The 2nd One-Day International match of the India tour of England 2026 is set to begin at Sophia Gardens Cricket Stadium, Cardiff. The match action will start at 5:30 PM IST.
India, after winning the last ODI match, which was held at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 14th July 2026, is entering this match with positive momentum. The Edgbaston match gave a lot of positive highlights for the team, as the middle order, with Washington Sundar and Axar Patel, is in great form, along with Shubman Gill’s storming performance in the upper order. In bowling, Jasprit Bumrah’s fast bowling led Team India to a 6-wicket victory.
Also, the senior players of the Indian team are back in the squad, with KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli. The trio itself is the backbone of the playing XI, and in the first ODI, the trio didn’t make much contribution, but their in-field presence is very helpful for the young captain, Shubman Gill.
England vs India 2nd ODI: Toss Update, Harry Brook Opted to Bowl First
Both the captains gathered for the important toss, and Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bowl first. As the pitch is much more favourable to bowl first, the stats suggest that at Cardiff, the teams that have won the toss and gone for the field first have won the game 21 times.
England also has a good record on this ground, as they have recorded the highest runs ever scored on this ground in ODIs, with 386 runs made against Bangladesh in the ICC ODI World Cup 2019. The English side holds a great advantage of the home ground, and Harry Brook made a couple of changes in the playing XI, with Josh Tongue and Liam Dawson coming back into the squad, while Saqib Mahmood and Gus Atkinson are out.
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Whereas Shubman Gill was looking to field first as well, and he has recovered from his last injury, which he got during the 1st ODI match. KL Rahul is not well, and Ishan Kishan comes into the XI.
Playing XI’s
India’s Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(C), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan(WK), Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna
England’s Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook(C), Jos Buttler(WK), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
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Full Squad of England and India
India Full Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul(WK), Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan
England Full Squad: Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook(C), Jos Buttler(WK), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, Brydon Carse, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Banton, Gus Atkinson, James Coles, Rehan Ahmed
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