Indian Pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami
led the demolition of England, beating the defending champions by 100 runs in
their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Lucknow on Sunday.
With this, Bharat is at the top with six wins and has
12 points. England is at the bottom with one win and five losses in six
matches.
In the chase of 230, England started off decently,
with openers Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow hitting some attacking shots to
make pressure on the Indians.
However, pacer Jasprit Bumrah turned the game on its
head with a two-wicket over, cleaning up Malan for just 14 and trapping Joe
Root leg-before-wicket for a gold duck. England was 30/2 in 5 overs.
Mohammed Shami took the attack up a notch, castling
Ben Stokes’ stumps for a 10-ball duck after a well-planned set-up and removing
Bairstow for just 14. England was 39/4 in 9.1 overs.
England reached the 50-run mark in 14.2 overs.
A massively turning delivery from Kuldeep Yadav draw
curtains to skipper Jos Buttler’s 10-run knock. England had lost half their
side for 52 runs.
All-rounders Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone took their
side further in the chase with a brief partnership. Shami broke the stand,
dismissing Moeen for 15 after he was caught behind by KL Rahul. England was
81/6 in 23.1 overs.
The spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep removed
Chris Woakes (10) and Liam Livingstone before they crossed 100 runs. England
sunk to 98/8 in 29.2 overs.
Shami registered a four-fer, dislodging Adil Rashid’s
stumps for 13 off 20 balls. England was at 122/9 in 34 overs.
Bumrah took the final wicket, removing Mark Wood for a
duck. England was bundled out for 129 lost by 100 runs and crashed out of the
tournament.
Shami (4/22) and Bumrah (3/32) were the pick of the
bowlers for India. Kuldeep took 2/24 while Jadeja got one wicket.
Bharat skipper Rohit Sharma’s 87-run and Suryakumar
Yadav’s onslaught took the ‘Men in Blue’ to 229/9 against England in the 29th
match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.
On the other hand, the England bowling attack
showcased an eye-catching performance to restrict the unbeaten Indian side to
229 runs. After the ‘Men in Blue’ lost early wickets against the English side,
Rohit Sharma (87) got hold of the inning.
Meanwhile, Suryakumar (49) tried to dominate the
England bowling attack but still couldn’t stand still infront of the opponent’s
bowlers.
David Willey bagged three wickets. While Chris Woakes
and Adil Rashid scalped two wickets in the first inning against India in
Lucknow.
After winning the toss, England sent India to bat
first on Sunday.
Chris Woakes drew first blood in the 29th match of the
ODI World Cup 2023 after he dismissed Shubman Gill for 9 runs in the 3.6 overs
(IND 26-1).
Star player Virat Kohli had a disappointing game and
was dismissed for a nine-ball duck by David Willey in the 6.5 overs (IND 27-2).
Bharat started off slow and scored only 35 runs in the
first powerplay. However, England picked up two early wickets.
Bharat expected a lot from Shreyas Iyer, but the
right-handed batsman had to leave the crease for 4 runs after Woakes picked his
wicket in the 11.5 overs (IND 40-3).
In the meantime, ‘Men in Blue’ skipper Rohit Sharma
continued to play singles and build up the inning. In the 14.2 overs, India
reached the 50-run mark after playing 86 balls.
After playing 150 balls, India crossed the 100-run
mark in the 24.6 overs.
Willey dismissed KL Rahul in the 30.2 overs for 39
runs from 58 balls (IND 131-4).
In the 36.5 overs, Adil Rashid bagged a big wicket in
the game after he dismissed Rohit for 87 runs from 101 balls (IND 164-5).
In the second powerplay, the ‘Men in Blue’ scored 145
runs. On the other hand, Jos Buttler’s side bagged three wickets.
Ravindra Jadeja was removed from the crease by Rashid
in the 40.3 overs for 8 runs (IND 182-6).
Mohammed Shami too couldn’t stand still infront of the
English pacers and was dismissed in the 41.2 overs after scoring just 1 run
(IND 183-7).
In the 45.1 over, India crossed the 200 runs after
Suryakumar Yadav smashed a six over the fine-leg.
Suryakumar was unlucky after missing his half-century
for just one run when Willey picked his wicket in the 46.2 overs (IND 208-8).
In the last ball of the inning, Jasprit Bumrah was
dismissed after a run out from Jos Buttler (IND 229-9).
In the third and last powerplay of the first inning,
India bagged 49 runs. On the other hand, England picked up four wickets.
Coming to England’s bowling attack Wille bagged three
wickets in his 10-over spell and gave away 45 runs.
Meanwhile, Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid picked up two
wickets each in their respective spells. While Mark Wood took just one wicket.
Brief score: India 229/9 (Rohit Sharma 87 (101),
Suryakumar Yadav 49 (47), KL Rahul 39 (58) David Willey 3/45) beat England: 129
in 34.5 overs (Liam Livingstone 27, Dawid Malan 16, Mohammed Shami 4/22).
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