2 min readJul 17, 2026 01:21 AM IST
Joe Root masterfully anchored England’s chase as the hosts beat India by six wickets in the second ODI in Cardiff on Thursday. England have thus levelled the three-match series 1-1 and set up a tantalising series decider in the third and final match that will be played at Lord’s on Sunday.
On what turned out to be a tricky pitch, India set England a target of 234 to chase and the hosts had to grind it out. Opener Ben Duckett fell for a golden duck first ball of the innings itself to Jasprit Bumrah and his partner Jacob Bethell fell in the fourth over after scoring just four runs.
Captain Harry Brook, Sam Curran and Jos Buttler all then put up useful partnerships with Root before Will Jacks put up 72 runs for the fifth wicket with him and put England on their way to victory. Jacks fell in the 40th over after which Gus Atkinson came in and expedited England’s chase. He ended up dominating strike towards the end of the match and scored the winning runs, thus leaving Root rooted on 99 off 133 balls.
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