If India were in mode of serious business in the first ODI then it was England who played classic style of cricket and won the match. England coming to bat first, struggled to sustain lasting partnerships, however, key innings from Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone and David Willey kept England in the game.
Again, the pitch of Lord’s Cricket Ground has something to offer both teams. England found their hero in Reece Topley who troubled and disabled the Indian batting from the very first bowl. He ended up with a figure of 24 for 6 at the home of cricket. Nothing could’ve better done for him on Thursday evening.
Indian batting line-up became too defensive or maybe it was just classic attacking style of bowling that didn’t allowed them to make any progress in chase. At one stage after being 55 for 5, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya showed some intention to bring India back in the game but unfortunately it was effort in vain as both lost their wickets under score of 30s.
SCORECARD SUMMARY
ENGLAND • 246/10 (49 Overs)
Moeen Ali 47 (64)
David Willey 41 (49)
Yuzvendra Chahal 4/47 (10)
Hardik Pandya 2/28 (6)
INDIA • 146/10 (38.5 Overs)
Hardik Pandya 29 (44)
Ravindra Jadeja 29 (44)
Reece Topley 6/24 (9.5)
Liam Livingstone 1/4 (2)
MATCH DETAILS
Venue: Lord’s, London
Toss: India, elected to field first
Series: India tour of England
Season: 2022
Series result: 3-match series level 1-1
Event: England v India Second ODI
Match days 14 July 2022 – daynight (50-over match)