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India v England LIVE: Cricket World Cup result and reaction as defending champions beaten by 100 runs

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Sonia Twigg
Sunday 29 October 2023 17:33 GMT
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Shami took three wickets for five runs
Shami took three wickets for five runs (AP)

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.

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India 131-3 (30) Rohit 79, KL Rahul 39 Ali 0-13 (3)

Rohit has unleashed another boundary and the crowd is just starting to get a bit louder.

Buttler goes up for a big lbw shout but Ali was not interested.

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:47
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India 125-3 (29) Rohit 74, KL Rahul 38 Livingstone 0-29 (4)

Seven runs from that over from Livingstone, and it just feels like the momentum is shifting in favour of the home side.

Rohit always has that ability to take games away from you.

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:44
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India 118-3 (28) Rohit 67, KL Rahul 38, Ali 0-7 (2)

The partnership is up to 76 runs. It’s just starting to feel like England need a breakthrough here.

That was a good over from Ali, just two runs from it.

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:40
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India 116-3 (27) Rohit 66, KL Rahul 37, Livingstone 0-22 (3)

Livingstone will have a third and KL Rahul and Rohit have just taken a bit of a liking to him.

Rohit has perfectly executed a reverse sweep to notch up a boundary. And there’s another one, a bit of width and it’s cut away for four.

Another expensive over from Livingstone.

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:37
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India 105-3 (26) Rohit 58, KL Rahul 34, Ali 0-5 (1)

Another new bowler, this time Moeen Ali will have a chance with ball in hand.

KL Rahul has passed a milestone of 2,500 runs for India in ODI cricket.

England have not as threatening since Chris Woakes has stopped bowling. But India have not started to attack with the firepower that anyone who has watched the tournament knows they have.

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:33
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India 100-3 (25) Rohit 57, KL Rahul 30, Livingstone 0-11 (2)

That was the first sign of real turn! And it has caught the edge, but with no slip in place Rahul picks up a boundary, and follows it up with a sweep for four the next ball.

India’s spinners might be liking the look of this surface.

While the batters bring up the century and seem to take a liking to Livingstone. That was the most expensive over since the early one off Willey that went for 18.

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:29
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India 89-3 (24) Rohit 57, KL Rahul 19, Wood 0-24 (5)

Sharma will be on strike here and just one run away from his half century. He has already batted for 106 minutes.

He brings it up with a big shot over the top, that he didn’t quite get hold of as it didn’t get to the boundary rope.

But the India captain has done what was required of him today, especially with the loss of early wickets.

The milestone seemed to ease some pressure, the next one is slightly leg side from Wood and flicked off his pads and over the boundary for a 73-metre six! That was a great shot!

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:24
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India 81-3 (23) Rohit 49, KL Rahul 19, Livingstone 0-0 (1)

Liam Livingstone will come on to bowl for the first time in the game. He has found some turn already.

He starts with three dot balls to KL Rahul.

Willey is in pain after hitting his finger into the turf. That’s worrying for England, he bowled well early on in the innings.

Livingstone starts with a maiden.

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:19
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India 80-3 (22) Rohit 49, KL Rahul 19, Wood 0-16 (4)

Rohit goes for a big pull shot and misses one that went straight through, a touch of worry from the crowd.

He moves on to 49 with a single, it does not look like the easiest surface to bat on but he has done well to hold this innings together here.

Three more runs to the total from that over.

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:16
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India 78-3 (21) Rohit 48, KL Rahul 17, Rashid 0-22 (6)

Ahead of the 21st over, the partnership between Rohit and KL Rahul was up to 33. Brook and Sam Curran are on the field, Mark Wood has gone off, maybe to receive some treatment on that finger.

Rashid will continue, and Rohit has hit another boundary! He moves on to 48 and closing in on that half century, that also takes the India captain past 18,000 runs in international cricket for his country.

Five runs from the over.

Sonia Twigg29 October 2023 10:11

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