ENG vs SL: Watch - Joe Root Perishes After Mix-up With Jonny Bairstow

Luck wasn’t in the favour of Joe Root in the ongoing match 25 of the ICC World Cup 2023. The game between England and Sri Lanka is currently taking place at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, where the defending champions won the toss and opted to bat first. 

England did not have a great start in the game as they lost Dawid Malan (28) after a good start and to worsen the case more, Joe Root got out in an unfortunate event. The batter was back in the hut after a horrible mixup with Jonny Bairstow in the 10th over. 

Joe Root cut a delivery from Mahesh Theekshana towards point and ran immediately. Jonny Bairstow however wasn’t interested and sent him. He made his way back to the crease but despite putting the dive, he was short of his crease.

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Joe Root scored just three runs and England came under pressure. The Jos Buttler-led side are already under scanner after their poor performances in the ICC World Cup 2023. They are tottering in the lower half of the table and have managed just one win. 

England would be desperate for a win here as they already have lost three games out of their four matches. They can’t afford to lose a game as it would mean that their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals would be dented. They need to win all their games from now. 

ENG vs SL: After Mix up with Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow falls as well 

Jonny Bairstow was under pressure after a mix-up with Joe Root. He couldn’t get going after that as he perished soon after that. Kasun Rajitha bowled a short of a length delivery to which the batter tried to whip. 

The ball didn’t go past the mid-on, where Dhananjaya de Silva picked an easy catch. Jonny Bairstow managed just 30 runs off 31 balls. After his wicket, the team came in a spot of bother as they lost Jos Buttler as well. The captain went back for 8 runs and the team was left tottering at 77/4.