Here's how ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League looks like after India vs England 2nd ODI
The England side has now won 4 out of the 8 matches that they have played in the league and have accumulated 40 points.
England dished out a hammering to the Indian side in the second ODI at Pune to level the three-match ODI series 1-1. Even though Virat Kohli and his men posted a challenging total of 336 runs on the board, the visitors made light work of the target and won the match with 6 wickets to spare.
The duo of Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes was involved in a match-winning partnership of 175 runs for the second wicket as England comfortably romped home with as many as 39 balls to spare. While Bairstow scored a classy 124, Ben Stokes went wild and blasted a 52 ball 99 for the England side.
As far as the Indian batsmen are concerned, it was KL Rahul who led the charge with the bat. The right-hander scored a 114 ball 108 and notched up his 5th ODI hundred. Apart from Rahul, Rishabh Pant and skipper Virat Kohli also scored half-centuries as well. Now, with the series level at 1-1, there is everything at stake for both sides in the third and final rubber on 28th March 2021.
England move to first place in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League
And with the crushing victory over the Indian side, the England team has topped the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. The England side has now won 4 out of the 8 matches that they have played in the league and have accumulated 40 points.
On the other hand, the Indian side is still languishing in 8th place, after just 2 wins from 5 matches. The “Men in Blue’ have accumulated 19 points in the league thus far. New Zealand has moved to third place after whitewashing Bangladesh in the three-match ODI series at home. The Kiwis have a 100% record in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League and have won all the three matches that they have played thus far.
On the other hand, Bangladesh has now dropped to 5th place on the table. The Tamim Iqbal led side has won 3 out of the 6 matches that they have played in the league, and have amassed 30 points thus far. You can see the entire points table of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League in the table below.
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