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Two bad defeats have haunted India in the past two editions of the T20 World Cup campaigns. The first was the 10-wicket loss at the hands of Pakistan in the league encounter in Dubai 2021. One year later, they suffered another 10-wicket defeat, this time at the hands of England, at the Adelaide Oval, in 2022. We're at it again, another T20 semi-final encounter and it's once against Jos Buttler's England. It's been raining around in Guyana, but it's clear for now and that adds another dimension to the contest.
We do not have a reserve day for this game, but we do have an extra 250 minutes allocated to complete the game. If rain does play spoilsport, India will earn the rights to play South Africa in the finals on Sunday, having topped their group in the Super Eights. Unlike the league games, we will need to have at least 10 overs completed in both innings to constitute a game. It could be a long day in Georgetown, it could be a long evening in the United Kingdom and it could be a long night in India, but we could be in for a thrill-a-minute action packed encounter between two hot favourites going into the tournament.
Welcome to second semi-final of World cup T20..... @siggy47 @grayruby @carlosfandango @TNStacker @Undisciplined @MB @MANI @IamSINGLE @BitcoinAbhi and everyone...

Toss Update:

England have won the toss and have opted to field
(Each of India’s five defeats in ICC tournaments since 2021 have come while batting first.)

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

Pitch and Conditions:

Humidity - 72%, wind is expected to be 12km/hr. Dimensions - 69m and 70m square, straight - 79m. This pitch looks very dry, looks cracked and the cracks are quite solid and not moving around. I expect this pitch to be quite low and skiddy, particularly for the spinners. I don't think we'll see the kind of bounce or uneven bounce that we saw in Trinidad for the first semifinal in Trinidad. The average score batting first in a day game is about 167. A low skiddy pitch which tends to favour the spinners.
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Missed by just 3 runs there. 👏
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@IamSINGLE also missed by the same margin...
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Yeah he too. 👍
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179
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Imo Me & @grayruby should be given this as we were the only one’s with 170 mark.
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Well the wheels have well & truly come off for England. Kind of felt inevitable after the first couple of wickets
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The required run rate is almost 13. Only a Livingston special can give some life to this chase...with this Jordan is also out...
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Yeah it was a poor game from England, not good enough when it mattered
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India all over England like a rash at the moment. Ravi Shastri
ENG: 49-5 after 8.1 overs.
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What do you feel like to be high scoring or low scoring match?
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Should be like an average scoring game. Kinda 150-60 pitch.
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IMO, score will be around 175
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Almost correct ..
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High scoring game imo. Both teams bat long and deep.
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Rohit
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Rohit Sharma
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Rohit sharma
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15.3

6

Hardik Pandya to Jofra Archer, SIX, straight down the ground

England are 94/9

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Axar Patel is on fire.

5.1

W

Axar to Bairstow, out Bowled!! Bairstow is gone for a duck!

ENG are 35/3

6.6

4

Kuldeep Yadav to Harry Brook, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

46/3 in 7 overs No, 46/4 in 7.1 overs

7.1

W

Axar to Moeen Ali, out Stumped!! Moeen Ali st Pant b Axar 8(10)
17.3

6

Jordan to Hardik Pandya, SIX, back-to-back sixes! Jordan goes full on off and Hardik Pandya has launched it over long-off for another flat six. The previous six was 81m, this one - 82m
17.4

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Jordan to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Sam Curran!! Jordan brings an end to Hardik's cameo!

India are 146/5

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15.4

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Jofra Archer to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Jordan!! Both the set batters are gone within a span of three overs.

India are 124/4

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13.4

Wicket no. 3

Adil Rashid to Rohit, out Bowled!! Adil Rashid breaks the partnership.
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Highlights (Overs 6-10) - 37 runs | 1 wicket

  • Curran strikes 2nd ball, removes Pant
  • SKY gets going with a check-drive
  • Rohit reverse-sweeps and sweeps Rashid for 2 boundaries
  • Trademark SKY flick over fine leg for a maximum
  • Rain stops play for around 75 minutes, no overs lost
  • Livingstone bowls a quiet over
  • Suryakumar breaks the shackles with a four
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5.2

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Sam Curran to Pant, out Caught by Bairstow!! Caught at mid-wicket, India have lost two in the batting PP
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2.4

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Topley to Kohli, out Bowled!! Kohli b Topley
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2.2

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Topley to Kohli, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

India are 17/0

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