Summary

  • Second ODI, Cuttack

  • India win to take unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match series

  • Hosts chase down 305 to win by four wickets, with 33 balls to spare

  • Rohit hits sublime 32nd ODI century before falling for 119 off 90 balls

  • England 304 (49.5 overs): Root 69 (72), Duckett 65 (56); Jadeja 3-35

  • Injured Bethell out of Champions Trophy

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter, Elizabeth Botcherby & Matthew Henry

  1. Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    The short ball has finally worked for England in this series. Prior to that KL Rahul dismissal, they had conceded 84 runs off 36 deliveries on that length without any success.

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    India collapse on?

    Darren in Grimsby

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Rahul c Salt b Overton 10 (Ind 275-5)

    That's out, though.

    KL Rahul goes to pull Jamie Overton, managing only to glove behind to Phil Salt.

    The England keeper takes the catch high above his head, staggering backwards a touch.

  4. Not out

    Ind 275-4

    Well, neither's on.

    Nothing on the bat for the catch and Livingstone's delivery pitched outside leg, so no lbw.

    Axar survives on 30.

  5. India review

    Four and out?

    Possibly.

    Axar drops to a knee to lash Livingstone over mid-wicket and goes for a similar shot from the following delivery.

    Livingstone's delivery thuds against the pads and spoons behind to wicketkeeper Phil Salt. Given out but Axar sends it upstairs.

    We'll review both a caught and an lbw.

  6. Ind 268-4

    44 needed from 72 balls

    Jamie Overton back into the attack with Adil Rashid done for the day.

    KL Rahul, in after the Iyer dismissal, smacks his second ball away to the fine leg boundary for four.

    A short ball, dispatched well.

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    The only real interest is in trying to guess in which over India will win, and whether it will be by seven wickets or fewer. Seriously though, they could hit 400 with ease - 250-3 after 35 overs. In a different class and at a different level to the tedious tourists.

    Steve, Cornwall

  8. Ind 261-4

    44 needed from 72 balls

    Liam Livingstone's parsimonious evening continues, conceding three singles from his sixth over.

    Adil Rashid, meanwhile finished with figures of 1-78 from his ten overs.

  9. Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    Since the end of the 2023 ODI World Cup, England batters have hit 23 fifty-plus scores with just three hundreds. Their conversion rate of 13% is the fourth-lowest amongst full member nations after Zimbabwe (four fifties, zero hundreds), Australia (10 fifties, one hundred) and Bangladesh (16 fifties, two hundreds).

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Iyer run out (Buttler) 44 (Ind 258-4)

    Well, that was unnecessary.

    Axar Patel hits Rashid's final delivery to mid-wicket and barely moves, but Shreyas Iyer absolutely hares out his ground at the non-striker's end.

    Jos Buttler throws to Rashid on the bounce and the England spinner takes the bails off with Iyer well short of his ground.

  11. Ind 253-3

    52 needed from 84 balls

    Axar brings up India's 250, knocking Liam Livingstone's delivery down to long-on for a single.

    Everything ticking along rather sedately from Livingstone's end - he's conceded 19 from his five overs, with just one boundary.

  12. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator

    In the desperate search for positives on an otherwise bleak afternoon, England’s fielding has held up terrifically well.

  13. Ind 248-3

    57 needed from 90 balls

    Swept away.

    Adil Rashid returns and Axar Patel whips his second ball off to the boundary.

    11 runs come from the over - including a two apiece for each batter out to point.

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    Give our guys a break. Rohit is one of the great ODI openers of all time. He's playing magnificently. Quit the moaning and savour this.

    Richard Atkinson

  15. Ind 237-3

    ...and just three more singles from Livingstone's fourth over.

    Up goes that required run-rate, soon it'll be England's game to lose.

    Right?

  16. Ind 234-3

    Saqib Mahmood continues with the first over after drinks.

    Axar hits his first two balls through the covers for two, and a couple of singles follow.

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    With all the criticism that England and Buttler are getting, credit to India for going about playing great cricket and taking control.

    Paresh, Kingswinford

  18. Matt Prior
    Ex-England wicketkeeper on TNT Sports

    The genius of Rohit Sharma. England had no answers. Really incredible shots, a touch of class, another fantastic innings from him.

  19. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator

    That was terrific work from Mahmood and he’s been let down by Salt who really should have taken that throw cleanly.

  20. Ind 230-3

    75 needed from 18 overs

    Ah, there's that boundary.

    Liam Livingstone sends down a rank short ball and Axar smacks it away through square leg for his first boundary.

    He should be gone later in the over though afer Iyer cuts to backward point and calls his team-mate through for a quick single.

    There's some strong fielding from Saqib Mahmood out there and Axar should be in trouble, but Phil Salt spills the ball in front of the stumps.

    The players will take drinks with India well on top.