2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Match 29 Preview: Key Players, Flash Strategy, Pitch and Prizes to be won.
Date: 29th October, 2023
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Time: 2:00 PM IST/ 8:30 AM UTC
Key Players
IND
Batters – Shubman Gill, KL Rahul
Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
All-Rounders – Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin
ENG
Batters – Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root
Bowlers – Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
All-Rounders – Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone
IND vs ENG: Pitch Report
The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow has hosted 7 One-Day Internationals to date. In these matches, the team batting first has won thrice, while the chasing team clinched victory four times. A typical first innings score averages around 215, hinting at the challenges presented by the pitch, which is usually slow and offers low bounce. This makes stroke play difficult, as the ball doesn't come onto the bat smoothly. A clear example of this was in the recent game between the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, where batsmen struggled to execute aggressive strokes. On the contrary, spinners relish bowling here. The pitch's slow nature provides them with ample turn and bounce, allowing them to dominate the batsmen and contain the run flow. Notably, in the last two games, the pitch appeared to be more batter-friendly in the second innings, offering an advantage to teams chasing. Given this trend, captains might lean towards fielding first if they win the toss, hoping for better batting conditions later in the game.
IND vs ENG: Head-To-Head ODI Record
In ODIs, India and England have locked horns 106 times. India has emerged victorious in 57 of these encounters, while England secured wins in 44. Three matches yielded no result, and two matches concluded in a tie. When it comes to their face-offs in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, they've met 8 times. England has won 4 of these clashes, India emerged victorious in 3, and one game ended in a tie.
Flash Strategy
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Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan’s flash collectibles, five top batters from both sides are available at just $1 FC Reward while Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, and Jos Buttler’s flash collectibles are available at $2 and Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Joe Root’s flash collectibles are available at $3.
In terms of the bowlers, $1 options include Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Brydon Carse, Gus Atkinson’s flash collectibles while Adil Rashid’s flash collectible is available at $2 and Jasprit Bumrah’s flash collectible is available at $3.
Good options are on offer for the All-Rounder slot as well including Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, David Willey as $1 options while Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Moeen Ali are available as $2 flash collectibles options. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ben Stokes’ digital collectibles are also up for grabs at $3.
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