England will cross swords with India in the second ODI of the three-match series at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Thursday, July 16.
In the first ODI, England posted a mediocre total of 258 in 47.5 overs. In the chase, India won by six wickets in 45.2 overs, taking a 1-0 lead. Shubman Gill (80) and Axar Patel (57*) were the top scorers in the second innings.
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 2, Match Details
Match: England vs India, ODI Series 2026, Match 2
Time & Date: 5:30 PM IST, Thursday, July 16
Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Probable XIs
England
Jacob Bethell, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
India
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Pitch Report
With the average first innings score being 247 in the last three ODIs played here, we can expect batters to dominate the proceedings right from the initial overs. Any score above 300 would be a tough ask for the team batting second.
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Top Picks
Joe Root
England No.3 batter Joe Root has amassed an unbeaten 76-run knock in the first ODI of the ongoing series.
Axar Patel
India all-rounder Axar Patel has scalped four wickets and scored a crucial unbeaten fifty with the willow in the first ODI.
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Captain picks
Shubman Gill
Indian skipper Shubman Gill has scored 80 runs in the first game of the ongoing ODI series against England.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, the Indian talismanic batter, has amassed 615 runs from his last seven ODIs at an average of 123.2 and a strike rate of 108.64.
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Head to Head Dream11 team
Joe Root (vc), Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Will Jacks, Harry Brook, Axar Patel, Jofra Archer, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah
ENG vs IND, ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Grand League Dream11 team
Joe Root, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Sam Curran, Axar Patel(vc), Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah
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