England beat India by 4 runs to succeed in the Bodily Incapacity Champions Trophy closing in Sri Lanka.
England’s win means they go prime of the four-team desk and are assured to complete within the prime two, together with India, so the 2 international locations will meet once more in Tuesday’s closing.
India beat England of their first group match earlier this week, however the latter acquired revenge on Saturday, securing victory from the final ball of the match as they efficiently defended a complete of 169-7.
India wanted 12 runs from the final over after an explosive few overs earlier than that bur after the primary ball went for six, England’s Liam O’Brien managed to get a wicket and bowl three dot balls.
“It was a really good game,” stated England’s Alex Hammond, who top-scored with a 33-ball 55 and took 1-22.
“India bowled nicely with the brand new ball and we misplaced a number of early wickets, it was good to see Jamie Goodwin get us off to a great begin with a number of boundaries up prime.
“Popping out of the powerplay we had misplaced three of 4 wickets, so Angus Brown and I had been collectively pretty early on. It was nice batting with him, he gave me a bit extra time to settle in and allowed me to start out at a run a ball.
“We were in a good position after getting up to 170. The bowlers started brilliantly up top, Jordan Williams has been excellent all series and he was again, supported by Liam O’Brien, Callum Flynn and Anthony Clapham.”
England assured forward of Tuesday’s closing
England misplaced early wickets however Hammond and Angus Brown steadied the ship within the center order, each securing their first half-centuries within the event.
“They are not unbeatable. We proved that in India last year, and now,” stated Hammond. “As soon as we get rid of that fear and back our skills, we are really competitive.
“We have not had an ideal recreation but. If we acquired off to a greater begin, we may have gotten 180, 190 or 200. Even with the ball on the finish, our first 15 balls had been wonderful however possibly not on the finish.”
Brown added: “We’re massively assured. We again our abilities and one another. We’ll be taught from this recreation. We will not look to lose that many wickets early on however we’re assured going into the ultimate.”
