India has registered a dominating palm against England in a low- scoring match in Lucknow on October 29.
Traipsing first, the Rohit Sharma- led side had scored229/9, which was considered to be a below- par aggregate. still, the Indian bowling attack sailed out the English side for 129 in 34.5 overs. England was on the backfoot right from the powerplay, as they lost the wickets of Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root and Ben Stokes in the first 10 overs.
This was followed by the gate of Jos Butlet in the 15th over, and the redundancy of Moeen Ali in the 25th over. At half down the innings, England were at84/6.
The lower order also failed to sew a cooperation, with the platoon getting whisked up at 129 in the 35th over.
Before, England bowlers led by David Willey kept India down to 229- 9 despite commander Rohit Sharma’s 87 in a must-have- palm World Cup match for the defending titleholders on Sunday.
Willey, a left- arm quick, returned numbers of 3- 45, including the prized gate of Virat Kohli for a nine- ball duck, after England tagged to coliseum at Lucknow in hunt of a palm to cleave on to their slim expedients of making thesemi-finals.
Fast bowler Chris Woakes and leg- incentive Adil Rashid picked up two lattices each and a spirited performance by the fielders, who threw themselves around to stop runs, made England look a like a different side.
The 2019 titleholders sit bottom of the 10- platoon table with four defeats from five matches. Suryakumar Yadav made a fighting 49 before getting Willey’s third gate but the tail played out the full 50 overs.
Chris Woakes sailed nature Shubman Gill for nine in the fourth over after England, who sit bottom of the 10- platoon table, tagged to coliseum in their shot for palm and keep their slim expedients alive of making thesemi-finals. Woakes got one further to shoot Shreyas Iyer( four) back to the kiosk for four as India slipped to 40- 3 in 12 overs.
Rohit Sharma led India will club first at the Ekana justice colosseum in Lucknow. The IND vs ENG hassle will see no changes in the playing XI from both sides.
The last time these two brigades met for an ICC ODI World Cup match in India, the game ended in a draw. Rohit Sharma- led India will be buoyed by the fact that the hosts are the only platoon in the event without a defeat so far.
The Indians would be particularly pleased with a palm over New Zealand in the last game, who have been a nuisance in the side of the Men in Blue in recent ICC events.
Against the Black Caps, India’s bowling and fur were put to the test and came out on top. India’s bowling line- up featuring stars like Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah managed to take the Kiwis from205/4 at one stage to 273 all out in 50 overs.
Also, in the fur department, despite losing a couple of quick lattices after a solid opening cooperation, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja’s gallant sweats enabled India to chase down the total with ease. England have won just one of their last five matches in the event.
The only platoon they’ve beaten is Bangladesh( by 137 runs). They lost to New Zealand( by 9 wickets), Afghanistan( by 69 runs), South Africa( by 229 runs) and Sri Lanka( by 8 wickets).
Facing the stylish platoon in the event at this stage will not make effects easy for England. India and England World Cup Squads India World Cup team Rohit Sharma( C), Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul( w/ k), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav. England World Cup team Jos Buttler( C), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow( w/ k), Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes
