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28 March 2024

India vs England 2nd ODI: Raina lashes down as India thrash sorry England

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By By A Correspondent & Agencies

Suresh Raina helped India claim first blood in the one-day international series against England, hitting an impressive century in the tourists' rain-affected 133-run victory in Cardiff.

England made a promising start, reducing India to 19-2, and then curbing India's mid-innings revival, with James Tredwell dismissing danger men Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane after they had put on 91.

But as soon as MS Dhoni, coming in at 132-4, found his bearings, the complexion of the Indian innings - and the match - changed.

India's captain hit a run-a-ball half-century before being bowled through the gate by Chris Woakes in the penultimate over, while Raina, his partner, scored a magnificent 74-ball 100, holing out to James Anderson at deep cover the delivery after reaching the milestone, as the tourists finished on 304-6.

It was a miserable match for England's Chris Jordan, who conceded 12 wides in his 10 overs, which cost 73 runs.

Tredwell (2-42) and Woakes, who took four for 52 runs, were the pick of the England bowlers.

But their batsmen, chasing a revised target of 295 from 47 overs, never looked comfortable from the moment Alastair Cook was dismissed after putting on 54 in good time with fellow opener, ODI debutant Alex Hales.

Wickets, like the rain, fell at regular intervals thereafter, and India completed a comprehensive victory by bowling England out for 161 in 38.1 overs, Ravindra Jadeja taking four for 28 runs, to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

The first game, at Bristol, was abandoned.

ENGLAND INNINGS

Ashwin removes the last England wicket as Tredwell offers a simple catch to Jadeja. Eng 161 all out in 38.1 overs.

James Tredwell c Jadeja b Ashwin 10 (11b 0x4 1x6)

Jadeja removes Woakes to take his third wicket. England need 152 from 69 balls with just the last wicket in hand. Eng 143-9 in 35.3 overs.

Chris Woakes st Dhoni b Jadeja 20 (23b 0x4 1x6) 

Raina shines as bowler as well to pick up his first wicket as Jordan is back in the pavillion. Eng 128-8 in 33.2 overs.

Chris Jordan lbw b Raina 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)

Jadeja picked up his third wicket as Stokes departs. What a catch on the ropes by Rahane. Eng 126-7 in 32.4 overs.

Ben Stokes c Rahane b Jadeja 23 (29b 3x4 0x6) 

England lose another as they seem to be losing the battle as well. Morgan departs as England need 176 in 103 balls. Eng 119-6 in 29.5 overs.

Eon Morgan c Mohammed Shami b Ashwin 28 (45b 3x4 0x6)

England in serious trouble as they are losing wickets in quick succession. Buttler returns offering a simple catch to Kohli to extra cover to give Jadeja his second wicket. Eng 85-5 in 22.4 overs.

Jos Buttler c Kohli b Jadeja 2 (9b 0x4 0x6) 

India are easily on the top at this stage. Another big wicket as Hales, who looked well settled, return after a top edge from his bat is taken by Ashwin. Eng 81-4 in 20.4 overs

Alex Hales c Ashwin b Jadeja 40 (63b 5x4 0x6)

Hales is holding his end firm with a gritty 38. Morgan on eight as England will need this partnership going. Eng 7-3 in 19 overs.

Indian fans seem to have something to cheer about in the UK as the third wicket falls. A beauty of a delivery from Kumar beats Root to rattle the stumps. Eng 63-3 in 13.4 overs.

Joe Root b Kumar 4 (4b 1x4 0x6) 

Shami takes his second wicket to remove Bell. A brilliant line as Bell leaves a straight delivery on to his stumps. Eng 56-2 in 11 overs.

Ian Bell b Mohammed Shami 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) 

That looked like Cook was a little unlucky as the replay shows the ball pitched just outside leg. India wanted this break badly. Eng 54-1 in 10.3 overs.

Alistair Cook lbw b Mohammed Shami 19 (33b 2x4 0x6)

Cook gets back to back boundary and gets going as he and Hales share the half century partnership for the opening wicket. Eng 53-0 in 10 overs.

Hales scoring at a faster pace while Cook seems to be taking a lot of time in getting is runs. Eng 29-0 in 7 overs.

England chase a revised target of 295 in 47 overs. But the rain has not completely kept away. Eng 6-0 in 1 over.

Indian fielders had taken to the field but had to return with the rains coming in. So there is a delay till the rain stops. 

INDIA INNINGS

Suresh Raina struck a superb century in just 75 balls including 12 boundaries and three sixes as India achieved 304-6 in 50 overs.

Rohit Sharma laid the foundation scoring a gritty 52 despite the loss of two early wickets. Ajinkya Rahane (41) gave him good company before MS Dhoni fired a 51-ball 52 while Ashwin scored two boundaries lower the order as India sailed past the 300-run mark.

For England, Chris Woakes claimed four wickets while James Tredwell took two.

Ashwin gets some crucial boundaries as India sail past the 300-run mark. Ind 304-6 in 50 overs.

Dhoni is bowled by Woakes but his half century has put his team in a fine position. Ind 288-6 in 48.3 overs.

MS Dhoni b Woakes 52 (51b 6x4 0x6) 

Raina departs offering a simple catch to Anderson in the deep cover. Ind 276-5 in 46.1 overs.

Suresh Raina c Anderson b Woakes 100 (75b 12x4 3x6) 

Raina gets to a superb century. His fourth ODI ton as he puts India in a fine position. His knock comes off only 74 balls including 12 boundaries and three sixes. Dhoni giving him the right support as he closes in to his half century. Ind 276-4 in 46 overs.

Raina and Dhoni share a superb century partnership in just 71 balls. Ind 237-4 in 42 overs.

Brilliant half century for Raina at a time when India needed it the most. It came of 49 balls including six fours and a six. He gets two sixes in the same over of Woakes. Ind 181-4 in 38 overs.

India have another 15 overs to go. The current run rate is just over four but they need to improve it with a quick partnership. Ind 156-4 in 35 overs.

Raina in total command as he achieves 25 with Dhoni giving him company. Ind 145-4 in 33 overs.

Sharma gives it away after all the hard work offering a simple catch to Woakes at long off. Ind 132-4 in 29.2 overs.

Rohit Sharma c Woakes b Tredwell 52 (87b 4x4 1x6) 

Sharma scores a patient century consuming 82 balls. His innings included four boundaries and a six. Ind 122-3 in 27 overs.

A terrible way to give away your wicket. Rahane was a tad slow in reaching back to his crease and Buttler was quick to get him stumped. Ind 110-3 in 23.5 overs.

Ajinkya Rahane st Buttler b Tredwell 41 (47b 4x4 0x6)

Sharma, Rahane take India to 100 in the 22nd over. A very important partnership for the visitors and it's crucial for them to carry on the good work. Ind 103-2 in 22 overs.

Sharma and Rahane looking good with a partnership of 62 already from as many balls. Ind 81-2 in 18 overs.

The first six comes from Sharma as he takes on Stokes to clear the deep square-leg area. He is looking good batting on 29 while Rahane on 16. Ind 64-2 in 15 overs.

Sharma is rock solid hitting impressive drives. He is giving India hopes after the early setbacks. Ind 36-2 in 11 overs

Kohli is gone. A terrible shot from him as he comes down to take on Woakes only to find Cook at mid-off. That's another duck for the batsman who is going through a rough patch. Ind 19-2 in 7.4 overs.

Virat Kohli c Cook b Woakes 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) 

Dhawan's bad form continues. Tries to play on the up off a Woakes delivery to get a thin edge to the wicketkeeper. Ind 19-1 in 7.1 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan c Buttler b Woakes 11 (22b 2x4 0x6) 

England fast bowlers continue to dominate. But India would not be concerned with the slow run rate with all the wickets intact. Ind 12-0 in 6 overs.

A difficult start for India against England pacers but both openers manage a boundary each. Ind 9-0 in 4 overs.

It's two straight maidens for England as India is yet to open their account. Exceptional bowling performance from the seamers. Ind 0-0 in 2 overs.

Dhawan and Sharma begin proceedings for India as Anderson bowls for England.

England win the toss and put India to bat first. With overcast conditions and a prediction for rain this could prove to be an advantage for the hosts.

Playing XI:

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma

England: Alistair Cook, Alex Hales, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, James Tredwell, James Anderson

PREVIEW

After the first One-day International in Bristol was washed out without a ball being bowled, India will look to leave the bad memories behind when they take on an upbeat England in the second ODI of the five-match series.

India suffered a humiliating 3-1 loss in the Tests and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni came under a heavy scrutiny especially for his comments supporting coach Duncan Fletcher.

The match will also be important for Virat Kohli who is woefully out of form as well as testing times for Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina.

England on the other side is brimming with confidence after doing brilliantly in the Tests. They would also be keen to emerge on the top of the one-dayers especially keeping the 2015 World Cup in mind, though several former England players feel skipper Alastair Cook does not fit for the job.