The second clash of the ODI series between India and England will be played at Lord’s today. This match is going to be very special for India. If Rohit’s team defeats England today, then by combining these three formats, Team India will have its 100th victory against England. From 1933 to 2022, 257 matches have been played between both nations in all three formats (Test, ODI, and T20). The Indian team has won 99 matches and lost 103 matches.
Team India, has started the series with 10 wickets winning the first match. They would like to win the series by defeating England today. India is looking solid in both aspects of bat and ball. While the English bowling lineup is looking very inexperienced. Their star batters also failed to score runs in the first match. They will be under some pressure too for this game. Hence this is a good chance for team India to grab the series.
Pitch Report
If there is grass cover like The Oval, then we will see some extra bounce in the Lord’s too. Hence toss winning team may choose to ball first here. The overcast condition always favors the pacers too. while there to chances of rain in the game.
Weather Forecast
The good news from The Lord’s cricket ground is the weather forecast for today’s match is good for the game of cricket. Rain is not expected throughout the game time. Fans can see the full 50-50 overs match.
Temperature- 25/14
Wind- 13 km/h
Humidity- 44%
Chances of Rain- 0%
Head to Head
India is leading the head-to-head battle between the two teams. Both teams have played 104 One day Internationals so far. In which, India won 55 while England won 44. Two matches remained tied and 3 had no result. India has also an opportunity to register their 100th win against England in all of the formats. Currently, India is standing at 99 wins over England across all formats.
India’s record at Lord’s Cricket Ground
India has played a total of eight ODIs at Lord’s so far. And Four of these matches have won too. While Indian team has to face defeat in 3 matches. 1 match remained tied. But India won the last ODI match here in 2004. India has also lost the semifinal of ICC cricket world cup 2019 against New Zealand here. That was the big defeat for team India.