19 October,2016 08:30 AM IST | | Agencies
Pardeep Narwal scored 13 points, while Ajay Thakur scored 11 points as India made full use of their squad depth to notch a comfortable win and ended their group campaign on a high
India in total control against England during the World Cup match yesterday
India in total control against England during the World Cup match yesterday
Ahmedabad: India confirmed their place in the semi-finals with a thumping 69-18 win over England.
Pardeep Narwal scored 13 points, while Ajay Thakur scored 11 points as India made full use of their squad depth to notch a comfortable win and ended their group campaign on a high.
England finished fourth in Group 'B' with 10 points. England made a bright start as Someshwar Kalia scored two points in the first minute to lead 2-1.
Sandeep Narwal scored with a super raid in the third minute to help India lead 5-2. Thakur scored with a two-point raid in the fifth minute as India led 8-3 and reduced England to just two men.
India inflicted the first all out of the match in the sixth minute to lead 12-3. India's star raider Pardeep Narwal scored his first points in the seventh minute to give India 14-3 lead. Keshav Gupta scored with a two-point read in the 10 th minute as England trailed 5-17.
Sandeep Narwal was in great raiding form as he scored six points in 13 minutes. India inflicted second all out in the 13th minute to lead 24-5.
England defence let them down as they failed to score a single point in the first 15 minutes. Such was India's dominance that they went on a 20-0 run in eight minutes to lead 37-5 after 18 minutes. Pardeep Narwal attained a super 10 in the first half whereas Surjeet got a high five as India totally outclassed England. India were 45-6 at the end of the first half.
Adewalure scored his second point and became the first man to score 50 points in this World Cup. With less than five minutes to go, India led 64-14 as Rahul Chaudhari scored his third point of the match.
India cruised in the last few minutes as they led 65-15 after 38 minutes. Ajay Thakur attained a super 10 in the 39th minute as India won 69-18.
