David Willey (3/45), Chris Woakes (2/33), and Adil Rashid (2/35) starred with the ball as England restricted India to 229/9 in match 29 of the 2023 World Cup on the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday. For India, skipper Rohit Sharma top-scored with 87 off 101, whereas Suryakumar Yadav contributed 49 off 47.
Despatched into bat after shedding the toss, India’s openers had been watchful within the first couple of overs. Rohit took on Willey within the third over and struck him for a 4 and two sixes. Woakes, nonetheless, struck within the subsequent over, cleansing up Shubman Gill (9) with one which nipped again in sharply. Virat Kohli was tied down and perished for a nine-ball duck, holing out to mid-off off Willey’s bowling.
India had been three down for 40 when Shreyas Iyer (4 off 16) but once more perished to the pull shot, fully miscuing a short-of-length supply from Woakes. Rohit and KL Rahul lifted India with a fourth-wicket stand of 91.
With the pitch on the slower facet, each batters had been watchful. The Indian captain introduced up a resolute half-century by hoicking Mark Wooden it over extensive mid-on for 2. The subsequent ball was flicked over high-quality leg for a most.
Rahul (39 off 58) was, nonetheless, dismissed in opposition to the run of play. He went down the monitor for a premeditated swipe in opposition to Willey and skied the ball to mid-on. Rohit was trying good for 100, however fell to leg-spinner Adil Rashid, additionally miscuing an enormous hit.
The Indian opener picked the googly and tried to smash it, however did not get his timing proper. Liam Livingstone took an excellent sliding catch at deep midwicket. Rohit’s glorious knock featured 10 fours and three sixes.
Suryakumar Yadav guides India previous 200
India suffered one other setback within the forty first over when Rashid trapped Ravindra Jadeja lbw for 8. The England leggie obtained one to show previous the Indian left-hander’s inside edge. The umpire raised his finger after which Jadeja took the DRS. He, nonetheless, needed to stroll again as the choice stayed because the umpire’s name.
Suryakumar performed a mature knock beneath stress, including some essential runs for India. He obtained off the mark with the second ball he confronted, chipping a size ball between the bowler and mid-on for 4. Suryakumar confirmed uncharacteristic persistence whereas hitting some spectacular boundaries in between. In Rashid’s final over, he swept a tossed-up supply behind sq. for 4.
The unconventional batter started the forty sixth over by nonchalantly flicking Wooden for a six over high-quality leg. He, nonetheless, missed out on a fifty, slicing a catch off Willey to deep level. Jasprit Bumrah (16) and Kuldeep Yadav (9) added a helpful 21 for the ninth wicket to push India’s complete to 229.
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Edited by Renin Wilben Albert