India went into the ODI series against England as the favorites to win even though England are the current ICC ODI World Champions. England managed to win the first test and the first T20 against India and many punters decided to back England to win the first ODI as well.
Our experts predicted that India would win the first ODI as India has gotten stronger with every passing game. India did exactly that as they outplayed and outclassed England in the first ODI to register a thumping win by 66 runs. India are now 1-0 up in the three-match series.
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Can England Bounce Back In Second ODI?
England is under pressure after losing the Test and T20 series. They know that they must win the second ODI if they are going to keep the series alive. The big question is whether they will be able to win the second ODI and what can they do to stop India from running away with the series.
England had an average day with the ball and a bad day with the bat during the first ODI. They cannot afford another performance like this and captain Eoin Morgan will have to come up with a better plan along with head coach Chris Silverwood. If England don’t make the necessary changes, our experts predict that India will win the second ODI and go on to complete a 3-0 whitewash.
Bet365 currently has India as heavy favorites to win the series outright with odds of 1.16 while England are the underdogs with odds of 5.00.
England Batting Changes
England don’t need to make any changes to the batting department in terms of dropping players and bringing in new players. The top 6 batsmen that England played in the first ODI are top class batsmen and have the ability to win a game on their own on any given day.
England’s openers had a great start with Jason Roy scoring 46 from 35 balls and Jonny Bairstow hitting 94 from 66 balls. They put on a 135 run partnership for the first wicket and gave England the platform to chase down a total in excess of 300.
What went wrong for England was the middle-order and one of the reasons for that is because they messed up the batting order. Ben Stokes came in at three and slowed down the momentum scoring 1 of 11 balls and then getting dismissed. Eoin Morgan came in at four and Jos Butler at five and they struggled to get going.
The move to promote Stokes up the order failed and in retrospect it should have been Jos Butler or Eoin Morgan. England needs to get the batting order right for the next two ODIs and this includes getting Moeen Ali ahead of Sam Billings.
England Bowling Changes
Mark Wood turned out to be the most expensive bowler for England conceding 75 runs of his 10 overs and Adil Rashid was also expensive going for 66 runs of his 9 overs. England should think about replacing Mark Wood with Reece Topley for the second ODI to give the Indian batsmen something new to think about.
Ben Stokes who was the most impressive bowler did not bowl out his quota of 10 overs which was another strange decision from Eoin Morgan. The captain needs to make better decisions with his bowling selections in the next couple of games or England will continue to struggle to keep the Indian batsmen from scoring quickly.
England go in with odds of 2.37 for the second ODI while India are favorite with odds of 1.57. If you are looking to bet on different cricket matches taking place around the world, you can do so below.
