IND vs ENG Preview: Struggling England meets reigning India in Lucknow

The Men in Blue will look to continue their juggernaut in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as they take on defending champions England on Sunday, October 29 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. India are coming into the game in top form as they have won all of their five matches so far. The Rohit Sharma-led side are on the second spot on the points table with ten points from five matches.

On the other hand, England have had a tournament to forget so far as they are coming into the game with three consecutive losses. They are ranked on the second-last spot on the points table with one win from five matches having two points to their name.

The road to the semis is full of several hurdles for the Three Lions now as their fate lies on the results of other teams. The Jos Buttler-led side can’t afford to make any more mistakes in the tournament and will look to bring their A-game to the fore to win all of their remaining games.

Notably, England have had an upper hand over India in ODI World Cup history as they have won four times out of the eight games played between the two teams. Hence, they will look to continue their dominance over the Rohit Sharma-led side while India will look to continue their winning run and knock out England.

Pitch Report

In the seven matches played at the venue so far, four have been won by teams batting second. There have been three matches played where teams chasing have won twice. The average first innings score in the last three ODIs is 260

while the highest target chased in the history of the venue is 263.The captain winning the toss is likely to bowl first keeping the past records of the venue in mind.

Probable Playing XI