Watch: Kuldeep Yadav shocks Jos Buttler with ball of tournament
Kuldeep Yadav bowled a magical delivery to get the prized scalp of the England captain Jos Buttler in the 16th over which left Buttler dumbfounded.
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Match 29 of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 witnessed Team India's continuation of its winning streak when, on Sunday, October 29th, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, they defeated England by 100 runs. Following being given the opportunity to bat first, the Men in Blue amassed a formidable 229/9 in the 50 overs allotted to them. England were dismissed for 129 in 34.5 overs in response, with Mohammed Shami taking four wickets.
Kuldeep Yadav bowled exceptionally well with figures of 2/24 in eight overs. England's captain Jos Buttler (10 off 23 balls) was ejected in the sixteenth over by a mesmerizing delivery bowled by the 28-year-old. Kuldeep delivered the ball to Buttler, who played it with his back foot as a right-handed batsman. However, the ball abruptly reversed direction and struck the English batsman, who was rendered speechless as he lost his stumps.
Watch Kuldeep's delivery
Kuldeep additionally dismissed Liam Livingstone (27 off 46 balls) in the 30th over by entrapping him in front of the wickets; after 29.2 overs, England were reduced to 98/8. Thus far in the tournament, he has taken ten wickets at an economy rate of 4.50 and an average of 26.10.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami continued their dominance
Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah bowled England's top order to a mere 39/4 after 9.1 overs earlier in the innings. Bumrah (3/32, 6.5 overs) bowled England out for 129 after dismissing Dawid Malan (16 off 17) and Joe Root (0 off 1) with consecutive deliveries. Subsequently, he returned to take the final wicket of Mark Wood (0 off 1).
In contrast, Shami recorded figures of 4/22 in seven overs with the dismissals of Jonny Bairstow (14 off 23 balls), Ben Stokes (0 off 10 balls), Moeen Ali (15 off 31 balls), and Adil Rashid (13 off 20 balls). Player of the Match was bestowed upon captain Rohit Sharma in recognition of his outstanding 87 (101 runs) on the sluggish pitch in Lucknow.
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