India (IND) and England (ENG) will face off in the 29th Match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

India came into the contest after a thrilling win over New Zealand in their previous match. India bowled first and restricted New Zealand to 273, with Mohammed Shami picking up five wickets and Kuldeep Yadav taking two. In the chase, Virat Kohli (95), Rohit Sharma (46), and Ravindra Jadeja (39) helped India reach the target with four wickets in hand. India has won five of their five matches so far and is currently placed second in the points table with a net run rate of +1.353.

England, on the other hand, came into the match against India after a disappointing loss to Sri Lanka in their previous match. England batted first in the previous match and were bowled out cheaply for 156, with Ben Stokes (43) and Jonny Bairstow (30) the top scorers. England were unable to defend the total and lost the match by eight wickets. England have won only one of their five matches so far and are currently placed ninth in the points table with a net run rate of -1.902.

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The match is expected to be a close one, with either team capable of winning. However, England will be desperate to turn their fortunes around and will be hoping for a strong performance from their batsmen.

IND vs ENG Head-to-Head Record:

India and England have played 106 ODIs against each other, with India winning 57 and England winning 44. Two matches have been tied and three have had no result. In World Cups, the two teams have met eight times, with England winning four and India winning three. One match was tied.

Ekana Cricket Stadium Pitch Report: 

The Ekana Cricket Stadium pitch is known to favor bowlers, especially spinners. Batters need to be patient and play their shots wisely on this surface.

Ekana Stadium ODI Records:

In seven games played here at the venue, the pacers have picked 52 wickets at an average of 31.96 while spinners have picked 44 wickets at an average of 34.86. Three out of seven games have been won by teams batting first while four have been won by teams chasing. The average first-batting score here is 215.

X-factors for India vs England 

India: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has been impressive against England in ODI format, scoring 1340 runs in 35 innings at an average of 43.22, including three hundreds and nine fifties. He will be the X-factor for India.

 England: Dawid Malan

For England against India, Dawid Malan is the X-factor, having scored 811 runs at an average of 62.38 with three fifties and four centuries in 2023 ODIs. He will be one of the key players for England against India.

IND vs ENG Player Battles to Watch Out For

Virat Kohli vs Adil Rashid

In 8 innings played between the two, Virat Kohli has scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00 and has struck at 93.10, while Adil Rashid has taken three wickets and has bowled 61 dot balls against Virat Kohli. Buttler would bring in Adil Rashid to counter Virat Kohli.

Joe Root vs Ravindra Jadeja

Joe Root has scored 111 runs in 126 balls at an average of 37.00 against Ravindra Jadeja for three dismissals. Rohit would look to bring in Ravindra Jadeja to counter Joe Root.

IND vs ENG Probable Playing XI  

India: 

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

England

Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood