IND Vs ENG, 2nd ODI: Men In Blue Suffer Four-Wicket Defeat In Cardiff

Published at: 17 July 2026 11:39 am

Joe Root rescued England yet again to beat India by four wickets Thursday and set up a decider in their one-day international series. Root was required to bat after just one ball in England’s innings and anchored the chase with an unbeaten 99 at Sophia Gardens. He was stranded when Gus Atkinson pulled Prasidh Krishna to the boundary for the winning runs. England reached 235-6 with 5.5 overs to spare after bowling out India for 233 with six overs unused. The third and last ODI in the tied series is on Sunday at Lord’s. Half-centuries by Virat Kohli (65) and Shreyas Iyer (66) propped up India’s 233. But they had been 178-3.

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Published at: 17 July 2026 11:39 am

India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Joe Root

England's Joe Root and Gus Atkinson shake hands with India's players after winning the match in the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Ishan Kishan

India's Ishan Kishan celebrates the wicket of England's Sam Curran during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday, July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Jacob Bethell

England's Jacob Bethell during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Gus Atkinson

England's Gus Atkinson celebrates the wicket of India's Prasidh Krishna during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Shivam Dube

India's Shivam Dube walks after being bowled and caught out by England's Jofra Archer during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Axar Patel

India's Axar Patel walks after being caught out by England's Jos Buttler during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Shreyas Iyer

India's Shreyas Iyer celebrates making fifty runs during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Jos Buttler

England's Jos Buttler (centre right) celebrates the wicket of India's Washington Sundar during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Virat Kohli

India's Virat Kohli walks after being caught out by England's Adil Rashid during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Sam Curran

England's Sam Curran, right, celebrates the wicket of India's Ishan Kishan during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India's Virat Kohli bats during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026 | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Shubman Gill

India's Shubman Gill walks off the pitch after being caught out by England's Ben Duckett during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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India tour of England IND vs ENG 2nd ODI Cricket match highlights-Rohit Sharma

India's Rohit Sharma bats during the second ODI between England and India at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Thursday July 16, 2026. | Photo: Steven Paston/PA via AP

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