Varun Chakravarthy made an immediate impact in the second ODI between India and England at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, by claiming his maiden ODI wicket in his debut over. Chakravarthy dismissed Philip Salt, who was looking dangerous after scoring 26 off 29 balls, including two fours and a six. The delivery was a conventional leg-break, pitched on a fuller length around middle and off, which turned away from Salt. The batter attempted to slog across but ended up giving a simple catch to Ravindra Jadeja at deep midwicket.
Chakravarthy had an eventful start to his ODI career, with his first ball being a no-ball. The no-ball allowed Ben Duckett a single through the covers and granted England a free hit. Despite this early misstep, Chakravarthy quickly redeemed himself by striking with his first wicket, setting the tone for India’s bowling performance.
Match details:
- Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
- Time: 1:30 PM local time
- Toss: England opted to bat first
- Score: England 81/1 in 10.5 overs (at the time of the wicket)
England Playing XI: Philip Salt (w), Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Varun Chakravarthy
Best figures in an ODI innings on debut:
- C Cassell (Scotland) – 7/21 vs Oman, 2024
- K Rabada (South Africa) – 6/16 vs Bangladesh, 2015
- FH Edwards (West Indies) – 6/22 vs Zimbabwe, 2003
- JN Frylinck (Namibia) – 5/13 vs Oman, 2019
- AIC Dodemaide (Australia) – 5/21 vs Sri Lanka, 1988
- SHU Karnain (Sri Lanka) – 5/26 vs New Zealand, 1984
- A Codrington (Canada) – 5/27 vs Bangladesh, 2003
- Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh) – 5/28 vs India, 2014
- AA Donald (South Africa) – 5/29 vs India, 1991
- BV Vitori (Zimbabwe) – 5/30 vs Bangladesh, 2011
Varun Chakravarthy will aim to deliver a memorable spell and potentially join this elite list if he can take more wickets in today’s encounter.
