England vs India: 5 records broken in 2nd ODI
In the second ODI of the ongoing series, England crushed India by 86 runs to level the series 1-1. The match, played at the iconic Lord's stadium, saw the visitors being bundled out for 236 in response to the 323-run target posted by England. Joe Root (113) and Liam Plunkett (4/46) were the architects of this victory. Here is the list of records broken.
10,000 runs and 300 catches for MSD
The World Cup winning skipper MS Dhoni reached a unique feat in the second ODI as he played an uncharacteristic 37-run knock. He became the second wicket-keeper, after Kumar Sangakkara, to reach 10,000 ODI runs. Notably, he is only the fourth Indian batsman to achieve this landmark. Dhoni also became the first Indian wicket-keeper to take 300 ODI catches.
A brilliant ton by the Englishman
The foundation of yesterday's victory was laid by Joe Root. He hauled 113 runs off 116 deliveries. This is Root's first ton against India and overall 12th. He now has the maximum ODI centuries by an Englishman. He shares this feat with Marcus Trescothick. Interestingly, Root had made both his Test and ODI debuts against India in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
Biggest win since 2014 for England
The fixture saw England clinching the biggest margin of victory in the head-to-head ODIs between these two sides since 2014. In 2014, India had thrashed England by a margin of 133 runs at Cardiff, courtesy of a century from Raina and a 52-run knock by Sharma. Notably, that match was also the 2nd ODI of India's tour of England that year.
6th highest total by a team in India-England encounters
The match at the Lord's saw England scoring their seventh highest innings total against India in the ODIs. The Lord's had also witnessed their fourth highest score of 334 runs on June 7, 1975. England had won that match by a margin of 202 runs. England's highest score against India is 366/8, which they had posted last year at Cuttack.
Not a single maximum
In response to England's 322, the visitors made 236 runs. Notably, not a single six was hit by any of the prolific Indian batsmen in the innings. This forgettable feat was India's first since their win against Pakistan in the 2011 World Cup semi-final.
