Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:06pm on 29 Oct 2023,Sunday Sports
India was off to a dominating start in the second innings, picking up 4 wickets in the powerplay while conceding just 40 runs to dismantle England's fragile batting. Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, and Ben Stokes fell early to Bumrah and Shami, with Root & Stokes returning with ducks. Buttler and Moeen Ali also departed soon, leaving England tottering at 84/6. Earlier, England had restricted India to 229/9 despite Rohit's 87 after winning the toss and bowling first at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium. Willey took 3 wickets including Kohli's duck as England desperately searched for a victory to cling to slim semi-final hopes in the high-stakes World Cup encounter between the top-ranked sides. India entered buoyed by an unbeaten run including a statement win over New Zealand, while struggling England had just 1 win in their last 5 matches. India's early domination with bat and ball put them firmly in control.
