Ben Stokes' stunning innings and a century from Jonny Bairstow led England to a dominant six-wicket ODI victory over India in Pune on Friday. 2nd ODI Blog | Scorecard | News
While Bairstow was unquestionably impressive in compiling his 124, Stokes'바카라 웹사이트99바카라 웹사이트came at a blistering pace, requiring just 52바카라 웹사이트balls as he bludgeoned 10 sixes.
India had set England 337 to win and level the three-match series, with the tourists바카라 웹사이트– deprived of the injured Eoin Morgan's services바카라 웹사이트– wasting little time, getting the job done with 39바카라 웹사이트balls to spare.
Bairstow and Jason Roy put on 110 for the first wicket to lay the foundations, with the former then enjoying a front-row seat for the Stokes show as they combined for 175 runs.
It meant that, by the time Stokes and Bairstow fell in consecutive overs, England only required another 50 to seal the win, with Dawid Malan and Liam Livingstone finishing things off.
All the fireworks in England's innings eclipsed what had been a solid 50 overs from the hosts, for whom KL Rahul top-scored on 108, with Rishabh Pant providing eye-catching entertainment in the form of a 40-ball 77 to help India to 336-6.
Having put themselves in a strong position to chase down 318 in the first match before collapsing to 251 all out, England made sure they had an even firmer footing this time to ensure a late-innings wobble would not prove pivotal.
Bairstow's 18 boundaries included seven바카라 웹사이트maximums, with Roy's 55 coming at roughly a run a ball to further cement England's excellent바카라 웹사이트start.
Stokes,바카라 웹사이트having survived an early run-out scare, escalated things drastically with a display of explosive hitting that had India chasing their tails.
Krunal Pandya, who enjoyed such a fine debut in the opening clash, came in for particularly harsh punishment as he posted figures of 0-72 off six overs, while Kuldeep Yadav (0-84 off 10) conceded eight sixes, including three in a row at the hands of Stokes in a punishing 33rd over.
England's procession was slowed but바카라 웹사이트not halted by a flurry of wickets across the 36th and 37th overs, with Stokes agonisingly falling short of a deserved century before Bairstow바카라 웹사이트and Jos Buttler also had to go.
But it only delayed the inevitable, Malan and Livingstone steadying the ship and getting England across the line to set up a series decider on Sunday.
STOKES CAPITALISES ON LET-OFF
There was a mightily close run-out call against Stokes in the 26th over, when he was on 33.
He soon바카라 웹사이트accelerated his knock at break-neck speed, having brought up his 50 off 40 deliveries before adding another 49 from only 12.
Stokes' dismissal, caught behind by Pant off바카라 웹사이트Bhuvneshwar Kumar, saw him denied바카라 웹사이트the third-fastest century in ODIs for England.
SERIES SET FOR FINALE IT DESERVES
This was a mouthwatering series on paper, pitting the world's best two one-day teams against one another,바카라 웹사이트and it has delivered on the field across the first two matches.
World champions England flexed their muscles on Friday, having been chastened by an opening loss in which India showed why they are so highly fancied.
A winner will be crowned this weekend and, having seen the best of both sides, how fitting it would be if they could each bring their 'A' game on Sunday.
