India vs England Highlights, WCL 2025: Bopara, Shahzad help ENG Champs beat IND Champs by 23 runs

Ajmal Shahzad does brilliantly well as he keeps the big-hitting Yusuf Pathan in check. A full-toss and Pathan skies it with Shahzad taking the catch himself. India's slow start in the powerplay cost them the match. It's all over as England Champions beat India Champions by 23 runs.

Ajmal Shahzad picks four wickets as India Champions restricted to 200/8 in 20 overs.

India Champions needed a big 19th over and they managed to get 16 off it. Yusuf Pathan holding his nerve gets to his fifty with a huge six. India Champions need 25 off the last over. Shahzad to bowl the last over.

Irfan Pathan perishes after hitting a six the previous delivery. India Champions need 46 off 14 balls. Pawan Negi walks out.

Looking to clear deep midwicket, Yuvraj Singh plays straight into the hands of Moeen Ali. Meaker with the dismissal. Big wicket this for England. Irfan Pathan joins his brother at the crease.

IND Champs 156/5 in 15.4 overs.

Yusuf Pathan takes lead as he clobbers Bopara for a six and a boundary, 13 of the over. Somehow, Yuvraj Singh needs to find his form and get those big hits coming. Both these batters hold key for India Champions to gun down the target.

Stuart Binny walks back after a well-made 35 off 13 balls, caught brilliantly in the deep by Samit Patel off Bopara's bowling. Binny was really batting well. Chasing a big target, India batters can't afford to play the waiting game.

IND Champs four wickets down.

With the run-rate climbing Stuart Binny decides to take on the attack and hammers 6, 4, 6, 4 off Meaker's over, 22 off it. India Champions need the big hits coming. Looks like Binny has found his rhythm.

Meaker gets the breakthrough with the wicket of Rayudu (28), caught at square leg by Ravi Bopara. Stuart Binny walks out to the middle. Ideally Yusuf Pathan should be playing in this position.

IND Champs 69/3 in 9 overs.

Yuvraj Singh decides to go after the bowling as he hits a boundary off the first ball from Shahzad. Slower ball fro Shahzad and Rayudu plays it over mid-off for a six.

Yuvraj Singh gets a thick outside edge off Shahzad's last ball, but Phil Mustard fails to hold on to it. IND Champs 65/2 in 8 overs.

Not the kind of start India Champions would have hoped for as they manage 35/2 at the end of powerplay. Rayudu and Yuvraj need a partnership going with the pitch still great for batting.

Ryan Sidebottom causing trouble for the two Indian batters as Rayudu throws his bat at every ball without success. After 5 overs, India Champions are 33 for 1.

Shahzad strikes first ball by cleaning up Shikhar Dhawan for 17

Ryan Sidebottom and Moeen Ali have put on the brakes on the scoring rate. But Rayudu manages to break the shackles with a six off Ali. India Champions need to find the momentum and that is when Dhawan switch hits Ali for a six. Good over for India.

IND Champs 30/1 in 4 overs.

Moeen Ali gets to bowl from the other end. Right call by Morgan to get a spinner into the attack. IND Champs 11/1 in 2 overs.

Robin Uthappa falls second ball of the first over. Ryan Sidebottom with the early breakthrough. Uthappa early into the shot as he plays straight into the hands of short midwicket.

IND Champs 3/1 in 1 over.

England Champions have managed to put up a big total on the board, thanks to the top knock by Ravi Bopara (110* off 55 balls) and well supported by Ian Bell who scored a fluent fifty. Another lackluster bowling performance from the India Champions bowlers allow the opponent to score 223 for 3 in 20 overs.

Samit Patel no mug with the bat as he clobbers Aaron for a six to bring up 200 for the England Champions. 15 runs off the over. Final over coming up with ENG Champs on 209/3.

Harbhajan Singh starts off with a six as Moeen Ali tonks him over midwicket. Harbhajan strikes again and this time with the scalp of Moeen Ali (33), caught in the deep by Ambati Rayudu. Meanwhile, off the last delivery, Bopara reaches his century off 51 balls. Top knock!

ENG Champs 194/3 in 18 overs.

After a miserly last over from Harbhajan Singh, Bopara decides to take the attack to Vinay Kumar and hammers him for three fours and one six. Bopara moves on to 98 off 49 balls. Remember he was dropped on 75 by Varun Aaron.

New batter Moeen Ali walks out to the crease and Pawan Negi dishing out length balls to the left-handed batter. Easy pickings for Moeen Ali as he clobbers Negi for three sixes and one four. 25 runs from the over, expensive over of the innings.

Pawan Negi finishes off his spell with not so impressive figures of 0 for 62. ENG Champs 160/2 in 15 overs.

Harbhajan Singh almost gave India a breakthrough with the wicket of Bopara, but Varun Aaron spills it at long on. The next ball Ian Bell skies it and Yuvraj makes no mistake. Harbhajan trump card works as India Champions finally with the breakthrough. Ian Bell gone for 54.

ENG Champs 135/2 in 14 overs.

Piyush Chawla gets through an outstanding over, concedes just six runs and in the process finishes his spell with figures of 0 for 25. Harbhajan introduced into the attack.

Bopara batting on 73 and Bell unbeaten on 54. ENG Champs 131/1 in 13 overs.

Ian Bell gets to his fifty with a one-handed six off Chawla over midwicket. Bell has paced his innings so brilliantly. Huge appeal for an lbw turned down by the umpire, Chawla not happy.

ENG Champs 115/1 in 11 overs.

Ravi Bopara slams a quick fifty off 23 balls, reaches the score with consecutive sixes off Stuart Binny. Bopara goes again…another six a huge on. In the process 100-run partnership comes up for Bell and Bopara. 21 runs from the over.

ENG Champs 106/1 in 10 over (Bopara 59*, Bell 43)

After couple of quiet overs, Ian Bell decides to take on the attack as he hits Pawan Negi for two fours - classic Bell. 10 runs off the over. Looks like a great batting strip. Can India restrict England Champs under 200?

Piyush Chawla sneaks through a tidy over, just two runs off it. India desperately need a breakthrough and who it would be. Irfan Pathan introduced into the attack. Right call to bring him on.

ENG Champs 66/1 in 7 overs.