IND vs ENG 2nd ODI highlights: England wins by 6 wkts, levels series 1-1

England played like World Champions and made a mockery of a 337-run target, courtesy a six-hitting spree from Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes, to level the three-match ODI series against a stunned India at Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune on Friday.

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England did not throw it away like the opening game and capitalised on a flying start provided by Bairstow (124 off 112) and Jason Roy (55 off 52) to gun down the target in just 43.3 overs with six wickets in hand.

Stokes (99 off 62) played a breathtaking knock and missed out on a deserving hundred after a blazing 165-run stand with Bairstow.

India amassed 336 for six courtesy KL Rahul (108 off 114) and Rishabh Pant (77 off just 40) after England won the toss and opted to field again.

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After Roy's dismissal, Stokes hit sixes for fun, 10 in total, to make the seemingly daunting task rather comfortable for the visitors. Bairstow, who struck his 11th ODI hundred, too was not far behind with seven sixes and 11 fours.

Barring pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Prasidh Krishna, the Indian bowlers had no answer to the onslaught of Stokes and Bairstow, who produced a display of sensational hitting.

The duo was brutal against the Indian spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav (0/84 in 10 overs) and Krunal Pandya (0/72 in 6), who conceded as many as 14 sixes.

Like the previous game, England self-destructed by losing three quick wickets in the middle overs, including the set Stokes and Bairstow, but debutant Liam Livingstone (27 not out off 21) and Dawid Malan (16 not out off 23)held their nerve to get their home safely. It was England's fifth highest chase in ODI cricket.

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Earlier, Rahul, who anchored the innings, hit seven fours and two sixes in his 114-ball knock while Pant plundered seven sixes and three boundaries to helpthe hosts go well past the 300-run mark.

Skipper Virat Kohli (66 off 79) and Rahul laid the foundation for the big total with their 121-run third wicket stand after being put into bat at the MCA stadium.

Opener Shikhar Dhawan (4) fell cheaply after he nicked a Reece Topley delivery to Ben Stokes in the slips.

Kohli joined Rohit Sharma (25), who looked in his element, as he hit three boundaries off Topley (2/50).

India vs England 2nd ODI scorecard

England scorecard

Batsman	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Jason Roy	runout (Rohit/Pant)	55	52	7	1
Jonny Bairstow	c Kohli b Prasidh	124	112	11	7
Ben Stokes	c Pant b Bhuvneshwar	99	52	4	10
Dawid Malan	not out	16	12	1	0
Jos Buttler	b Prasidh	0	3	0	0
Liam Livingstone	not out	27	21	1	2
Total: 337-4 in 43.3 Overs
Bowler	Overs	Maiden	Runs	wickets
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	10	0	63	1
Prasidh Krishna	10	0	58	2
Shardul Thakur	7.3	0	54	0
Kuldeep Yadav	10	0	84	0
Krunal Pandya	6	0	72	0

India scorecard

Batsman	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes
Rohit Sharma	c Rashid b Sam Curran	25	25	5	0
Shikhar Dhawan	c Stoke b Topley	4	17	0	0
Virat Kohli	c Buttler b Rashid	66	79	3	1
KL Rahul	c Topley b Tom Curran	108	114	7	2
Rishabh Pant	c Jason b Tom Curran	77	40	3	7
Hardik Pandya	c Jason b Topley	35	16	1	4
Krunal Pandya	not out	12	9	1	0
Shardul Thakur	not out	0	0	0	0
Totat: 336-6 in 50 Overs
Bowler	Overs	Maiden	Runs	wickets
Sam Curran	7	0	47	1
Recce Topley	8	0	50	2
Tom Curran	10	0	83	2
Ben Stokes	5	0	42	0
Moeen Ali	10	0	47	0
Adil Rashid	10	0	65	1

India vs England playing 11
 
India playing 11:  Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (captain), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (w), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

England playing 11: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.

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The India vs England ODI series is also a part of ICC cricket World Cup Super League. The top seven teams on ICC CWC Super League will directly qualify for ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in India. 

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