IND C vs ENG C WCL Highlights: England Champions beat India Champions by 23 runs

So, there it is. The writing was on the wall and it turns out to be true. Shahzad with another one and India lose this by 23 runs.

Ajmal Shahzad gets another wicket here. He removes Yusuf caught&bowled as India now need 24 from the final ball.

Yusuf Pathan gets to his fifty but his effort will go in vain as India are way too much behind. They need another 25 from 7 balls

India are now staring down the barrel. They need 55 from 18 balls with Pathan brothers in the middle. This might be over now.

And this seems to be over now. Yuvraj has holed this out to deep mid-wicket off Meaker, and this might be it for India. They need another 68 from 26 balls.

Yuvraj Singh is now carrying things from Stuart Binny. He is on 35 from 23 balls with four fours and a six. He hit a huge six off Moeen Ali and India are still in it.

And Binny is gone. Not what India needed. He has been caught out as he looked to go again. India 125/4 after 13.2.

Stuart Binny with a great over for India. He slams two sixes and two fours in a 22-run over. India 99/3 after 11.

Rayudu is gone now. India have lost their third and they are now going into a deep hole. Rayudu looked to flick this over square leg but does not get the whole on it as he has been taken at the deep. India 66/3 after 8.3

Yuvraj and Rayudu get the things moving for India. Both of them hit a six each in the last over to infuse some hopes for the defending champions. They still need to do a lot of work to win this.

Dhawan is gone. 2 down for India. Shahzad comes and gets Dhawan, who looked to slog this one on the leg side but ended up playing to thin air and getting bowled. India 35/2.

India are going at a pretty slow rate here. They have hit only 30 from the first four overs. The required rate is hovering around 12 and India need a move on now.

India begin the chase. Ambati Rayudu and Shikhar Dhawan are out in the middle. Robin Uthappa is gone early in the first over as England inflict India with an early blow. India have a tall target ahead of them and need to go right from the start. Sidebottom and Moeen Ali share the new ball.

England have ended very well here. They have hit 63 runs from the final five overs and lost only 1 wicket.

Bopara gets to his century. A strong knock by the Englishman. A 51-ball ton for him as he takes England close to 200.

Ravi Bopara is closing in on his 100 now. He is on 80 from 45 balls. England are batting well with 163/2 from their 16 overs.

Harbhajan Singh comes with the breakthrough. He dismisses Ian Bell caught by Yuvraj Singh. England 135/2 after 14.

Bopara gets to his 50. A 23-ball for him

Ian Bell and Ravi Bopara are going strong at the moment. They hit 18 runs from Varun Aaron's previous over, with both players hitting a couple of boundaries each.

Ian Bell now takes the things on. He slams two fours in Vinay Kumar's second over and then Bopara hits a six off the last ball, a free-hit after Vinay overstepped.

Varun Aaron comes into the side and gets a wicket in his first over. He cleans Phil Mustard up. Middle stump gone and England lose their first. Bopara now in.

A fine start by Vinay Kumar. Just two from the over. There was some swing on offer for Vinay, Bell looked a bit tentative in the over. 

England's openers are out in the middle as we are in all readiness to kick this game off. Phil Mustard and Ian Bell are out for England. Vinay Kumar has the new ball in his hand. Off we go!

"We will bowl first. It's a good wicket. We have to play good cricket to win the game. We are always latecomers; the bodies take time to win a game. Hopefully, we win a game. We have got Stuart Binny coming in for Suresh Raina," Yuvraj says at toss.

Meanwhile, the England Champions are in a similar spot too. They have played four matches and are winless, with one point due to their washed-out game against Australia. England are playing their final game and need a win to stay in hunt for the semifinals.

India Champions are in major trouble in the tournament. They have not won a single match this season and have only one point (from their called-off game against Pakistan) and have suffered two defeats. India sit on the bottom of the points table and a need a win to stay practically alive in the tournament. 

England Champions' Playing XI: Phil Mustard(w), Ravi Bopara, Moeen Ali, Samit Patel, Eoin Morgan(c), Ian Bell, Tim Ambrose, Ajmal Shahzad, Stuart Meaker, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Ryan Sidebottom

India's Playing XI:

Robin Uthappa(w), Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh(c), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Piyush Chawla, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Varun Aaron

India Champions have won the toss and they have opted to bowl first. Stay tuned for the lineups.

The defending Champions, India, are still looking for their first win in the season, having remained winless in the three matches.