Christchurch, Feb 23 (IANS) On a high after clinching a World Cup Pool A game against Scotland, England skipper Eoin Morgan said he was delighted with the performance as the players got a chance to express themselves here Monday.
Desperate to get a win after losing to Australia and New Zealand in the first two games, England rode on a century from left-handed opener Moeen Ali (128) and knocks from Ian Bell (54) and Morgan (46) to post 303 runs on the scoreboard.
Scotland were greeted with some good bowling from the England pacers upfront, their only resistance came in the form of Kyle Coetzer, who top scored with 71 runs. Finally, the Scots were bundled out for 184.
“Delighted with today's performance, today we played not within ourselves but expressed ourselves little bit, which was good to see. Two openers were exceptional and ideally we would have liked to kick on without stuttering. But we recovered really well to a good score,” Morgan said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
The skipper lauded his bowlers for their performances and said it was nice getting some much needed runs under his belt.
“We are really flexible in our batting, today was all about a win. As we get close to Powerplay we are flexible. Nice to get some runs under my belt," he said.
“I thought our bowlers were really good, standout performances from (Steven) Finn and Broady (Stuart Broad). Moeen (Ali) was brilliant chipping in with his 10 overs," the 28-year-old added.
"It's great to have (James) Anderson and Broad back at full strength, their combination works and that's a massive plus for us.”
92,719 cases were reported on the last day, 2,222 died and 1.62 lakh were cured; 13.54 lakh active cases reduced in the last 15 days
The pace of corona in the country is under control. For the second consecutive day on Tuesday, the number of new infected was less than one lakh. During this, the corona was confirmed in 92,719 people
Rahul Nakli Gandhi: Union Minister Joshi said - Rahul is not a descendant of Mahatma Gandhi, 'fake Gandhi'
BJP leader and Union Minister Prahlad Joshi called Rahul Gandhi a fake Gandhi amid the Congress's protest against inflation today. Joshi said, "He (Rahul Gandhi) is not the descendant of Mahatma
IND vs. AUS: Rohit-Kohli will return, Shubman Gill will rest, and Team India's playing 11 will be like this in the 3rd ODI
The Indian team, which has sealed the series in Indore, will face Australia in the third and last ODI on Wednesday. This match between the two teams will be played in Rajkot. Team India's performance
Salman Khan forgot all the grievances and joined his ex-sister-in-law in her grief, reached Malaika Arora's father's house late at night
At present, the matter of the sudden death of actress Malaika Arora's father Anil Mehta is in the news. On Wednesday, the news of his suicide suddenly came out and a wave of mourning spread in the
Non-Fungible Tokens: Bill Gates Compares NFT to 'Greater-Fool Theory', Has Criticized Crypto Even Before
Bill Gates has outright rejected cryptocurrency projects such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). At a climate conference on Tuesday, he compared the NFT to the 'greater-fool theory'. According to him, NFT
Suicide note of Sasural Simar Ka Fame Vaishali: Wrote about friend – Rahul sent my photos to my fiancee and has been torturing me for two and a half years
TV actress Vaishali Thakkar died in a love triangle or was she a victim of blackmailing...? What was she thinking about her career after the lockdown? Why was she staying in Indore for a long time and
Industry: Worst performance of Indian industry, industrial production down to 26-month low
The country's industrial production declined by 4 percent in October due to the weak performance of the mining and energy sectors along with a contraction in manufacturing output. This has been the
Chandrayaan-3: This mission of Chandrayaan-3 is very special for India, all eyes are on soft landing of 'Vikram' lander
Chandrayaan 3 Launch Today: Chanda Mama Door Ke... Chanda Mama Aa Jana... Since childhood, we have been hearing many such poems and stories of Chanda Mama from our grandmothers. Then we could not even
Vijay Mallya contempt case: Supreme Court to hear last on January 18, said - have waited a lot
The Supreme Court made an important announcement on Tuesday in the contempt case against Vijay Mallya. The Supreme Court said that the case in which fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya has been
Shaitaan: The booking of Ajay's 'Shaitaan' started, and the film did so much business even before its release.
Ajay Devgan is in the news these days about his upcoming film Shaitan. Horror thriller film 'Shaitan' is ready for release in theatres. Shaitan has been in the news since its teaser release. At the