India vs England warm-up match live updates: Hello and welcome to live coverage of IND vs ENG ODI World Cup 2023 warm-up match. Team India begin their final preparations for 2023 ODI World Cup with a warm-up match against England on Saturday (September 30). Both India and England have settled on their respective 15-member squads. The warm-up match presents both the teams an opportunity to assess their strengths and weaknesses ahead of the main tournament. Following this encounter, India is scheduled to face the Netherlands in their second warm-up match, while England will clash against Bangladesh.

Given that both India and England will face less formidable teams in their second warm-up match, today's IND vs ENG warm-up match in Guwahati holds particular significance for both the teams in terms of fine-tuning their combinations and strategies. It is likely that rain might cause delay or interruption in IND vs ENG warm-up match. Fans will be hoping that the rain stays away to ensure a full and uninterrupted contest.

All ten teams participating in ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 will engage in two official 50-over matches each in the week leading up to the main tournament's commencement on October 5. All warm-up matches will take place in three different cities across India.

Heading into today's match and in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023, England can take some comfort from their recent edge over India in the last two encounters at ICC competitions. In last year's T20 World Cup semi-final, England secured a convincing ten-wicket win over India. Prior to that, defending champions England were the only team to defeat India in the league stage of the 2019 ODI World Cup.

Squads

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

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

18:16 PM (IST) • 30 Sep 2023

IND vs ENG warm-up match live score

After inspecting the ground, the umpires finally decided to abandon the game. Yes, the warm-up match between India and England has been called off due to excessive rain in Guwahati.

17:32 PM (IST) • 30 Sep 2023

IND vs ENG warm-up match live score

The umpires have stepped on the field for an inspection and in case you do not know the groundstaffs need at least 90 minutes to prepare the ground for the game.