India will look to maintain their unbeaten streak in the ongoing World Cup when they take on defending champions England in the sixth match of the group stage. The match will be played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.
India will face England in the 29th match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Lucknow on Sunday. It wasn't long ago that these two teams were considered rivals for the World Cup, but until now they have had different campaigns. India are unbeaten with five wins out of five and beat New Zealand by 4 wickets with 12 balls remaining in their last game. England already appear resigned to not finishing in the top four after losing four of their first five games, including defeats in their last three games against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa by 229 runs. The match starts at Ekana Cricket Stadium at 2:00 p.m. local time.
Although India were considered favorites for the tournament, few people expected India to be as dominant in the competition as they have been. Playing against an underperforming and low-confidence England team, it's hard to imagine India struggling in Lucknow.
England were so disappointing throughout the tournament that the team is almost unrecognizable in spirit to the one that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and last year's 2022 T20 World Cup. They will put in a more disciplined performance in this game but it will be extremely difficult to challenge India.
Match Preview
India (IND) will face England (ENG) in the 29th match of the 2023 ODI World Cup at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday (October 29). India was the only unbeaten team in the tournament and sits second in the rankings. England have won just one of five games and are second to last in the points table.
India faced New Zealand in their last game and opted to bowl after winning a toss. New Zealand were bundled out for 273 runs in 50 overs. Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell helped the team to this overall result after a disappointing start. Ravindra managed 75 runs off 87 deliveries while Mitchell scored 130 runs off 127 deliveries. Mohammed Shami was the pick of the bowlers for India as he picked five wickets for 54 runs in 10 overs. India reached the target of 274 runs in 48 overs and won the game by four wickets. Virat Kohli missed out on a well-deserved century as he was dismissed after scoring 95 runs off 104 deliveries.
England took on Sri Lanka in their last game and elected to bat after winning the toss. England were never in the game and completely surrendered to the Lankan bowlers. They could only put 156 runs on the board before being bowled out in 33.2 overs. Ben Stokes was the only batsman to score more than 30 runs for the team. Sri Lanka had no problem chasing such a bare total and won the game in 25.4 overs with eight wickets in hand.
Pitch Report
It will be the second last game of the tournament in Lucknow. The pitch will likely provide excellent support for the batters in this game. The average first innings score in the last five games was 256 runs. The team that wins the toss could attempt to bowl.
Weather Report
Although the temperature is expected to be around 30 degrees or above throughout the match, there will be ample cloud cover and humidity is not expected to be high in Lucknow.
Toss Prediction
The last two matches of the 2023 Cricket World Cup to be played in Lucknow were won by the team that finished second. We therefore assume that both teams want to field first before this game.
Head to Head
Both teams have faced each other in 106 ODIs so far. India leads the way here with 57 wins while England won 44. 3 games ended in a no result while 2 games ended in a draw.
Match Prediction
Despite the 'giant killings' we have already seen in the 2023 Cricket World Cup due to their poor tournament form, it would be a real shock to most cricket pundits if England beat India. England are nowhere near the same confident team that insisted on scoring every goal on every pitch, and the fact that they have replaced three players in their squad in each of the last two games shows how unsure they are in their approach are. India, on the other hand, were unstoppable and we expect them to win this game comfortably.
India beats England
Venue Details
The Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow is a good ground for batsmen who are selective in their batting. The ball stops and the spinners have done well at this venue. The straight boundaries are long, so batsmen need to time their shots well at this venue.
Betting Tips
India are in great form so far and we expect them to continue to play well. England, on the other hand, are fighting on all fronts and will find it difficult to turn things around against such strong opponents.
Virat Kohli - before Saturday's games, only Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram had scored more runs in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Against New Zealand he hit a further eight fours and two sixes.
Rohit Sharma – the skipper continues to score at a high rate and hit another eight boundaries in his 40-ball innings in the last game. He is playing brilliant attacking cricket at the moment.
Mohammed Shami – the right-arm fast medium bowler showed his class in game 21 with wickets throughout the innings. He has now taken nine 5-wicket hauls in international cricket.
Kuldeep Yadav - the left-arm wrist spinner was India's most expensive bowler against the Black Caps but still picked up two crucial wickets in Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips.
England Key Players
Ben Stokes – the experienced left-hander has passed fifty 22 times in ODI cricket and converted four of those innings into centuries. He is a superstar player and England need a big performance in this game.
Dawid Malan - the opener, was one of many players who underperformed for England in the tournament, but he still averages 57.54 in the ODIs and reached 140 three innings ago.
David Willey - the left-arm bowling all-rounder - came into the team for the last two games and showed a lot of fight. He is always good for lower order runs and scored 2-30 with the ball against Sri Lanka.
Adil Rashid – the experienced leg-spinner is likely to transition from ODI cricket at the end of this tournament. He took 3-42 against Afghanistan earlier this month and would like to perform well in this game against India.
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