MS Dhoni struggles as Jonny Bairstow thrives: India v England player ratings

Chitrabhanu Kadalayil evaluates the performances of the 22 players who competed in this Cricket World Cup clash

KL Rahul (1/10): Forgettable day out for the opening batsman, who was half-decent in the field until he landed awkwardly on the ground after attempting a catch on the boundary line and hurting himself. He opened the innings but was dismissed without scoring after facing nine balls. Reuters

Rohit Sharma (8/10): Scored a brilliant hundred after making a slow start with the bat. His 138-run partnership with captain Virat Kohli set the foundation for India's run chase. But could they have scored at a faster rate? Easier said then done. Getty Images

Virat Kohli (7/10): The captain marshalled his team even as England's batsmen were going hell for leather. He batted well, too, scoring a half-century and getting a good partnership going with Rohit. But his dismissal was the first nail in the coffin for India's run chase. AP Photo

Rishabh Pant (6/10): Brought into the game as a replacement for Vijay Shankar, Pant's out-fielding was better than usual, and he batted with the right intention. But he got out to a brilliant coach near the boundary line by Chris Woakes. Had he stayed on, India may well have won the game. Getty Images

Hardik Pandya (6/10): The all-rounder's bowling was below par, admittedly on a pitch that offered little to bowlers. But he fielded well in the deep and batted with great vigour to score 45. So long as he was at the wicket there was every chance India were going to win. PA Wire

MS Dhoni (1/10): The wicketkeeper-batsman made a rare tactical mistake by not encouraging captain Virat Kohli to appeal for a caught behind to dismiss Jason Roy. Had Kohli made the DRS appeal, the England opener would have been back in the pavilion for next to nothing. But as fate would have it, he went on to score a match-winning half-century for his team. Dhoni did worse with the bat, scoring 42 off 31 balls showing little urgency to win the run-chase. AP Photo

Kedar Jadhav (1/10): The batting all-rounder is having an underwhelming World Cup. He took the catch to dismiss Eoin Morgan and, by the time he came out to bat, India had all but lost the match. Nonetheless, he was expected to go after England's bowling. Instead, he seemed content to knock the ball around for ones and twos, finishing unbeaten on 12 off 13 balls. AP Photo

Mohammed Shami (8/10): The fast bowler was among the wickets again, taking five of them on the day to take his tournament tally to 13 from three games. He was expensive in his last spell, though, as Ben Stokes went after him at the death. But Shami did his bit to keep England's score to 337. AP Photo

Kuldeep Yadav (3/10): The left-arm leg-spinner took the first wicket, that of Jason Roy, but was otherwise very expensive. Bairstow, in particular, went after his bowling. Not the most memorable day in the field for the southpaw. AP Photo

Jasprit Bumrah (8/10): The fast bowler was at miserly best in every spell of his, ending up with figures of 1-44 from 10 overs. He took just one wicket, but it was a big one: that of Ben Stokes. Unfortunately, the other bowlers - barring Mohammed Shami, of course - did not lend him more support. AP Photo

Yuzvendra Chahal (1/10): The right-arm leg-spinner endured a rare poor day in the office as he conceded 88 runs in his 10-over spell and finished wicketless. He was given a good walloping by the England openers, as well as Ben Stokes. AP Photo

England emerged 31-run victors against India in what was a must-win match for the 2019 Cricket World Cup hosts on Sunday.

Following this contest at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday, Chitrabhanu Kadalayil provides his player ratings. For the India player ratings, browse through the photo gallery above, and for the England player ratings, take a look at the photo gallery below.