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IND vs ENG 2018: Twitter Reacts As England Crush India To Level Series

By Prince

Updated - 15 Jul 2018, 01:24 AM

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Bouncing back strongly from the defeat in the first game, England beat India by 86 runs in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1.

Chasing a huge 323 to win the series, India began on a good note. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan added 49 runs for the first wicket before England took three quick wickets to leave India reeling at 60 for 3.  Mark Wook castled Rohit Sharma for 15 before David Willey sent back Dhawan for 36.  Liam Plunkett then had KL Rahul caught behind to put India on the backfoot. Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina then steadied the ship. But just when it seemed the duo would bat India to a position of strength, they departed in quick succession after adding 80 runs.

Moeen Ali broke the stand by dismissing Kohli for 45. 14 runs later Adil Rashid clean bowled Raina for 46 to put India on backfoot again.Any hopes of seeing a good fight from India then all ended when Plunkett dismissed Hardik Pandya for 21.  Dhoni, on the other hand, was struggling to get going from the other hand. His painful innings of 37 which came off 59 balls finally ended in the 47th over. India were eventually all out for 236 on the last ball of the innings.

Earlier in the game, Joe Root roared back to form, scoring a century to help England score a massive 322 for 7.  Eoin Morgan’s decision to bat first turned out to be a good one as the hosts were off to a good start. Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow once again gave the hosts a solid start, adding 69 runs for the first wicket.

Kuldeep Yadav once again gave India the first breakthrough by castling Bairstow for 38. 17 runs later, the chinaman struck again, removing Roy for 40 as he once again threatened to derail England’s innings. However, an 103-run stand between Root and skipper Eoin Morgan helped England get back on track. The duo mixed caution with aggression to lay the foundation for the good total. The stand was broken by Kuldeep when he had Morgan caught for 53.

From there on England lost wickets at regular intervals. However, Root held firm from one end and found a good partner in David Willey. The duo added 83 runs for the seventh wicket to take England past the 300-run mark. Root was run out for 113 on the very last ball of the innings. Willey, on the other hand, remained unbeaten on 50 off 31 balls.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:

https://twitter.com/Cric_fan5/status/1018172996169732096

 

https://twitter.com/ViratsFangirl18/status/1018101956210905088

https://twitter.com/gupta_surojit/status/1018123838658236417

https://twitter.com/shashwatsplace/status/1018119499709464577

 

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