India v England LIVE: Cricket World Cup result and reaction as defending champions beaten by 100 runs
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England have slumped to yet another heavy defeat, this time collapsing in a run chase as India claim victory by 100 runs to maintain their flawless start to their Cricket World Cup.
The defending World Cup champions have lost four matches in a row, are all but eliminated and had no answers to the bowling of Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. They both starred in the powerplay as England collapsed from 30 without loss to 39 for four and were unable to recover and even get close to the total.
India, meanwhile, have been outstanding, Rohit Sharma’s side have won every game to justify their position as favourites with real quality and depth with the bat and ball.
Liam Livingstone top-scored with 27 in a sorry-looking scorecard for England, but that should take nothing away from India who were exceptional.
The hosts all but secured their place in the semi-finals with a win and maintained the form shown in the win against 2019 runners-up New Zealand. Follow all the updates from the match below and the latest tips and betting preview here.
India 171-5 (38) Yadav 27, Jadeja 5, Ali 0-33 (7)
England will want to keep the run rate down and the pressure on the incoming batters. One more wicket would bring an end to the last recognised batting partnership.
India 165-5 (37) Yadav 25, Jadeja 1, Rashid 1-24 (7)
In taking the catch, Livingstone took a chunk of the turf with him and is receiving treatment on his knee. His knee has been problematic before at the World Cup last year in Australia and forced him to leave after the first test of the tour of Pakistan last winter.
Rashid has the wicket England wanted, and at the perfect time.
Wicket! Rohit out for 87! India 164-5
Willey has done the job he was brought back to do, he got the wicket of KL Rahul, and Adil Rashid will come back for his seventh.
Rashid just floats one up and Rohit was drawn into the big shot towards deep midwicket, but he couldn’t quite get hold of it and Livingstone rushes in off the boundary to take a great diving catch!
That was just the wicket England needed.
India 163-4 (36) Rohit 87, Yadav 24, Ali 0-27 (6)
Jos Buttler appeals for an lbw shout as Rohit was struck on the pads, but it looked like he was outside the line.
And the sweep did come off with the last ball of the over for a boundary. Yadav is one of a few Indian players who plays the sweep shot, and he hits it perfectly.
India 155-4 (35) Rohit 85, Yadav, 18, Willey 2-38 (8)
Yadav has pulled Willey for four the first ball of this over, that’s a noise from the crowd who have been a bit quieter (although not quiet) since the wicket of KL Rahul.
He has been a bit more expensive this over, but the run rate has not got away from England at all this innings.
India 147-4 (34) Rphit 85, Yadav 10, Ali 0-19 (5)
Ali continues and Rohit goes for the big sweep, but that one just jumped off his foot and into his chin.
India 145-4 (33) Rohit 84, Yadav 9, Willey 2-30 (7)
A slightly concerning moment for England when Yadav hit a ball that went into Ben Stokes’ knee as he was fielding at mid on.
Willey will continue and there are four runs from the over.
India 141-4 (32) Rohit 82, Yadav 7, Ali 0-17(4)
Ali will continue from the other end. There is a long way left in this innings and if these two can put on a significant partnership, India will have wickets in hand to attack in the final 10 overs.
From an England perspective, even now they broke the key partnership of Rahul and Rohit, they cannot let up.
Four runs from that over
India 137-4 (31) Rohit 80, Yadav 5, Willey 2-26 (6)
A big ask for Yadav here to support Rohit.
He hits one in the air almost immediately, it’s just wide of Willey, and goes for a boundary.
Wicket! KL Rahul out for 39! India 131-4
England have made a change and have the breakthrough they so needed!
A bowling change has worked! David Willey has come back on and immediately the change of pace forced KL Rahul into an erorr.
He hit one high into the air and Jonny Bairstow took the catch.
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