England vs India, 2nd ODI Match Preview

Pitch Report

The pitch is expected to assist the batters throughout the entire duration of the match. However, the bowlers will get  some purchase with the new ball and can take wickets in the power play overs.

England and India will meet in the second fixture of the ODI series at Lord’s, London on Thursday. In the first fixture of the series, England were dismissed for a low score of 110, on the back of strong performances of the Indian bowlers.

In reply, the visitors chased down the score under 18 overs and won the game by 10 wickets. The likes of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Shikhar Dhawan will be the key players for India. On the other hand, the hosts would rely on Jos Buttler and David Willey.

Probable Playing XI

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carse, Reece Topley

Probable Playing XI

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna