In the ongoing ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, today, a one-day match played between India and England, England’s captain, Jos Buttler, won the toss and decided to bowl first. India’s start wasn’t good as expected. Indian batsman Shubhman Gill got out cheaply scoring merely 9 runs. Kohli Could not do much as he fell without scoring. It was the first instance Virat Kohli got out On duck in the world cups. While trying to hit a six, resulting in a catch at mid-wicket. After this, there was a partnership of 91 runs between KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. However, KL Rahul also got out trying to increase the run rate, making 39 runs. At that point, India’s score was 131 runs.
Afterward, Suryakumar Yadav came to bat and played patiently, adding 49 runs to the total. However, wickets continued to fall at the other end. In the final few overs, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav added 37 runs for the ninth wicket, and India’s innings concluded at 229 runs.
Milestone for Rohit Sharma:
If we exclude captain Rohit Sharma, all the other batsmen struggled to score runs. He was the highest run scorer (87 of 101 balls). Later on, the Indian captain was adjudged man of the match. It was a special match for Rohit Sharma as he was playing his 100th ODI as captaining the side.
England had a target of 230 runs, and throughout the tournament, English batsmen had struggled. However, when David Malan and Jonny Bairstow came to bat, they had a good start, adding 30 runs quickly. But the wickets kept falling, First Malan then former England captain Joe Root was dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah the very first ball he faced. Although he used the Decision Review System (DRS), he was declared out. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami’s excellent bowling didn’t allow any English batsmen to settle.
