Ind vs Eng 2nd ODI: Root's 100 helps England beat India, clinch series 2-1

This is India's first loss in a bilateral series since losing 1-4 in Australia in Jan 2016 - nearly 30 months ago.

12:12 AM

England win the match by 8 wickets and seal the series 2-1

12:11 AM

Over 45

 

Hardik Pandya bowls and Root a couple of runs off the first ball. WIDE. Smashed the 3rd ball for FOUR to complete his century and win the match and series for England

12:09 AM

England need 4 runs to win and Joe Root needs 6 runs to complete his century

12:08 AM

Over 44 England: 253-2

Runs scored: 3 (1 1 Wd 0 0 0 0)

Shardul Thakur continues, Morgan takes a single off the first ball. Root takes a single off the 2nd ball. WIDE. Morgan plays 4 DOT balls to end the over. 

 

12:05 AM

Over 43 England: 250-2

Runs scored: 6 (0 1 0 Wd Wd 1 1 1)

Eoin Morgan: 87(103)

Joe Root: 93(116)

Hardik Pandya: 5-0-32-0

12:03 AM

Over 42 England: 244-2

Runs scored:  5 (0 4 0 0 1 0)

Eoin Morgan: 85(100)

Joe Root: 91(113)

Shardul Thakur: 9-0-48-1
 

12:01 AM

Over 41 England: 239-2

Runs scored: 3 (1 0 1 0 0 1)

Joe Root: 86(108)

Eoin Morgan: 85(99)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 7-0-49-0

11:59 PM

Over 40 England: 236-2

Runs scored: 3 (1 0 0 1 0 1)

Shardul Thakur (7-0-40-1) is back into the attack

Joe Root: 84(104)

Eoin Morgan: 84(97)

11:57 PM

Over 39 England: 233-2

Runs scored: 4 (2 1 0 0 1 0)

Eoin Morgan: 83(94)

Joe Root: 82(101)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 6-0-46-0

11:56 PM

Over 38 England: 229-2

Runs scored: 10 (0 3 0 6 1 0)

Kuldeep bowls his 10th and Morgan smacked the 4th ball for SIX. 

Joe Root: 81(98)

Eoin Morgan: 80(91)
Kuldeep Yadav: 10-0-55-0

11:41 PM

Drinks BREAK: England require 38 runs to win in 13 overs with a require rate of 2.96

11:39 PM

Over 37 England: 219-2

Runs scored: 6 (1 1 1 1 1 1)

Rusty Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4-0-36-0) is back into the attack and Root Morgan take single of every delivery

Joe Root: 78(95)

Eoin Morgan: 73(88)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 5-0-42-0

11:34 PM

Over 36 England: 213-2

 

Runs scored: 3 (1 0 1 0 0 1)

Kuldeep Yadav to Root, one run taken. England only scored 2 runs from Kuldeep's 9th over. May be preparing for Test series starting August 1

11:32 PM

Over 35 England: 211-2

Runs scored: 15 (4 1 1 3 Nb 4 1)

Chahal bowls his 10th over and Morgan greets him with a FOUR. Chahal turning the ball square as Morgan, Dhoni get beaten and England take 3 byes. Appeal for stumping, Root's the man in question and its NO ball. Root hit the free-hit ball for FOUR followed by a single. 

Joe Root: 74(90)

Eoin Morgan: 69(81

Yuzuvendra Chahal: 10-0-41-0

11:26 PM

Over 34 England: 196-2

Runs scored: 3 (1 0 1 0 0 1)

Kuldeep continues from the other and Root, Morgan take all time available to win the match

11:23 PM

Over 33 England: 193-2

Runs scored: 5 (0 1 1 1 1 1)

Chahal continues and concedes 5 runs.

 

11:21 PM

Over 32 England: 188-2

Runs scored: 3 (1 0 0 1 1 0)

Kuldeep Yadav (6-0-36-0) is back into the attack and concede only 4 runs, that is all England per over to win the match. 

Eoin Morgan 59(70)

Joe Root 65(82)
Kuldeep Yadav: 7-0-40-0

11:18 PM

Over 31 England: 184-2

Runs scored: 3 (1 0 0 1 1 0)

Yuzvendra Chahal (7-0-21-0) is back into the attack and concede only 3 runs. 

11:10 PM

Over 30 England: 181-2

Runs scored: 6 (4 1 0 0 0 1)

Shardul to Morgan, short on the legside pulls away for FOUR followed by a single. Dhoni drops the catch as Root looks to glance the ball to the leg side shows India's fielding woes in this series barring the first ODI.

11:06 PM

11:06 PM

Over 29 England: 175-2

Runs scored: 3 (0 0 1 0 1 1)

Hardik bowling from the other end, starts with 2 DOT balls. Morgan hit the 3rd ball in the leg side for a single. Root takes a single off the 5th ball to bring 100-run stand. 

11:03 PM

Over 28 England: 172-2

Runs scored: 7 (0 4 1 1 1 0)

Shardul Thakur continues and Morgan get an outside edge for FOUR and Root take a single off the 5th ball to bring his 50. 

11:00 PM

11:00 PM

Over 27 England: 165-2

Runs scored: 6 (1 2 0 1 1 1L)

Hardik Pandya (2-0-17-0) replaces Kuldeep Yadav and Root, Morgan take single and double as England eye victory. 

10:55 PM

Over 26 England: 159-2

Runs scored: 7 (1 0 4 1 0 1L)

Shardul Thakur continues as England cruising for 7the consecutive series win. Morgan cuts the 3rd ball for FOUR. Indian bowling is getting bad to worse. A wayward delivery on the pads 1 leg bye taken to end the over. 

Joe Root: 55(66)

Eoin Morgan: 40(50)

10:50 PM

Over 25 England: 143-2

Runs scored: 9 (4 0 0 1 0 4)

Kuldeep Yadav continues from the other end and Root greets him with a FOUR, which also brings his fifty. Kuldeep comes back superbly before Morgan hit the last ball for FOUR. 

10:48 PM

Over 24 England: 143-2

Runs scored: 5 (1 Wd 1 1 1 0 0)

Shardul Thakur (3-0-16-1) is back into the attack and Morgan takes a single off the 1st ball. Shardul bowls brilliantly to end the over with 2 DOT balls. 

10:42 PM

Over 23 England: 138-2

Runs scored: 4 (0 0 4 0 0 0)

Kuldeep Yadav replaces Raina and Root sweeps the 3rd ball for FOUR as Kohli looks helpless in search of wicket. 

10:39 PM

Over 22 England: 134-2

Runs scored: 3 (1 0 1 0 1 0)

Chahal bowling his 7th over and Root takes a single off the first ball. Chahal is the only Indian bowler who making an impact while others are leaking runs. 

Eoin Morgan: 29(41)

Joe Root: 43(51

10:35 PM

Over 21 England: 131-2

Runs scored: 10 (0 1 1 4 4 0)

Raina continues as Morgan hit the 4th and 5th ball for FOUR to bring the 50-run stand. Root-Morgan paving way for an easy win for England.