IND vs ENG T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final 2: Date, Time, Venue, Head to Head, Pitch Report, Key Players Playing XI and Squads. In the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2024, India will play against England at Providence Stadium, Guyana, on Thursday, June 27 at 08:00 PM (IST).
Up to now, India has a perfect record in the tournament. They won against Ireland, Pakistan, and the USA in the group stage. However, their game against Canada was cancelled due to heavy rains. On the other hand, in the Super 8 round, the squad with Rohit Sharma as the main man countered the issues with group adversaries and; hence, they took easy wins over Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Australia, making it to the semifinals.
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England’s journey has been much tougher. They had a no result against Scotland and lost to Australia in the group stage, so they had to win against Oman and Namibia to stay in the tournament. They did, but they still needed Australia to beat Scotland to advance. Australia won, allowing England to qualify for the Super Eights. In the Super Eights, England beat the West Indies but lost to South Africa. They then beat the USA in their final game to secure a spot in the semifinals.
IND vs ENG Head to Head in T20I
Total Matches Played: 23 matches
India wins: 12 matches
England wins: 11 matches
No Result: 0
Tied: 0
Pitch Report At Providence Stadium
Providence Stadium’s pitch has a past that leads to the ball spinning and that can be the one big element that can affect a semifinal. During the previous game of Afghanistan and New Zealand, the spin bowlers made the maximum impact thus ensuring a convincing victory by the Afghan team. The positive development found in the winning of the spinners is a good sign for India, which has a strong spin bowler attack reinforced by Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav.
Still, the English also have a shorter spinner in the shape of Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali who are more liable to take advantage of the easy conditions. The pitch’s propensity to turn would be conducive for a chess match, pitting the two to tailor their strategies to the emerging game conditions.
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Key Players to Watch Out in 2nd Semi-Final
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has been Rohit Sharma’s main bowler during this World Cup. However, he has fifteen wickets in the competition and has shown a nice economy rate of 4.08. To deal with England’s long batting order, Bumrah will have to turn on his best performance.
Jos Buttler
England captain Jos Buttler will need to leverage his vast T20 experience to halt India’s momentum. As an opener, he must provide England with a quick start while also managing his responsibilities as a wicketkeeper. When Buttler is in form, he is extremely difficult to stop.
IND vs ENG Possible Playing XI
India: Rishabh Pant (wk), Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav.
England: Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Sam Curran, Reece Topley, Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Philip Salt, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan.
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IND vs ENG Squads
India Squad: Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
England squad: Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler (c), Sam Curran, Tom Hartley, Reece Topley, Jonathan Bairstow, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Harry Brook, Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks.
