India vs England, Cricket World Cup 2023: Fantasy XI Prediction, Top Captaincy And Vice-Captaincy Picks

Table-toppers India will look to add to their winning streak of five matches when they take on a struggling England in Lucknow. Following their impressive victory over New Zealand, India are expected to seal a comfortable win over the English team on Sunday, virtually securing their place in the knockouts. On the other hand, England find themselves in a must-win situation. The Jos Buttler-captained side will be well aware of the fact that it's not just a win they need, but a convincing one to improve their low net run-rate. The English team currently occupies the ninth position in the 10-team competition, with a total of two points from five matches.

Weather conditions and pitch report

The pitch at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow mostly favours the bowlers. The surface at the venue offers bounce and pace to the bowlers as well and it assists spinners as the game progresses. The average score by the team batting first in the last 10 matches at this stadium is 262. The arena in Lucknow has hosted three ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches so far with the highest score at the venue being 311/7. The lowest total here has been 177 runs.

Talking about the weather, the temperature at Lucknow is expected to hover around 29 degrees with 29% humidity.

Predicted playing XI

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

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

IND vs ENG fantasy XI

Wicket-keepers: KL Rahul

Batters: Rohit Sharma,