ODI World Cup 2023: India’s road to title No. 3 begins on September 30 with a warm-up game against defending champions England at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The Men in Blue recently won the ODI series against Australia and, hence, will be confident of their chances, but there are a lot of things that the team needs to sort out at the moment.
Against a high-class pace unit, the Rohit Sharma-led side has suffered in recent times, and the same pattern was noticed in the third ODI against Australia. On top of that, spinners, too, have troubled them in the recent past. Thus, batters have a lot of room for improvement at the moment.
The bowlers will be under some sort of pressure as the Three Lions love to play an aggressive brand of cricket. India’s combination needs to be seen as there’s a constant debate between Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Shami. Ravichandran Ashwin’s impact against a strong side will be observed closely. For England, there’s nothing much to worry about as they have multiple match-winners in the XI.
IND vs ENG Match Details:
Match: India vs England, 4th ODI Match, World Cup warm-up game
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Date & Time: Saturday, September 30, 2:00 PM IST
Live Streaming Details: Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar app and website
Barsapara Cricket Stadium Pitch Report:
The surface at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati is likely to favour the batters. Pacers are likely to get some advantage under lights, and hence, batting first is ideal. Overall, a high-scoring game is expected.
IND vs ENG Head-to-Head Record:
| Matches | India | England | Tied | NR |
| 106 | 57 | 44 | 2 | 3 |
IND vs ENG Squad
India (IND):
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
England (ENG):
Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
Probable Best Performers:
Probable Best Batter:
Shubman Gill (India):
Youngster Shubman Gill is in remarkable form at the moment in ODI cricket and will hope to continue with the same momentum. The opener is currently the highest run-scorer in the 50-overs format in the 2023 calendar year and was also adjudged Player of the Series against Australia. Hence, it will be interesting to see how he goes about business against England.
Probable Best Bowler:
Mark Wood (England):
Ace pacer Mark Wood has troubled India with his sheer pace in the recent past. He would aim to do the same when these two sides meet again. So far. Wood has represented the national team in 59 ODI matches and picked up 71 wickets in the process.
Today’s Match Prediction: India to win the match