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It will be difficult for England’s bowlers to stop Rohit-Kohli in Cardiff, both the giants have excellent records here.

By Samira Vishwas

IND vs ENG: The second ODI match between India and England will be played on 16 July at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Let us tell you that Team India has not played any ODI match on this ground for the last 12 years. The Indian team played its last ODI match at Sophia Gardens on 27 August 2014. Then in that match, Team India defeated England by a huge margin of 133 runs. Let us tell you that the performance of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on this ground has been excellent.

Virat Kohli has scored an ODI century in Cardiff

Virat Kohli has played a total of 4 ODI matches so far in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. During this period, Kohli has scored a total of 196 runs at an average of 65.33 and strike rate of 97.51. During this period, Kohli has scored one century and one half-century. Kohli had scored a century on this ground in the year 2011. However, Team India had to face defeat by 6 wickets in that match. Kohli has played 2 ODI matches against England on this ground, in which he has scored 107 runs.

How is Rohit Sharma’s ODI record in Cardiff?

Talking about Rohit Sharma, the Hitman has played a total of 3 ODI matches on this ground so far, in which he has scored 150 runs at an average of 50 and a strike rate of more than 68. During this period, Rohit has scored 2 half-centuries. Rohit has played the only ODI match on this ground against England, in which he played an innings of 52 runs.

This is the ODI head to head record of India vs England in Cardiff

So far, 2 ODI matches have been played between India and England in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, out of which Team India has won one match and lost the other. Team India has played both the ODI matches under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Overall, the Indian team has played a total of 4 ODI matches in Cardiff, out of which Team India has won 3 matches and lost one match. India had defeated South Africa by 26 runs on this ground on 6 June 2013. After this, on June 20, 2013, Sri Lanka was defeated by 8 wickets. Both these matches were part of the Champions Trophy. Team India played its last match here against England in 2014, in which India won by 133 runs. Now Team India would like to maintain this excellent record.

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