India seek redemption against familiar foe in England as T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal beckons

The big day is already here as two of the world’s greatest cricketing powerhouses will be clashing at Guyana to decide the fate of the second finalist as part of the T20 World Cup 2024. Team India will be locking horns with England in what will be a repeat encounter of the 2022 T20 World Cup semis.

With wins against Australia and Pakistan along the way, the Men in Blue will be taking the yard hoping to redeem themselves against the might and fury of the Three Lions. India has shown some resolute resolve in the past few days, both with the bat and the ball. They will be hoping to emulate their feats in the tournament as an English challenge beckons.

England had an early scare in the tournament after rain played spoilsport in their opener but as the Lions would have it, they fought back strongly and eventually braving their way through a mountain of challenges, they have arrived in the semis. Expect an absolute swashbuckler to take center stage when the two forces collide.

Venue Watch:

The surface at Guyana is a balanced track which offers a pretty close contest of the bat and the ball. The average score on the track is around 140 which means you can expect some smart application for both the teams. Later in the game, the spinners also tend to get some turn on offer which just means that the batters will have to be watchful before they go all guns blazing. However, with rain an imminent threat, expect the toss to play a massive role before the start of this game.

Head to Head:

Matches played: 23

India: 12

England: 11

Match Details:

Match – India vs England

Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana

Date: 27th June, 2024

Time: 8:00 PM

World Cup face-offs:

Matches played: 4

India: 2

England: 2

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj

England: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood