India aim to seal series in Cuttack, do-or-die for England
January 19, 2017  12:56
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Welcome to the coverage of the second One-Day International between India and England, in Cuttack, on Thursday.

The hosts are once again ready to show their ruthless streak as they aim for a series clinching victory against England at the Barabati stadium.

With captain Virat Kohli leading from the front as he continues his golden run with the bat -- playing one magical knock after other, notching up 300 plus scores has been like a walk in the park for the Indians.

it was Kedar Jadhav, who matched his skipper stroke-for-stroke during his 65-ball-hundred in the first ODI in Pune on Sunday.

As the teams gear up for the second ODI at Cuttack, the visiting England team will certainly feel a bit deflated after failing to defend a total of 350 despite having got four top-order batsmen back in the hut for less than 100.

India have a good record at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, where they have won 11 out of their 15 ODI games.

While the Indian bowling was taken to task by the England batsmen on a Pune flat track, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh's failure with the bat was the only blot in their victory. It will be interesting to see if India continue with Yuvraj at No. 4 and Dhoni at No. 5 or if they swap their batting positions and give the latter more time to settle down and get his eye in.
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