After a tear-jerking loss against India, England will hope against hope to give their best shot and conquer the guests. India won the one-sided first ODI hands down with Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten 137 and Kuldeep Yadav’s 6-wicket haul. While the hosts will eye on avenging, the Indian team will anticipate winning the series. Find the probable squad of India and England below.
Head-to-Head:
Overall: Matches – 97
England – 52
India – 40
Tied – 2
No Result – 3
Venue: Lord’s, London
| Total matches | 61 |
| Matches won batting first | 26 |
| Matches won bowling first | 32 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 235 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 216 |
| Highest total recorded | 334/4 (60 Ov) by Eng vs Ind |
| Lowest total recorded | 107/10 (32.1 Ov) by RSA vs Eng |
| Highest score chased | 326/8 (49.3 Ov) by Ind vs Eng |
| Lowest score defended | 204/5 (50 Ov) by Pak vs Eng |
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England
Countering the spin attack of India is a great worry for the English batsmen. They have been bamboozled by Kuldeep Yadav’s spin spell twice despite practicing against the Merlyn Machine. The return of Ben Stokes in the squad has not added any potency with the bat. Alex Hales, being ruled out of the series due to injury, further worries the England team and Dawid Malan will be his replacement. The bowling unit needs to jump through hoops and hold back the Indian batsmen. The playing XI is likely to remain the same.
India
The Indian squad looks stronger than ever with a powerful batting and bowling lineup. Rohit Sharma is in scintillating form with back-to-back centuries against his name. Backed by Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli, the top order batsmen are doing a fine job with the bat. The spin duo – Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are huge threats for the World No.1 England. As Siddharth Kaul conceded plenty of runs in the last match, he could be replaced by Shardul Thakur. The rest of the squad is likely to be the same.
| England | India |
| Jason Roy | Rohit Sharma |
| Jonny Bairstow | Shikhar Dhawan |
| Joe Root | Virat Kohli © |
| Alex Hales | KL Rahul |
| Eoin Morgan © | Suresh Raina |
| Jos Buttler (wk) | Mahendra Singh Doni (wk) |
| Moeen Ali/Mark Wood | Hardik Pandya |
| David Willey | Kuldeep Yadav |
| Liam Plunkett | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Ben Stokes | Bhuvneshwar Kumar/ Siddharth kaul |
| Adil Rashid | Umesh Yadav |
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