India will take on England in the 29th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Lucknow's Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 28.
The Men in Blue are comfortably sitting at the top of the points table with five wins in five games and another win boost their chances to secure the semifinal qualification early. Rohit Sharma-led side will be without the services of injured all-rounder Hardik Pandya for the second successive game and are likely to field the same playing eleven.
On the other hand, England, the defending champions suffered their fourth defeat of the tournament with an eight-wicket loss against Sri Lanka and now need to win the upcoming game to remain in the hunt for the semifinal round.
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Pitch Report
The surface at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow generally offers a good amount of help to spin bowlers. But fans have witnessed a balanced surface in the three World Cup games played here so far. Teams chasing won the last two ODI games here with bowlers making some considerable impact.
Ekana Cricket Stadium Records and Stats
Total ODI Matches: 12
Matches won batting first: 3
Matches won bowling first: 9
Average first innings score: 229
Average second innings score: 213
Highest total scored: 311/7 by South Africa vs Australia
Highest score chased: 269/3 by South Africa Women vs India Women
Lowest total recorded: 157/10 by South Africa Women vs India Women
Lowest total defended: 248/5 by India Women vs South Africa Women
India World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (ruled out), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav.
England World Cup squad: Jonny Bairstow (wk), Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Brydon Carse
