IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Today Cricket Match Prediction

After a dominant 4-wicket win in Nagpur, India have taken a lead of 1-0 in a three-match ODI series against England. Now, the hosts will be looking to register another win and end up winning the series by 2-0 with one game to go. On the other hand, England will eye to rectify their mistakes and make a comeback in the second game to level the series by 1-1. The second ODI will be played at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on February 9.

WIth a collective effort from both batters and bowlers, India registered a convincing win over England in Nagpur. After Harshit Rana and Ravindra Jadeja, played crucial roles in bowling England out for 248 runs, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel scored respective half-centuries as India chased the target in 38.4 overs losing six wickets. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 2nd ODI between India and England.

IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Match details

Match	India vs England, 2nd ODI
Venue	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Date & Time	Sunday, February 9, 1:30 pm (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	Jio Cinema and Disney+ Hotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

Barabati Stadium Today Match Pitch Report

The surface of the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack turned out to be suitable for the spinners and also offers variable bounce that also supports the fast bowlers. The teams usually prefer to chase total at this ground in one day cricket. Out of 19 ODI matches played at this ground, the team batting first won seven times while the chasing team come out victorious on 12 occasions.

IND vs ENG Head-to-Head in ODI

India and England have faced each other 108 times in the ODI format so far. Out of these 107 matches, India are in a lead with 59 wins while England have defeated them 44 times in One-Day cricket. The first-ever ODI match between India and England was played at Leeds on July 13, 1974, where England defeated India by four wickets. The latest outing between both teams in ODI format came in Lucknow on February 6, 2025, where India come out victorious by four wickets.

Matches played	108
India	59
England	44
No Result/Tied	5

Probable Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana

England: Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer,

Key Players to look out for:

Batters:

Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer made his ODI return in with a quick-fire half-century in the first ODI. Batting at number, Iyer turned out to be crucial player for India in the last one years and is expected to play another big knock in the second ODI against England in Cuttack.

Joe Root: Joe Root loves to bat in Indian conditions and has shown it again and again over the years. Although he didn’t have a great outing with the bat in Nagpur, Root will be hungry to get big runs in Cuttack and help England to level the series.

Bowlers

Kuldeep Yadav: Ace Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav will play a crucial role on a spin-friendly surface of the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Kuldeep will be looking to restrict the batters to score quick runs in the middle-overs and take some big wickets in the match.

Jofra Archer: English pacer Jofra Archer also had a decent outing in the ODI format in the last few years and will be looking to have a memorable game against India in Cuttack. He took one scalp in the first game and will be looking to add more to his name and prepare himself for the much-awaited Champions Trophy