Host India posted 229 runs in 50 overs by losing 9 wickets against England in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Sunday.

Opener Rohit Sharma scored the highest 87 runs off 101 balls while wicket-keeper batter KL Raul scored 39 runs off 58 balls and Suryakumar Yadav scored 49 runs from 47 balls.

This game is very important for the defending champion to qualify for the semi-finals.

Earlier, England won the toss and opted to bowl first.

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

England Playing XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

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