India vs England, 2nd ODI, Preview, Playing XIs, Venue Details, Broadcast Details and all you need to know

India and England will come face to face again in the second of the three-match ODI series on Thursday. Both teams will play this match at Lords which is the "Home of Cricket", that is located in London. The Indian team is coming on the back of a resounding 10-wicket win over England in the opening game in the series. They will look to continue the momentum and they will be eyeing a second successive win on the trot to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Jasprit Bumrah stunned everyone with his mesmerizing performance in the first ODI. He completely broke the back of England’s top-order by claiming big wickets which included the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Joe Root, and Liam Livingstone. Along both Bumrah, the whole Indian team is looking in fine touch after the opening game of the series.

On the other hand, Jos Buttler’s men will also focus on shrugging off the first ODI defeat and will make elaborate plans as to how to mount a strong comeback in the second ODI of the series. So, here we’ll have a look at the preview of the second match including venue details, broadcast details, playing XI, match timings, and all you need to know.

Pitch Report & Conditions

The green turf will aids seam bowlers . Having said that, the ball will come on nicely to the bat as the match progresses. Thus, it’s critical to choose whether to bat or bowl in the game. The grass cover at Lords will help to aid swinging conditions and it will put an overall balance between bat and ball. All in all it should be a good surface for bowlers and batters.

Playing XIs and combinations

England

The hosts have a belligerent batting lineup but now it will be time for them to come up with some tough choices and also make some changes to the overall makeup of the starting eleven. They would like to grab some home advantage but the visitors also have some winning momentum on their side. In all probability, England should retain the same playing eleven for the next game.

Predicted Playing XI

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carse, and Reece Topley.

India

The visitors will look to continue on their brilliant form from the first match. The team might miss the services of  former skipper and senior batter Virat Kohli for a second game in a row in the playing XI. Notably, Virat had  sustained a groin strain during the 3rd T20 international match against England just before the first ODI took place against England.

Predicted Playing XI

Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli/Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Head to Head in ODIs

Total Played – 104

England Won – 43

India Won – 56

Matches Tied – 02

Matches with No Result – 03

Timing and Broadcast Details

Timings of the Match – 5.30 PM according to  Indian Standard Time

Broadcast  of the match on Television – Sony Sports Network

Digital Live Streaming – Sony Liv App

India vs England,

Both teams will play this match at the Home of cricket i.e., at the The Lord’s stadium in  London.