England posted a gargantuan score of 337 runs after their skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to bat first. The England openers got off to flying start as Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy were able to hit the ground running. In fact, the right-handed pair were kept quite by Indian seamers but both the right unleashed their attack against the spinners.
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Jason Roy, who was coming back after missing three matches due to a hamstring tear, showed what England was missing in their last few matches. In fact, Roy had the rub of the green on his side when Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni decided not to go for the review when the right-hander had gloved the ball against Hardik Pandya.
England was brilliant.
Roy made sure that he made India pay a hefty prize for their misjudgement. Bairstow and Roy timed the ball with perfection as they catapulted their attack on the Indian spinners and Hardik Pandya.
Both the right-hander made good use of the feet to get to the pitch of the ball and deposit the same in the stands. England openers added a fine alliance of 160 runs in 22 overs to lay down a solid foundation.
India needed something to break the partnership and it was produced by their twelfth man, Ravindra Jadeja. Roy smashed Kuldeep Yadav straight down the ground but the gun-fielder was quick to make ground and took a blinder.
Jonny Bairstow continued and completed his maiden World Cup hundred to let his bat do all the talking for him. Subsequently, Ben Stokes was able to get going and completed his fifty off 38 balls whereas Joe Root played in his typical style to score 44 from 54 balls.
Mohammed Shami was the pick of the Indian bowlers as the fast bowler scalped five wickets and continued to be amongst the wickets.
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Here is how Twitter reacted to England’s innings:
Brilliant start by England, EXACTLY what we needed. So good to have @JasonRoy20 back in the side & to see Bairstow let his bat do rather better talking then his interviews. 👍#ENGvIND
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 30, 2019
I thought India were excellent in the middle overs. England looked good for 360 at one point. Strangely, the rut coincided with Bairstow's century.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 30, 2019
royals looking for a strong finish #ENGvIND #cwc19
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) June 30, 2019
Well played Jonny Bairstow. See, nobody wanted you to fail!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 30, 2019
That grievance Jonny Bairstow pretty much manufactured for himself ("people are waiting for us to fail") has worked brilliantly. He's batting like a demon.
— Paul Hayward (@_PaulHayward) June 30, 2019
@Jaspritbumrah93 is the best for a reason but even for the best in the game 5 overs in a row at the death is tough. How will this end up.? #genius #1-2tomany.? #CWCUP2019
— Simon Doull (@Sdoull) June 30, 2019
Brilliant century by @jbairstow21. His bat > his chat.. 👏👏👏#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Xn0vwgzLVd
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 30, 2019
Nasser Hussain calling it spot on. A moment of brilliance required in the field, and who else but Sir Jadeja 👏👏👏#ENGvIND #CWC19
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) June 30, 2019
Maiden 5-wicket haul for Shami#CWC2019 #ENGvIND
— Akhil Gupta 🏏 (@Guptastats92) June 30, 2019
Big call from India. Five overs on the bounce for Bumrah in the last 10 overs. Best vs Best will be a treat to watch. #CWC19 #EngvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 30, 2019
Pakistan & Sri Lanka need England to lose this one. And they've gone the extra mile by deputing Aleem Dar & Kumar Dharmasena to officiate today's massive game. #CWC19 #ENGvIND
— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) June 30, 2019
Mohammed Shami becomes the first Indian bowler to take three consecutive four wicket hauls in World Cup history…
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) June 30, 2019
Mohammed Shami:
– 2nd player after Shahid Afridi (in 2011) to take three consecutive 4-fers in World Cup
– 2nd Indian after Narendra Hirwani (in 1988) to take three consecutive 4-fers in ODI cricket#CWC19 #ENGvIND
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) June 30, 2019
I’ve spotted 15 English fans and about a 150 English fans today….at Edgbaston in Birmingham 🙈 #CWC19 #EngvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 30, 2019
Time for a change in pace. Let's have @JadhavKedar come in to turn things around. We need wickets! Quick ones! #ENGVIND #CWC19
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) June 30, 2019
Mohammed Shami is a wicket taking machine!!#IndiaVsEngland #CWC19
— Akhilesh Sharma अखिलेश शर्मा (@akhileshsharma1) June 30, 2019
Death overs are where Bhuvi is badly missed. #ENGvIND #CWC19
— Shamik Chakrabarty (@shamik100) June 30, 2019
.@jbairstow21 sweeping with ease, he hasn't allowed the bowlers to bowl disturbing them literally from ball one. 👍#ENGvIND
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) June 30, 2019
Sensational by @benstokes38 – smashing this game away from India. #ENGvIND
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 30, 2019
350. Plausible. Possible.
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka…..do something. #CWC19 #EngvInd— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 30, 2019
But gets Butler, which has probably saved India 15-20 runs! https://t.co/vOtYgdKzKv
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 30, 2019
🏴 How good is it to have Roy and Bairstow back together England fans?
SCORECARD ➡️ https://t.co/xZOWoxtHON #CWC19 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Sje3wcz14e
— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag) June 30, 2019
Wonder if the king of the chase @imVkohli will get on that 100 train today.. #ENGvIND #CWC2019
— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) June 30, 2019
If Root was Indian, he would have become the subject of national debate already 😊
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 30, 2019
