The 38th match of the world cup between india and england began with the latter winning the toss and batting first. The team got to a flying start with openers Bairstow and Roy scoring steadily and aggressively, and after Roy (66) departed, Bairstow scored a strong ton (111).
Shami removed Root (44) and Morgan in quick succession, but Stokes went on to blast away Indian bowlers, scoring 79, and finally england ended 337/7. Indian innings began disastrously, as rahul departed for a duck, but rohit Sharma and Kohli forged an important partnership before Kohli departed for 66.
rohit scored his third century of the season and departed for 102. Rishabh pant scored 32 and departed, and then hardik pandya and Dhoni teamed with a huge target ahead to be chased. Hardik was dismissed for 45, and Dhoni scored 42*, as india ended at 306/5, losing by 31 runs.
