October 28th 2023.
Team India is all set to take on England in the upcoming match of the 2023 World Cup at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow on October 29th. With the surface in Lucknow set to assist spinners, the home side could play three spinners and spin England further into a web.
India is currently the only unbeaten side in the tournament, having beaten Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand. The top three batsmen of Team India, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, have been in supreme form, amassing well over 300 runs. The bowlers have been hunting in packs to leave the opposition dazed. The team's fielding has been sharp at every stage of each game, making it more difficult for the oppositions to get away.
On the contrary, England has been struggling to maintain the balance between playing sensibly and in a sedate manner. Captain Jos Buttler has experienced the loss of form at a crucial juncture, leaving his 43 against New Zealand as the highest in 5 innings. The bowlers have lacked penetration and the management is yet to identify the perfect combination.
The venue in Lucknow has not produced high-scoring games and is known to assist more spin as the game goes on. India have played only one game at this venue and lost - against South Africa in October 2022. England, on the other hand, are yet to play an ODI at the Ekana Stadium.
India and England have an interesting head-to-head record in World Cups, with England leading the tally by winning 4 out of 7 completed matches. While an England win might not mean anything significant for them in their pursuit to reach the semi-finals, it could leave the tournament wide open.
The squads for the match are as follows- India squad: Rohit Sharma , Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul , Ishan Kishan , Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya , Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and England squad: Jos Buttler , Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
The live streaming of the match will be available on Disney Hotstar, while the match will be telecast on Star Sports. Tune in to watch the thrilling battle between Team India and England as the former looks to extend its unbeaten run and clinch a place in the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup.
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