A humdinger of the clash was on the minds of a 50,000-strong crowd at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium but the England team once again chickened out as Bumrah-Shami destroyed the English batting line-up
The top batters and bowlers chart in the ICC World Cup 2023 after the match between Australia and the Netherlands is led by South Africa's Quinton de Kock and Aussie Adam Zampa respectively
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami breathed fire in their magical opening spells after Rohit Sharma's rearguard 87 on a challenging pitch as India hammered England by 100 runs for their six straight win in the World Cup here on Sunday. The emphatic win would not have been possible without the special effort of skipper Rohit (87 off 101 balls), whose sublime knock stood out as most Indian batters fell by the wayside on a two-paced pitch. Suryakumar Yadav (49) got the much needed runs in the death overs to push India to 229 for nine. Shami (4/22) and Bumrah (3/32) stole the show with the ball for the unstoppable hosts as England batters once against cut a sorry figure as they slumped to 129 all out in 34.5 overs for their fifth loss in six games. England are virtually out of semifinal contention while India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, are almost there. Having put up a below par total, India needed early wickets to put pressure on a struggling England batting unit. Bumr
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs England Highlights: England's under-confident batting order exposed again as Shami shines in India's 100-run win. Skipper Rohit hit 87 earlier
In 457 international matches, Rohit has scored 18,040 runs at an average of 43.57 and a strike rate of 86.71, with 45 centuries and 99 half-centuries. His best score is 264
Rohit Sharma produced a special effort on a challenging pitch where the majority of Indian batters struggled, as the hosts were restricted to 229 for nine by England in their World Cup game here on Sunday. With India getting to bat first for the first time in the tournament, the batters got a good opportunity to set the target. It was, however, only Rohit (87 off 101) and Suryakumar Yadav (49 off 47) who found a way to bat on a two-paced wicket while the others perished trying to force the pace. The 91-run partnership between Rohit and K L Rahul (39 off 58) stabilised the innings after India found themselves at 40 for three in the 12th over. Rohit also added 33 valuable runs with Suryakumar but the skipper's fall led to a clutch of wickets. In his second game of the competition, Suryakumar then batted around the tail to get some much needed runs in the death overs. England were finally able to put together an effort worthy of defending champions, excelling both with the ball and in
The Indian cricket team on Sunday wore black armbands during their World Cup clash against England in the memory of the legendary spinner and former captain Bishan Singh Bedi, who died on October 23. "Team India will be wearing Black Armbands today in memory of the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi who passed away on 23rd October, 2023," the BCCI said in a statement shortly after the commencement of the World Cup contest here. Bedi is survived by his wife Anju, daughter Neha and son Angad, Gavas Inder Singh and daughter Gillinder from his earlier marriage to Glenith Miles. The former cricketer was not keeping well for a period of two years or so, and had also undergone multiple surgeries including one on his knee. Bedi, who died last Monday following a prolonged period of illness at the age of 77, led India for two years between 1976-1978 in 22 Tests and represented the country in an overall 67 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1967-1979. He also captained India in four one-day internationals in the
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs England Playing 11: Both the teams have retained their Playing 11 from the previous match.
Rohit's journey as the captain of the Indian team began on December 10, 2017, against Sri Lanka in ODI. In late 2021, the dynamic opener took over teammate Virat Kohli in late 2021.
Pandya sustained an injury to his ankle while attempting to stop a ball in the October 19 match against Bangladesh in Pune
Bangladesh vs Netherlands Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: The Dutch bowled out the Tigers for a meager 142 to defend their total of 229 and win the match by 87 runs
The injury that I had, kept me out of the game for 4-5 months. That was a tough time, it takes a lot of hard work, a lot of patience and you have to go through that which is not very easy, says Rahul
Virat and Rohit have scored 354 and 311 runs respectively in the World Cup 2023 so far and have been instrumental in Team India's five successive victories.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Australia vs New Zealand Highlights: The Aussies just about won it against the Kiwis by 5 runs in a high-scoring thriller as Rachin Ravindra's ton went in vain
Ahead of the India vs England clash in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, the Three Lions batting coach said that Sunday's match will be a good preparation for IND vs ENG Tests in January 2024
Arthur faced criticism from former Pakistani cricketers, Wasim Akram and Moin Khan, after he made a remark in a post-match press conference, following facing one-wicket defeat from South Africa
While speaking at the post-match presentation, Shamsi gave all the credit to his teammates for doing their job
While talking about Pakistan's number-one position in the ODI ranking, Arthur said that their form had sort of drifted off a little bit
The match was full 'paisa vasool'. It was one of the best matches of the World Cup... The best team won the match, says a fan
While speaking at the post-match press conference, Bavuma said that the players were on the edge of their seats during the last moment of the game.