England v India – 2nd One Day International reduced to 23 overs – Cricket News Update
After hours of heavy downpour at Southampton, it has now finally been announced that the fans will see some cricket today as the umpires have inspected the field and have decided to begin the game after the toss which will take place in ten minutes.
The 50-over match has now been reduced to a 23-over event, meaning that both sides will try to play it like a Twenty20 game.
From England, captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 will be vital for England against the Indians who are citing vengeance in the one-day series after facing a humiliation in the four-match Test series, where the
former number one team in the longest version of the game failed miserably in front of the Poms who took the series 4-0.
After losing the series, India also lost the number one ranking in Test cricket crowning http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 as the new top team in the five-day format.
In the first one-day match played at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street India managed to pile 274 runs; however, the match was abandoned due to rain as India failed to grab a win.
Meanwhile, before the one-day series the two teams played the only Twenty20 game of the tournament, where the hosts under the captaincy of Broad won the match by six wickets at Old Trafford, Manchester.
It is now imperative for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 to at least win a match in the five-match one-day series to take something worth remembering from this tour which has been extremely disappointing for the reigning world champions in one-day cricket.
From India, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 will be vital and they will have to lift their game to beat a formidable English side which is playing extremely well and is looking invincible this summer.
Both sides will face difficulty during their batting because of the moist and wet conditions which will favour the seamers, causing the batsmen to play tentatively and avoid an early launch to keep wickets in hand.
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