The second ODI is being played between Pune and India at the MCA Cricket Stadium in Pune. England captain Jose Butler has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. While England have made three changes in their playing eleven, India have made one change. England’s Liam Livingstone is making his ODI debut, while David Malan and Reese Topley have also been named. Rishabh Pant has been replaced by Shreyas Iyer in the Indian squad. In the first ODI, Team India defeated England by 66 runs.
Team News:
1⃣ change #TeamIndia Do @RishabhaPant17 Named in the team
3⃣ changes to England as David Malan, Liam Livingstone and Reese Topley are selected
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England skipper Eoin Morgan has been ruled out of the entire ODI series due to injury and Jose Butler is taking the lead in his place. Sam Billings was also unavailable for the match due to injury. David Malan played fantastic innings in the last T20 match and he has only played one ODI for England so far. England have strengthened their fast bowling by adding experienced bowler Reece Topple to the team.
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Shreyas Iyer has also been ruled out of the ODI series due to a shoulder injury and it is believed that Suryakumar Yadav will make his debut in ODIs. However, Rishabh Pant has been retained as Iyer. Kuldeep Yadav, who proved too costly in the first ODI, managed to secure a place in the squad. In the first ODI, the famous Krishna took four wickets while bowling.