After 5 consecutive victories from first 5 games in ODI World Cup 2023, a dominant Team India will look to extend its winning run when take on England in Lucknow on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma & Co. will leave no stone unturned in order to win this match as victory here should ensure India of a semifinals spot.
Moreover, the Men in Blue would be itching to avenge their humiliating loss in the T20 World Cup last year, where England knocked India out with a 10-wicket win.
The defending champions now find their campaign hanging by a thread. Having lost 4 of the first 5 matches, another loss here and England's hopes of defending their title will come crashing down.
India though don't have great memories of the Ekana Stadium, having lost the only ODI at this ground last year.
The wicket in Lucknow was slow and favoured the spinners but it will be interesting to see how the pitch behaves as the surface was re-laid ahead of the tournament.
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Hardik Pandya has still not recovered and will miss this match. According to reports, India might bring in Ravichandran Ashwin for this clash.
HEAD-TO-HEAD IN WORLD CUP
These two sides have faced each other 8 times in ODI World Cups with England winning 4 and India winning 3 of those games. One game in 2011 ended in a tie.
However, If India beat the Three Lions on Sunday, it will be their first World Cup win over the defending champs in 20 years.
When will the India vs England World Cup 2023 begin?
IND vs ENG match will start at 2 pm IST on Sunday
Where to watch IND vs ENG World Cup match?
Viewers in India can watch the India vs England ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 live telecast on the Star Sports Network channels
Where to watch the live streaming of the India vs England Cricket World Cup 2023?
Fans can watch the live streaming of the India vs England ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
India vs England probable playing XIs
India likely playing XI vs England:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
England likely playing XI vs India
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (C) (WK), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood