A dramatic showdown is going on between India and England. The spectators of Lucknow are enjoying the thrilling clash between these two teams. India is in great form in this tournament. They are unbeaten in the tournament till now. England is having the most disappointing season in their World Cup history. They registered only one win in previous games. This match will be a chance for them to change the stats.
Morgan’s View:
England is not in a promising situation in this tournament. They are in the last position. They only registered one win against Bangladesh. They faced 4 losses till now. No English players looked promising in this tournament so far. They are lacking in their form and giving up on pressure situations. A single batter is not taking their inning for long. Bowlers are struggling with their form.
England was the defending champion of the 2019 World Cup. Eoin Morgan led the team to lift their maiden World Cup trophy that year. In that match, England defeated New Zealand in a super over and named them ‘World Champions’. In that edition, they played exceptionally well. And they ended the tournament on high.
Coming from there, this edition of the World Cup is a complete disaster for the England team. Former English skipper Eoin Morgan talked about the recent form of the team. He said, “ I’ve never come across a sports team that has underperformed like this England team.”
A Match Tour:
A thrilling clash is going on between India and England at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow. After winning the toss, England won the toss and decided to bowl first. While batting first, India didn’t have a great start. Star Indian opener Shubhman Gill got out on 9 runs in 13 balls. David Willy picked up the big wicket of Virat Kohli. He got out on 0. After that, Shreyas Iyer got out by only scoring 4 runs.
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma’s partnership was a crucial one. KL Rahul scored 39 runs in 58 runs. Rohit Sharma’s inning was a class. He played a captain’s knock of 87 runs in 101 balls. He smashed 10 boundaries and 3 over-boundaries. It was hard luck for Suryakumar Yadav. He got out on 49 runs. At the end of 50 overs, they scored 229/9.
In the second innings, England tried to give an amazing start. But Indian bowlers are in a beast mode. In the fifth overs, Jasprit Bumrah picked up Dawid Malan on 16 runs. He got to consecutive success. After Malan, he dismissed Root on a golden duck. Then it was a time for Shami. Ben Stokes was Shamis’s first wicket. He got out on duck. Then Shami picked up Jonny Bairstow on 14 runs. England is standing at 40/4 after 10 overs.
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