ENG vs IND: Big blow for India! THIS star all-rounder ruled out of ODI series due to injury: Reports
(Courtesy : BCCI)
The ENG vs IND 2nd ODI is taking place at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
The 2nd ODI between India and England got underway on July 16, Thursday, at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. England captain Harry Brook won the toss and opted to field first in the clash.
The home team dropped Josh Tongue and Liam Dawson for the encounter and replaced them with Saqib Mahmood and Gus Atkinson. Shubman Gill-led side made just one change to their playing XI, picking Ishan Kishan over KL Rahul as the latter was unavailable due to illness.
India could not come up with an impressive show with the bat, getting all out for just 233 runs in 44 overs. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer slammed half-centuries but other batters failed to support them. The visitors lost their lower middle-order like a house of cards.
In the 2nd innings, India made a good start by dismissing both England openers for single digits. While Ben Duckett was gone for a duck, Jacob Bethell lost his wicket for just four runs.
In the second innings, the Men in Blue suffered a big blow as all-rounder Washington Sundar was unavailable for bowling.
Sundar did not take the field as he got injured while attempting a run in the 1st innings. It left India with one bowler short. Moreover, Sundar is expected to miss the last game against England too.
Sundar to miss ENG vs IND 3rd ODI at The Lord’s – Reports
According to a report by PTI journalist Kushan Sarkar, Sundar has been ruled out of the ENG vs IND ODI series and will not play in the final match at Lord’s on July 19. Additionally, if he does not regain fitness before the Test series against Sri Lanka next month, he might miss that as well.
Notably, Sundar scored a crucial half-century for India in the 1st game at Edgbaston. He scored an unbeaten 52 runs and etched a match-winning partnership with Axar Patel. Getting out for just two runs in the 2nd ODI, he could not impress in Cardiff.
How many runs did Washington Sundar score in 2nd ODI vs England?
He got out for just 2 runs in the clash.
Why did Sundar not take the field in 2nd innings of ENG vs IND 2nd ODI?
Sundar sustained an injury while taking a run in the 1st innings. Hence, did not take the field in the 2nd innings.
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