In the 2023 Cricket World Cup, England, the third-time defending champions, faced another loss, making it impossible for them to reach the knockout stage. Before this, Australia in 1992 and Sri Lanka in 1999 World Cups couldn't progress beyond the group stage as defending champions. Australia had won the 1987 World Cup, while Sri Lanka clinched the 1996 title, and neither managed to reach the knockout rounds in their next World Cup campaigns. England's fifth loss in this World Cup makes it the defending champion team with the most losses in a World Cup, surpassing the previous record held by Australia in 1992 when they lost four matches. England finds themselves in a challenging position in the 2023 World Cup, having lost three matches out of six, and they now have only two points, which makes their semifinal qualification prospects quite slim.
On the other hand, India's victory over England marked their sixth consecutive win in the tournament, and they have accumulated 12 points, securing the top spot in the standings. South Africa stands at 10 points, while New Zealand and Australia both have eight points, with three matches left for each of them.
The match itself saw India posting a competitive total of 229 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their 50 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma played a remarkable inning, scoring 87 runs with the help of ten boundaries and three sixes, while Suryakumar Yadav contributed a valuable 49 runs from 47 balls. In reply, England was bowled out for just 129 runs in 34.5 overs, with no English batsman managing to score more than 27, except for Liam Livingstone. India secured a convincing victory by 100 runs.
With this victory, India is inching closer to a spot in the World Cup semifinals, while England faces a challenging path ahead. This win against England is India's first in 20 years in the World Cup, with their previous victory against England dating back to 2003. The 2011 encounter between the two teams ended in a tie, and in the 2019 World Cup, India had to face a loss. India now boasts a total of 59 World Cup wins, surpassing New Zealand and closing in on Australia's record of 73 wins.
Notable individual achievements in the match included Rohit Sharma receiving his seventh Player of the Match award in World Cups. He now holds the second-highest number of such awards in the World Cup, overtaking the former Australian great Glenn McGrath. Additionally, with his performance in this World Cup, Mohammed Shami made his mark by taking more than 4 wickets in a World Cup match for the sixth time, equaling the record held by Mitchell Starc. Shami now has a total of 40 wickets in World Cup matches. These achievements make India's victory over England a memorable moment in this tournament.
