After two back to back defeats, England got their ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC 2019) campaign back on track following a win over India at Edgbaston. Chasing 338, India were restricted to 306 for five. With this win, England’s hopes of making it to semi-finals stay alive as they move to the fourth spot on the ICC CWC 2019 points table. The hosts now have ten points from eight matches. India vs England Highlights of ICC World Cup 2019 Match: ENG Beat IND, Stay in Contention for Semi-Finals.
India’s chase looked out of sorts except for the partnership between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. After losing opener KL Rahul early, Kohli and Rohit started off slowly but picked up pace as they game proceeded. The duo added 138-run stand for the second wicket to keep India in the game.
However, after Kohli’s (66) dismissal, India lost their way. Rohit then kept India going as he completed his 25th ODI century. The right-hander, however, was dismissed soon after reaching the three-figure mark. Towards the end Hardik Pandya tried hard to take India close as he scored 45 off 33 balls. Soon after his dismissal, MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav failed to keep scoring at the required rate. MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav Trolled With Funny Memes and Jokes For Slow Batting That Resulted in India's First Defeat in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Here are some stat highlights from IND vs ENG CWC 2019 match
# Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy shared 160 runs for the opening wicket, the most in this World Cup for the first wicket.
# Virat Kohli becomes the first captain to score five consecutive fifty-plus scores in World Cups.
# Mohammad Shami becomes only sixth India bowler to take a five-wicket haul in World Cups.
# Yuzvendra Chahal (88) conceded most runs for India in a World Cup match.
# Rohit Sharma now has three centuries in this World Cup.
For India, Rohit Sharma was top-scorer with 102 runs. Earlier, posted mammoth 337 in their allowed 50 overs after Jonny Bairstow scored 111 runs. Ben Stokes also made a significant contribution of 79 off just 54 balls. For India, Mohammad Shami picked his first five-wicket haul in a World Cup as he ended with figures of 5/69.
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