India vs England – ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Toss: England won and chose to bowl

Playing XIs:

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

Overview:

India and England clash in a highly anticipated match at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. India are the only unbeaten team in the tournament so far, while England are struggling at the bottom of the table.

India have a strong batting line-up, led by captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The bowling attack is also world-class, with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami leading the way.

England have a few world-class players in their team, such as Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, but they have not been able to perform consistently so far in the tournament.

Live commentary:

Over 1: Chris Woakes bowls to Shubman Gill. Gill takes a single off the first ball. Rohit Sharma is on strike for the second ball.

He defends it solidly. The third ball is short and Gill punches it off the back foot for four. Rohit Sharma defends the fourth ball. Gill takes another single off the fifth ball. Rohit Sharma defends the last ball of the over.

India 5/0 after 1 over

Over 2: David Willey bowls to Virat Kohli. Kohli takes a single off the first ball. Rohit Sharma is on strike for the second ball. He defends it solidly. The third ball is short and he pulls it away for four. Kohli takes another single off the fourth ball. Rohit Sharma defends the fifth ball. Kohli takes another single off the last ball of the over.

India 10/0 after 2 overs

Over 3: Chris Woakes bowls to Shubman Gill. Gill takes a single off the first ball. Rohit Sharma is on strike for the second ball. He defends it solidly. The third ball is short and he pulls it away for four. Gill takes another single off the fourth ball. Rohit Sharma defends the fifth ball. Gill takes another single off the last ball of the over.

India 15/0 after 3 overs

Over 4: David Willey bowls to Virat Kohli. Kohli takes a single off the first ball. Rohit Sharma is on strike for the second ball. He defends it solidly. The third ball is short and he pulls it away for four. Kohli takes another single off the fourth ball. Rohit Sharma defends the fifth ball. Kohli takes another single off the last ball of the over.

India 20/0 after 4 overs

Over 5: Chris Woakes bowls to Shubman Gill. Gill takes a single off the first ball. Rohit Sharma is on strike for the second ball. He defends it solidly. The third ball is short and he pulls it away for four. Gill takes another single off the fourth ball. Rohit Sharma defends the fifth ball. Gill takes another single off the last ball of the over.

India 25/0 after 5 overs

Over 6: David Willey bowls to Virat Kohli. Kohli takes a single off the first ball. Rohit Sharma is on strike for the second ball. He defends it solidly. The third ball is short and he pulls it away for four. Kohli takes another single off the fourth ball. Rohit Sharma defends the fifth ball. Kohli takes another single off the last ball of the over.

India 30/0 after 6 overs

Over 7: Chris Woakes bowls to Shubman Gill. Gill takes a single off the first ball. Rohit Sharma is on strike for the second ball. He defends it solidly. The third ball is short and he pulls it away for four. Gill takes another single off the fourth ball. Rohit Sharma defends the fifth ball. Gill takes another single off the last ball of the over.

   

India 35/0 after 7 overs

Over 8: David Willey bowls to Virat Kohli. Kohli takes a single off the first ball. Rohit Sharma is on strike for the second ball. He defends it solidly. The third ball is short and he pulls it away for four