India take on England in the second ODI today at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, with a chance to seal the three-match series. The game starts at 5:30 PM IST and will be shown on the Sony Sports Network, with streaming on JioHotstar.
India lead the series 1-0 after a six-wicket win in the first match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. That win ended England’s unbeaten run of 50-over matches at the venue going back to 2014. Axar Patel was the man of the moment there, taking four wickets and then staying not out on 57 to guide the chase home.
Washington Sundar chipped in with his first ODI fifty, and skipper Shubman Gill anchored the innings with a fluent 80 before he had to retire hurt with cramps. Gill later said it was down to dehydration and the heat, not a serious injury, and he is expected to be fit for Cardiff.
England go into this game under real pressure. A collapse of five wickets for just 19 runs in 27 balls put them on the back foot at Edgbaston, and only a fighting stand between Joe Root and Liam Dawson kept the total respectable.
Captain Harry Brook will know his side got their bowling combination wrong last time, playing three quick bowlers on a pitch that turned out to be bouncy and seaming. Fast bowler Brydon Carse is back in the squad after injury and could come in to fix that balance.
India (probable XI): 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Axar Patel, 6 KL Rahul, 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Shivam Dube, 9 Jasprit Bumrah, 10 Gurnoor Brar and 11 Prasidh Krishna.
Here’s the streaming and telecast info for today’s 2nd ODI
India
- TV: Sony Sports Network — broadcast across various Sony Sports channels in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada (SD and HD)
- Streaming: JioHotstar app and website — jiohotstar.com
Note: Sony LIV is not streaming this series — digital rights are exclusive to JioHotstar this tour, even though Sony holds the TV rights
UK & Ireland
- TV/Streaming: Sky Sports Cricket, with streaming on Sky Go and NOW (Sky Sports pass)
New Zealand
- Sky Sport NZ (TV), Sky Sport Now (streaming)
Australia
- Fox Sports
USA & Canada
- Willow TV (TV and streaming)
Pakistan
- Tapmad (unconfirmed/no official telecast, streaming only)
Cardiff has its own story to tell. In the broad sweep of the ground’s ODI history, it is something of a bowl-first venue, with eight of the last 12 matches there going the way of the team chasing.
The ongoing UK heatwave is likely to keep the outfield quick as well, which usually means more runs and more help for the fielding side defending a small target. England have generally done well at this ground, with ten wins from 14 completed ODIs since 2010.
India’s record there is shorter but sharper, winning three of four matches, including a 133-run win in 2014.
A win for India today would hand them the series with a game to spare. England have no such cushion. Lose, and the series is gone before the final match at Lord’s.
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