IND vs ENG World Cup 2023: Best Moments
India defeated England by 100 runs in a dominant performance at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in Lucknow. Rohit Sharma's 87 guided India to a decent total on a slow surface, before their bowlers turned on the screw against England.
Best Moments
Rohit Sharma's 87: Rohit Sharma led the way for India with a patient and composed 87. He batted for over 100 balls and anchored the Indian innings, helping them to reach a competitive total of 229.
India's fielding was top-notch throughout the match. They made some brilliant catches and saved several runs. Ravindra Jadeja was particularly impressive, saving a few runs in the deep.
Rohit Sharma says, I think this was a game where we showed a lot of character. All the experienced players stood up at the right time and won us the game. Looking at how the tournament has gone for us, batting second in the first five games and then we had to bat first here, we were challenged.
[On India's bowling] You don't see that every day when you are defending such a total. Our seamers exploited the conditions very well, there was swing and lateral movement available. When you have a bowling line-up like that, it's important that the batters give them something to work with, and show their magic.
Shami claimed 2 for 4 from three overs inside the first powerplay in a breathtaking spell and Bumrah 2 for 17 from five as England lurched to 40 for 4 after 10 overs chasing 230 for just their second win of the tournament. Shami claimed two more and Bumrah one to ensure that wasn't to be as none of England's batters passed Liam Livingstone's 27 and India romped to a 100-run victory with 15.1 overs to spare.