Big image: Can England return to profitable methods?
India versus England was among the many most anticipated matches of the 2023 ODI World Cup. After all, it’s the pre-tournament favourites (and the hosts) taking up the defending champions. But nobody had imagined that England can be hanging by the thinnest of threads by the point this recreation would arrive.
With only one win from 5 video games, England are lurking close to the underside of the factors desk. If they’re to make it to the knockouts from right here, each atom on this universe must work for them – there are that many permutations they should go of their favour.
Form information: India on a profitable streak
India WWWWW (final 5 ODIs, most up-to-date first)
England LLLWL
In the highlight: Mohammed Siraj and Jos Buttler
Team news: India more likely to be unchanged
India have the choice of bringing in R Ashwin and enjoying three spinners. But that would go away them with simply two seamers. So count on them to play an unchanged XI.
India (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Suryakumar Yadav, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
With no left-hand batter in India’s high six, there’s minimal worth in Moeen Ali’s offspin. So he’s more likely to sit out but once more, with Harry Brook changing him. England may additionally usher in Gus Atkinson for Mark Wood.
England (possible): 1 Jonny Bairstow, 2 Dawid Malan, 3 Joe Root, 4 Ben Stokes, 5 Jos Buttler (capt, wk), 6 Harry Brook, 7 Liam Livingstone, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 David Willey, 10 Gus Atkinson, 11 Adil Rashid
Pitch and situations: A red-soil floor
The temperature within the afternoon will probably be round 31°C however ought to drop by 5 levels within the night. There’s no forecast for rain.
Stats and trivia: Kohli vs England
- Only twice a defending World Cup champion has failed to achieve the knockouts: Australia in 1992 and Sri Lanka in 1999.
- Shreyas Iyer is 69 away from 2000 ODI runs. If he will get there on Sunday, he would be the joint second-fastest Indian to the mark.
- If Buttler scores 82 runs on Sunday, he’ll develop into the joint second-fastest Englishman to 5000 ODI runs. Overall, solely six wicketkeeper-batters have 5000 or extra runs in ODIs.
- England are the one group in opposition to whom Kohli has performed a couple of ODI and averages lower than 50 (43.22).
- Shami has dismissed Buttler 5 instances in 60 balls, greater than another bowler in ODIs.
- Jonny Bairstow averages 13.25 in opposition to Ravindra Jadeja in ODIs, with 4 dismissals in six innings.
Quotes
“Whoever has got the chance, they have contributed. I know that big scores have not been scored, hundreds have not been scored apart from Virat and Rohit. But that is the challenge for the other guys. Shubman has scored a fifty, Shreyas has scored a fifty, I have been batting well. When Jadeja got the chance in the last match, he also finished the match. So, every player has a different role. And they are playing their role and responsibility well. The team is winning, so we are not really worried. Whenever anyone gets a chance, I’m sure they’ll put their hands up.”
KL Rahul is not fearful concerning the lack of tons of from the center order
“We were desperate to come here and try and win back-to-back 50 over competitions. We’re still very much focused on all formats of the game.”
England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick performs down the concept that England have misplaced curiosity in ODIs
Hemant Brar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com
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