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CWC23: India's flawless run and England's struggles set the stage for today's World Cup clash

India are on course to top the league stage while England are looking to survive in the tournament they won four years ago

Our Web Desk Lucknow Published 29.10.23, 10:50 AM
Indian fans cheering from the stands during India vs England match in Lucknow

Indian fans cheering from the stands during India vs England match in Lucknow Reuters

  • Chris Woakes comes to bowl the last over of the innings. 3 singles and a wide off the last over. India score 229 runs in 50 overs
  • Mark Wood continues. Four singles and a wide from the over. India 225/8 in 49 overs
  • Chris Woakes comes in to bowl the 48th over. 6 suns off the over. India 220/8 in 48 overs
  • Willey continues. OUT! Surya is gone for 49! Kuldeep comes in and off the mark straight away with a single. A boundary off the pads in the last ball. 6 off the over. India 214/8 after 47 overs
  • Mark Wood continues. First ball and SIX! Typical Suryakumar Yadav in action. A single of the second ball. Surya moves to 49. Next ball, a glorious shot on the long-on by Bumrah for four. India crosses 200-run mark. Score reaches 208/7 IN 46 overs
  • David Willey comes into the attack. Only 1 run from the over. India 195/7 in 45 overs
  • Mark Wood continues. 4 off the over. India 194/7 in 44 overs
  • Adil Rashid continues. A spectacular shot for four by Surya off the second ball. 7 off that over. India 190/7 in 43 overs. This marks the end of Rashid's 10 overs. He picked up two crucial wickets for his team
  • Mark Wood comes into the attack. OUT! Another wicket falls for India as Shami departs for 1 run. Jasprit Bumrah is the new batsman in. Wicket maiden for Wood. India 183/7 in 42 overs
  • Adil Rashid continues. LBW appeal in the second ball! Fingers goes up from the umpire. Jadeja takes the review but the decision retained. Jadeja departs for 8. Muhammad Shami comes in. India reach 183/6 in 41 overs
  • Moeen Ali continues. 4 singles and a boundary of the last balls. 8 runs from the over. India 180/5 in 40 overs
  • Adil Rashid continues. Only one run from this 8th over. India 172/5 in 39 overs
  • Moeen Ali continues. 6 runs from that over. India 171/5 in 38 overs
  • Ravindra Jadeja comes in at number 7
  • OUT! Adil Rashid brought back into the attack. Rohit tries to hit straight over the long on for six, but couldn't clear the boundary. Liam Livingstone takes a diving catch as Rohit departs for 87. India 165/5 after 37 overs
  • Moeen Ali continues. A magnificent sweep short for four by Surya on the fourth ball. 8 runs from that over. India 163/4 after 36 overs
  • Willey continues. First ball, and a glorious shot for four by Suryakumar Yadav. India crosses 150-run mark in 34.1 overs. 8 runs from the over. India 155/4 in 35 overs
  • Moeen Ali on this 5th over in the spell. Just 2 off it. Score reaches 147/4 in 34 overs
  • Willey continues. 4 singles from it. India 145/4 in 33 overs
  • Moeen Ali continues. 4 singles off that over. India 141/4 after 32 overs
  • Suryakumar Yadav comes in at number 6. Gets poff the mark straight way with a boundary. 6 runs off this over. India 137/4 in 31 overs
  • OUT! David Willey reintroduced into the attack and he gets the breakthrough for England right away. KL Rahul departs for 39 of 58 balls. India 131/4 in 30.2 overs
  • Moeen Ali continues. 6 of the over. India 131/3 after 30 overs
  • Livingstone continues. 7 runs from this over. India 125/3 after 29 overs
  • Moeen Ali continues. Just 2 runs of that over. India 118/3 after 28 overs
  • Livingstone continues. Rohit brings out the reverse sweep and collects four. He then helps the next ball to the third-man fence for four more. Great shot selection and placement from both batters. 11 off the over. India 116/3 after 27 overs
  • Moeen Ali replaces Wood. 5 runs off that over. India 105/3 in 26 overs
  • Livingstone continues. Back-to-back boundaries by KL Rahul! India finally cross the 100-run mark as the 25th over ends with a single
  • Mark Wood continues. 50 for Rohit with a great shot! A patient and composed half-century from the Indian skipper as he achieves the feat in 66 balls. Next ball, and a huge six! India finally getting some momentum at 89/3 after 24 overs
  • Liam Livingstone replaces Adil Rashid. Starts with a maiden. India 81/3 after 23 overs
  • Mark Wood continues his spell. 3 singles off the over. Score 81/3 after 22 overs.
  • Rashid continues. A glorious sweep shot for four runs by Rohit Sharma on the second ball as he moves to 48. Also, with this shot he completes his 18000 ODI runs. Five runs from that over. India 78/3 after 21 overs
  • Mark Wood on this 3rd over. As the middle overs are approaching, both the batsmen are now focused on keeping the scoreboard running with singles and doubles. The score reaches 73/3 after 20 overs
  • Adil Rashid on his 5th over. Three singles off it. India 70/3 after 19 overs
  • Mark Wood continues. First boundary of the innings for KL Rahul as the fourth ball finds the outside edge and races towards the fence as no slip was there. India 67/3 after 18 overs
  • Record Alert: Skipper Rohit Sharma completes 1000 runs in ODIs in 2023
  • Adil Rashid continues. 7 runs from that over. India 62/3 in 17 overs
  • Mark Wood introduced from the other end in place of Woakes. An LBW appeal in the fifth ball and Umpire gives out! Rohit immediately reviews the decision, and DRS shows the ball would miss leg stump. Decision reversed. 5 runs from that over. India reach 55/3 in 16 overs
  • Adil Rashid continues his third over. 50 comes up for India on the second ball with a single. one run from the over. IND 50/3 in 15 overs
  • Chris Woakes continues for his 7th over. 3 singles and a boundary off the over. India 49/3 after 14 overs
  • KL Rahul comes in at number 5. Adil Rashid continues. 2 runs from it. India 42/3 in 13 overs
  • OUT! Shreyas Iyer departs for 4 of 13 balls as Woakes claims his second wicket of the match. India 40/3 in 12 overs
  • Jos Buttler introduces spin early in the game as Adil Rashid starts his first over. Four singles of that over. India 39/2 in 11 overs
  • Woakes continues and concedes 4 runs in this over. India 35/2 after 10 overs
  • Willey continues. Another maiden from him. Rohit and Shreyas both are playing cautiously. India 31/2 after 9 overs
  • Woakes continues from the other end. Another leading edge on the first ball! But Rohit survives. India 31/2 after 8 overs
  • Shreyas Iyer comes in at number 4. A single from the last ball. India 28/2 after 7 overs
  • OUT! VIRAT KOHLI departs for a duck! Absolute silence on the ground. India 27/2 in 6.5 overs
  • Chris Woakes with returns with his third over. A thick outside edge by Rohit just falls short of second slip in the fourth ball. Maiden for the bowler. India 27/1 after 6 overs
  • Virat Kohli is at number 3. Willey returns for his over. A single from that over. India 27/1 after 5 overs
  • BOWLED! Shubman Gill departs for 9 of 13 balls as Woakes return for his second over. India 26/1 after 4 overs
  • Willey returns for his second over. Rohit Sharma gets of the mark with a beautiful lofted on-drive for four runs. The next ball, a massive hit for six with his trademark pull shot. In the last ball, another huge six straight down the ground. India 22/0 after 3 overs
  • Chris Woakes comes from the other side in the second over. Shubman Gill get India off the mark with a glorious cover drive for four. India 4/0 after 2 overs
  • David Willey starts the first over for England. Starts with a maiden. India 0/0
  • England playing XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
  • India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
  • Both teams remain unchanged
  • England captain Jos Buttler wins toss, opts to field First

India and England have played with contrasting approaches in the World Cup so far, producing contrasting results. And that is unlikely to change here on Sunday.

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India are on course to top the league stage while England are looking to survive in the tournament they won four years ago.

The Rohit Sharma-led side has hardly put a foot wrong, having chased successfully for five games in a row.

England set the benchmark in white-ball cricket with their uber aggressive style of play, resulting in global triumphs in both the shorter formats.

However, the boom or bust approach has clearly not worked in Indian conditions and the defending champions find themselves on the brink of an embarrassing exit.

Will Ashwin get a game?

Compared to England, India have very little to worry about though they will be missing the all-round services of Hardik Pandya for at least the next couple of games.

In the usual scenario, R Ashwin would have replaced Shardul Thakur on a pitch that is likely to assist the spinners. However, Hardik's absence forces the team management to play only five bowlers.

Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja walk into the combination for Sunday's game.

To accommodate Ashwin as the third spinner, India will have to choose between Mohammad Siraj and Mohammed Shami, who asserted his world class credentials with five wickets in Dharamsala. Picking between the two proven performers will be a tough call.

England game opportunity for SKY and Shreyas

Helped by Rohit's bold strokeplay in the powerplay, the Indian batters have set the ideal template for rival teams to follow. India have mastered the art of chasing, whether they are in cruise control or in a pressure situation like they found themselves against Australia.

In Hardik's absence, Suryakumar Yadav is the team's choice at number six. Following an unfortunate run out in his first game of the competition, the X factor player will be itching to make an impact.

The chatter on Shreyas Iyer's perpetual struggles against the short-ball has resumed following his dismissal in Dharamsala. He will be fired up to prove his doubters wrong.

Shubman Gill, who missed the first couple of games due to dengue, is due for a special knock. The Lucknow crowd could also witness a record equalling 49th hundred from Virat Kohli.

Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who is from Uttar Pradesh, will be looking to fox the England batters at the state-of-the-art stadium here. It was a good test for him against the rampaging Daryl Mitchell and he will be ready for the England challenge.

Will England change their batting approach?

England posses plenty of firepower in the batting department and they would be hoping to string together a worthy performance after a string of abject failures.

Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook. They are all formidable names in world cricket but have found the going tough in very familiar conditions.

Going hammer and tongs from ball one is the need of the hour in the shortest format but the demands of the ODI format are different. England batters must gauge the conditions better and accordingly alter their way of playing.

They all love to whack the ball through the line but the Lucknow pitch might not allow them to do that. Root is one batter who have different gears, others need to follow him and show some patience when required.

England also have a fair amount of concerns on the bowling front with their stand out pacer Reece Topley being ruled out of the tournament due to injury. Brydon Carse has replaced him in the squad. Mark Wood has been far from his best and will be looking for course correction.

However, the spin of combination of Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid could pose a threat to the in-form Indian batters.

With the home team involved, the 50,000 capacity stadium will be packed to the rafters.

Squads: England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya.

Match starts 2 PM IST.

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