Sharma century seals India ODI series win

India produced another dominant display to seal the ODI series with victory in the second match in Cuttack.

After setting their hosts 305 to win, Captain Rohit Sharma hit a majestic 119 from 90 balls to power India towards victory.

The opener was caught after miscuing a Liam Livingstone full toss in the 30th over but by that stage only a further 85 runs were needed. India won with four wickets and 33 balls remaining.

While Rohit’s century was his first for India for 11 months, England are still searching for form under new coach Brendon McCullum.

A promising opening partnership of 81 by Ben Duckett and Phil Salt set a good platform, but the visitors failed to kick on after Duckett was caught for 65.

Despite all of England’s top six making it beyond 25, Joe Root was the highest scorer with 69 and England were dismissed with a ball remaining in their 50 overs.

The final match of the series, England’s last before their Champions Trophy opener against Australia on 22 February, is in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Both England and India are in action at Edgbaston in 2025.

ODI cricket returns as Jos Buttler’s side welcome West Indies to Birmingham on Thursday 29 May. Only limited tickets are now left, with over 85% sold.

While India visits from 2 July for the Men’s Test against England and general admission tickets for the first four days are already sold out. Premium Tickets and VIP Experiences are still available.

Buttler said: “We did a lot of things well. We got in some nice positions with the bat. We just needed a few of us to catch fire and get up towards 350. Rohit played a terrific knock.

“The results aren’t there at the moment but we’ve got to keep the guys on task, play the style we want, and stay positive.”

Sharma added: “I really enjoyed being out there, scoring some runs for the team.The middle overs are where the game can go either way. If you stay in, it gives you a chance not to worry too much about your depth.”