In an intense match at the Cricket World Cup 2023, India triumphed over England by 100 runs, marking their sixth consecutive win. The low-scoring thriller unfolded on Sunday, with India successfully defending their total of 229 for 9 in Lucknow. Mohammed Shami’s exceptional performance, securing four wickets for 22 runs, played a pivotal role in India’s victory, while Jasprit Bumrah contributed significantly with figures of 3 for 32. India’s batting strength was showcased through Rohit Sharma’s impressive 87 runs and Suryakumar Yadav’s contribution of 49 runs, setting up a challenging target. This win adds to India’s remarkable streak in the tournament.
The Indian team’s sixth consecutive victory in the tournament showcased their outstanding form and cohesive teamwork. This achievement resonated globally within the cricketing community, earning admiration from renowned figures in the sport, including the legendary VVS Laxman. Laxman, an iconic presence in Indian cricket, commended the team’s display, underscoring the importance of Rohit Sharma’s captaincy and the remarkable contributions made by players such as Shami, Bumrah, and Suryakumar Yadav.
“A Rohit masterclass on a tricky surface and a fantastic all-round bowling performance with Shami and Bumrah in the forefront! Sky was brilliant towards the second half of the innings and the spin twins were spot on. This was another tremendous win for the ##IndianCricketTeam who batted first for the first time. Six in a row, and counting! #CWC2023 @BCCI” – VVS tweeted.
STAT – Most matches lost by a defending champion in a World Cup
4 Australia in 1992
4* England in 2023
Legendary cricketer Virender Sehwag turned to Twitter to share his amazement following India’s thrilling victory over England in the World Cup 2023 encounter. Sehwag commended the team’s exceptional showing, highlighting the Indian side’s dominance over the English team. He specifically praised the outstanding performances of Shami, Kuldeep, Rohit, Bumrah, and SKY, noting that their displays on the field were truly remarkable.
Sehwag Tweeted – Woah ! What a win. Angrezon ka no chance against our team. We are too good. Shami, Kuldeep, Rohit, Bumrah, SKY were spectacular today. Bhagwan kahe nazar na lage but the team is giving so much joy and playing like absolute champions.
What did the captains said?
Rohit Sharma
This was the game, a lot of character in the squad. When the times were tough, all our experienced players stood up at the right time and got the game for us. Looking at how the tournament has gone for us, batting second in the first five games, we had to come and bat here. We were challenged upfront, they bowled pretty well upfront.
For us to get to a total on a pitch that had something in it, we just wanted to get to a total where we could play with it. We were not great with the bat today. Losing three wickets isn’t the ideal situation. When you are in a situation like that, all you are looking to do is create that long partnership, which we got. But couple of guys threw it at the end, including myself.
All I was thinking was to be positive, the balls in my area I want to put it away, that’s how you put pressure back on the bowlers and the opposition as well. When you look at the overall picture, I thought we were 30 runs short. (On India’s new ball bowling) It’s not something you see everyday.
When you start your innings, you have to somehow try and get a couple of wickets to put the pressure back on the opposition. With the experience that our seamers have now, you can always rely and bank on them to get those crucial breakthroughs. That’s exactly what our seamers did. They exploited the conditions pretty well.
There was swing, there was lateral a bit of lateral movement as well. They put the ball in the right areas to create that doubt in the batters’ mind. (Best bowling attack?) I think so. We have a good balance, couple of good spinners, and the seamers have a lot of experience playing in these conditions.
There’s a fair bit of options and experience as well. It’s very important that the batters put runs on the board, give them something to work with and then rely on them to do the magic.
Jos Buttler
Very disappointed. At the halfway stage, chasing 230 and seeing how wet it got, we fancied ourselves, same old story. I wasn’t sure if dew would come or not. Just the gut feel said that we wanted to chase. That’s as good as we’ve been with the ball throughout the tournament. We created good pressure, we bowled well, took wickets.
If you said we are chasing 230, we would have been happy with that. Personally, I wanted to try and soak some pressure up, come through that phase and then build a partnership and sort of kill the momentum that India had. It’s about committing and executing your skill. Chasing 230, there wasn’t scoreboard pressure. It’s about trying to come through that phase.
We are just falling short whichever way we are doing it at the minute. Our answers on a postcard, I think. Some top players and we are a long way short of our best. Excellent start in the powerplay, the guys found some movement, there was a bit of indifferent bounce as well, the ground fielding was good. It felt like today was the day where it was all turning around, but the way we batted, didn’t back that up. (On Champions Trophy 2025 qualification) We are aware of that, we’ve still got lots to play for.