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IND vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report, and Squad Updates for 29th ODI World Cup Match

"Get insights for the 29th ODI World Cup match between IND and ENG, including Dream11 predictions, the probable playing XI, fantasy cricket tips, pitch conditions, and player updates.

Johnson Gomez D

28 Oct 2023 21:37 IST

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Ind vs Eng — IND VS ENG DREAM 11 Prediction

India (IND) is set to face the defending champions England (ENG) in the 29th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 on the 29th of October 2023 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Being the defending champion and having revolutionized the white ball Cricket after their 2015 Cricket World Cup debacle, England came into the tournament as the hot favourite to win the trophy, but their campaign hasn’t taken off since the tournament started.

England is lying at the bottom half of the table just above the Netherlands after winning just 1 game out of the total 5 matches they have played so far. On the other hand, India is flying high in this tournament by winning all the matches they have been featured in so far. Both the teams will lock horns at the newly built Ekana Stadium which has got a re-laid surface after the criticism it faced for poor pitches in the IPL and the bilateral series between India and New Zealand.

Pitch Report

The pitches have been re-laid at the Ekana Stadium for the World Cup and we have seen considerable improvement in the pitches as South Africa scored more than 300 runs on the same ground against Australia. It is a considerably new venue and the average first score batting first on this ground has been 229. So far, 12 matches have been played on this ground out of which 9 have been won by teams batting second and 3 teams have successfully defended targets on this ground.

It’s late October and winter is setting in most parts of northern India, therefore dew will be expected on the ground which could give the team batting second an advantage. In the recent matches played on this ground, we have seen fast bowlers also getting some help under the lights as South Africa bundled Australia for just 177 after scoring 311 on the same ground where South Africa’s fast bowlers played a crucial part.

Total Matches played in Ekana- 12

Average 1st Innings score- 229

Teams won batting first- 3

Teams won batting second-9

Players to Watch Out for

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will hold the key for India’s batting as they have the top scorers for India so far in this World Cup. Virat Kohli has scored 354 runs in this tournament so far at an average of 118 with 3 half centuries and 1 hundred. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has also amassed 311 runs in the tournament so far with an average of 62.20 with a century and a fifty in his kitty.

On the bowling front Jasprit Bumrah is leading the charts with 11 wickets in 5 matches and given England’s inability to play spin well, Kuldeep Yadav can also be the play you can rely on.

On the other side, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran and Joss Buttler will be the key for England as they have been excellent in the ODI format and can be the players to watch out for.

Probable Playing X1

India:

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

England:

Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK & C), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood