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India batter <\/span>Shreyas Iyer<\/span> and England all-rounder <\/span>Sam Curran<\/span> were involved in a fiery on-field exchange through the second ODI between India and England at <\/span>Sophia Gardens, Cardiff<\/span>, on <\/span>Thursday, July 16<\/span>. <\/span>The incident occurred during India\u2019s innings when Curran appeared to throw the ball towards Iyer after the completion of a play. The gesture didn’t sit well with the Indian batter, resulting in a heated verbal exchange between the 2 players as tensions briefly flared on the sector. <\/span>Shreyas Iyer and Sam Curran were seen exchanging heated words in the course of the bottom, with the Indian batter visibly frustrated by the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n Iyer immediately responded to Curran, and the 2 continued their verbal altercation for a transient period as tempers flared. <\/span>Although the confrontation remained limited to a confrontation, it added one other layer of intensity to the high-stakes ODI in Cardiff. The fiery exchange between Iyer and Curran has since gone viral across social media platforms.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8Heated exchange between Shreyas Iyer & Sam Curran\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n Sam Curran attempted to throw the ball towards Shreyas Iyer and in addition exchanged abusive words with him. Iyer was furious and fired back with a fiery response, resulting in a heated on-field confrontation. \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/HAIO5dgkib<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Central Cricket (@arshdeep3444) July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n After missing out in the primary ODI, <\/span>Shreyas Iyer<\/span> bounced back in style with an excellent half-century, steering India past the 200-run mark. Following the early dismissals of <\/span>Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Ishan Kishan<\/span>, Iyer combined with <\/span>Virat Kohli<\/span> to forge an important 60-plus-run partnership, helping India recuperate from a shaky start within the second ODI against England in Cardiff.<\/span><\/p>\n England pacer <\/span>Jofra Archer<\/span> turned the tide of the match with a fiery spell at <\/span>Sophia Gardens, Cardiff<\/span>, using his pace and precision to place India on the back foot. The speedster struck off successive deliveries, triggering a dramatic collapse within the visitors\u2019 innings.<\/span><\/p>\n Axar Patel<\/span> was the primary to fall after edging an attempted upper-cut off a brief delivery to the wicketkeeper. On the very next ball, <\/span>Shivam Dube<\/span> drove the ball straight back to Archer, who accomplished an easy return catch to dismiss him for a golden duck.<\/span><\/p>\n India\u2019s innings unraveled rapidly as they slumped from <\/span>178\/3 to 193\/7<\/span>, losing 4 wickets in quick succession. A series of rash strokes proved costly, allowing England to seize complete control of the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n Get the newest cricket news here, like us on Facebook<\/a>, and follow us on Twitter<\/a> and Instagram <\/a> for more such updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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