Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Defending champions England were crashed out of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 after suffering a 100-run loss to hosts India at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here.
India first rode on a dogged 87 by skipper Rohit Sharma to post a respectable 229/9 on the board and then the bowlers dished out a clinical show to bundle out England for just 129 in 34.5 overs.
- 9.26 pm
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah cleaned up Mark Wood (0) as India recorded a comfortable 100-run victory. The hosts continued their unbeaten run the marquee tournament. India have now on six games and jumped to the of the points table with 12 points and healthy net run-rate +1.405. - 9.16 pm
Mohammed Shami cleans up Adil Rashid as he tries to flick a full delivery from the bowlers but stumps are shattered as a result of him missing the line of the ball completely. - 9.09 pm
Adil Rashid and David Willy were delaying the inevitable with some late hitting. It was pace from both the ends, with Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah bowling in tandem. - 8.55 pm
Kuldeep Yadav trapped Liam Livingstone (27 off 46 balls) in front of the wickets on the second ball of the 30th over. England lost eight wickets inside 100 runs as India was just two wickets away from continuing their winning run. Adil Rashid and David Willy were facing the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja. - 8.47 pm
Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Chris Woakes (10 off 20 balls). Woakes was stumped by KL Rahul on the first ball of the 28th over. It was Ravindra Jadeja's first wicket as he joined the party. England lost their seven wickets inside 100 runs and India was just three wickets way from win. - 8.34 pm
Chris Woakes joined Liam Livingstone in the middle. India were just four wickets away from registering a win. It was a splendid show by their bowlers and a disappointing one for England, who will be knocked out of the marquee tournament, if they suffer a defeat. - 8.25 pm
Mohammed Shami grabbed his third wicket after he removed a struggling Moeen Ali (15 off 31 balls) on the first ball of the 24th over. Ali nicked to wicket-keeper KL Rahul. In pursuit of 230, England was in spot of bother at 81/6 and India are inching closer to register their sixth win on the trot. - 8.19 pm
England still require 151 runs from 28 overs. However, they have only five wickets in hand and all eyes will be on Liam Livingstone. Can Livingstone pull off a stunning chase? - 8.06 pm
Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone are taking the game deep. India has introduced left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja into the attack in 19th over. - 7.45 pm
Change in the bowling as Kuldeep Yadav comes to bowl in the 14th over of the match.Pitch where most of the wickets are taken by pacers will Kuldeep be able to make an impact? Kuldeep struck on his first delivery as he sent back rival skipper Jos Buttler (10 off 23 balls) as England lost half their side for 52 and were starring at a huge defeat. - 7.40 pm
Mohammed Shami continues to bowl on good line and length, not letting England's batters free their arms. - 7.30 pm
Though the required run-rate was under five, it was an uphill task for England who are languishing at the bottom of the points table. - 7.25 pm
Mohammed Shami struck for the second time as he cleaned up Jonny Bairstow in the 10th over as England suffered a top-order collapse and were teetering at 39/4. The onus was on skipper Jos Buttler and Moeen Ali to pull the team out of trouble. Shami and Bumrah shared the first four scalps as the capacity crowd cheered for every wicket. - 7.17 pm
Ben Stokes frustration and vulnerability against Mohammed Shami's relentless deliveries until his stumps were shattered departing him on a duck. He faced 10 deliveries but was not able to pick up a wicket. - 7.05 pm
Mohammed Shami maintains a consistent short-of-a-length delivery, causing the batsmen to struggle, with Ben Stokes getting hit on the pads, attempting a cut and missing, while Jonny Bairstow manages to get two runs steering a back-of-a-length delivery towards square leg. - 6.55 pm
Jasprit Bumrah strikes twice in two balls as he removes Dawid Malan and Joe Root. Joe Root got out on a golden duck trapping him leg before wicket while dangerous-looking Dawid Malan dragged the ball onto the stumps. - 6.50 pm
Indian bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have found their line and lengths as only nine runs came from the last two overs. - 6.40 pm
Dawid Malan managed to score a boundary along with a six. Mohammed Siraj was expensive in his first over as the 13 runs came from it. - 6.30 pm
Jasprit Bumrah starts with five tight balls against Jonny Bairstow. But Jonny Bairstow drives towards point for a boundary on the last ball. Four runs came from the first over of Jasprit Bumrah. - 5.59 pm
India posted a respectable 229/9 after they were teetering at 40/3 at one stage. Skipper Rohit Sharma missed out on a well-deserved century and was well-supported by Suryakumar Yadav (49), who played his part to perfection. KL Rahul also chipped in with 39 runs and stitched a 91-run partnership with Rohit Sharma. - 5.50 pm
Jasprit Bumrah-Kuldeep Yadav took India near the 230-run mark as England pacers dominate the innings with the ball. - 5.41 pm
Suryakumar Yadavmade well-fought 49 before getting caught at deep extra covers. He smashed four boundaries and a six in his 47 ball knock. - 5.30 pm
India with five overs left and Suryakumar Yadav is in the middle as their last hope to get to a commanding total. Pacers Mark Wood and David Willey continued the attack for England. - 5.20 pm
Suryakumar Yadav is in the middle batting on 41 off 40 with 4 fours. Mark Wood and Adil Rashid attacking on the stumps for England. India will surely look to post 230 plus against such a strong side. - 5.15 pm
Mohammed Shami was caught behind by Jos Buttler bowled by Mark Wood. England is on a roll in Lucknow. India are surely missing Hardik Pandya at the moment. - 5.08 pm
The umpire'scall decision sent back Ravindra Jadeja after scoring 8 off 13 balls followed by Mohammed Shami, who made just one run. - 5.00 pm
Jadeja, and Suryakumar trying to rebuild Indian innings after a crucial breakthrough of Rohit Sharma. - 4.50 pm
First wicket for Adil Rashid on a pitch which is helpful for spinners. Which is the only wicket for the spinner today so far. Rohit made flawless 87 of 100 deliveries before getting caught by Livingstone. - 4.33 pm
Rohit Sharma, who is effortlessly batting on 85, is nearing his eight ODI World Cup century and his second in this edition after his blistering 131 against minnows Afghanistan. - 4.25 pm
Suryakumar Yadav, who came to bat after KL Rahul's dismissal hit a boundary on the very second ball of the match. Rohit Sharma is playing captain's knock and marching towards his second century of this edition of the World Cup. - 4.18 pm
India loses a wicket at the very wrong time as KL Rahul walks back to the pavilion after scoring 39 off 58 balls. Willey gave a much-needed breakthrough to England making Rahul play a false shot. - 4.12 pm
Good recovery from Indian batters after 40/3 coming to 125/3. Both the batters have not given any chances to England bowlers to get back in the game. - 4.06 pm
Rohit Sharma finds two boundaries against Livingstone playing similar shots in similar areas of the ground. These two have smashed 37 runs off the last 5 overs. KL Rahul also completed his 2500 runs in ODI cricket. - 3.58 pm
These two have also completed fifty partnership between them taking India past the 100 runs mark. Another bowling change as Moeen Ali comes into the attack replacing Mark Wood. - 3.54 pm
Rohit gets to his 54th ODI half-century. He is now just one fifty away from completing 100 half-centuries in International cricket. However, Both the batters are now looking to attack as they score and start to hit boundaries in almost every over. - 3.49 pm
The part-time bowler Liam Livingstone bowls a fourth maiden over of the match. - 3.44 pm
India have cantered to 80/3 as KL Rahul and skipper Rohit Sharma have rallied the innings and so far added 41 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket. - 3.19 pm
Rohit Sharma successfully overturned a decision in his favour as the capacity crowd breathed a sigh of relief. Rohit was given LBW by the on-field umpire but the skipper used the Decision Review System and the third umpire gave him not out. - 3.06 pm
India cantered to team 50 in the 15th over with KL Rahul taking a single off spinner Adil Rashid. - 2.55 pm
Shreyas Iyer (4 off 16 balls) was the third Indian batter to be dismissed as India was teetering at 40/3 after being put into bat. Shreyas gave a sitter to Mark Wood and it was a short of the length ball that troubled the Mumbaikar once again. Shreyas looked rusty right from the start. KL Rahul, playing on his 'home ground' joined skipper in the middle. - 2.48 pm
Pacer Chris Woakes conceded a boundary in the 10th over as India cantered to 35/2. - 2.42 pm
David Willy bowled the ninth over maiden as inform skipper Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer are looking to rebuild. - 2.37 pm
It is David Willy, who got the prize wicket of star batter and Virat Kohli, who fell for a duck. Virat lobbed a simple catch to Ben Stokes at mid-off. In walked Shreyas Iyer, who joined his fellow Mumbaikar. It was Kohli's first duck in World Cup history. - 2.30 pm
Except for the second over from David Willey, where Rohit Sharma hit him for 18 runs the England bowlers have looked good. Chris Woakes bowls the first and second maiden of the match. - 2.25 pm
Willey makes a comeback after conceding 18 runs in the last over. He gave only one run in his third over. Kohli hasn't looked comfortable so far as both the bowlers getting a good amount of swing. - 2.20 pm
Shubman Gill has to go, Woakes provides the first breakthrough for England. Gill went for off drive but the ball swung back in and collided onto the stumps. India loses their first wicket as Gill returns back on 9 off 13 balls. - 2.15 pm
Skipper Rohit Sharma continues to play aggressively in powerplays after playing also hit a four and two huge sixes on two to open his account. Rohit, Gill accumulated 18 runs from the third and second over of Willey. - 2.10 pm
Shubman Gill opens his account with a boundary. Gill hits the first boundary of the match as he scores the first runs for India today. Four runs came from the second over bowled by right-arm pacer Chris Woakes. - 2.05 pm
It's a maiden! Rohit Sharma played a maiden over against David Willey, who was bowling the first over of the match. Team India yet to get off the mark. - 2.00 pm
Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma come into the middle to open the innings for India. Left-arm pacer David Willey with the new ball in hand will open the attack for England. - 1.50 pm
Both the teams and the umpires are on the field for National anthems. It's all set here at Ekana Cricket Stadium for India vs England clash. Match Begins. - 1.35 pm
There are no changes in the playing 11 for both teams from the previous fixture. That means there's no place for Ravichandran Ashwin in Team India.
India:Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
England:Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood - 1.30 pm
England skipper won the toss and elected to field against India in the 29th match of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 atBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Weather forecast: The weather in Lucknow will be hot but perfect for cricket and will let the spectators watch the entire match, as there is no possibility of rain forecast by the weather department. The maximum temperature expected is around 31 degrees and the mercury can dip to 18 degrees, later in the night. A windspeed of 10 km per hour is the expected forecast during the match.
Pitch conditions:A dry pitch in all probability similar to what we saw in Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL). It is supposed to be the same one that saw Australia-South Africa clash. With the soil being a mixture of black and red, there is expected to be a lot for the spinners to work with.
Interesting facts:
- Australia in 1992 were the only other defending champion to lose four (or more) matches in an edition of the World Cup
- India is the fastest-scoring team in overs 1-10 (6.52) and only Afghanistan (66.25) averages more in this phase than India's 65.20.