IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Playing 11: The second ODI of the England tour of India 2025 will be played on February 9 in Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. With Shubman Gill’s heroic 87, India won the first ODI at Nagpur and took a lead in the three match ODI series.
A win in today’s game will yield a series victory for India while England gets under pressure to win this game to stay alive in the series.
Key Factors in IND vs ENG 2nd ODI
- Post the 2023 World Cup, England’s Brydon Carse has picked 9 wickets in 7 innings in the 50-over format which is also the most for the team.
- Indian senior pacer Mohammed Shami is just four wickets away from becoming the quickest to 200 wickets in ODIs in terms of balls bowled.
- Since January 2023, Ravindra Jadeja has picked 31 wickets in 26 ODIs. Jadeja remains far superior to his fellow finger spinners Washington Sundar (9 wickets in 10 games) and Axar Patel (9 wickets in 14 games).
IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Playing 11
Ahead of the match, India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak backed Rohit Sharma who is struggling with his form in limited-over games. On the other hand, Indian star batter Virat Kohli who was sidelined from the first ODI owing to a knee problem returned to the second ODI. Winning the toss, England decided to bat first.
India made a couple of changes in their playing 11. Team India brought back their star batter Virat Kohli in the place of Jaiswal while Varun Chakravarthy replaced Kuldeep Yadav and is set to make his ODI debut.
On the other hand, England made three changes in their lineup by bringing back Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton into their playing 11.
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy
England: Philip Salt(w), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood
IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Pitch Condition
This is a high-scoring venue. 63 and 64m square boundaries and 73m hit down the ground. I will do a knuckle test first, it’s not hard as the last pitch we played at and it’s cracked so it might spin a bit in the last 30 overs.
While the Sun is out through the day. I think the ball will come on nicely. I feel the pitch is a bit abrasive. It might slow down in the second half of the first innings. You might want to bowl first and there might be a bit of dew in the second half. The pockets at mid-wicket are short so spinners will have their task cut out.
India vs England Head to Head ODI Stats
India and England both faced 108 times in the ODI format where India won 59 games while England emerged victorious on 44 occasions. Following are the complete India vs England Head to Head ODI Stats details:
| India | England | |
| 108 | Matches | 108 |
| 59 | Won | 44 |
| 44 | Lost | 59 |
| 03 | No Result | 03 |
| 02 | Tied | 02 |
| 35 | Home Won | 23 |
| 18 | Away Won | 17 |
| 06 | Neutral Won | 04 |
