India vs England HIGHLIGHTS, World Cup 2023: Bowlers shine as India beats England by 100 runs

This is it for tonight’s game. We will be back with more action from the World Cup as Afghanistan takes on Sri Lanka on Monday.

A clinical bowling performance by the Indian bowlers gets the team its sixth win in the World Cup. One step closer to the semifinals. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami started the show in the PowerPlay before Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took control in the middle overs. The pacers returned to finish off the job and push England into further misery. It is now five losses out of six for the defending champion.

SIX! Bumrah’s bouncer is hooked over fine leg by Willey. DIgs out a delivery from the block hole to third man; one run. WICKET! Bumrah nails his yorker to Mark Wood. That’s a golden duck for him.

INDIA WINS BY 100 RUNS

Shami back for seventh over. Rashid on strike. FOUR! Shami strays on the pads and Rashid gets bat to it. Runs down to fine leg. A lethal bouncer from Shami which Rashid just about avoids from hitting his helmet. Two wide balls next from Shami down leg. FOUR more! Cracks it away through covers. BOWLED! Shami gets his man! Rashid looks to heave across the line and the ball passes his bat and hits the stumps.

Adil Rashid b Shami 13 (20)

Bumrah back into the attack. SIX! Where did that come from? A short delivery and Willey pulls it away into the stands. The fourth delivery is again a bouncer and Willey does not get hold off his pull. Still gets it to fine leg for a single. ALMOST! A pull from Rashid goes off the toe. Shubman Gill makes the dash from first slip to catch it but falls short.

Kuldeep for his eighth over. Rashid with a single to long off. Sharp turn for Kuldeep on the third. Willey is beaten. He finally gets a run to mid wicket. That’s two from the over.

Jadeja to continue. Just one single in the over that Rashid collects through mid wicket.

LIVINGSTONE IS GIVEN LEG BEFORE! KULDEEP WITH HIS SECOND WICKET. He opts for a referral but it is as plumb as a leg before gets. Goes wrong with his sweep and is caught in front.

Liam Livingstone lbw b Kuldeep 27 (46)

Adil Rashid gets a single to deep mid wicket off his first delivery. Willey chips it through mid off for a one run. Rashid works it away on the on side for the third run of the over.

Jadeja continues. WOAKES IS STUMPED! He wants a big shot over the on side. He steps out only to miss the shot and see Rahul dislodge the bails.

Chris Woakes st Rahul b Jadeja 10 (20)

David Willey is the new batter. He plays five dots on the trot. A wicket-maiden for Jadeja.

Kuldeep back. Bowls short and wide to Livingstone who cuts to pocket a single. Woakes clips the third to deep mid wicket for a run. Livingstone misses a punch to covers. That is the extra speed that does him. Two singles off the final two deliveries.

Jadeja into the fifth over. Just three singles from the over.

Shami to Livingstone, taps to mid on and runs a single by the time Kuldeep can field it. FOUR! Woakes chips it over the infield. Shami errs slightly with his line and Woakes uses it to great effect. Punches to deep cover for two on the fourth. Woakes misses a slash a delivery wide outside the off stump.

Jadeja to Livingstone. Punches the second delivery to long off. Woakes drives the fourth to long off to get off the mark. A punch now to deep cover from Livingstone makes it three from the over.

SHAMI STRIKES ON HIS RETURN! Entices Ali to drive with the angle in and then makes the ball hold its line. The batter cannot resist and hands an edge to the keeper.

Moeen Ali c Rahul b Shami 15 (31)

Chris Woakes at No. 8. He survives the five deliveries. A wicket-maiden for Shami.

Livingstone punches the third delivery of Jadeja’s over to deep cover for one. Ali with a single to deep mid wicket. Appeals as Livingstone’s defence gets a bit of pad. But Jadeja suggests got bat too.

Kuldeep to Livingstone, one run to long off. Ali takes a long stride out and taps to long on. FOUR! A sweep from Livingstone on an overpitched delivery. Siraj puts a dive in behind square but the ball still gets to the fence. A single to finish the over.

Jadeja to Ali, one run off the second delivery. He bends ahead, gets to the pitch and taps it to long on. Livingstone drives to deep cover; one run. Another run for Ali to long on. Livingstone to long off to make it four from the over.

Kuldeep continues. Ali picks a single to long on. Kuldeep foxes Livingstone with turn. Grips off the surface and goes through the gate. He survives five deliveries in the over. Just one from it.

Ravindra Jadeja for his first over. Ali gets a single to long on. Livingstone slashes at a ball spinning away, misses it. Clips the fifth to deep mid wicket off his back foot; two runs.

Kuldeep for his third. Only three runs from it.

Siraj continues. Ali drives to the right off mid off but Ishan Kishan makes a dive to allow just one run. Two runs for Livingstone with a cit to deep point. FOUR! A bouncer angling down leg and Livingstone hooks it to the fine leg fence.

KULDEEP YADAV STRIKES! BUTTLER IS GONE! Pitches on a good length and spins back in. Buttler and misses the line. The ball flies between his pad and bat onto middle and off stumps.

Jos Buttler b Kuldeep Yadav 10 (23)

Liam Livingstone in now. He drives his second delivery to long off for a single. Ali picks a single to deep cover. Two runs and a wicket from the over.

Siraj to Buttler. Pockets two to deep point off a wide delivery. A quick single for Buttler with a tap to mid on. That is the 50 for England. The third rises on Ali from back-of-length; no run. A single on the fourth with a clip to mid wicket. Another single on the last delivery for Buttler.

Kuldeep Yadav into the attack. Ali on strike. The first delivery is on off stump and Ali gets a block. The second is punched to long off for one run. Buttler clips the third from middle and leg to deep square; one run. Ali defends the fourth. Sees out the next two. Just two from Kuldeep’s first over.

Siraj for his fourth over. A leg bye for Ali down to fine leg. Buttler gets a single to deep cover. A bouncer for Ali who just about pulls it to fine leg for a single. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav is rolling his arm. Another bouncer, this time for Buttler, and it zips past the batter.

Shami to continue. CHANCE! Ali drives but ends up lofting it. The ball lands short of Kuldeep Yadav at mid off and Ali gets a single. The third delivery angles into Shami and Buttler lets it go to the keeper. Again just a single from the over.

Siraj back into the attack. Ali on strike. Gets width on the fourth delivery and he cuts it to deep cover for one run. Buttler gets length to drive but it is staight at short cover. Just one from the over.

WICKET! Bairstow drags it onto his stumps. Shami has his second. Bairtow’s cut takes an underedge, goes onto his body and then the off stump. India on top!

Jonny Bairstow b Shami 14 (23)

Moeen Ali walks out at No. 6. Gets off the mark with an outside edge to third man. The final delivery leaves Buttler between his bat and pad.

That’s the end of the PowerPlay.

DROPPED! Bumrah induces an outside edge from Bairstow. The ball flies to Virat Kohli at first slip who gets a hand but cannot hold onto it. Jos Buttler on strike now. WIDE from Bumrah, wants to go for a yorker but gets the line wrong. FOUR! Buttler gets an edge to third man and a misfield from Siraj allows a boundary.

Shami to Stokes. Beaten! Just nips enough to beat the bat. Shami cannot believe that did not take the edge. Stokes gets bat to ball on the next two but cannot beat the infield. BOWLED HIM! Shami runs through the stumps of Stokes. The batter wants to make room and heave it across the line. Instead, he sees the ball come in and break the stumps.

Ben Stokes b Shami 0 (10)

Jasprit Bumrah on a hat-trick. Bairstow to face it. Nips back into him with extra bounce. Misses Bairstow’s defence but hits him too high on the back leg. Goes into the block hole for the third, Bairstow sticks his bat in and taps it back to the bowler.

A maiden over from Bumrah.

Mohammed Shami to Bairstow. Two runs with a clip to fine leg. Trickles the second delivery to third man for one run. Shami goes around the wicket to Ben Stokes who shoulders arms on his first delivery. Stokes steps out looking for a heave over covers, gets beaten. Another slash-and-a-miss for Stokes. The last delivery angles into Stokes and thuds him on the thigh pad. Just three off the over.

Bumrah for his third over. BEATEN! A jaffa from Bumrah. Teases Malan for a push and then leaves away. FOUR! A fraction wide and Malan square drives. WICKET! CHOPPED ON! Malan wants to slash but the ball comes in. Takes the inside edge and hits the leg stump.

Dawid Malan b Bumrah 16 (17)

JOE ROOT IS GONE FIRST BALL. HE TAKES A REVIEW. The ball moves into Root and he misses the flick. The front pad is bang in front of the wickets and the umpire has no hesitation.

Joe Root lbw b Bumrah 0 (1)

Siraj to Bairstow. FOUR! Siraj looks for swing and goes full. Bairstow leans into the drive and sends it past mid off. Something wrong with Siraj’s left foot and the physio is out on the park. He’s good to resume. An inside edge for Bairstow on the fourth, goes between his legs. Bairstow cuts the final delivery to deep point for two runs.

Bumrah to Malan. Shapes in from outside leg stump and Malan defends. Another wide for England. BEATEN! Bumrah gets his line right this time. Pitches on off and the ball leaves Malan’s bat. APPEAL! The ball again nips from outside the leg stump and thuds into Malan’s pads. Had that not pitched outside leg, Malan was gone. Two runs off the fourth delivery, Malan gets an inside edge to square leg.

Mohammad Siraj from the other end. Malan on strike. Two wides in the over add two to England’s tally. SIX! The fourth delivery is a fraction short and Malan launches at it with a pull. FOUR! The next one is overpitched and Malan straight drives past mid off. A leg bye on the final delivery makes it 13 from the over.

Bumrah to Bairstow, here we go. No run, shapes away from the batter who shoulders arms. The second is driven to extra cover; no run. The third delivery comes in after pitching, takes Bairstow’s outside edge and rolls to point. MISSED! Sharply nips back into Bairstow and he has no clue where it went. Passes from between his bat and pad and Rahul collects. The fifth comes back in too and Bairstow defends. FOUR to finish. Bairstow gets width and he cuts its away past point.

Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan start the innings for England.

For India, it is Jasprit Bumrah who is taking his run up.

A misfiring England batting order against an in-form India bowling on a pitch that is holding up. There is so much to look forward to as we get ready for the start of the second innings.

Woakes to bowl the final over. Bumrah picks a single first ball. Woakes concedes a wide. He follows it up with a dot. Kuldeep picks a single. Bumrah has three balls left to make an impact with the bat. All he can do is pinch a single and get Kuldeep back on strike. He swings for the mountains and misses! Last ball coming up... Kuldeep looks to steal a single last ball but Bumrah is run out at the striker’s end.

India finish on 229/9. Rohit top-scored with 87. Terrific effort from England after choosing to bowl. It’s a red-soil surface that has shown enough signs of wear and tear already. Ball’s gripping and turning and England have to contend with India’s world-class spin attack. Their saving grace could be dew. But make no mistake, India won’t make this easy for an England line-up that’s already under pressure.

Back with the chase shortly.

Here’s Wood. Five off the over. More importantly, India don’t lose a wicket.

Woakes back into the attack. Good running between the wickets by these two. Couple of singles and a couple of braces so far. Dot to finish.

Willey continues. Suryakumar Yadav perishes second ball, looking for the big shot. He goes for 49. Kuldeep Yadav comes to the crease and opens his account with a single. Willey errs on the pads last ball and Kuldeep flicks it to the fine leg fence for four. Useful runs. David Willey ends with figures of 3-45.

Wood vs SKY. Suryakumar Yadav flicks the first ball for six over fine leg. Using Wood’s pace to hit it behind square. Mighty strong bottom hand of Surya coming into play. It also takes India past 200. Surya wanted two off the next ball, but it’s Bumrah’s turn to refuse a single. And next ball, he shows why as he smacks a half volley past mid-on for four. Bumrah gets two courtesy a drop by Mo Ali - simple chance goes begging. 13 off the over with SKY refusing a single off the last ball. SKY will take strike next over.

Willey’s on now with SKY on strike. Two dot balls later, SKY takes a single and gets off strike. Bumrah survives three more. Yet to open his account after 12 balls.

Wood to continue. Suryakumar collects two off the first ball, could’ve been a four but Rashid, who has just finished his spell, puts in the dive and saves two. Wood concedes a wide next ball. Suryakumar takes the single next ball. Bumrah has to potentially negotiate four balls. Make that three now. Two more balls to survive for Bumrah. One more. Bumrah is looking for the big shots here and missing. Bumrah wants a single last ball, but SKY turns it down.

Rashid, who is 2 for 28 from nine, bowling out. SKY first collects a brace to deep backward point before sweeping the next ball for four. 7 from the over.

England sense an opportunity to restrict India. Wood returns. Shami on strike. He is caught behind! India in deep trouble now. Bumrah’s the new man in. He shoulders arms to the first ball. He just has to hang in there with SKY. Bumrah sees off Wood.

Rashid into his ninth. He has found grip and turn. Jadeja has been given out lbw. He reviews. It looked out to the naked eye, pretty straight to be honest. But it’s umpire’s call on hitting! Gee, that was close but Jaddu has to go. Shami comes to the crease. Takes a single off the last ball, keeps strike.

Mo Ali into his eighth. If England can manage just one more wicket here, they’ll get into the bowlers. Both teams will be aware of that. Eight off the overs, which includes four byes off the last ball - an attempted reverse sweep from SKY but makes no contact and the ball beats the keeper as well, running away to the fence.

Rashid continues. Pressure building with dots. Just one run from the over.

Moeen. 250 looks like a challenging score at the moment. But India have a long tail. This is the last recognised pair. Can these two bat through the full 50? Six from the over.

Adil Rashid comes back into the attack. SKY on strike with a short leg-side boundary. The sheer nature of the wicket won’t allow SKY to go hammer and tongs. I’m sure Rohit is telling Surya to remain patient. But Rohit has thrown it away! Can you believe it? Good catch by Livingstone in the deep - Rohit falls for 87! Bowling change works again. The pitch is not suited for adventure. Period. The red soil at either end is crumbling already. Jaddu comes to the middle. Two runs and a wicket from the over.

Mind you, there is reasonable turn on offer. Mo Ali has not looked threatening but he has been miserly. SKY showing off his range now as he brings out the sweep and collects four. Eight off the over.

Willey continues. Suryakumar Yadav pulls the first ball to backward square leg for four. He pinches a couple of braces with gentle pushes down the ground. Eight from the over.

Excellent from Moeen. The dismissal of KL has momentarily stemmed the flow of runs. Just a couple from this over.

SKY’s approach will be closely watched. We all know how good he is in T20 cricket but he also boasts an impressive record in first-class cricket. He needs to be patient before flexing his muscles. Wait for the right moment, especially with Rohit looking so good at the other end. Four singles of this over.

Mo Ali vs SKY should be exciting. Four singles. It’s important that India doesn’t lose a wicket for the next 5-10 overs.

Willey into the attack. Liam Livingstone is a part-time bowler, who has conceded quite a few. Buttler knows he can’t afford that luxury on this wicket. So, he turns to his strike bowler. The bowling change works! KL Rahul tries to assert his dominance but ends up offering a simple catch. Suryakumar Yadav walks out to the middle. He is off the mark with a risky four down the ground - Willey could’ve caught that on the follow-through but SKY gets away. 6 runs and a wicket off it.

Mo Ali continues. Rohit Sharma putting on a batting masterclass in Lucknow. Nimble footwork weds power as Rohit launches one over mid-off for four. Six off the over.

Livingstone bearing the brunt of Rohit’s brilliance. He steps out and whips it past deep mid-wicket for four. 7 from the over. Livingstone so far: 4-1-29-0

Just a couple from Mo’s over. He is the more accomplished of the two spin options in operation (including Livingstone). The two will bowl 10 overs between them in all likelihood.

Livingstone continues. Rohit brings out the reverse sweep and collects four. He then helps the next ball to the third-man fence for four more. Great shot selection and placement from both batters. They are targetting Livingstone. 11 off the over.

Here’s Moeen Ali now. Five runs from Mo’s first over. The scoreboard’s ticking now for India.

KL Rahul picks up two back-to-back fours off Livingstone, first off an outside edge to third-man and then with a premeditated sweep. He follows it up with a trademark cut for a couple. India attacking Livingstone as expected. The 100 comes up for India with a single off the last ball.

Rohit Sharma gets to his fifty at last, with a brace off Wood. He was in the nervous forties for a while but finally notches up his 54th ODI fifty, off 66 balls. Rohit follows it up with a casual pick-up shot for six over deep backward-square. Wood erred on the leg side there and paid the price. Eight off the over.

Bowling change. Livingstone replaces Rashid. He starts with a maiden as well.

Wood plugging away with some quiet overs here - only three from it in the end. Can Rohit and Rahul turn this into a match-defining stand?

Rashid into his sixth. Rohit employs the sweep and gets a boundary off the third ball. With that shot, Rohit completes 18,000 international runs! Five runs from the over.

Wood’s on. Buttler needs to get some overs out of Livingstone and Moeen as well. That could be India’s chance to counter attack. For now, tidy from Wood. Just three from it.

Rashid continues. Three singles from Rash’s fifth. Rebuilding mode on in Lucknow.

Wood’s extra pace allowing KL to collect four. Wood induces the outside edge that races away to the third-man fence. One of the rare occasions when there wasn’t a fielder at slip and KL benefits. Five off the over.

Rohit Sharma plays a languid drive through covers for four. Rashid concedes his first boundary of the match. It was tossed up on off stump and Rohit obliges with a beautiful drive. Seven from the over.

Wood comes into the attack. It’ll be interesting to see what lengths the Indian bowlers bowl on this wicket. Anything full hasn’t carried to the cordon. Meanwhile, Rohit has been adjudged lbw! He has reviewed it. That looked out live but an excellent review - ball missing leg stump and Rohit survives. Rohit celebrates the reprieve by executing a cracking cut shot for four. It was a poor follow-up delivery - short, wide and duly punished. Five from Wood’s eventful first over.

Rashid continues. India’s fifty comes up with a single off the second ball. That’s also the only run from this over. India will be wary of the fact that they have a long tail in the absence of Hardik Pandya.

Woakes bowling his seventh. Looks like a tricky wicket this. Anything close to 250 with this Indian bowling attack could be challenging. It was turning out to be yet another quiet over with just three singles coming off the first five. But Rohit decides to break the shackles by stepping out to Woakes, last ball, and smashing one over mid-on for four.

Rashid continues. Two runs from it. Different kind of test for Rohit, who has been used to providing flying starts this World Cup.

Woakes gets an extended spell. He has bowled superbly, mixing his lengths on a tacky wicket. The odd full delivery speared in between the short stuff causing problems. GONE! Iyer fails the litmus test - the Indian No. 4 has a proven weakness against the short ball. But this one’s just back of a length and Iyer gets into an awkward position trying to pull - miscues it to offer a simple chance. KL Rahul in next. Two slips for KL, one significantly ahead of the other. A run and a wicket.

Good bowling change from Adil Rashid. Leggie into the attack early in the game. Tidy start from Rash - four singles from that over.

Another excellent over from Woakes. Four coming off it. End of the first PowerPlay and a fruitful one at that for England.

Willey into his fifth. Kohli and Rohit could add just a solitary run in 17 balls. That created the pressure. It’s all happening in Lucknow. Rohit survives a run-out chance at the non-striker’s end. Once again, sharp reflexes from England inside the 30-yard circle creating opportunities. Rohit survives, having been sent back by Shreyas Iyer for a risky single. Maiden again.

This is a great opportunity for Shreyas Iyer to make a mark at 4. Team under pressure and he needs to stand up. Woakes and Willey have rarely erred in lengths so far. Just three from Woakes’s fourth over.

Willey continues. England have been sharp in the field. Kohli’s cover drive that seemed destined for the ropes has been intercepted brilliantly by Malan. Kohli remains on nought. There’s the big one! The ploy has worked. Willey kept Kohli on strike, forcing him to try something different. Forces Kohli to use his feet and he mistimes one to be caught for a duck. What a start for the Three Lions! Shreyas Iyer in next.

Chris Woakes had only taken two wickets in this competition before that Gill dismissal. But this has been a good comeback from him. He could’ve had another one but an outside edge off Rohit’s blade fell short of Root at first slip. Another sign of two-paced wicket. Rohit had a real go at that one and yet the edge fell short. Lucky escape for the Indian skipper. That would’ve been a great breakthrough. Maiden from Woakes!

Good follow-up over from Willey. Already signs of this being a two-paced wicket. Just a single from it. Kohli yet to get off the mark.

GONE! Woakes gets his first! Shubman Gill has been castled by an inswinger. Four runs and a wicket from it as Kohli makes his way to the middle. Beautiful delivery. The length was the key there - Woakes lured him into the drive, leaving a gap between bat and pad and the ball found it!

Willey erring in lengths this over. Rohit Sharma, after seven dots, picks up a boundary. Shimmies down the track and lofts a shortish ball over mid-on for four. He follows it up with a majestic pull for six. Trademark Rohit. Meanwhile, the Lucknow crowd has come alive. Rohit sends the last ball down the ground for the second six of the over. First over maiden but 18 off Willey’s second!

Woakes shares the new ball. Gill, on strike, with two slips in place. There is no pace on this surface. Not ideal for strokeplay. Batters have to take risks if they want to score quickly. Gill’s off the mark with a quality backfoot punch through cover for four. Willey offered neither width nor length in his first over. Woakes now needs to back it up. Decent start. Four from it.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill march out to the middle. Rohit will take strike. Slip in place for him. Left-arm pacer David Willey with the ball. Three dots to start off the innings. Rohit is waiting for the one that shapes back in. But for now, Willey’s wobble seam is taking the ball away from him. Excellent start from Willey - right on the money. Maiden to start the proceedings.

Indian players are wearing black armbands in memory of Bishan Singh Bedi, who passed away on October 23. Bedi was battling age-related illnesses and had undergone a few surgeries in recent years. Bedi, regarded as one of the world’s finest ever spin bowlers, captained India in 22 of his 67 Tests and took 266 wickets.

: By Mohandas Menon

Fastest/slowest to reach individual 50/100 in #CWC2023

50:

Fastest: 25 balls (Kusal Mendis/Travis Head)

Slowest: 81 balls (Kane Williamson)

100:

Fastest: 40 balls (Glenn Maxwell)

Slowest: 104 balls (Mahmudullah)

There was a chance to play Ashwin here. But India has stuck with the winning combination. As for England, Ben Stokes’s inability to bowl makes the team’s balance on the bowling front look a tad lopsided.

India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Suryakumar Yadav, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Siraj.

England: 1 Jonny Bairstow, 2 Dawid Malan, 3 Joe Root, 4 Ben Stokes, 5 Jos Buttler (capt/wk), 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 David Willey, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Mark Wood.

ENGLAND HAVE WON THE TOSS AND DECIDED TO BOWL FIRST. Hosts India have won all five of their matches. But this is the first time Rohit Sharma’s men will be defending a total this World Cup.

Ravi Shastri reckons the surface will assist spinners but it will get better for batting as the game progresses. Nasser Hussain reiterates Shastri’s point, adding that it’s a question of just how much the ball will spin and when.

Pranay: Jadeja, Ashwin, Kuldeep and Shami are warming up on the practice pitch.

Bumrah and Kohli join them shortly.

More of Kohli the bowler today?

Sri Lanka’s Dushmantha Chameera, who has played 44 ODIs, was named as a replacement after Lahiru Kumara was ruled out due to a left thigh muscle injury sustained during training in Pune.

Our man, Pranay Rajiv, pings from the venue: Ashwin just came up to the pitch, looked at the surface closely, and tapped at a few places. Had a look at the crease. But he hasn’t marked his run-up yet.

India XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav.

England XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c/wk), Moeen Ali, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson.

India and England squared off on the opening day of the first-ever ODI World Cup and has since created some memories across their meetings over the years.

The difference in mood and optimism was reflected on Saturday when both teams took their turn to get their eye in on the practice nets adjacent to the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on the eve of their coming together.

England’s session, which happened first, was one missing the jovial mood of its training outings at the beginning of the tournament. The ever-present boombox played out quietly in the background.

The batters took their turn in handling the spinners among the local net bowlers, with the occasional mix of throwdowns and pacers.

Talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes sandwiched his batting stint with spells of off-spin, a departure from his hard-on-the-deck medium pace, an experiment underlining the uncertainty in the side and its performance. READ MORE

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The labyrinth of roads criss-crossing Lucknow’s heart are dotted with heritage buildings, harking back to a bygone era. The other end of the spectrum has contemporary streets and suburbs with their skyscrapers. Modern pizzas and ancient tunday kebabs jostle together in a multi-layered culinary landscape.

In this city imbued with history’s footprints, India takes on England in a World Cup game at the Ekana Stadium here on Sunday. The host gets another chance to extend its winning run. Be it Shubman Gill’s absence in the initial two games or Hardik Pandya’s current hibernation, Rohit Sharma’s men have found a way to stay afloat and land their punches.

Squaring against India is a rival, weighed down by the defending champion tag and bruised by four losses. A lone win over Bangladesh remains a mild palliative balm. England’s Bazball swagger in Tests has gone missing in ODIs under a different coaching structure. ​READ MORE​

India skipper Rohit Sharma will be leading the national side in his 100th game across formats in Lucknow today.

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India team: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan

England team: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse, Harry Brook, Gus Atkinson

Where can one watch IND vs ENG ODI World Cup 2023 match?

The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 match between India and England will be telecast LIVE on the Star Sports Network from 2:00 PM IST onwards.

Where to watch live streaming of IND vs ENG ODI World Cup 2023 match?

The ICC World Cup 2023 match between India and England will be streamed LIVE on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.