Who Won the Toss Today, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023 Match 29: India vs England Match Toss Result on October 29

Who Won the Toss Today, IND vs ENG World Cup 2023 Match 29: India are taking on England in a crucial ICC World Cup 2023 Match at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow today.

India have currently won five matches out of their five matches and are looking good on the points table. On the other hand, England have just won a single match out of their first five and are currently on the verge of elimination. The reigning champions will need a victory to stay afloat in the tournament.

India vs England World Cup 2023 Toss Result

England captain Jos Buttler won the Toss and elected to Field first.

India vs England ICC World Cup 2023 Match 29: What Captains Said

Jos Buttler | England Captain: We're gonna bowl first. We haven't done justice and today we want to put up a show. Playing India in a full house is a spectacle and we need to rise to the best. We are gonna go with the same team.

Rohit Sharma | India Captain: We wanted to Bat first. Looks like a good pitch, a news surface and played quite nice. We don't mind batting first. Its important to play well and get the two points. So far it has been good, so we hope we continue where we left in the last game. Sometimes it is nice to have a break. The first five games were hectic. You get time to reassess. We play the same team as last game.

IND vs ENG ICC World Cup 2023: Playing XI

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

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

Ekana Stadium Lucknow Pitch Report

This is the 4th match at this venue in this World Cup and the pitch has obviously deteriorated since the very first match. There will be assistance for spinners on this pitch, but under lights, batting may just get easier.

Ravi Shastri and Nasser Hussain reckoned the pitch will be a good one to bat and will also provide some purchase for the spinners.