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India vs England LIVE: England won the toss and opted to field, meaning India are batting first for the first time in the ongoing World Cup. Both teams announced unchanged combinations for the 29th match of the tournament. India and England have played contrast cricket at the World Cup and have had contrast results as well. That may not change when they square off at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow. India are one win away from booking a place in the semi-finals, with six wins in six, while England are desperately seeking survival. A defeat today and they will be out of reckoning for the last-four. England’s boom or bust approach paid dividends with them clinching the ODI World Cup in 2019 and T20 World Cup last year but that has not worked in Indian conditions. With India all but assured of a place in the next stage of the tournament, it is an opportunity for Rohit Sharma’s side to give some players a chance. R Ashwin could come in with Hardik Pandya set to miss a second match running. If he plays, one seamer would have to be dropped which would ideally be between Mohammad Siraj and Mohammed Shami. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, 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
India vs England Highlights, World Cup 2023: India hammer England by 100 runs in Lucknow to maintain unbeaten run
India vs England Highlights, Cricket World Cup: ENG 129; Mohammed Shami (4/22) and Jasprit Bumrah (3/32) lead the way after Rohit Sharma’s fighting 87 as India thrash England by 100 runs in Lucknow to maintain their unbeaten streak.
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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the India vs England match in Lucknow with Rohit Sharma and Co continuing their dominant march towards the semi-finals with a sixth victory on the trot! They found themselves in unfamilar territory today, having been asked to set a target instead of chasing one for the first time in the ongoing campaign. And they certainly were challenged by the English attack, failing to go past 250 today.
The way Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and the rest of the Indian attack rose to the occasion today and not only helped the Men in Blue defend a modest total but blow the English batting unit away with their collective performance further underlines this team’s status as a frontrunner for the title.
On behalf of the sports desk at Firstpost, this is Amit signing off, bidding you all a good night!
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In a game dominated by bowlers, it is a batter who gets the Player of the Match award with India skipper Rohit Sharma being adjudged the Player of the Match for his fighting 87!
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After 34.5 overs,England 129/10 ( David Willey 16 , )
BOWLED! Jasprit Bumrah finishes off in style, castling Mark Wood with an inch-perfect yorker that rattles the leg stump!
India hammer England by 100 runs in a low-scoring affair in Lucknow to collect their sixth wicket in as many outings, and surely they’re through to the semi-finals now!
Wood b Bumrah 0(1)
After 34 overs,England 122/9 ( David Willey 9 , Mark Wood 0)
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FOUR! Rashid and Willey are not going to go down without a fight now! The former gets a loosener from Shami, a short-of-length delivery going down leg, and tickles it past the keeper towards the fine leg fence to collect an easy four. Shami follows it up with a couple of short ball to Rashid down the leg side, both of which are signalled wide. Rashid collects a second boundary for himself with a crisp cover drive in the penultimate delivery before getting his off stump flattened in the final ball of the over to depart for 13, leaving England just one wicket away from another disastrous loss.
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BOWLED! Shami had been hit for a couple of boundaries by Rashid in his seventh over and had also conceded a couple of wides, but has the last laugh after castling Rashid in the final delivery to collect his fourth wicket. ENG 122/9
Rashid b Shami 13(20)
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SIX! Bumrah returns to the attack replacing Jadeja, and gets smashed out of the park first ball into the new spell! Willey gets on the backfoot and pulls the short-of-length ball from ‘Boom’ over the midwicket fence to give his teammates in the dressing room as well as the handful of supporters at Ekana something to smile about. ENG 110/8
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After 32 overs,England 104/8 ( David Willey 2 , Adil Rashid 4)
Just three singles collected in the last two overs, bowled by Jadeja and Kuldeep, with Rashid and Willey blocking away most of the deliveries and playing it safe. India will be hoping to polish off the tail quickly.
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After 30 overs,England 101/8 ( David Willey 1 , Adil Rashid 2)
Adil Rashid joins David Willey at the centre after Livingstone’s dismissal, and though both are adept with the bat along with No 11 Mark Wood, getting their team over the line from this position might just be too steep a mountain for them to climb. For now, the pair at least manage to get England past the 100-mark with three singles in Kuldeep’s seventh over. India are two wickets away from victory in Lucknow.
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OUT! Kuldeep gets Livingstone trapped LBW after all! Livingstone doesn’t really make the most of the reprieve, adding just nine more runs before getting the marching orders. Missed the ball completely while going for the sweep, and was hit right in front of off and middle. Reluctantly goes for the review — he might as well, given he’s the last recognised batter and is well set. Three reds on Hawk-Eye, and he’s off! Second wicket for Kuldeep, with England losing their eighth with less than 100 on the board. India need just two more wickets to pull off a memorable win! ENG 98/8
Livingstone LBW Kuldeep 27(46)
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OUT! Jadeja gets his name on the wickets column now by getting Woakes stumped, as England lose their seventh with less than 100 on the board now! Woakes decided to give the left-arm finger spinner the charge down the track, but didn’t quite get close to the pitch of the delivery and ended up missing the ball completely. Simple enough stumping for Rahul. ENG 98/7
Woakes st Rahul b Jadeja 10(20)
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After 28 overs,England 98/6 ( Liam Livingstone 27 , Chris Woakes 10)
India return to spin from both ends after getting the breakthrough thanks to Shami’s two-over burst. Kuldeep replaces him and continues operating in the middle overs alongside Jadeja. Full credit to the Indian spinners as well as those on towel duty at the moment. There’s a fair amount of dew at the Ekana at the moment, and despite that the Indian spinners are able to remain effective.
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After 26 overs,England 91/6 ( Liam Livingstone 23 , Chris Woakes 7)
FOUR! First boundary conceded by Shami today and will not only take him by surprise, but will also annoy him a tad and might elicit a couple of bouncers aimed at the batter’s throat. Woakes decided to take the aerial route over the covers with an inside out loft, and got enough timing on the shot for the ball to scurry all the way to the fence.
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After 25 overs,England 84/6 ( Liam Livingstone 22 , Chris Woakes 1)
Three singles conceded by Jadeja in his fourth over as England craw to 84/6 at the halfway stage of their chase. They’re not out of the game yet, not with Livingstone and Woakes still at the crease and the fact that even No 11 Mark Wood can hit a few deliveries out of the park. Earlier in Kuldeep’s fifth over, the left-arm wrist spinner did not push for a review after an LBW appeal against Livingstone, thinking the ball was too high. Hawk-Eye though, shows three reds, with the ball hitting the leg stump. England would have been seven down now with Livingstone back in the hut if they went with the review.
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After 24 overs,England 81/6 ( Liam Livingstone 20 , Chris Woakes 0)
Jadeja concedes a couple of singles in his third over, with Livingstone moving to 20. Rohit decides to bring Shami back into the mix in place of Kuldeep, and the senior pacer gets Moeen caught-behind right away to break the budding sixth-wicket stand that was ultimately worth 29. Wicket-maiden for Shami, with England losing six with less than 100 on the board.
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OUT! Just when a steady sixth-wicket partnership was starting to build between Moeen and Livingstone, Shami comes in and gets the breakthrough! Excellent move by skipper Rohit to bring the senior pacer back into the mix. Moeen got a faint nick while going for a drive, with Shami getting a hint of away movement in his delivery. ENG 81/6
Moeen c Rahul b Livingstone 15(31)
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After 22 overs,England 79/5 ( Moeen Ali 14 , Liam Livingstone 19)
FOUR! Another misfield by Siraj in the deep, this time in front of the square-leg fence. Not quite his day today, with the Hyderabadi pacer having also leaked runs earlier in the powerplay. Livingstone got down on one knee and went for a sweep after Kuldeep decided to take a bit of pace off his delivery. Kuldeep appeals for LBW in the next ball after Livingstone misses while attempting a pull, and shows no inclination for a review after it’s turned down, given how high it was.
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After 20 overs,England 68/5 ( Moeen Ali 11 , Liam Livingstone 11)
Spin from both ends now with Rohit bringing in Ravindra Jadeja in place of Siraj in the 19th over, with the left-arm finger spinner conceding three in his first over. Kuldeep catches Livingstone off guard with another jaffa in the following over, beating his inside edge with one that turns in sharply though unlike in Buttler’s case, it ends up missing the off stump. The Indians spinners are giving nothing away at the moment and are doing a superb job in maintaining the pressure levels after the early inroads by Bumrah and Shami. At the end of the 20th, England need 162 more to win from 180 balls with five wickets in hand.
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After 17 overs,England 61/5 ( Moeen Ali 8 , Liam Livingstone 7)
FOUR! A welcome boundary for England — their first in eight overs — with new batter Liam Livingstone pulling a short-of-length delivery from Siraj towards the vacant fine leg fence. First loose delivery from the Indians in a while and the all-rounder made sure to capitalise on it. England will need a few more of those before they can start exerting pressure on the Indians again. Seven off Siraj’s sixth over.
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BOWLED! The Indian bowls continue to rattle the stumps! After the pacers, it’s the turn of a spinner with Kuldeep Yadav getting rid of opposition skipper Jos Buttler with a peach of a delivery that results in the defending champions losing their fifth wicket! Was pitched outside off at slightly short of length and Buttler was preparing to punch this through the covers, only to get his defence breached thanks to the vicious turn generated by Kuldeep. ENG 52/5
Buttler b Kuldeep 10(23)
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After 15 overs,England 52/4 ( Jos Buttler (C) (W) 10 , Moeen Ali 6)
Kuldeep Yadav is introduced in the 14th over of the English chase, and starts off on a tidy note by conceding two singles. Siraj concedes five in the subsequent over, including a brace to Buttler in the first delivery after the England captain goes for a punch behind square, with England going past the 50 mark. They’re going at the same pace as India while having lost an extra wicket, and can still claw their way back if they get a partnership like the one between Rohit and SKY.
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After 13 overs,England 45/4 ( Jos Buttler (C) (W) 5 , Moeen Ali 4)
Another tight over from Siraj, in which he surprises Buttler with a steep bouncer in the final delivery. Drinks brought to the field at the end of the over. Kuldeep has been warming up around this time and might be introduced anytime now.
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After 12 overs,England 42/4 ( Jos Buttler (C) (W) 4 , Moeen Ali 3)
Bumrah’s given a breather soon as the first powerplay comes to an end, with Siraj coming in his place. With the field spread out and two new batters at the crease, both of whom are battling nerves at the moment, Siraj will back himself to bowl a much tidier spell after getting off to an expensive start. He concedes just one in his third over. Shami continues from the other end and also concedes just a single. India’s fielding is also electric at the moment and they’re doing their part to maintain the pressure levels on Buttler and Moeen.
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After 10 overs,England 40/4 ( Jos Buttler (C) (W) 4 , Moeen Ali 1)
BOWLED! Bairstow doesn’t last long after the reprieve as he ends up getting bowled by Shami for 14! With that, England have lost their top four with a little more than 30 on board, and India suddenly find themselves in the driver’s seat! The ball first took a deflection off the inside edge followed by Bairstow’s thigh before landing on the off stump. Shami’s on a hat-trick after that wicket, and bowls out a tidy third over in which he concedes just a single to new batter Moeen Ali. End of the opening powerplay, one that saw the English openers collect 26 in the first four overs, and just 13 off the next six while losing four wickets in the process.
Bairstow b Shami 14(23)
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After 9 overs,England 39/3 ( Jonny Bairstow 14 , Jos Buttler (C) (W) 4)
DROPPED! Kohli puts down a tough chance at the lone slip position after Bairstow gets a thick outside edge off a wide delivery from Bumrah. Could have been a third wicket for Bumrah in as many overs. FOUR! England captain Jos Buttler gets off the mark with a boundary after getting an edge towards third man, where a misfield by Siraj results in a four.
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After 8 overs,England 33/3 ( Jonny Bairstow 13 , )
BOWLED! Shami had Stokes on the backfoot in his second over, the latter was attempting to smack the ball around. Shami, however, wins the mini-battle by breaching the all-rounder’s defence and rattling the stumps in the final delivery, resulting in England losing their third wicket! Stokes departs for a 10-ball duck as his poor run in the World Cup continues! Shami, meanwhile, collects a wicket-maiden!
Stokes b Shami 0(10)
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After 7 overs,India 28/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 18 , Shreyas Iyer 1)
Maiden for Bumrah, who’s on a hat-trick at the start of the over, with Bairstow carefully negotiating a tough over from the lead pacer without taking any risk. First maiden of the innings so far.
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After 6 overs,England 33/2 ( Jonny Bairstow 13 , Ben Stokes 0)
Mohammed Shami replaces Siraj and understandably so, with the latter leaking runs early in the innings. The senior pro starts off on a tidy note by conceding three in his first over including a brace to Bairstow first ball. Ben Stokes, meanwhile, joins Bairstow at the centre and he’ll hope to get a big score today.
After 5 overs,England 30/2 ( Jonny Bairstow 10 , Ben Stokes 0)
OUT! Two-in-two for Jasprit Bumrah, and the Indian pace spearhead is on a hat-trick! Senior England batter Joe Root departs for a duck first ball after getting trapped leg-before, getting hit on the pad right in front of middle while attempting to work the ball through the leg side, and ends up burning a review on his way back to the dressing room. India are back in the game and how! ENG 30/2
Root LBW Bumrah 0(1)
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BOWLED! Jasprit Bumrah with the breakthrough as Dawid Malan chops the ball onto the stumps while attempting to punch a length ball from the Indian pace spearhead. IND 30/1
Malan b Bumrah 16(17)
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After 4 overs,England 26/0 ( Jonny Bairstow 10 , Dawid Malan 12)
FOUR! Siraj continues to bleed runs from the other end, with Bairstow pouncing on an overpitched delivery to send it crashing through the covers for his second four. Siraj needs a bit of medical attention after bowling his third delivery, and needs the physio to have a look at his ankle.
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After 3 overs,England 20/0 ( Jonny Bairstow 4 , Dawid Malan 12)
Bumrah fires a wide down Malan’s leg side in the second delivery of his second over. Malan later collects a brace in the fourth delivery after getting an inside edge that carries the ball through the backward square leg region. Three from Bumrah’s second.
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After 2 overs,England 17/0 ( Jonny Bairstow 4 , Dawid Malan 10)
SIX! FOUR! Mohammed Siraj is off to an expensive start from the other end, with Dawid Malan lofting him over long on to open his account with a maximum and following it up with a push down the ground that beats Rohit running to his left from mid off and runs all the way for a four. 13 off Siraj’s over including a couple of wides and a single.
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After 1 over,England 5/0 ( Jonny Bairstow 4 , Dawid Malan 0)
FOUR! Bumrah started off on a tidy note with five consecutive dots, and was about to walk away with a maiden first up when Bairstow smacked a wide delivery past point to open the team’s account with a four.
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Chasing time in Lucknow, with Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan walking out to commence England’s pursuit of the 230-run target. Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the first over of the innings.
Given their sub-par batting performance, India will need a couple of early wickets or three if they are to defend 229. For England, one solid partnership, preferrably at the outset of their chase, should make this their game to lose.
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Earlier in the day, when Rohit Sharma walked out for the toss against England, it was his 100th match as India captain across all formats. He became only the fifth Indian to captain the country in 100 or more international matches, with the others being MS Dhoni, Mohammad Azharuddin, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly and Kapil Dev. Click here to read more on that.
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Chris Woakes chats with Nasser Hussain at the start of the innings break
“Nice to go with the new ball. (On the extended powerplay spell) It’s always nice when you’re in rhythm and you don’t mind it. It was about getting a decent start and putting them under pressure early on. Hit the (right) areas well. (On England’s fielding) We came in here and fielded really well and backed the bowlers. (Ekana pitch) It’s probably a little bit two-paced with the new ball. Hope it gets easier to bat under the lights."
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After 50 overs,India 229/9 ( Kuldeep Yadav 9 , )
OUT! Bumrah’s run out in the final delivery of the innings with Buttler having to simply roll the ball onto the striker’s stumps after Kuldeep misses a rising ball from Woakes. With that, India finish on 229/9 after being invited to bat by England at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow!
India remain the only team in the ongoing tournament to not get bowled out even once, but that will matter for little should England come out all guns blazing and chase the target down to snap their unbeaten run. The surface isn’t exactly easy to bat on, so it won’t exactly be a cakewalk for the Englishmen and they will have to apply themselves to get back to winning ways.
Bumrah run out (Buttler) 16(25)
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After 49 overs,India 225/8 ( Jasprit Bumrah 14 , Kuldeep Yadav 8)
Wood bowls out the penultimate over of the Indian innings, conceding five off it including a wide in the third delivery. Kuldeep’s doing a decent job in terms of running between the wickets to keep the scoreboard ticking while Bumrah’s assumed charge as the aggressor. One more over to go, and India will be aiming to go past 240 at the very least.
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After 48 overs,India 220/8 ( Jasprit Bumrah 12 , Kuldeep Yadav 6)
FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav collects a valuable boundary with a flick towards the fine leg fence off Willey’s final delivery of the day, resulting in the left-arm pacer signing off with figures of 3/45. Chris Woakes returns in the following over and concedes eight off his eighth, including back-to-back doubles to Bumrah. Valuable runs these for the Indians, and they might just prove to be the difference should the game go down as another thriller.