ICC World Cup 2023: Who’ll win India vs England match? Prediction, fantasy team, pitch report and more
World Cup 2023. These two teams are at the polar ends in terms of performance. The Men in Blue are yet to lose a match.
England have won just one of their last five matches in the tournament. The only team that England defeated was Bangladesh (by 137 runs). They lost to New Zealand (by 9 wickets), Afghanistan (by 69 runs), South Africa (by 229 runs) and Sri Lanka (by 8 wickets).
Meeting the top team in the tournament at this point won’t make things easy for England. These two teams have played 106 ODIs against each other so far. India have won 57 of those and England 44.
Three matches did not produce any results while two matches ended in a tie. The record is more balanced when it comes to World Cups. Out of 8 WC ODIs so far, England have won 4, India have won 3 and one match (Bengaluru, 2011) ended in a tie.
In 2019, when these two teams met, England won by 31 runs. Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes (VC), Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Adil Rashid. The Ekana Stadium in Lucknow traditionally favours spinners, leading to low-scoring matches.
However, new World Cup wickets made from black soil have added some dynamism. Under lights, the pitch conditions change, offering both opportunities and challenges for pacers. So far, 7 ODIs have been played in this venue.
Four teams won while chasing the score whereas 3 teams won after batting first. In this World Cup, 3 matches have been played here so far. South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs, Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets and Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 5 wickets.
In Lucknow, the temperature will go as high as 31 degrees. The humidity will be low at 45%. However, as per
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