Rohit Sharma’s 119 helps India overcome England by four wickets, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
India skipper Rohit Sharma returned to form with a brilliant century as India thrashed England by four wickets in Cuttack to grab a commanding 2-0 lead in the series. Shubman Gill scored 60 runs, but Virat Kohli managed only 5 runs in his return.Previously, England scored 304 in their first innings against India. Earlier, England’s Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bat first. On Sunday, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will lead the chase in Cuttack for the second edition of the three-match ODI series. With Kohli missing the first encounter in Nagpur due to an injury and Rohit struggling to find form, hitting only two runs, Indian fans and team management will look to these stalwarts to regain their 2023 ODI World Cup form. Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and Axar Patel contributed to India’s four-wicket victory in the previous match. With Rohit and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal out cheaply, Iyer, who was not even in the team before Kohli’s injury, produced a crucial innings to bail India out of a jam with the assistance of Gill.
