India Continue Their Domination Over England 🇮🇳🔥

For the first time in this tour, England batted well for long phases, but they still fell short on a surface conducive to strokeplay. The dew factor in the second half didn’t help their cause either.

India will be elated with Rohit Sharma's commanding knock, as he looked positive from the outset and played his natural, free-flowing game.

With just one more game before the Champions Trophy, India will aim to carry this winning momentum into the marquee event, while England need to improve their all-round game to succeed in sub-continental conditions.

That’s all for now! See you in the final ODI in a couple of days. Until then, goodbye and cheers!

Rohit Sharma | Player of the Match 🎙️

🗣️ "It was good, really enjoyed being out there, scoring some runs for the team. Important game, series on the line. I broke it into pieces how I wanted to bat. It's a format that is longer than T20 cricket and a lot shorter than Tests. Still, you need to assess and bat according to the situation. Looking at the pitch, when you play on black soil, the pitch tends to skid on a bit, so it's important that you show the full face of the bat."

Jos Buttler on England’s Performance 🎙️

🗣️ "I thought we did a lot of things well, we got into a nice position with the bat. We needed someone to push on and get us to 350. Credit to Rohit, he batted superbly, he has been batting like this for a few years in ODI cricket. Wanted to get runs on the board, it skidded on and the opposition played well. We played the powerplay brilliantly, but we needed someone to kick on, and a score around 330-350 would have been defendable. Just keep making steps in the right direction, the results are not there, but we need to keep going and be positive."

Shubman Gill on Batting with Rohit Sharma 🎙️

🗣️ "Was feeling good when I was batting out there and obviously batting with Rohit bhai, he makes it look easy. The way he took on the bowlers, we have seen that in the last couple of years how he has batted in ODIs and the way he dominated the bowlers today was a treat to watch. It was a good wicket to bat on, the odd ball was keeping a bit low but overall a good wicket. The chat was simple, just play according to the ball and try and dominate when you can."

Most Defeats in ODIs After Scoring 300+ Runs

🔹 28 – England (in 99 matches)
🔹 27 – India (in 136 matches)
🔹 23 – West Indies (in 62 matches)
🔹 19 – Sri Lanka (in 87 matches)

England's ODI Series Defeat Streak 📉

🔹 Fourth consecutive ODI series loss since WC 2023
🔹 Seventh straight ODI series loss in India in the last 20 years
🔹 Ninth series loss in ten white-ball series vs India in the last decade

Most Wins After 50 ODIs as Captain 🏏

🔹 39 – Clive Lloyd, Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli
🔹 37 – Hansie Cronje
🔹 36 – Viv Richards, Rohit Sharma *
🔹 34 – Shaun Pollock

INDIA SEALS THE SERIES! 🇮🇳🔥

Root to Jadeja, FOUR! Jadeja steps out and plays a delightful inside-out drive through the gap between mid-off and cover. With this, India wins the series 2-0 with a game to spare! 🎉

Hardik Pandya Departs! ❌

Hardik Pandya c Jamie Overton b Atkinson 10(6) [4s-2]

Went for the aggressive shot but found the fielder! Another setback for India.

KL Rahul Falls Cheaply! ❌

Rahul c Philip Salt b Jamie Overton 10(14) [4s-1]

Tried to help a short ball down leg, but only managed a glove to the keeper. Through the shot too early—easy catch for Salt!

Mix-up Costs Shreyas Iyer! ❌

Shreyas Iyer run out (Buttler/Adil Rashid) 44(47) [4s-3, 6s-1]

A second moment of confusion between Axar and Iyer, and this time, it results in a wicket! Shreyas was too eager, but Axar wasn’t convinced—ends in a costly run-out.

Rohit Sharma's Brilliant Knock Ends! 💥

Rohit Sharma c Adil Rashid b Livingstone 119(90) [4s-12, 6s-7]

A well-deserved standing ovation for the Indian skipper as he walks back after a sensational innings! 🎉👏

Most Sixes in ODIs 🔥

1️⃣ 351 - Shahid Afridi
2️⃣ 332 - Rohit Sharma *️⃣
3️⃣ 331 - Chris Gayle
4️⃣ 270 - Sanath Jayasuriya
5️⃣ 229 - MS Dhoni
6️⃣ 220 - Eoin Morgan

England Bowled Out for 304! 🎯

49.5 – Run Out! A loopy bouncer outside off, Saqib Mahmood swings and misses. Mark Wood rushes for a single, but KL Rahul’s sharp underarm throw hits the stumps directly. England all out! 👏🔥

300 up for England! 🚀🔥

49.1 – FOUR! Pitched up outside off, Livingstone shuffles across and drills it straight past Shami like a bullet. 300 up for England! 🚀🔥

Adil Rashid Takes on Shami! 🔥

47.4, 47.5, 47.6 – Adil Rashid smashes three consecutive fours off Shami! 💥

▪ 47.4 - Slower length ball outside off, Rashid reads it well and slams it over mid-off for a one-bounce boundary.
▪ 47.5 - Back-of-a-length delivery angling in, Rashid pulls it over wide mid-on for another four!
▪ 47.6 - Another off-pace short ball, too predictable, and Rashid punishes it with a third boundary in a row! 🚀

Rohit Sharma is not pleased! 😤

Joe Root vs Ravindra Jadeja in ODIs

• Innings: 11
• Balls Faced: 147
• Runs Scored: 126
• Dismissals: 5
• Average: 25.20
• Strike Rate: 85.71

Most 50+ Scores for England in ODIs

• 56 - Joe Root 🏏
• 55 - Eoin Morgan
• 39 - Ian Bell
• 38 - Jos Buttler
• 34 - Kevin Pietersen

Jadeja Strikes Again! ✨

42.3 - Jadeja to Root, OUT! Caught by Kohli! 🎯

Root tries to make room, but Jadeja keeps it full and drifting in. A well-timed chip, but he doesn’t keep it down—straight to Kohli at long-off, who takes it comfortably. This is the fifth time Jadeja has dismissed Root in ODIs!

🔹 Root - 69(72) [4s-6]
🔹 Jadeja’s Impact Continues! 💥

Harshit Rana Strikes! Brook Falls for 31

• Over 29.4: Harshit Rana to Brook, out Caught by Shubman Gill!
• Slower delivery into the pitch, Brook steps out but miscues it.
• Extra bounce causes the ball to lob high, and Gill sprints back from mid-off.
• A full-stretch dive and a sensational grab—another stunning catch for India!

Jadeja Strikes! Duckett Departs for 65

• Over 15.5: Jadeja to Duckett, out Caught by Hardik Pandya!
• The left-arm spinner lures Duckett into an aggressive shot, playing on his instincts.
• A wide delivery, Duckett looks to slog but mistimes it straight to Pandya.
• A well-set Duckett falls, leaving England with two new batters at the crease!

India Seamers in the First 10 Overs

• Within stumps: 11 balls (8 runs)
• Outside off: 49 balls (41 runs)
• Down leg: 8 balls (5 runs)

A disciplined start, keeping it tight around the stumps while England capitalized on width outside off!

Varun Chakravarthy Strikes! First ODI Wicket!

Philip Salt falls for 26 as he miscues a slog to mid-on. Jadeja makes no mistake. A dream start for Chakravarthy in his ODI career!

End of 10 Overs: England 75/2

• Ben Duckett batting on 48*
• England off to a solid start despite early wickets.