England made a mockery of India's 336-run total as they chased it down in just 43.3 overs owing to Jonny Bairstow's century and Ben Stokes' blitzkrieg
England bounced back after a loss in the first ODI as they ripped apart the Indian bowling attack and chased down the 337-run target with staggering 39 balls to spare. India, on the back of KL Rahul's fifth ODI century and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant's counterattacking knock of 77 runs off just 40 balls, scored 336 runs in their 50 overs.
However, there are very few instances when a 330-plus target looks 100 runs short, that was the impact of batting the England batsmen did. Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes just destroyed Indian bowlers as they had no chance, it was such clean and chanceless hitting. In the end, England won the game by six wickets and levelled the series 2-1.
The match was not without some records getting broken and created. Here are some of the incredible numbers from the 2nd ODI between India and England in Pune:
1. 2 - Virat Kohli became the second batsman to score 10,000-plus runs at No 3
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Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the second batsman in the world to score 10,000 runs at No in ODIs. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting sits at the top of the list of runs at number 3 in ODIs, having amassed 12,662 runs from 330 innings.
The Indian skipper crossed the 10,000-mark playing just his 190th innings. The third batsman on the list is former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara, who scored 9,747 runs from 238 innings, followed by South Africa's Jacques Kallis (7,774).
2. 52 - Ben Stokes smashed fastest 99 in ODIs ever
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England's swashbuckling all-rounder missed out on his century in a stunning display of six-hitting against India in the 2nd ODI by just one run. However, by getting out on 99, he registered his name in the record books by hitting the fastest 99 ever in the 50-over format.
It was the 34th time that a batsman got out on 99 in ODIs and the previous fastest 99 was by AB de Villiers in the 2015 Cricket World Cup against the UAE in 82 balls. Stokes' came in 30 balls less, in just 52 balls, owing to 10 humongous sixes and four fours.
3. 13 - Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow's 100-run opening stand
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England's explosive opening pair of Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow brought up their 13th 100-run opening partnership in the ODI cricket. The pair averages 61.6 ( highest in the top 5) in the 43 innings they have batted together after they stitched a 110-run stand on Friday in the second ODI.
They are now on the fifth spot for the most number of 100-run opening partnerships in the format after Sourav Ganguly-Sachin Tendulkar (21), Rohit Sharma-Shikhar Dhawan (16), Adam Gilchrist-Mathew Hayden (16) and Gordon Greenidge-Desmond Haynes (15).
4. 34 - Number of sixes hit in the 2nd ODI
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34 sixes were hit in the 2nd ODI, making it the third highest tally of sixes hit in an ODI after the West Indies-England game in 2019 (46) and India-Australia game in 2013 (38). While England hit 20 sixes, India hit 14 as more than 670 runs were scored in the match.
5. 5 - England's highest successful run-chase in ODIs
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This was England's fifth highest run-chase ever in ODIs. England's highest successful run-chase was against the West Indies in Bridgetown in 2019 when they chased down a 364-run target. In the same year, they chased down 359 runs against Pakistan at Bristol. Next in the line are 350-run chase against New Zealand in Nottingham in 2015 and 341 against Pakistan on the same ground in 2019.
6. 36 - England's wins in 47 games since 2015 World Cup scoring 300-plus runs
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England's emergence as the white-ball beasts since the 2015 Cricket World Cup has been one of the most staggering international comebacks ever. Since the 2015 debacle, England have scored 300-plus runs on 47 occasions in ODI cricket and they have won 36 out of the same.
7. 337 - Third highest run-chase by a team against India
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337 is the third highest run-chase by a team against India in the ODIS. Australia's 359-run mauling remains at the top, which they achieved against India in Mohali in 2019. New Zealand chased down 348 runs at Hamilton last year.
(All images BCCI)
