When the India National Cricket Team and the England National Cricket Team met up in a much-anticipated match in June 2025, cricket fans were treated to a heated matchup. This match demonstrated why the India vs. England rivalry is among the most intense in international cricket, complete with packed stadiums, boisterous spectators, and an eagerly anticipated pitch.
The match overview, top performances, scorecard, and implications for both sides going into future games are all broken down here.
🏟️ Match Summary: India vs. England, 2025 Series, 2nd ODI
Date: 25 June 2025
Location: Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium
Format: International One-Day (ODI)
India had a 1-0 lead going into this game, which was the second of a three-match series. An exciting match between two cricketing titans was anticipated since the wicket was batting-friendly with some turn as the game went on.
India Innings: 294/7 (50 Overs) 📝 Final Scorecard
78 (92) Rohit Sharma 🔥
Gill Shubman, 65 (58)
49 Virat Kohli, 43
52 (35) Rishabh Pant 🧨
29 (21) Hardik Pandya
Extras: 27
Pitches lost: Gill (1-87), Rohit (2-145), Kohli (3-167), Pant (4-232), Pandya (5-254), Jadeja (6-266), and Axar (7-280).
England’s best bowlers:
3/55 Reece Topley
2/49 Adil Rashid
1/39 Sam Curran
🟥 England Innings: 50 Overs, 288/9
85 (90) Jonny Bairstow 💪
Joe Root, 60 (72)
(25), Ben Stokes, 34
41-year-old Jos Buttler (28)
Extras: 23
1-44 (Salt), 2-105 (Root), 3-155 (Bairstow), 4-204 (Stokes), 5-233 (Buttler), 6-250 (Ali), 7-260 (Woakes), 8-278 (Rashid), and 9-288 (Topley) are the wickets that fell.
India’s best bowlers:
3/47 Jasprit Bumrah 💥
2/42 Ravindra Jadeja
2/51 Mohammed Siraj
1/36 Kuldeep Yadav
🏆 India prevailed by six runs.
With one game remaining, India secured a 2-0 series victory.
⭐ Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma, who scored 78 runs and had excellent cover fielding
Highlights of the Match
India got off to a great start because to the elegant opening pair of Rohit and Gill, which totalled more than 100 runs.
Middle-over acceleration: India got the last push past 290 thanks to Pant’s late appearance.
The chase was brilliantly anchored by Bairstow and Root, but the balance was tipped by many wickets in the final ten overs.
Death bowling masterclass: Bumrah’s last over, which he bowled with accuracy and composure to protect 11 runs, won the victory.
📊 Important Data & Records
The second Indian to reach 15,000 ODI runs was Rohit Sharma.
In ODIs, Jasprit Bumrah took 150 wickets.
India won the bilateral ODI series at home for the seventh time in a row.
In Asia, England suffered their fourth straight ODI series defeat.
Reactions and Social Networks Buzz Fans celebrated Bumrah’s icy death overs and Rohit Sharma’s graceful knock on X (previously Twitter) and Instagram.
Memes complimenting India’s bowling tactics became popular as #INDvsENG trended globally.
India’s bowling depth and resilience under duress were commended by analysts.
🔮 What Comes Next?
On June 28, 2025, the series’ last ODI will take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, England will be keen to regain their dignity and test their bench strength, even if India has already won the series.
With new rosters and strategies, both teams are also preparing for the T20 series, which begins in early July and promises more fireworks.
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