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LUCKNOW, India, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Rohit Sharma saved India’s blushes with a captain’s knock of 87 of their below-par complete of 229-9 in opposition to England within the World Cup in Lucknow on Sunday.
India are the one unbeaten workforce within the event however their vaunted batting line-up faltered in opposition to England’s spirited bowling assault with Rohit alone managing a half-century.
Put into bat, the hosts slumped to 40-3 within the twelfth over earlier than Rohit cast a 91-run partnership with KL Rahul (39) to arrest their slide.
Suryakumar Yadav contributed a breezy 49 down the order and India’s tailenders scored some helpful runs in the direction of the top to take them previous the 225-mark.
David Willey was the choose of the English bowlers claiming 3-45, together with the prized wicket of Virat Kohli, who fell for a nine-ball duck.
England’s title defence is barely mathematically alive since they slumped to the underside of the factors desk following 4 defeats in 5 matches.
Jos Buttler and his males would want to win every of their remaining group matches and hope different outcomes go their means with the intention to make the semi-finals.
Writing by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; enhancing by Pritha Sarkar
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