Watch the highlights of England vs India 2nd ODI - 2026 India tour of England 3-match ODI series - The second One-Day International cricket match between England and India played at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on July 16, 2026.
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| Joe Root pulls one away © Getty Images |
Match Overview:
Three-wickets hauls from Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson before A masterclass unbeaten 99 by Joe Root helped to England convincing four-wicket victory over India and keep alive the series in the second ODI.
Match Stats:
- England chased 234 was their eighth highest successful run-chase against India in ODIs.
- India's 233 was their lowest score against England at Cardiff in one-day internationals, previously they had scored joint 304 in 2011 and 304 in 2014.
- 14 : Virat Kohli equalled a joint second most 50-plus scores hit by any batsman against England in one-day internationals, jointly with Viv Richards.
- Virat Kohli became the first Indian batsman to hit 14 fifty-plus scores against England in ODI cricket history.
- Ben Duckett became the second England opener to fall for a first-ball duck against India in one-day internationals after Nick Knight fell first ball at Kolkata in 2002.
- This is the 4th Ducks for Ben Duckett in one-day international, This is the first time Ben Duckett fall for a first-ball duck as opener in ODIs.
- Joe Root became the first England batsman to remain not out on 99 in one-day international cricket history and overall the 17th player to achieved this feat in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
India bowled out for 233 in 44 overs with top scorer by Shreyas Iyer struck 66 off 71-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes.
Virat Kohli cracked a 65 off 66-balls including 8-fours, Shubman Gill hit 31 off 30-balls included 6-fours.
Rohit Sharma scored 26 off 47-balls including one-six & a four and Jasprit Bumrah blasted a unbeaten 20 off 13-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 153.84.
England best bowler by Jofra Archer picked up 3-wickets for 47-runs in 10-overs, Gus Atkinson captured three-wickets, Saqib Mahmood took 2-wickets and one for Will Jacks - Sam Curran.
England chase down the target of 234, finishing at 235 for 6 in 44.1 overs with top scorer by Joe Root cracked a unbeaten 99 off 133-balls - who remained one-run short of his century.
Will Jacks scored 30 off 44-balls including two boundaries, Sam Curran struck 26 off 31-balls included 4-fours, Gus Atkinson blasted a unbeaten 23 off 16-balls contained 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 143.75.
Jos Buttler hit 17 off 18-balls contained one-six & a four and Harry Brook cracked a run-a-ball 16-runs with 2-fours & a six.
India best bowler by Gurnoor Brar captured two-wickets, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna each took one-wickets.
Joe Root named Player of the match for his match-winning masterclass unbeaten 99 off facing 133-balls including 9-fours.
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