The second match of the 3-match ODI series between India and England is today (16 July). According to Indian time, this match is to be played at Sophia Gardens Stadium in Cardiff from 5:30 pm onwards. Team India is leading 1-0 in the series. Shubman Gill Brigade had registered a resounding victory by 6 wickets in the first ODI. Now his eyes are on winning the series.
The fast bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah had brought England to their knees at Edgbaston. Gurnoor Brar took 2 wickets in the 13th over. In the next over, Bumrah dismissed English captain Brook. After this, Prasidh Krishna took 2 wickets in the 17th over and reduced half of the England team to 80 runs. Captain Shubman Gill would be expecting a similar performance from the pace bowling unit in the second ODI. On the other hand, the England team is trying to make a comeback.
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Who has the upper hand in Cardiff?
England has so far played 17 ODI matches at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, in which it has registered 10 wins. He has lost in 4 matches, while 3 matches have been inconclusive. Talking about the last 5 matches, the English team has won 4. The Indian team has played 4 ODI matches on this ground, out of which it has won 3. Team India has scored a hat-trick of wins here after the defeat at the hands of England in 2011.
Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian team took revenge of the defeat suffered by England at Sophia Gardens 3 years ago in 2014. Meanwhile, Team India had defeated South Africa and Sri Lanka on this ground during the Champions Trophy 2013.
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Gill has played in Sophia Gardens
The Indian team is coming to play an ODI match in Sophia Gardens after 12 years. In such a situation, it will be challenging to adjust to the circumstances. Shubman Gill’s experience can be useful to the team. He played three matches here as an overseas player for Glamorgan in 2022.
Probable playing XI of both the teams:
India –Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna
England –Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethel, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacques, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue/Brydon Carse, Saqib Mahmood.
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