Unfazed hosts At the BRSABVE Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, India, India defeated struggling England in a thrilling India vs England Cricket World Cup match by a margin of 100 runs. This victory handed the defending champions their fifth loss of the competition
Despite captain Rohit Sharma’s 87, England’s bowlers under David Willey held India to 229-9 after winning the toss and choosing to field. However, England was only able to muster 129 all out, as Ben Stokes, Joe Root, and Mark Wood all failed to score.
India has won six of the tournament’s six games thus far.
England won the championship in their own country in 2019, but they are all but eliminated from the 2023 World Cup after five losses in six games.
It’s a wrap
That’s what you have from Lucknow.
India scraped together a mediocre total of 229 on a difficult pitch, mainly because of an outstanding 87 from Rohit that would have been worth 100–125 on a different surface.
England appeared to be in a strong position to win and advance to the semifinals, but that was swiftly undone by some well-coordinated bowling from India’s seamers, who were supported by their spinners.
They ultimately collapsed to 129 all out as India emerged victorious, a win that will undoubtedly invigorate the team as we approach the decisive stages of the competition.
India’s next match is against Sri Lanka on November 2, and England’s match against their longtime rivals, Australia, is unquestionably a must-win on November 4.
Let me sign off on behalf of Patrick Keddie and Kevin Hand. This is Rohan Sharma.
‘I’ll take that win any day’
“Looking at where we were after the first 10 overs, it was important to create a partnership, which myself and KL [Rahul] did,” stated Rohit, who was declared the player of the match.
It was important to use my experience in addition to just making my shots. He stated that it was essential to play the game as deeply as possible in an effort to reach a respectable total.
Although we felt like we were still 30 to 40 runs short, the performance was excellent overall. Any day, I’ll take that victory.
Supreme Shami
India win by 100 runs
As the only team still unbeaten in the competition, India put up a bowling display of the greatest caliber.
They now have 12 points from six games, moving South Africa to the top of the standings.
At the half, England had a wonderful chance to win this match, and Buttler will have a lot to think about as their team’s prospects of making it further appear even slimmer.
England 129 all out. Wood out
Willey punishes Bumrah for going short by hooking him high over his deep fine leg for six.
However, it makes little difference as Bumrah yorks Wood to conclude the contest definitively.
England 122-9. Rashid out
Though Shami is back on, he doesn’t quite have his radar under control as he strays down the leg side. Rashid then assists him in getting to the fine leg boundary.
Rashid tries to draw both of the pacer’s back-to-back bouncers square, but the umpire widens them both.
Rashid responds with a cover drive that blasts to the boundary, standing and delivering.
However, Shami has the last laugh when he bowls Rashid all the way to his fourth wicket.
With a formidable task ahead of him, No. 11 Mark Wood advances to the middle.
33 overs. England 112-8
When Bumrah returns, Willey greets him fairly brusquely by hoicking him over deep mid-wicket for six.
After a little while, Willey tries again and finds the fielder at deep square leg.
With the last ball, Rashid toe-ends a chance to short third man, but he barely makes it past the fielder’s diving attempt.
With 118 runs remaining to reach the objective, England removes eight from the over.
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32 overs. England 104-8
In an attempt to bat out as many overs as they can from a net run rate standpoint, Willey and Rashid manage two off Kuldeep’s over.
31 overs. England 102-8
With the ball, Jadeja has been outstanding, giving up only one run.
It completes what has been a sensational bowling display from India thus far.
30 overs. England 101-8
Even though England is just past 100 runs per over, Kuldeep only gives up three singles every over.
It will be intriguing to watch whether Rohit chooses to attempt and finish off the tail by bringing back one of his pacers soon.
England 98-8. Livingstone out
When Kuldeep traps Livingstone LBW, the umpire immediately raises his finger.
The batter chooses to review the verdict because he is not persuaded.
This concludes England’s innings review.
It is striking the stumps, according to ball tracking, and Ultra Edge verifies there was no contact.
Rashid moves outside to meet Willey.
29 overs. England 98-7
There are just three wickets left for England, and they have a lot of work ahead of them after Jadeja’s first-ball blow.
England 98-7. Woakes out!
Woakes is drawn in by Jadeja’s somewhat short length, which makes him move closer to the track.
But he misses the mark as Rahul whips off the bails behind with skill, taking England down to seven wickets.
Willey is England’s new batsman.
28 overs. England 98-6
Rohit brings Kuldeep back in, giving Shami a break.
For England’s hitters, this will be a crucial time of play because he has disturbed Livingstone.
The needed rate has now crept up to six an over, so the spinner performs well to limit the batsmen to only four runs.
27 overs. England 94-6
England removes three wickets from the over as Jadeja keeps maintaining control of the situation on his end.
26 overs. England 91-6
Woakes leans into a textbook drive that finds the boundary at deep extra cover after Shami pitches one up.
That might be the first four he has surrendered, which speaks volumes about the spell he has been bowling thus far.
Ultimately, England amasses seven points from the over.
25 overs. England 84-6
As India’s quick men probe at one end, Jadeja is playing his part brilliantly and maintaining tightness there.
Although Woakes can score a lot of runs, his current focus is on maintaining his wicket.
24 overs. England 81-6
The pacer finishes off another maiden over with a line and length that are just unrelenting.
After five overs, Shami’s figures are currently 3 for 5, which is something you might anticipate from an ODI World Cup match, let alone a Test match.
England 81-6. Ali out!
Shami returns, and he’s already made an impression on Ali by getting him to edge one behind for his third wicket!
Given his skill at guiding the tail of a run chase, Ali takes another significant wicket for India.
In Lucknow, England is collapsing as the underclass is made abundantly clear.
After that, a very nervous Woakes walks to the center.
23 overs. England 81-5
Jadeja gives up just two runs while maintaining his tight grip.
22 overs. England 79-5
Livingstone paddle-sweeps the fourth ball toward the long leg while on one knee.
Siraj, who is positioned close by, manages to reach the ball but, unable to contain it, allows it to cross the boundary.
For England, seven valuable runs are scored off the over.
21 overs. England 72-5
The batsmen are happy to manipulate Jadeja for singles because they understand how crucial this part of the game is.
Perhaps in an attempt to gain more ground, Rohit will continue to use spin for a little while longer before bringing back Shami or Bumrah.
20 overs. England 68-5
Livingstone is kept guessing by Kuldeep as he plays all around the ball and pitches outside off.
Fortunately for the batsman, the ball avoids the stumps despite his complete miss.
19 overs. England 67-5
When Rohit turns to Jadeja to make it spin on both ends, he determines that Siraj has been exposed enough.
To limit the batsmen to three runs per over, the left-arm spinner does a good job.
18 overs. England 64-5
Kuldeep restricts the batsmen to just three runs per over as he keeps working his magic.
17 overs. England 61-5
Since Siraj has been the least dangerous bowler on display thus far, Rohit is making the most of his low run rate by ending as many of his overs.
He illustrates this by delivering a relatively short length that angles down the leg side.
Early detection by Livingstone allows him to assist it with a flick to the fine leg boundary.
16 overs. England 54-5
Following Buttler’s dismissal, Livingston and Ali remove two off the over.
With their methodical bowling, India has been tenacious, and it has paid off magnificently.
England still has a lot of overs, but right now it’s all about surviving.
England 52-5. Buttler out!
With half of England’s team back in the shed, Kuldeep Yadav removes Buttler’s stumps with a ball that spins back in noticeably.
Buttler is a match-winner in and of himself, so this is another huge wicket for India.
As England stares down the barrel, Livingstone emerges to join Ali.
15 overs. England 52-4
Rohit Sharma chooses to continue at one end while he stays with Siraj.
In addition to reaching the team fifty, England removes five wickets from the over.
There appears to be some dew on the ground, which could work in England’s favour if they can hold onto their wickets.
14 overs. England 47-4
Kuldeep is asked to have a bowl, as one might expect.
In order to limit the batsmen to just two runs, he does a good job of varying his lines and lengths.
13 overs. England 45-4
Siraj keeps the batsmen to just three runs as he goes on.
Since Shami is receiving medical attention off the field, Kuldeep or Jadeja may be used as a spinner.
It’s time for drinks in the interim.
12 overs. England 42-4
Thus far in his spell, Shami has been stingy, giving away only one run.
He is focusing on a fourth-stump line, which Buttler has struggled with in the past due to his tendency to edge behind the keeper, which cost him three wickets during the tournament.
11 overs. England 41-4
Siraj is back, taking Bumrah’s place.
Even after giving up 18 runs in his first two overs, he bounces back strongly.
There are still plenty of overs remaining for England to pursue the goal.
In an effort to reach the middle overs without losing another batsman, they will be concentrating on survival.
10 overs. England 40-4
With his length and line, Shami is flawless as he goes over the wicket.
With his movement off the pitch, he can instill just the right amount of doubt in the minds of the batsmen.
Here in Lucknow, India is going for the kill, and the over finishes with a wicket and a single.
England 39-4. Bairstow out!
Shami is on a roll after it snaps back into him, getting Bairstow to play a length ball onto his stumps!
The partisan audience goes berserk when Ali is moved up in the order to face the music.
Furthermore, it completes his hat-trick after Stokes was dismissed earlier.
9 overs. England 39-3
Buttler’s second ball, which flies high to Kohli at first slip, is induced into an edge by Bumrah.
The opportunity presents itself so quickly that he can’t hang on to it.
Will India regret missing that chance?
Buttler guides the last ball down to the third man, spoiling a good over for the bowler, but the fielder is unable to stop the ball from crossing the boundary.
England 33-3. Stokes out!
Shami approaches Stokes around the wicket.
He uses a fourth-line stump, which makes the left-hander thoughtful in his movement creation.
As Stokes retreats to give himself space to attack through the off side, Shami completes the picture by playing all around the delivery that swerves back in.
Stokes is always a threat when pursuing, so this is just another devastating blow for England.
Buttler is making his way to the middle while India is on fire.
7 overs. England 33-2
With a ball that shapes into him from Bumrah’s back-of-a-length delivery, Bairstow survives the hat-trick ball.
After the double strike, Bairstow and Stokes try to regroup as the Indian spearhead hits a maiden.
6 overs. England 33-2
The Lucknow crowd is enthusiastic and lively following Bumrah’s two-wicket over.
By limiting the batsmen to just three runs off his opening over, Shami capitalizes on the excitement.
England 30-2. Root out!
Bumrah hits Root’s opening LBW ball!
The England number three examines the ruling and is not persuaded by the umpire’s gesture.
Ball tracking indicates that the ball was indeed going to hit the stumps, and Ultra Edge verifies that there was no contact with the bat.
Great moment for India, as Bumrah is on a hat-trick and England are now down two wickets.
For the next over, Stokes replaces Siraj as the batsman.
England 30-1. Malan out!
Malan creates a boundary by guiding a fullish outswinger outside using a backward point.
Bumrah responds as best he can, getting the left-hander to chop it onto his stumps with a length delivery that screams for space just outside off.
India needed to stop the run scoring early, and they did so with a huge win.
The new batsman is Joe Root.
4 overs. England 26-0
The ball is delivered in the slot by Siraj, and Bairstow obliges with a cover drive for four, to little cheers from the biased Lucknow crowd.
Siraj gets hit back by Bairstow, and he grimaces in pain, jamming a finger on his left hand. As England scores six runs, he perseveres to end the over.
3 overs. England 20-0
Unusually, Bumrah gives Malan a wide second ball down the leg side.
In the first few overs, India may be getting confused by the left-right combination.
Off the third ball, he does get Malan on the pads, but at first glance, it appears like it pitched outside leg.
As India restricts England to just three runs, Malan chooses to finish the over.
2 overs. England 17-0
At the other end, Siraj is given the new ball, and he starts off rather unlucky by hitting a wide down the leg side.
He delivers another leg-side wide third ball, giving the impression that he is struggling to get his line correct.
By hitting the fourth ball over cow corner for six, Malan quiets the crowd.
Then he chases to the boundary with a sublime straight drive.
England makes a big over, scoring 13 off the over to establish their dominance right away.
1 over. England 4-0
Bumrah is on the money straightaway as he gets the ball to zig and zag on a fourth-stump line.
Bairstow is offered width off the final ball and capitalises with a cut through point, which has enough on it to reach the boundary.
We are back for the second innings!
Bairstow and Malan, the opening batsmen for England, are out in the middle.
India’s Bumrah will start with the new ball, and after their lackluster total, the Men in Blue will be eager for early wickets.
Bairstow is on strike, so there are two slips in place.
