India will face England at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. The Men in Blue are currently the only undefeated side in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023. They defeated New Zealand in their last game at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. The defending champions have won just one of five games and are in 9th position in the points table.
Jos Buttler's side has been slammed by the former cricketers and experts for their poor show in the mega event. The batters have failed to perform in the tournament so far. Former English skipper Nasser Hussain slammed the English batters for their poor technique and not playing according to the conditions.
In their last match against Sri Lanka, they were bundled out for 156 runs. Ben Stokes was the only batter who was the highest run scorer. He scored 43 runs and no other batters could go past 40 runs. The Islanders reached the target with eight wickets in hand. England are almost out of the semi-final contention.
IND vs ENG: Match Details
Match: India vs England, 29th Match, ODI World Cup 2023
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Date & Time: Saturday, October 29, 02:00 PM (IST)
Live Streaming Details: Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar app and website
IND vs ENG: Head-to-Head Records
India and England have faced each other in 8 matches in ODI World Cup. Out of these 8 games, England have won 4 whereas India have come out victorious on 3 occasions. 1 match ended with a tie. The last time they met the reigning champions were the winner and Rohit Sharma scored a ton in the match.
IND vs ENG: Pitch Report
The pitch in Lucknow bowlers is mostly favoured. The surface at the ground provides bounce and pace to bowlers while also assisting spinners as the game progresses. In the last ten matches at this stadium, the team batting first has averaged a score of 262.
IND vs ENG: Probable Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami
England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Mark Wood
IND vs ENG: Dream 11 Fantasy Teams
Grand League Team:
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Ben Stokes, KL Rahul, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Adil Rashid