Australia secured a significant 33-run victory over England, officially eliminating the defending champions from the ICC World Cup 2023. Spinner Adam Zampa played a pivotal role in taking crucial wickets, while Ben Stokes displayed remarkable determination by scoring 64 runs.

During the match, England's Ben Stokes and Dawid Malan formed a promising partnership after losing openers Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root early. Australia's Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa persistently hunted for wickets.

Starc demonstrated his pace prowess by dismissing England opener Jonny Bairstow with the very first ball of England's pursuit of the 287-run target. A great start for Australia, as Joe Root walked in to continue the chase.

Australia's strong batting order faced difficulties against an England team struggling for form, as they were bowled out for a total of 286 runs. Chris Woakes claimed four wickets, while Mark Wood and Adil Rashid each secured two wickets, restricting Australia to a decent score. Marnus Labuschagne contributed the highest score for Australia with 71, and Cameron Green added 47 runs.

England's Adil Rashid took back-to-back wickets, dismissing Steve Smith and Josh Inglis in quick succession. England showed signs of making a comeback as Cameron Green joined the crease.

Australia's batters Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne established a good partnership to stabilize the innings after losing their openers early. While England had a promising start, they needed to break this partnership to maintain pressure on Australia.

In a match held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the reigning champions, England, won the toss and opted to bat first. The ENG vs AUS clash promised to be a thrilling encounter, with the defending champions giving their all despite being knocked out of the tournament.

Australia made two forced changes in their playing XI, with Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green replacing Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell. England stuck with the same lineup.

England's World Cup defense has been disappointing, with just one win in six matches, placing them at the bottom of the ICC World Cup points table. Australia, on the other hand, has had a decent campaign and is a favorite to reach the semi-finals. The Kangaroos made a remarkable comeback after early losses to India and Australia, winning four consecutive matches.

Australia faced challenges as they were missing two key players for this match - Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell. While Maxwell was sidelined due to a golf-related injury, Marsh returned to Perth for unspecified reasons.

A victory against England in Ahmedabad would strongly solidify Australia's position in the ODI World Cup semi-finals.

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