Why India Still Have Not Qualified For Semi-Finals Of Cricket World Cup 2023

The Indian men’s cricket team made it six wins in six matches at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 after beating England by 100 runs on Sunday at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. India batted first for the first time in the tournament, scoring a modest 229/9 in their fifty overs as captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 87 runs off 101 balls on a tricky pitch while Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed one run short of his maiden World Cup fifty.

While England got off to a good start in the run chase, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami bamboozled the English top six. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja, then, also got in among the wickets as England were bowled out for 129. Shami finished with four wickets, making him the fastest to 40 scalps in World Cup history.

India, earlier, beat New Zealand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Australia in the World Cup 2023, all while batting second. The hosts are the only unbeaten team in the tournament and are atop the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table with 12 points, boasting a net run rate of 1.405 – currently the second-best in the tournament.