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[Saba Sports News] India and England will bump heads in the 29th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on October 29 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
This game had all the elements in it to be an ultimate showdown – A Clash of the Titans. But as England are all but out if the World Cup with their chances to reach the semis hanging by a thin thread, it will now be nothing but a fight for the loss pride for them.
India are almost confirmed a semi-final berth. And therefore, one would expect this contest to be a lopsided affair.
Nope! If you believe so, it’s not fair to what this English side which have achieved unthinkable stuff in the recent past. They are pretty capable to beat any other team and their performance in this World Cup just do not have enough reasons to go with it.
Although Buttler admitted to England’s break semi hopes, it does mean the end of the road for them. Various permutations and combinations are being formed upon that could make them one of the four semi-finalists. But that’s just could be a false sense of hope. To put it simply, it is nearly impossible.
Now. What can England take out of this fixture? They are the defending champions. They have not played like one. But if they manage to better of India, one of the best teams in the competition, it would surely send in a positive message, both within the team and to the outside.
They have been chopping and changing with their combinations regularly. And they could likely do the same on Sunday as well.
If they somehow strike the right chord, India are in for a challenge that they have not faced in the ongoing World Cup so far.