India vs England Highlights World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Match abandoned due to rain in Guwahati

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Covers are back on in Guwahati as rain returns. The frustration continues for both sides as well as the fans…

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Finally some cheerful news. The rain has stopped in Guwahati and the weather looks much brighter than how it was around 20 minutes ago.

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: No change in weather conditions down south as well as AUS face NED. There's no rain at the moment but there are plenty of water patches, and this will be another long delay -- given there's no more rain

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: It's not raining right now but there are passing showers every now and then. There's a lot of water still on the ground and the covers, and we will have a ground inspection in about 27 minutes from now

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: The outfield is pretty wet and even if the rain subsides, it will take some time to revert to playing conditions here.

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: It's a gloomy picture at Barsapara Stadium at the moment, as the dark clouds hover all around the venue. This could be a long delay…

“We had a series against New Zealand and here comes Shubman Gill as a youngster. He made everyone stand up and take notice (with his batting). When we saw the stroke-making he executed in the nets, we knew this is the guy who will be next big thing,” Bangar recalls in Star Sports show ahead of the match

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: While it is currently raining in Guwahati, there has been no play in Thiruvananthapuram so far in two games. While yesterday's SA vs AFG match was a washout, toss is also delayed in today's AUS vs NED game. India will face Netherlands at the same venue next week

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: It's absolutely pouring down in Guwahati now. Strange to think that just about half an hour ago, Rohit had mentioned that he wanted to bat because the conditions are pretty hot here…

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: No one saw this coming even as weather app predicted afternoon showers. It was bright and sunny merely 10 minutes ago and now, almost the entire ground is covered! Strong showers in Guwahati

That's a bummer. A sudden shower over Guwahati and covers are on at the Barsapara Stadium

“Been a bit rainier than expected, but every time we come here to India it really is humid and hot. Been here only for two days but feeling the full effects of it already. Have to adapt to conditions quickly. A little bit stiff (after all the travel), it was a long journey, but this is the start of the World Cup, so we are really excited,” Wood says in pre-match interview.

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: “Being in a good space and training to enjoy the game will hold me in good stead. I want to enjoy the tournament. I don't know… I have kept saying this, this could be my last World Cup for India. For me enjoying the tournament is more important,” Ashwin says in chat with Karthik.

“To be in India ahead of what's gonna be a really exciting World Cup, for us it is very much about getting out there and getting moving. We had a long travel to get there, we will be a bit cautious today. There is a lot of experience in our game, everything including this game is about preparing for that (World Cup opener against New Zealand) match. We have plenty of guys who played a lot of IPL cricket here in India and really excited about today. All the players are fit and ready to go.”

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: During a pre-match interview, Dinesh Karthik asks Ashwin if the latter would've believed he would get a call-up to WC if someone said that 3 months ago. "I would've said, 'you're joking'! Life is full of surprises, didn't feel I would've been here but trust of the team management, and circumstances were such that I'm here today," Ashwin says

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: A sentence every Indian fan wanted to hear: “Everyone is fit and ready to go,” says Rohit Sharma at toss. Says the decision to bat first was taken to prevent India bowlers from bowling under hot conditions in Guwahati

India captain Rohit Sharma wins toss, opts to bat against England in Guwahati

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: While Guwahati is sunny, it's pouring down in Thiruvananthapuram where Australia face Netherlands. Interestingly, India face Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram next

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: It's sunny out here in Guwahati and the stadium is filling up with Indian fans! Toss takes place at 1:30 PM IST

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: There are clear skies in Guwahati at the moment and the Indian players are currently on the field indulging in a practice session ahead of the toss, that takes place at 1:30 PM IST

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Only two warm-up games scheduled for today, with Australia facing Netherlands in the other match in Thiruvananthapuram

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: One of India's biggest concerns was how the players returning from injuries would fare in limited opportunities before the World Cup. However, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Jasprit Bumrah have all put impressive performances, with Rahul being a stand-out performer overall as well. Dravid is happy with the performances put up by the trio: “For all those guys, game-time was important. The fact that they have been able to get that is I think something that we are much better off for it.”

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: India had lost their last ODI against Australia but Rohit was upbeat about India's preparations for the World Cup.

"The last 7-8 ODIs we've played really well in different conditions. We were challenged at different times and we took that challenge really well. Unfortunately, not the result we wanted today but I'm not going to look too much into this game. We've been playing really well."

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Rain is expected to hamper proceedings today in Guwahati, with accuweather forecasting thunderstorm in the afternoon and 'heavy' thunderstorm in the night. Rain had interrupted New Zealand's match against Pakistan as well, while South Africa's warm-up was abanonded by wash out.

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: One of the biggest stories for England going into the World Cup is the return of Ben Stokes, who came out of retirement to make himself available for the marquee tournament. Stokes' innings was crucial to England's 2019 World Cup final win over New Zealand, and the batter played a game-changing knock in the final of the T20 World Cup last year as well. Can Stokes make it 3/3 for England this time?

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: England's team boasts remarkable batting depth, with Sam Curran occupying the eighth position and Chris Woakes, who delivered a Test century against India at Lord's, arriving at No. 9. Additionally, Mark Wood is also a handy customer with the bat!

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: India arrive at the World Cup with an in-form opening pair of captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill; Rohit produced a superb attacking performance against Australia in India's last ODI, scoring 81 off just 57 balls. Shubman, meanwhile, was the highest run-scorer in the Asia Cup 2023

Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Liam Livingstone, David Willey, Reece Topley, Gus Atkinson

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Ravindra Jadeja's batting performances have been a cause of concern for the team management for some time. The Indian all-rounder still remains lethal with the ball, but his batting leaves much to be desired; as a high-pressure home world cup approaches, Jadeja would be aiming to make an impact in the lower-middle order

Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: India had a chance to play the trio of Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer in the playing XI against Australia in the 3rd ODI; however, Ishan was ruled out with illness on the day of the clash, making it a fairly straightforward choice of XI for Rohit Sharma. Yet, India would take relief in the fact that they have two unofficial games to test their combination

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Even as KL Rahul batted at no.5 in India's previous game against Australia, his performaces at the fourth spot have been exemplary. The star batter smashed a solid century against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, and also made important half-cntury contributions in the first two games vs Australia. Can he return to the 4th spot?

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: A major talking point heading into this warm-up match. Shreyas Iyer batted at no.3 in the first and second ODIs, and at no.4 in the third, raking up a century and a solid 48 off 43 balls in the final match. Ishan, on the other hand, delivered consistent performances for the side as an opener; in the middle-order, however, the youngster failed to make a mark after his 81 against Pakistan in Asia Cup. He scored 5, 18, and 31 in his next three gams in the middle-order.

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: 2023 has been the year of experimentations, largely because of consistent injuries to some of the key players in the Indian team. And these experiments gave India a problem of plenty – Ishan stepped up with brilliant performances in ODIs, and with Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul returning from their injuries last month, India enter the World Cup with a middle-order dilemma. New edition, same headache!

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: The team management might opt for a more conservative approach towards pacers, with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj being the first-choice attack. Bumrah participated in two one-day matches against Australia, and if the team management chooses to include him, Rohit might as well use him rather judiciously

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Kuldeep Yadav was one of the players rested for the first two ODIs against Australia, and a batting-paradise in the third match didn't bide well for the bowlers in Rajkot. Kuldeep, being the leading spinner in Indian attack going into the World Cup, will aim for a successful outing alongside Ravindra Jadeja and Ashwin

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik had revealed last week that Ashwin was the first-choice for Indian team management when Axar picked up an injury ahead of Asia Cup final. However, Ashwin refused to fly to Sri Lanka owing to lack of game-time, and Washington Sundar was drafted in instead. Ashwin did get two games against Australia, but it is important the off-spinner bowls today and gets as much practice as possible before India's opener on October 8

As the World Cup came closer, it was expected that Ravichandran Ashwin could make a late entry into the squad for Team India. Axar Patel's injury in the Asia Cup game against Bangladesh forced him out of the Australia series and eventually the World Cup, and Ashwin entered the 15-member squad earlier this week. Remarkably, Ashwin is one of the only two members in current Indian team from the 2011 World Cup-winning squad – the other being Virat Kohli

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Rahul Dravid stated following the series win against Australia that India ticked many boxes over the course of the Asia Cup and the bilateral series against Aussies, but there will be some interesting dimensions in the side composition as we head into India's first warm-up game in Guwahati…

India vs England Live Score, World Cup 2023 warm-up match: Team India arrive at the World Cup on the back of a dominating performance in the Asia Cup, notably dismissing Sri Lanka for just 50 in the final. Following the victory, India secured another 2-1 win over a strong Australian team without the availability of some of its star players in captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Hardik Pandya among others for the first two matches