Epic World Cup Cricket Match
In the sprawling fields of the majestic Ganges, India’s remarkable performance continued unabated in the ongoing World Cup Cricket match. On Sunday, here at the Ekana Stadium, Team India, in their signature Men in Blue, secured their sixth consecutive victory, with an impressive 229 runs for the loss of nine wickets, effectively surpassing England’s grasp. India bowled out the visiting team for 129 runs in just 34.5 overs, securing victory by a comfortable margin of 100 runs.
Double Blow:While chasing, England faced a rocky start as their openers inflicted early damage through David Malan’s boundaries and Mohammed Siraj’s aggressive deliveries. However, shortly thereafter, Siraj’s partner, Jasprit Bumrah, struck back, pushing one back towards the stumps, making contact with Malan’s blade, which resulted in a stumping incident. The next delivery saw Root caught on the crease, and these two strikes left the spectators breathless in the stands.
Mohammed Shami (with 22 runs for 4 wickets) joined the wicket-taking mission, successfully trapping Ben Stokes, who had become entangled in a play-and-miss routine, and a probing ball breached his fortress, ringing the death knell before the stumps. When Shami dismissed Jonny Bairstow, the ‘rattling timber’ spectacle got even better. The ball just whispered past the bails before landing in the hands of the wicketkeeper.
As England’s score plummeted to 39 for 4 wickets, the progress became increasingly serious, thanks to Kuldeep Yadav. He found England’s captain, Jos Buttler, stranded on the crease, and the stamps quickly came into play, and it seemed like a routine service had resumed.
In the afternoon, after five successful attempts to chase the target in this World Cup, Rohit Sharma’s team had the opportunity to bat first as Buttler won the toss and chose to field. David Willey bowled the first over to Rohit, but once Shubman Gill unleashed an array of shots, including back-to-back boundaries and a six against Chris Woakes, it felt like the usual service had resumed.
However, Woakes struck with a well-placed delivery, dismissing Gill. The uproarious cheers to welcome Virat Kohli were followed by a momentary hush as the field was plunged into darkness due to a split-second power outage. Nevertheless, shortly thereafter, a deafening silence returned as Master Batsman Willey’s delivery was lofted for a high shot, and Kohli’s dismissal and England’s rapid bowling kept India struggling on the sluggish pitch.
It got worse when Shreyas Iyer missed a pull shot and fell victim to Willey. At 40 for 3, Rohit and KL Rahul came to India’s rescue. The Indian captain survived a scare at 33 runs and passed a successful review against Mark Wood. He then used a combination of conventional and reverse sweeps against spinners Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone, sending Wood’s delivery for a stunning six and removing Moeen Ali for four runs.
Before Willey knelt down to face the ball, Rahul fell victim to Liam Livingstone, ending their 91-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
As soon as Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav formed a partnership, the captain (87, 101 balls, 10×4, 3×6) dug deep against Rashid. Suryakumar (49) and the lower-order batsmen were tasked with scoring some valuable runs.
This accumulating total proved insurmountable for England, reaching heights they could never reach. Thus India vs England World Cup Cricket Match was finally won by India.
India vs England World Cup Cricket Match Playing XIs :
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
India vs England World Cup Cricket Match Scoreboard :
India innings:
Rohit Sharma c Livingstone b Adil Rashid 87 Shubman Gill b Chris Woakes 9 Virat Kohlic Stokes b Willey 0 Shreyas Iyer c Mark Wood b Chris Woakes 4 KL Rahul c Bairstow b Willey 39 Suryakumar Yadav c Chris Woakes b Willey 49 Ravindra Jadeja lbw b Adil Rashid 8 Mohammed Shami c Jos Buttler b Mark Wood 1 Jasprit Bumrah run out 16 Kuldeep Yadav not out 9 Extras: (b-4, w-3) 7 Total: 229/9 in 50 overs
Fall of wickets: 26-1, 27-2, 40-3, 131-4, 164-5, 182-6, 183-7, 208-8, 229-9
Bowling: David Willey 10-2-45-3, Chris Woakes 9-1-33-2, Adil Rashid 10-0-35-2, Mark Wood 9-1-46-1, Liam Livingstone 4-1-29-0, Moeen Ali 8-0-37-0.
England innings:
Jonny Bairstow b Shami 14 (23b, 2×4), Dawid Malan b Bumrah 16 (17b, 2×4, 1×6), Joe Root lbw b Bumrah 0 (1b), Ben Stokes b Shami 0 (10b), Jos Buttler b Kuldeep 10 (23b, 1×4), Moeen Ali c Rahul b Shami 15 (31b), Liam Livingstone lbw b Kuldeep 27 (46b, 2×4), Chris Woakes st. Rahul b Jadeja 10 (20b, 1×4), David Willey (not out) 16 (17b, 2×6), Adil Rashid b Shami 13 (20b, 2×4), Mark Wood b Bumrah 0 (1b); Extras (lb-2, w-6): 8; Total (in 34.5 overs): 129.
Fall of wickets
1-30 (Malan, 4.5), 2-30 (Root, 4.6), 3-33 (Stokes, 7.6), 4-39 (Bairstow, 9.1), 5-52 (Buttler, 15.1), 6-81 (Moeen, 23.1), 7-98 (Woakes, 28.1), 8-98 (Livingstone, 29.2), 9-122 (Rashid, 33.6).
India Bowling
Bumrah 6.5-1-32-3, Siraj 6-0-33-0, Shami 7-2-22-4, Kuldeep 8-0-24-2, Jadeja 7-1-16-1.
Toss: England; PoM: Rohit.
India won by 100 runs.