Sun Feb 09 12:19:08 UTC 2025: ## India Wins Toss, Sets England a Target of 305 in 2nd ODI
**Cuttack, India** – India took a commanding lead in the three-match ODI series against England with a convincing win in the second match played today at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Winning the toss, England elected to bat first but were bowled out for 304 runs in 49.5 overs.
Ben Duckett (65) and Joe Root (69) were the top scorers for England, while Liam Livingstone contributed a quickfire 41. Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Indian bowlers, taking 3 crucial wickets. Mohammed Shami, Harshit Rana, Hardik Pandya, and Varun Chakravarthy each claimed a wicket.
India made two changes to their playing XI from the first ODI, bringing back Virat Kohli in place of Yashasvi Jaiswal and replacing Kuldeep Yadav with Varun Chakravarthy. England also made three changes, including the inclusion of Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, and Jamie Overton.
The first ODI in Nagpur saw India winning by a comfortable margin, giving them a 1-0 lead in the series. India’s successful chase in the second ODI secured the series victory for the home team. The final ODI will be a dead rubber.
The complete Indian playing XI was: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy.
The complete England playing XI was: Philip Salt (wk), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood.
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