India bats first against England, first time in World Cup 2023 - What is Rohit & Co.’s win record while defending totals?

In the last 24 months, India has batted first on 22 occassions and lost just five games.

India’s Rohit Sharma and England’s captain Jos Buttler after the toss. | Photo Credit: AFP

England won the toss and inserted India to bat during their World Cup 2023 match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.

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This will be the first game in this World Cup where India will need to defend a total. India’s five wins so far came while chasing.

In the last 24 months, India has batted first on 22 occassions and won 16 of them. It suffered five losses while three games were washed out due to rain.

INDIA’S RECORD WHILE BATTING FIRST (LAST 24 MONTHS)

Matches: 22

Won: 16

Lost: 5

No Result: 3

One of India’s loss while batting first came against South Africa in January 2022 when it scored 287 but saw the Proteas chase the total down with seven wickets to spare.

The second loss was at the hands of New Zealand which chased down India’s 306 inside 48 overs. The remaining three losses came against Bangladesh, West Indies and Australia.

INDIA’s LOSSES WHILE BATTING FIRST

• India 287/6 (50 overs); South Africa 288/3 (48.1 overs) - South Africa won by 7 wickets
• India 306/7 (50 overs); New Zealand 307/3 (47.1 overs) - New Zealand won by 7 wickets
• India 186 (42.1 overs); Bangladesh 187/9 (46 overs) - Bangladesh won by 1 wicket
• India 117 (26 overs); Australia 121/0 (11 overs) - Australia won by 10 wickets
• India 181 (40.5 overs); West Indies 182/4 (36.4 overs) - West Indies won by 6 wickets