Cardiff: India defeated England by 133 runs via the Duckworth Lewis method in the rain-affected second ODI at the Sophia Gardens here Wednesday.
Chasing a rain revised target of 295 runs in 47 overs, England were shot out for 161 runs in 38.1 overs.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja picked up four for 28 while offie Ravichandran Ashwin got two for 38. Pacer Mohammad Shami got two for 32.
After capitulating to a 3-1 loss in the recent test series, the Indians quickly found their groove in their favored 50-over format to start the long build-up to next year's World Cup impressively.
Raina's fourth ODI century, off 74 balls, helped India recover from a poor start and post a challenging score of 304-6.
England's target was revised to 295 off 47 overs because of rain, but the hosts didn't get close and were always behind the run rate as they were bowled out for 161. Opener Alex Hales top-scored on his ODI debut with 40.
Apart from Jadeja's four, Ashwin and Shami picked up 2 wicket each while Bhuvneshwar and Raina took 1 wicket.
The third ODI will be played on 30th August at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
India Squad
MS Dhoni, V Kohli, R Ashwin, S Dhawan, RA Jadeja, B Kumar, Mohammed Shami, AM Rahane, SK Raina, MM Sharma, RG Sharma,
England Squad
Alastair Cook, Alex Hales, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, James Tredwell, James Anderson
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