After the debacle at Kennington Oval, England takes on India at the Iconic Stadium of the Lord’s for the 2nd ODI of the 3 Match Series. The Hosts would be desperate to get past the ghosts of the previous match whereas India would be looking to seal the series with a win after a dominating performance at the 1st ODI at Kennington Oval. This is England’s return to
Pitch Report: The Lords have been traditionally a batting friendly pitch with something in for the Batsmen. Ideally the team winning the toss prefers to bat first at this venue. Off late there has been a tinge of grass left on the pitch that makes batting first a bit trickier.
Head to Head: After winning the series opener, India now boast a win-loss record of 56-43 against England in ODIs. Both teams have won four matches each in the last eight encounters. In Lord’s, the teams have faced each other 7 times and share a 3-3 record with one match being a classic Tie.
Ground Performance: India have won 4 of the 8 ODIs they have played at this venue till date, England on the other hand have lost 27, while winning only 25 matches at this venue.
Venue Performers:
India: India last played at the Lord’s way back in 2018, hence the ground records may not actually justify the caliber of the players.
Virat Kohli: 61 Runs (2 Inns).
Shikhar Dhawan : 36 Runs (1 Inns).
Hardik Pandya: 21 Runs & 1w (1 Inns).
Yuzvendra Chahal: 1w. (1 Inns).
Ravindra Jadeja: 1w. (1 Inns).
England: England too are playing at this venue after a year. Some of the Performers are:
Joe Root: 365 Runs (8 Inns).
Ben Stokes: 259 Runs (7 Inns).
Jos Buttler: 231 Runs (8 Inns).
Jonny Bairstow: 224 Runs (5 Inns).
Squads:
India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (Wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
England squad: Jos Buttler (C, Wk), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Craig Overton, Matthew Parkinson, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, David Willey.
Probable Playing Xi:
India: India are unlikely to tinker with the winning combination which means that Virat Kohli can be given an extended rest in this match too.
England: A change is highly unlikely but England might be tempted to bring in Phil Salt as an opener in place of misfiring Jason Roy. Sam Curran may even get a look-in.
Players to watch out for:
Joe Root: Joe Root is currently the highest Run Getter at this venue and can churn in a good performance at any time. The last time both the teams faced at this venue, it was Joe Root who scored a daddy hundred.
Ben Stokes: Stokes and his love affair with Lord's is another factor that can change the course of the game. Remember Stokes will even roll his arms in this game.
Suryakumar Yadav: Suryakumar Yadav is coming from a debut T20 Hundred and is also looking for making the number 4 spot his own.