INDIA: In a low-scoring game played in Lucknow on October 29, India defeated England with dominance. When batting first, the team captained by Rohit Sharma achieved 229/9, which was seen as a low total. Nevertheless, the English side was knocked out for 129 in 34.5 overs by the Indian bowling attack.
Having lost the wickets of Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, and Dawid Malan in the first ten overs, England was in serious trouble from the start of the innings. Jos Buttler was removed in the fifteenth over, and Moeen Ali was removed in the twenty-fifth over. 84/6 was England’s score at the halfway stage of the inning. As the team was bowled out for 129 in the 35th over, the lower order was likewise unable to form a partnership.
England bowlers under David Willey held India to 229-9 despite captain Rohit Sharma’s 87. After England decided to bowl at Lucknow in an attempt to salvage a win and maintain their remote prospects of reaching the semi-finals, Willey, a left-arm quick, recorded statistics of 3-45, including the valuable wicket of Virat Kohli for a duck.
England’s bowlers, including Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid, demonstrated strong performances, denying runs and taking two wickets. The 2019 winners, who have lost four of their last five games, are currently at the bottom of the 10-team standings. Suryakumar Yadav’s 49 was valiant, but the tail was outplayed for the entire fifty overs.
England, who are ranked last out of ten teams, decided to bowl in an attempt to win and prolong their remote chances of reaching the semi-finals. Chris Woakes took opener Shubman Gill for nine runs in the fourth over. After 12 overs, India was down to 40-3 thanks to a wicket from Woakes, which forced Shreyas Iyer back to the pavillion.
At the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Rohit Sharma led India’s batting. There were no changes made to either team’s starting lineup for the match. When these two teams last faced off in an ICC ODI World Cup encounter in India, the result was a tie.
The fact that India, under Rohit Sharma, was the only team in the competition without a loss gave them confidence. A victory over New Zealand in the most recent match would have thrilled the Indians greatly since they have been a constant source of trouble for the Men in Blue in recent ICC tournaments.
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