India vs England Live Score Updates, World Cup 2023: Ashwin in focus

India vs England Live Score Updates, World Cup 2023: Reigning champs England take on an inform Indian side at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow from 2 pm onwards.

Rohit Sharma led India are brewing with confidence with the hosts being the only team in the tournament without a loss so far. Indian team would be especially pleased with a win against New Zealand who have often troubled the Men in Blue at ICC events in the recent. 

In the match against the Black Caps, Indian bowling and batting were thoroughly tested and came out on top. For instance Indian bowling lineup consisting of stars Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah managed to get the Kiwis from 205/4 at one stage to 273 all out in fifty overs. Similarly, in the batting department despite losing some quick wickets after a solid opening partnership, India were able to get to the total easily with valiant efforts from Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja.

England have won just one of their last five matches in the tournament. The only team that England defeated was Bangladesh (by 137 runs). They lost to New Zealand (by 9 wickets), Afghanistan (by 69 runs), South Africa (by 229 runs) and Sri Lanka (by 8 wickets). Meeting the top team in the tournament at this point won’t make things easy for England.

India and England World Cup Squads: 

India World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (w/k), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.

England World Cup squad: Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow (w/k), Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.ay, he faced the bowling machine for about half an hour.