Rohit Sharma: “We bowled pretty well. They had a partnership in the middle with Moeen and Willey. Not that the target wasn’t changeable, we just didn’t get there. [On the dropped catch of Willey] If you want to win games, you have to take those catches… All in all, we bowled well. We just didn’t bat well. I thought the pitch would get better, but there was something for the bowlers throughout. [Is the long tail an issue?] That has been there for a long time now… We have enough bowling options, but we do understand we have a long tail. One of the top-order guys must bat as long as possible… A lot to look forward to. We will get there, see the conditions and adapt.”
Jos Buttler: “We didn’t bat our best, but will still get to a challenging score. Traditionally, it has been a bat-first wicket… I think it’s the mark of the guys… We were still positive. David Willey and Moeen Ali put on a great partnership. We needed to take early wickets and put them under pressure. [On Topley] He has been fantastic. It was a special day. Happy to get a win. The team has been doing some great things for a number of years. Fantastic to show that character today.”
Reece Topley is the Player of the Match: “That was a terrific team performance… Just happy that it came off. It [today] means a lot. Of course, everyone dreams to play for England… It’s a big game at the weekend, try and wrap up the series. Hopefully, we do that, and whatever is next.”
India vs England 2nd ODI Highlights today, Thursday 14-7-2022. 2nd ODI, India tour of England from Lord’s, London.
Form guide
(Last five completed matches; most recent first)
India WWWWL
England LWWWW
Toss: India won and will bowl first.
India team: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Rishabh Pant (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Mohammed Shami, 9 Jasprit Bumrah, 10 Yuzvendra Chahal, 11 Prasidh Krishna
England team: 1 Jason Roy, 2 Jonny Bairstow, 3 Joe Root, 4 Ben Stokes, 5 Jos Buttler (capt & wk), 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Craig Overton, 9 David Willey, 10 Brydon Carse, 11 Reece Topley
Head to Head In ODI’s: 104
India Won: 56
England Won: 43
Match Timings: 12:00 GMT | 13:00 Local
Umpires – Alex Wharf, Richard Illingworth
TV Umpires – Richard Kettleborough
Match Referee – Chris Broad
Reserve Umpire – Martin Saggers
Match number – ODI no. 4428
