India thrashed England by 100 runs in World Cup clash
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 29, 2023
LUCKNOW: India thrashed England by 100 runs maintaining their unbeaten streak in ICC World Cup 2023.
England restricted the tournament hosts to a modest 229-9 but imploded in their chase and were all out for 129 inside 35 overs in yet another batting capitulation.
Rohit Sharma saved India’s blushes with a captain’s knock of 87 in what initially appeared a below-par total of 229-9 on a tricky surface at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
Put into bat, the hosts slumped to 40-3 in the 12th over before Rohit forged a 91-run partnership with KL Rahul (39) to arrest their slide.
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India 229/9 England 129
overs 50 overs 34.5
Suryakumar Yadav contributed a breezy 49 down the order and India’s tailenders scored some useful runs towards the end to take them past the 225-mark.
David Willey was the pick of the English bowlers claiming 3-45, including the prized wicket of Virat Kohli, who fell for a nine-ball duck.
England’s title defence is only mathematically alive since they slumped to the bottom of the points table following four defeats in five matches.
Earlier, England won the toss and decided to field first against India in the all-important world match for the visitors.
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
England
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c)(wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood