IND vs Eng 2nd ODI 2025 Cuttack: India defeated England 4 wickets in the first ODI played on Thursday (6 February) in Nagpur. ‘Player of the Match’ Shubman Gill scored 87 runs off 96 balls. Shreyas Iyer and Akshar Patel also showed their half -century family. In the debut match, Harshit Rana also created panic with 3 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja also took 3 wickets. Now both teams will face each other on Sunday (9 February) at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
After taking an edge in the series 1-0, now there can be a reshuffle in the playing of Team India. Actually, Virat Kohli was out of the first match due to swelling in the knee. In such a situation, Shreyas Iyer got an entry in the team and Yashasvi Jaiswal got a chance to debut.
Shreyas Iyer himself told after the match that he was not a part of playing 11 initially. He was watching the movie and he got a call from Rohit in late night. Where he played a match of 59 runs off 36 balls. He hit 9 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
Shreyas released all the pressure on Team India with his innings played in Nagpur. Because at one time, after Rohit and Yashasvi were dismissed, it has been said that he has the ability to turn the match. Rohit (2) and Yashasvi (15) added 19 runs for the first wicket. Since in that match, Shubman Gill also thundered the bat and he did not play on the opening position and played at number three.
A solid win in the bag for #Teamindia,
They beat england by 4⃣ wickets in Nagpur & take 1-0 lead in the Odi Series!
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– BCCI (@Bcci) February 6, 2025
If Kohli comes in the team to play, then Yashasvi’s leaf can be cut from the team, in such a situation, Shubman Gill can be seen opening in Cuttack. At the same time, the Indian team gave Rishabh Pant a chance with KL Rahul as wicketkeeper in this ODI series. In Nagpur, KL Rahul got preference on him in ODIs.
But he could score only 2 runs. In such a situation, his batting will need to improve the Cuttack. However, KL Rahul was fantastic as a wicketkeeper. Now the question arises whether KL Rahul will be seen playing in Cuttack. If some of these changes are left, then there will be no big reshuffle in the Indian team in Nagpur.
Cuttack ODI India’s Possible playing-11: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul/Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami.
Statistics of Barabati Stadium of Cuttack
Sachin Tendulkar has the highest number of runs in Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. He has scored 469 runs in 10 matches of 10 ODIs here. His average here is 84.81. Virat Kohli’s record here is bad. He has scored 118 runs in 4 ODIs with an average of 29.50 in 4 ODIs here, his omniscient score on this ground is 85.
At the same time, Team India captain Rohit Sharma has scored 143 runs in 3 matches with an average of 71.50. Rohit has 2 half -centuries here. The most ODI wickets in Barabati are jointly named Anil Kumble, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajit Agarkar, Ishant Sharma. All of them have taken 7-7 wickets.
The Indian team’s record in this stadium has been excellent. Team India has played a total of 17 ODIs here, in which he has won 13 matches, he has lost in 4 matches. At the same time, Team India has won 7 ODIs at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. In such a situation, if the Rohit army goes to play on Sunday, then he will have a chance to register an eighth consecutive win in ODIs here. (The first ODI match was played between India and England at the stadium in Cuttack. This match held on 17 January 1982 was named by the Indian team by 5 wickets. In that match, Sunil Gavaskar scored 71 off 87 balls in that match. Had played an innings of
These Khiladis of Team India scattered in Nagpur ODI …
In Nagpur ODI, the England team was all out for 248 runs while playing first. At the same time, the Indian team scored 251/6 runs in 38.4 overs and got the business by 4 wickets. Shubman Gill, who scored 93 runs from 18.60 average in 3 matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, also indicated a return to the form.
Akshar Patel came in the top order and scored 52 runs off 47 balls. Shreyas Iyer also scored 59 runs off 36 balls. At the same time, Harshit Rana also included Mohammad Siraj after being out of ODI and after giving rest to Bumrah. He also took 3 wickets on ODI debut. Although he proved to be a little expensive. Ravindra Jadeja bowled skimp in the match and took a total of 3 wickets, which is a pleasant sign for the Indian team. At the same time, Mohammed Shami also did 8 overs in his ODI return and took 1 wicket for 38 runs.