Host India beat defending champion England by 100 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Sunday.

Chasing 229 runs, England posted 129 runs in 34.5 overs by losing all wickets.

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami bagged 4 wickets while Jasprit Bumrah got 3 wickets and Mohammed Shami bagged 2 wickets.    

Earlier in the first innings, India posted 229 runs in 50 overs by losing 9 wickets.

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.

David Willey bagged 3 wickets while Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid bagged 2 wickets each.  

England won the toss and opted to bowl first.

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