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Xtra Time Web Desk: An astonishing exhibition of six hitting from Ben Stokes (99) and Jonny Bairstow (124) saw England successfully chase a record 336/6 in just 43.3 overs. Jos Buttler’s side registered a comfortable six wickets win in the second ODI to set up a series decider on Sunday, March 28,2021. The win also ensured England will keep their No 1 status in ODI cricket.

Bairstow (124) and Stokes (99) blasted 17 sixes between them in a thrilling 175-run stand off 113 balls for the second wicket as the tourists hared past India's 336-6 in just 43.3 overs. Their partnership was built on an opening stand of 110 between Roy and Bairstow.

On a day of brutal strokeplay in Pune, Rishabh Pant (77 off 40) and Hardik Pandya (35 off 16) went ballistic as England's death bowling conceded 126 runs in 10 overs.

Rahul followed up his 62no in the first ODI by sharing an even-paced stand of 121-run for the third wicket with Kohli (66) after the early loss of Shikhar Dhawan (four) and Rohit Sharma (25).

Kohli enjoyed a life on 35 when he was dropped by Buttler off the bowling of Adil Rashid (1-65) and chalked up the 62nd fifty of his ODI career before snicking the leg-spinner behind again - this time with no reprieve.

At 173-3 off 35 overs, India were well-placed to go on the offensive and Pant cashed in having twice overturning decisions, after being given out lbw and caught behind off the expensive Tom Curran (2-83).

Rahul went on to bring up his ton off 108 deliveries as Stokes' fifty came up off 40 balls and was followed by an onslaught of three successive sixes off Kuldeep, with three more off one Krunal Pandya over bringing up the 150-runs stand off 107 deliveries.

India conceded 77 runs off five overs before Stokes gloved behind having moved from 50 to 99 in just 11 balls.

It was the first of three wickets to fall for two runs as Bairstow picked out Kohli at cover off Prasidh Krishna and Buttler lost his off-stump to a yorker without scoring.

Debutant Livingstone made use of the opportunity to crunch Bhuvneshwar Kumar for successive sixes to ensure England didn't whither under any pressure