ICC CWC 2019 highlights: England end in Ind winning streak, win by 31 runs
England cricket team survived to live for another day as they outbatted India cricket team for a 31-run win in a high-scoring World Cup encounter, keeping their semi-final hopes alive
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma during century run stand. Photo; Reuters
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Chris Woakes (2/58 in 10 overs) and Liam Plunkett (3/55 in 10 overs) were steady and impressive but it was Jofra Archer's (0/45 in 10 overs) extra pace that the Indian middle-order, including the hard-hitting Hardik Pandya (45 off 33 balls), found difficult to negotiate.
And when Hardik found it difficult, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (42 not out off 31 balls) with his waning power-hitting abilities could not have done better against Archer even though he gave a better account of himself compared to the previous games.
Just as has been the case during this World Cup, Dhoni again got booed by the capacity crowd.
The Barbados born speedster, who bowled fast and full with occasional slower deliveries, had 33 dot balls to his credit.
The difference between the two sides was the number of sixes that England batsmen hit during their innings. Compared to 13 sixes by England, India managed a single six in their entire 50 overs.
KL Rahul (0) did not have the measure of Woakes as he was out for a nine-ball duck. bringing Kohli and Rohit together. They were cautious till the 15th over before opening up against Adil Rashid and Ben Stokes, hitting the duo for a flurry of boundaries.
While Kohli reached his fifth successive half-century of the tournament, it was Rohit who dominated the bowling after reaching his own half-ton.
Their 138-run stand ended when Kohli's slash drive off Plunkett was pouched by substitute fielder James Vince at point.
Rohit and young Rishabh Pant (32 off 29 balls) added 52 off 48 balls and the Indian vice-captain also reached his 25th ODI hundred in the process. However, his innings ended as Woakes got him first ball off his second spell, caught by Jos Buttler.
Pant tried his short-arm pull-shot off Plunkett and was brilliantly caught by a diving Woakes in the deep as Dhoni joined Pandya.
Opting to bat, Bairstow (11 off 109 balls), along with fit-again Jason Roy (66 off 57 balls), added 160 for the first wicket on a track where Kuldeep Yadav (1/72 in 10 overs) and Yuzvendra Chahal (0/88 in 10 overs) had a forgettable day.
Stokes (79) then used the platform to give the total a menacing look in a do-or-ie game for the hosts.
Mohammed Shami (5 for 69) got his maiden five-wicket haul but even he lost his bearings in the last two overs.
Jasprit Bumrah (1/44 in 10 overs) was amazing as ever, being the only bowler to finish with a sub-5 economy rate and the only maiden of the innings.
Bairstow, who stoked a controversy by taking an indirect dig at former England skippers Michael Vaughan and Kevin Pietersen for their criticism, channelized his anger in a positive manner, scoring his eighth ODI hundred.
Chahal and Kuldeep were hit for 12 fours and as many as nine sixes as they hardly got any purchase from the Edgbaston track. Incidentally, Sunday's pitch was not the one which was used during Pakistan's game against New Zealand where Kane Williamson's part-time off-breaks turned right angles.
Here are the playing 11 both the teams
England playing 11: Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood.
India playing 11: Virat Kohli (C), Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Jasprit Bumrah.
India vs England head to head
Overall: 100
India: 53
England: 42
No Result: 3
Abandoned: 2
Tie: 2
Cancelled: 3
World Cups
Total: 8
India: 3
England: 4
Tie: 1
Over 50; England halt India winning streak in CWC 2019
Chris Woakes [9.0-3-46-2] is back into the attack
Over 49; India need 44 runs in 6 balls
Over 48; India need 51 runs in 12 balls
Mark Wood continues
Ball 5: Atlast Dhoni tries to big but fails to put bat on ball.
Over 47; India need 57 runs in 18 balls
Jofra Archer [8.0-0-33-0] is back into the attack
Over 46; India need 62 runs in 24 balls
Mark Wood [8.0-0-58-0] is back into the attack
Over 45; Hardik Pandya departs
Liam Plunkett [9.0-0-48-2] is back into the attack
Ball 4: Dhoni hits the slow delivery towards extra cover for a single.
Over 44; India need 78 runs in 36 balls
Jofra Archer [7.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack
Over 43; India need 83 runs in 42 balls
Chris Woakes continues
Over 42; India need 90 runs in 48 balls
Adil Rashid [5.0-0-35-0] is back into the attack
Over 41; India need 95 runs in 54 balls
Chris Woakes continues
Over 40; Pant departs
Liam Plunkett [8.0-0-40-1] is back into the attack
Ball 3: Pandya hits towards deep square leg for two runs
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Over 39; India need 112 runs in 66 balls
Woakes continues
Over 38
Mark Wood continues
Over 38
Mark Wood continues
Over 37; Rohit departs
Chris Woakes [5.0-3-8-1] is back into the attack
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First Published: Jun 30 2019 | 12:34 PM IST
