India reach100 for 3 after 25 overs

England won the toss and elected to bowl in their World Cup match against India here on Sunday.
England win toss and elect to bowl against India in World Cup match
England win toss and elect to bowl against India in World Cup match
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Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul

Lucknow | England won the toss and elected to bowl in their World Cup match against India here on Sunday.

India retained the playing 11 for the match while England too did not make any changes from the eleven that they fielded against Sri Lanka.

India have 10 points from five matches while England are 10th on the table with just two points.

Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

India reach100 for 3 after 25 overs

Captain Rohit Sharma's solid 57 notwithstanding, India were on shaky grounds at 100 for 3 after 25 overs against England in a World Cup match here on Sunday.

KL Rahul 30 not out) is giving company to Rohit.

After being asked to bat first, India made a shaky beginning losing two wickets in the space of one run.

Shubman Gill was the first to get dismissed as he was castled by pacer Chris Woakes for nine. India were 26 for 1 then.

An even bigger shock was awaiting India as in-form Virat Kohli departed for a nine-ball duck, his first in ODIs this year.

Kohli tried to clear left-arm pacer David Willey over mid-off but all he could manage was a dolly to Ben Stokes, reducing the hosts to 27 for 2.

Shreyas Iyer soon followed the suit, clattering Woakes to Mark Wood at mid-on after making four.

Brief scores: India: 50 for 3 in 15 overs (Rohit Sharma 33 not out, Chris Woakes 2 for 23) vs England. 

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