India beat England by 127 runs in Second ODI at Kochi

India beat England by 127 runs in theire second one-day international in kochi and level their five match one-day series at 1-1.

Earlier, India won the toss and elected bat first in 2nd ODI at Kochi.

Earlier, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja all struck half-centuries to take India to a competitive 285 for six in their 50 overs in the second One-Day International (ODI) against England at Kochi.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets each as India wrapped up a convincing win to level the series.

Chasing target of 286, England lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for a paltry 158 in 36 overs. 127-run margin is second biggest in terms of runs for India against England.

Jadeja won the Man-of-the-match award.

Scorecard
India 285 for 6 in 50 overs (MS Dhoni 72, Ravindra Jadeja 61*, Suresh Raina 55; Steven Finn 2 for 73) bt England 158 all-out in 36 overs (Kevin Pietersen 42; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3 for 29, R Ashwin 3 for 39) by 127 runs.