Ind vs Eng: India beat England by 4 wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. With this win, India has captured the series, which can be challenging for England finthe upcoming matches.
England Batting: Batting first, England scored 304 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. Opener Philip Salt scored 26 runs, while Bens Duckett and Joe Root also scored half-centuries. Root played an innings of 69 runs, which proved to be the biggest innings for England. However, India's bowlers made the situation difficult for England by taking wickets from time to time.
India Bowling: Ravindra Jadeja performed brilliantly for India and took 4 wickets. Apart from this, Hardik Pandya and Vernon Chakraborty also took important wickets, which limited England's score to 304. Mohammad Shami and Harshit Rana also bowled economically in their respective overs, which kept England's run rate under control.
India's brilliant run chase: India got a target of 305 runs to win, which was not easy, but captain Rohit Sharma's captaincy and excellent batting led the team to victory. Rohit scored 119 runs, which included 10 fours and 7 sixes. Shubhman Gill scored 60 runs with him, but Rohit Sharma's contribution was the biggest in India's victory.
India continued their run chase with partnerships of Shreya Sire (44 runs), KL Rahul (10 runs), and Hardik Pandya (10 runs), slowly moving towards the target.
But when India needed some more runs in the final overs, Axar Patel batted with full impunity and scored 41 runs. Akshar hit 4 fours in 43 balls and brought India very close to victory with his hard work. His aggressive play proved to be decisive in India's victory. Akshar Patel's unbeaten 41-run innings helped the Indian team win by scoring 308 runs for 6 wickets in 44.3 overs.
Overall: India achieved this victory with its collective team efforts. India defeated England brilliantly and took a 2-0 lead in the series, which has now become a tough task for England to save the series. Rohit Sharma's brilliant century and Akshar Patel's fearless batting have proved to be a memorable moment for India.
Now India has put the series in its bag and it will be very challenging for England to make a comeback in the next match.
