from the over. England 193/4, 30 overs (Morgan 22, Stokes 10)
8pm: Jadeja with his final over. England players are not able to find boundaries when Jadeja is getting his overs through. Three runs from five balls, and his last ball of the spell goes for a single. Brilliant spell from Jadeja, whose tight line and length did the trick. England 183/4, 29 overs (Morgan 15, Stokes 7)
7:57: Jos Buttler walks onto bat. He gets off the mark with a single, uses his feet to get closer to the ball. Huge appeal from the Indian players in the middle, but the ball did not strike Butler in line. Buttler uses his foot well to complete the over with a four. Buttler is going to hold th ekey for England. England 179/4, 28 overs (Morgan 13, Stokes 5)
7:54: Ashwin gets through Stokes' defence as he is clean bowled for one run. That was arm ball from Ashwin. England 172/4
7:53: Two left-handers at the crease as Ben Stokes joins Morgan in the middle. Stokes gets off the mark with a single. Good over, two runs and the all-important wicket of Roy. England 172/3, 27overs (Morgan 11, Stokes 1)
7:50: JADEJA IS THE MAN. He dismisses key player Jason Roy for well-made 82 runs. England 170/3.
7:49: Ashwin is giving the ball some air. Morgan goes for a wild swing, just a single for all that risk. Roy hits it straight down the ground for a single, and Morgan flicks for another single. Roy hits an aerial shot, and Dhoni shouts catch it, but the ball goes over the fielder inside the circle for a four. England 170/2, 26 overs (Roy 82, Morgan 10)
7:46: It is Jadeja and his line to both the players, who have not been able to score runs in boundaries, that has been perfect. Four singles from the over. England 162/2, 25 overs (Roy 76, Morgan 8)
7:43: The best thing about India is that their bowlers have not been hit fot many boundaries. England need to step it up, and hit some fours, I suppose. The required rate is increasing. As I say that, straight six from Roy. That is lovely. He just timed the ball to perfection over the bowler's head. England 158/2, 24 overs (Roy 74, Morgan 6)
7:40: Two runs from first three balls from Jadeja. He is really mixing it well, quicker one from Jadeja, but Roy squeezes that for a single. Had he been late, the ball would have crashed onto the stumps. England 145/2, 23 overs (Roy 64, Morgan 4)
7:37: There is turn in the offing for Ashwin if he is ready to give the ball some air. Low bounce and Dhoni does well to stop that ball from sneaking in between his legs. Ashwin has looked better in his two overs so far. England 139/2, 22 overs (Roy 60, Morgan 2)
7:33: Morgan gets off the mark with a single. Three singles from the first three balls. There is a serious need for Morgan to play a captain's innings in Cuttack. Roy hits in the off-side for a couple. Powerful straight drive from Roy for a four and the opener is looking to open up. England 138/2, 21 overs (Roy 59, Morgan 2)
7:29: Skipper Morgan walks into the middle. Ashwin finishes the over with a dot ball. England 128/2, 20 overs (Roy 51, Morgan 0)
7:28: Ashwin into the attack. Roy completes his half-century from 52 balls with a single. Root also follows suit with another half-century via reverse sweep for four runs. Ashwin needs to bowl tight line and length, like Jadeja. Root is gone as he top edges the ball to Kohli. Ashwin with a wicket in his first over. England, 128/2
7:24: Jadeja into action. Can he still contain the English batsmen? Jadeja is bowling really tight. No width to free their arms. Huge appeal from Jadeja for LBW, but that is going down the leg and the pair take one leg-bye. England 121/1, 19 overs (Roy 49, Root 49)
7:18: Root rocks back on the backfoot, and hits a boundary as he beats the point fielder inside the ring, after which this Cuttack outfield does the rest. Roy joins in the act. The opener pulls Pandya for a boundary. Bumrah inside the ring, gets a hand, but does not catch it. It was half chance for India. England 119/1, 18 overs (Roy 49, Root 48)
7:13: England are looking good, and are building it up really well. They are not playing the big shots, but still runs are coming quite easily. However Jadeja is keeping it tight, not giving any freebies. Just three runs from Jadeja's over. This is solid stuff from the slow left-arm. England 108/1, 17 overs (Roy 44, Root 42)
7:10: Clever shot from Root as he plays the upper cut to Pandya's slow bouncer. One bounce four. Roy slashes, he slashes it real hard for a boundary in the off-side. Roy is batting really well, and follows that boundary with a single. 11 runs from the over. England 105/1, 16 overs (Roy 43, Root 40)
7:06: Root sweeps Jadeja from outside the off-stump for a single. Roy pulls the ball straight to mid on. It could have been easily hit for a four. Another sweep shot from Root for another single. Five runs from the over. England 94/1, 15 overs (Roy 38, Root 34)
7:03: There is some mix up in the middle, but England batsmen do not take a run. There was no run there. Roy lofts Pandya for a massive six in the mid-wicket area, and glides the ball for a single, next. Thick edge, but lucky for Root as the ball runs down to third man. England 89/1, 14 overs (Roy 37, Root 30)
6:59: Jadeja taken for a single by Root in the first ball. Roy fine sweeps Jadeja for another four, Ashwin dives, but fails to stop the boundary. There is some uneven bounce this over. Six runs from the over. England 81/1, 13 overs (Roy 30, Root 29)
6:53: Hardik Pandya with his first over and he beats Root outside the off-stump. Three dots balls on a trot. England cannot afford to play too many dot balls. The required run rate will shoot up quickly. Gentle flick on the leg side by Root for a single. Roy semi-hooks the ball for a boundary. England 75/1, 12 overs (Roy 25, Root 28)
6:48: Spin time. Kohli brings on Jadeja, who is taken for a single by Roy, good looking shot. Jadeja is getting some turn, opens up Roy. Decent over from Jadeja, just four runs. England 70/1, 11 overs (Roy 21, Root 27)
6:45: Roy with a wonderful straight drive, but it is too straight and the ball strikes the wicket, and the pair run for a single. Pandya with a full length dive to deny Root his sixth four. England players are playing Bumrah in the V. Again, Roy opens the face and scores a four behind the wicket in the third man region. England 66/1, 10 overs (Roy 19, Root 25)
6:42: Bhuvi has been on the money for India. His line and length has troubled the English batsmen, starts with three dot balls. Enough, says Root, who hits Bhuvi straight down the ground for his fourth boundary. He hit that ball on the up. First time, Bhuvi balls on Root's pad, and it is an easy four for the taking. England 59/1, 9 overs (Roy 13, Root 24)
6:40: Root goes for an expansive square drive, misses the ball. He goes for the same shot once again, and finds the gap for four runs. India should be happy with the start, as England have not hit as many boundaries as expected, especially while chasing a score of 380 plus runs. Misfield from Jadeja and the pair runs for a single. England 51/1, 8 overs (Roy 13, Root 16)
6:35: Bhuvi is not giving much room to the English batsmen. This is some exceptional bowling from the seamer, who beats Root outside the off-stump. Root somehow manages to guide the ball to third man, though, the ball was coming in while he was playing that shot. Two runs from the over. England 46/1, 7 overs (Roy 13, Root 11)
6:32: Kohli consults former skipper Dhoni before making some field changes. Beautiful shot from Root for a boundary. He square cuts the ball on the backfoot and no one moves, and the ball has reached the ropes. Next - Roy just glides the ball in the third man region for a boundary. England 44/1, 6 overs (Roy 12, Root 10)
6:27: I am quite surprised, was expecting Jason Roy to take on India bolwers from the first over. Roy gives the strike to Root with a single in the leg side. This is fine bowling from Bhuvi, who is bowling a tight line and length. England 34/1, 5 overs (Roy 7, Root 5)
6:22: England's best player walks to the batting crease. Joe Root has to play a quality innings in Cuttack, and he starts with a boundary. England 32/1, 4 overs (Roy 6, Root 4)
6:21: Bumrah appeals for a LBW, but the umpire says not out, rightly so. Bumrah gets the ball back in, and Roy inside edges the ball for a boundary. This is good bowling from Bumrah, who dismisses Hales as Dhoni latches onto a simple-looking catch. England 28/1
6:15: Hales again hits another four. Bhuvi is getting the ball to move. Hales is looking in great touch as he hits another boundary. That is a lovely drive from Hales. England 20/0, 3 overs (Roy 1, Hales 14)
6:11: Jasprit Bumrah with the second over. Alex Hales opens his account with a delighful four. That is timing for you in the off-side. Bumrah cuts the batsman into half with an in-swinger, but it is no-ball, free hit. All happening in Bumrah's over. Great yorker, Hales is floored by Bumrah's yorker, but it goes for four leg-byes. Nine runs from the over. England 9/0, 2 overs (Roy 0, Hales 4)
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6:06: Openers Jason Roy and Alex Hales are out there at the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts with three dot balls. Bhuvi is bowling at a gentle pace, but there is some nice shape for the bowler. Quality over, starts with a maiden. England 0/0, 1 over (Roy 0, Hales 0)
6 pm: Hey peeps, I (Ashim - yes, the same guy, who entertained you with the live blog when India chased down that mammoth target in the first ODI) will take over. What an innings from Dhoni and Yuvi in the first innings. My...my...did they not entertain us with fours and sixes? If you were not, it is easily understood, you support the English team.
Now, it is the turn of India bowlers to step it up with that white ball in the next few minutes or so. Mind you, the match is not over. Though India may be in the driver's seat, it is the same English team that scored 350 runs in Pune (1st ODI), so you never know. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IN MODERN DAY CRICKET.
5.36pm: Phew, what an inings that was! Where to begin. India looked doomed at 25/3, but the hosts seem to revel in a crisis. Dhoni and Yuvraj came in and combined for a delightful partnership of 256 that just completely deflated England. Jadhav, Pandya and Jadeja chipped in at the end to bulge it past 380. Back in a few, Ashim will take you through the second innings.
5.34pm: Yuvraj Singh: One of my best innings, my highest in ODI cricket. The last time I got a hundred was the 2011 World Cup, so very pleased to play. We wanted to just rotate the strike, take our time, play down the ground and not take much risks. I have ben batting well in the domestic season, so the way I was hitting the ball, I was confident I could score. We needed to be positive whatever stage we were and that is why Mahi and I were able to get the partnership going and get to a big score.
Great innings from MS, great batsman and sensational captain for India. He was more free today.
5.29pm: A two, two singles and then a boundary from Jadeja, who finds the gap between midwicket and long-on. Next one is brilliant, full flow of that blade, over mid-off and goes just over the rope for a six. Fantastic shot that. Short ball is the last ball of the innings, Jadeja misses and it is a dot ball.
India finish their innings on 381/6 in 50 overs (Pandya (19, 9b, 2x4, 1x6), Jadeja (16, 8b, 1x4, 1x6).
5.26pm: Last over of the innings to be bowled by Woakes.
5.23pm: Another low full toss gets the treatment from Pandya, over mid-off for a boundary. Ravindra Jadeja comes in and gets a couple of singles to give Pandya the strike. Woah, woah woah. Ball, just move away man! Pandya smashes a ball straight back, but he puts his hands up to protect his face and it his him on the arm. Asks for treatment, and boy that will be hurting, really hurting. India 367/6 in 49 overs (Pandya 18, Jadeja 2).
5.17pm: Plunkett might be one of the faster bowlers in the England side, but that doesn't stop Dhoni from charging down the track, taking the ball on the full and depositing the ball into the crowd. A couple of singles follow and then it is Dhoom Dhoom Dhoni again. A short ball a six over midwicket, simple really, very simple. A slight injury for Dhoni after that shot, something to do with his left hand. Maybe just jarred when he played the pull, it looks like a bit of cramps actually in the hands. Who needs two hands. Dhoni is struggling with the top hand, but he still finds a way to carve a six to the offside. After that,
Wicket, Dhoni (134, 122b, 10x4, 6x6) gone! Goes for the third six, but doesn't get enough this time and Willey completes the catch at deep square. What a great innings, this is the Dhoni everyone wanted and wants to see, after he announced his decision to step down as captain. India 358/6 in 48 overs (Pandya 12).
5.10pm: First ball for Hardik Pandya is a low full toss from Ball. Thank you says Pandya, who finds the gap through the offside for a boundary. Then it is six time as a short ball goes just over Stokes at deep midwicket. Got fingers to it, but was never catching it and to add insult to injury, the ball boy chucks the ball back right at Stokes' face, accidentally, but Stokes is not amused. Ball finally gets the yorker length right and bowls a dot, but then comes a wide. India 337/5 in 47 overs (Dhoni 115, Pandya 11).
5.05pm: Jadhav is in brilliant form. A wonderful flow of the bat and the ball pings off his bat and flies onto the sight screen. And then the ramp shot brings him another boundary. outstanding stuff. Then, however, Wicket, Jadhav (22, 10b, 3x4, 1x6) gone! A low full toss that just seemed to dip. Jadhav hits the ball off the bottom of his bat and the ball loops to Ball at midwicket. He's done his job. India 323/5 in 46 overs (Dhoni 113).
5pm: Power, power and then some from Dhoni as he pummels Stokes straight back for a boundary. Jadhav then gets into the act, thumping a slow ball from Stokes, over midwicket for another four. India 308/4 in 45 overs (Dhoni 110, Jadhav 11).
4.56pm: Kedar Jadhav is the new man. Plunkett is the man in woe. Plunkett oversteps and gives away a free hit to Dhoni. The India batsman swings and misses, the ball smashes into the stumps and runs away for four. Really unlucky. Another good over for India, though. India 296/4 in 44 overs (Dhoni 104, Jadhav 5).
4.48pm: Man what is this! Dhoni spanks one towards fine-leg, it looks like it is going for a six, but then it hits the spyder cam cable. Dhoni says, ok, I'll have another go, and this one is ridiculously well hit. Straight and nearly out of the ground. Takes him to 99 that six. And after a couple of dots, Dhoni gets his 10th ODI hundred. Maybe a dropped catch that in the deep, as Alex Hales dives low at backward square. Ball just doesn't carry actually, phew that was close, though!
Next ball, Wicket, Yuvraj (150, 127b, 21x4, 3x6) gone! No double hundred for Yuvi. Outside off and full, Yuvraj throws his hands at it, only gets a thin edge through to Buttler, giving Woakes his fourth wicket. What an innings, though, his highest in ODIs, take a bow! India 281/4 in 43 overs (Dhoni 100).
4.43pm: Stokes into his eighth over. Good one, just six off it. Yuvraj does bring up his 150, ff 126 balls the first time he has done it in his ODI career. India 274/3 in 42 overs (Yuvraj 150, Dhoni 93).
4.37pm: Woakes continues. Dhoni gets a four fine to get to 90 and then Yuvraj is given out caught behind. Yuvraj immediately asks for the review. Poor decision from umpire Anil Chaudhury in the first place, never looked out, always looked like the ball had bounced. Full ball from Woakes outside off, it hits the bottom of Yuvraj's bat, but clearly bounces before going to Jos Buttler. Thank the heavens for the DRS aye. India 268/3 in 41 overs (Yuvraj 147, Dhoni 90).
4.33pm: Fine leg up, so what does Stokes do? He bowls it down leg to Yuvraj, of course. Easy boundary for Yuvi as the runs keep flowing. Pitched up on off stump by Stokes and Yuvraj, with that wonderful flow of the bat of his, picks it straight back for a flat six. Goes to his highest ever ODI score with that shot. Previous was 139. India 261/3 in 40 overs (Yuvraj 145, Dhoni 85)
4.26pm: Another pull shot from Yuvraj, another boundary, this time a six, geez, sounding like a broken record, aren't I. India 246/3 in 39 overs (Yuvraj 133, Dhoni 83).
4.20pm: Ball one more time, into his eighth over. Another solid one for India, with Yuvraj getting his umpteenth pull shot boundary. A full toss follows and Yuvraj spanks it past wide mid-off for a second boundary. India 237/3 in 38 overs (Yuvraj 126, Dhoni 81).
4.16pm: Good over from Woakes for four balls, giving away just two singles. Dhoni then jumps down the track, Woakes drops it short, but the batsman muscles it over cow corner for a six, which takes the partnership past 200. Second time India have managed that in two matches. India 226/3 in 37 overs (Yuvraj 117, Dhoni 79).
4.11pm: Chris Woakes is back. His first spell was 5-3-14-3. Lands a blow on Dhoni immediately, as the batsman gets hit on the leg off an inside edge while going for a pull shot. Dhoni calls for the physio. No worries for MSD, though. Just a bit of magic spray required.
4.09pm: Ball continues, so does the Yuvraj show. A smashing pull, twice, gives him two more boundaries. England haven't got these short balls right to Yuvraj at all, not even remotely. India 217/3 in 36 overs (Yuvraj 116, Dhoni 71).
4.05pm: More intent from Dhoni now. Comes doen the track to Plunkett, who slides the ball down leg. Dhoni makes the adjustment and just gets enough bat to take it for a fine (no, the other meaning) boundary. It also brings up India's 200. Just a little ragged the England bowlers now, as Yuvraj gets another boundary off the last ball, albeit off an edge. India 208/3 in 35 overs (Yuvraj 108, Dhoni 70).
4.01pm: Jake Ball now. Six singles and a wide. India 197/3 in 34 overs (Yuvraj 103, Dhoni 65).
3.57pm: Almost gives it away on 93 does Yuvraj. Goes for an expansive drive, gets the outer edge of the bat and it just falls short of the man in the deep. Much more assured next up though with a thumping drive over the infield. Takes him to 99 does that boundary. Cannot get a single next ball or the one after that as the crowd wait in anticipation. Gets it off the last ball. Yuvraj Singh gets to his hundred off 98 balls. Not much of a celebration, but that is probably because he is a little emotional. Means a lot does this century and he will definitely want more. Certainly justified his selection in the team that knock has done. Brilliant stuff. India 190/3 in 33 overs (Yuvraj 100, Dhoni 62).
3.53pm: Another good over for India. Yuvraj gets it going with a boundary through point and finishes with an even better straight drive, which gets him into the 90s. India 183/3 in 32 overs (Yuvraj 93, Dhoni 62).
3.43pm: Plunkett continues. A wide, a couple and a couple of singles from the over. India 172/3 in 31 overs (Yuvraj 83, Dhoni 61). Drinks.
3.39pm: Stokes is back. A couple of singles and then Dhoni gets to his half-century off 68 balls. A little lucky, as an outside edge flies through for a boundary. And then Dhoni gets one more, with a fine flick. India 167/3 in 30 overs (Yuvraj 82, Dhoni 58).
3.35pm: Dhoni dropped! Dhoni goes for a flick down leg off Plunkett, it takes a leading edge and goes miles up in the air. Ball, running back from mid-on, tries his best, gets his hands to it, but cannot hang on. To add insult to injury, the ball rolls onto the boundary rope as well. India 156/3 in 29 overs (Yuvraj 81, Dhoni 48).
3.30pm: Dhoni struggles to get Moeen away off a couple of balls. A full toss and a short ball was there to hit, which the former captain misses. He comes down the track next time, though, and swats the ball away to cow corner for a six. India 151/3 in 28 overs (Yuvraj 81, Dhoni 43).
3.26pm: Another short ball from England, another boundary for Yuvraj. Seven runs from the Willey over. India 141/3 in 27 overs (Yuvraj 81, Dhoni 34).
3.23pm: Almost a calamitous run out as Yuvraj, wanting a quick single to short fine, is sent back by Dhoni, just in time. Another good over from Moeen, four dots and a couple of singles. India 134/3 in 26 overs (Yuvraj 76, Dhoni 32).
3.18pm: Willey returns and he is welcomed with a wonderful flick through midwicket by Yuvraj for a boundary. A single to point follows, which brings up the 100 partnership off 118 balls. Timely and desperately needed that was. They need to continue on, though. And they do that with Dhoni getting a boundary this time off a nice drive straight back past the bowler. India 132/3 in 25 overs (Yuvraj 75, Dhoni 31).
3.14pm: Tidy over from Moeen, just the three singles. India 120/3 in 24 overs (Yuvraj 69, Dhoni 26).
3.10pm: Vintage Yuvraj. Stride forward, full face of the bat and lofts the ball from Stokes over mid-off for a six. Then short and down leg from Stokes, Yuvraj, helps it along for a boundary. India 117/3 in 23 overs (Yuvraj 67, Dhoni 25).
3.06pm: Bad ball from Moeen first up and Yuvraj paddles it fine for a boundary. A single to the offside brings up India's 100. Then Dhoni decides to go on the attack. Steps down the pitch and punches the ball straight back for a four. India 104/3 in 22 overs (Yuvraj 55, Dhoni 25).
3.03pm: Around the wicket still Stokes to Yuvraj, who gets to 49 with a couple to backward square. And then, a single to third man gets Yuvraj to his half-century, off 56 balls. India 95/3 in 21 overs (Yuvraj 50, Dhoni 21).
2.59pm: Ali continues. A couple with a nice drive for Dhoni, but then three dot balls follow. A couple of singles after that. India 92/3 in 20 overs (Yuvraj 47, Dhoni 21).
2.56pm: Around the wicket comes Stokes and cramps Yuvraj for room a little. Tidy over. India 88/3 in 19 overs (Yuvraj 46, Dhoni 18).
2.52pm: Spin for the first time with Moeen Ali. Five easy runs off the over. India 86/3 in 18 overs (Yuvraj 45, Dhoni 17).
2.50pm: More pace with Stokes. Yuvraj takes a single first ball and that brings up the 50 partnership. A crucial one after those three early blows. Dhoni gives the strike back with a single of his own and then Yuvraj produces a beautiful straight drive for a boundary. India 81/3 in 17 overs (Yuvraj 41, Dhoni 16).
2.41pm: A couple of loose shots from Yuvraj in this over from Ball. First slip and the left-hander would have gone. Ball induces an outside edge from Yuvraj, which flies through the vacant slip cordon for a boundary. Needs to make sure he doesn't lose his concentration and throw his wicket away. His job is far from done. Good, testing over from Ball. India 74/3 in 16 overs. (Yuvraj 35, Dhoni 15). Drinks.
2.38pm: Yuvraj will feel he missed out on a boundary. Short ball, gets into position for the pull, but does not time it right and it is only a single. Dhoni then gets another boundary, opening the face to a ball outside off -- nice and late that shot. Four dots follow. India 69/3 in 15 overs (Yuvraj 30, Dhoni 15).
2.34pm: Dhoni left the balls outside off from Ball last over, but this time he says "enough" and cuts a short of a length ball for a boundary. Goes back to leaving the ones that are fuller though. A single to the onside gets the scoreboard ticking again. Around the wicket comes Ball to Yuvraj, a single taken to the onside. India 64/3 in 14 overs. (Yuvraj 29, Dhoni 11).
2.31pm: Good over from Plunkett, a maiden. India 58/3 in 13 overs (Yuvraj 28, Dhoni 6).
2.26pm: Dhoni has decided to play absolutely no attacking shots outsdie off. Fair enough, with Yuvraj scoring well at the other end. Single for Yuvraj first ball and then Dhoni plays out a couple of dots. Short from Ball and Dhoni jumps onto it, pulling it to wide midwicket for a couple. India 58/3 in 12 overs (Yuvraj 28, Dhoni 6).
2.23pm: Better from Dhoni. A two to the onside to start and then a single to a similar area. Full from Punkett to Yuvraj, who gets a good stride in (see that Dhawan?) and creams it through the covers for a four. Again, full and again, driven by Yuvraj, this time, past mid-off, for a boundary. A third one almost, but he can't pierce the field, the batsmen run a quick single off a slight misdield. India 55/3 in 11 overs (Yuvraj 27, Dhoni 4).
2.20pm: Woakes' outstanding spell of 5-3-14-3 is over and Liam Plunkett is the new bowler.
2.18pm: Singles and twos have vanished for the moment, with both staying in their own zones. Ball bowls short at Yuvraj again, and the left-hander helps it fine for a four. India 43/3 in 10 overs (Yuvraj 18, Dhoni 1).
2.15pm: Dhoni struggling to rotate the strike here. After playing out a maiden previous over, Dhoni plays out another, he has a single from 15 balls. Three sraight maidens for Woakes. India 39/3 in 9 overs (Yuvraj 14, Dhoni 1).
2.10pm: Jake Ball now. An unconvincing four to start the over for Yuvraj, and then a trademark pull shot for a boundary, before a flick through square-leg fetches him another. India 39/3 in 8 overs. (Yuvraj 14, Dhoni 1).
2.06pm: Another good over from Woakes, a maiden, thankfully from India's perspective, now wicket. India 27/3 in 7 overs (Yuvraj 2, Dhoni 1).
2.01pm: All the pressure on India's two most experienced batsmen now. Yuvraj plays out four dot balls, before a bit of an edge shot to the onside gives him a single. Dhoni off the mark with a single to the offside. India 27/3 in 6 overs (Yuvraj 2, Dhoni 1).
1.56pm: Dhoni in. Blocks the final two balls of the over. India 25/3 in 5 overs (Yuvraj 1, Dhoni 0).
1.54pm: Wicket, Dhawan (11, 15b, 2x4) gone! Another match, another Dhawan failure. What is going on here? After getting a life first ball, when Woakes failed to hold on to a low return catch, Dhawan decides to give it away. Outside off, throws his hands at it with no foot movement and the ball takes an inside edge and cannons onto the stumps. Woakes has three, India have lost three. India 25/3 in 4.4 overs.
1.51pm: Dhawan and Yuvraj Singh, the two left-handers, need to build a partnership here. Single first ball to backward square for Dhawan, brings Yuvraj on strike. A little tentative to begin with is the bearded veteran. Single to square-leg gets him off the mark after a couple of dots. Another single for Dhawan off the last ball. All the noise in the stadium has been sucked out by that Kohli wicket. India 25/2 in 4 overs (Dhawan 11, Yuvraj 1).
1.45pm: Defended straight second ball and then it is an even better straight drive from the batsman. Back of a length, but Kohli times it to perfection.
Wicket, Kohli (8, 5b, 2x4) gone! Oh dear oh dear, big blow for India, huge, huge wicket for England. Woakes and everyone in England blue are celebrating as Kohli edges one to Stokes. Full, yorker length ball, Kohli sticks his bat out, it takes the outsdie edge and flies to Stokes, who takes a fantastic catch diving to his left. Alright India, what do you have now? India 22/2 in 3 overs (Dhawan 9).
1.42pm: Here comes Kohli! And there goes the ball. Kohli, first ball, drives beautifully straught back past the left of mid-off for a glorious boundary. Gorgeous shot that.
1.40pm: Wicket, Rahul (5, 5b, 1x4) gone! Another nothing score for Rahul. Back of a length, just holds its line, Rahul is squared up a little, gets the outside edge and Ben Stokes takes a nice catch low down at second slip. Good stuff from Woakes. India 14/1 in 2.1 overs.
1.38pm: Couple of dot balls to start with for David Willey and then what do we have here: England are showing the ball to the umpire after eight balls. The umpire says it is fine and next ball, Dhawan drives through the covers for his first boundary. Another full ball and another beautiful drive from Dhawan for another four. Already an infinitely better start by the home side. India 14/0 in 2 overs (Rahul 5, Dhawan 9).
1.34pm: A little more back of a length next ball and coming in, and Rahul lets that one go. Intent here is the key, something neither opener showed in the first match. That Rahul stroke first ball bodes well, though, with the right-hander getting off strike third ball with a single to fine-leg.
Dhawan's first ball is defended to the offside. Second, he gets off the mark with a quick single to mid-off. India 6/0 in 1 over (Rahul 5, Dhawan 1).
1.31pm: What a start! First ball is full and wide and Rahul flays that through the offside for a boundary.
1.30pm: Rahul to face the first ball, which will be bowled by Chris Woakes.
1.28pm: And the anthems are done, time for some cricket now. England are walking in, with Dhawan and Rahul ready as well.
1.25pm: The players are out on the field, getting ready for the national anthems.
1.17pm: Winning the toss means, it is certainly advantage England. A big score is a minimum now for India. The openers are under a little bit of pressure to perform, so over to you Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul.
1.05pm: The lineups: India: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah.
England: Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (C), Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Jake Ball.
1pm: England win the toss and they will bowl first.
Looks a good wicket, says Morgan. Frame of mind is good, we thought it was a good score, but given the dimensions of the ground, we probably needed more. But, ultimately we need a good performance. One change for England, Plunkett in for Rashid.
Toss is not in our control, says Kohli. What's important is the skills that we need to execute as a team. Pretty good surface and we will look to put some big runs on the board.
One change for India as well, Bhuvi comes in for Umesh.
12.59pm: India have a good record on this ground, having won their last five. England, though, have won three here as well.
12.58pm: Older brother of the Pune pitch, says Sunil Gavaskar, only because there are a few more cracks. But, another 300+ wicket. Kind of pitch the bowlers dread and batsmen relish, he adds.
12.55pm: Five minutes for the toss. Small boundaries, flat-looking pitch, no prizes for guessing what the captain that wins the toss will do.
12.30pm: Some further reading material for the match.
12.25pm: A little over an hour to go, as we wait, here's some reading and watching material.
Live Streaming information for the match from across the world.
12.10pm: Here we are then, back again for another hopefully-wonderful ODI match. If it is going to be anything like the first one, better fasten those seatbelts (or, you know, if you're in the office and sneaking the scores in, without your boss knowing, better control those screams and oohs and aahs), as I, Deepak, bring you all the match action.
Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav were the stars of the show in the last match, putting on a ridiculous, scarcely believable partnership of 200, which paved the way for India to chase down England's score of 350.
England will be wondering just what on earth they need to do to actually get a win on this tour, because, try as they might, throw whatever at India they have, it has just kept coming right back at them, with interest, and then some service charge that you gape at with your mouth wide open every time you pay your bill after a nice meal (ok, ok, drink).
This second match will be played in Cuttack, where the boundaries are pretty small and the sixes are likely to rain in more often than Rahul Gandhi jokes (last one, I promise).
Do keep yourself on this page, where we will be giving you all the scores, excitement, fours, sixes, wickets and ridiculousness as it happens (no need to refresh the page, the page will get automatically refreshed every time there is an update).
