Root Century Helps England Post 322/7
Lords(England), July 14: Riding on an unbeaten 113 from Joe Root, England posted 322 for 7 against India at Lords in the second ODI. Slamming his twelfth ODI ton and second against India, Root brilliantly anchored the England batting order. After winning the toss skipper Eoin Morgan opted to bat first on a belter of a track. Openers Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy provided England with a solid start
Jason Roy (40) followed Bairstow soon becoming second victim of Kuldeep in his successive over.
Post the double blow, Joe Root and Eoin Morgan played watchfully and steadied the England ship. Both stitched a partnership of 103 runs before Kuldeep struck again dismissing dangerous looking Eoin Morgan for 53. After the skipper's departure, England's powerhouse middle order comprising Ben Stokes (5), Jos Buttler (4) and Moeen Ali (13) tumbled like a pack of cards but David Willey (50 off 31 balls) played a gem of a knock to help England get past 300-run margin. For India, chinaman Kuldeep Yadav was once again the highlight as he picked up 3 wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya and Umesh Yadav bagged one wicket each.
Score Card:
England 322/7 (50)
JOE ROOT 113*(116), EOIN MORGAN 53(51)
KULDEEP YADAV 3/68, YUZVENDRA CHAHAL 1/43
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
