England will go up against India in the mouth-watering 2nd Semi Final of the ICC T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, 9th of November. The winner will go up against Pakistan in the final of the T20 World Cup.
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India
On the other hand, India finished on the first spot in Group 2. The Men in Blue won 4 out of their 5 encounters gathering 8 points.
The momentum was there with India right when the World Cup started as Virat Kohli took India past the finishing line in the battle between the arch-rivals Pakistan.
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They eased past against Netherlands but lost to South Africa in their next game. They bounced back well with a hammering victory over Bangladesh. In their final group game, the Men in Blue tore apart Zimbabwe to guarantee a table-top finish.
England
England finished on the second spot in Group 1 (7 points), with 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 abandoned game due to bad weather.
England started the tournament with a convincing win over Afghanistan in a tricky run-chase. But then came one of the biggest upsets of the World Cup, where they lost against Ireland in a rain-affected match.
The situation turned into a nightmare when the match against their arch-rivals Australia, was called off due to rain at the MCG. England faced the in-form New Zealand side and steamrolled them gaining 2 important point.
They got through the finishing line with ease against Sri Lanka confirming their spot in the Semi-Finals with a good run rate.
Match Details
Match: England v India (2nd Semi-Final)
Tournament: ICC T20 World Cup 2022
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Date & Time: 10th November, 1:30 PM IST
Head-to-Head:
Total Matches Played: 22
India have won: 12
England have won: 10
Pitch Report
The pitch is expected to provide decent support to both the batters and the bowlers. The spinner will play an important role in the middle overs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl first and chase down the target under lights, in the second innings.
Probable Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant/Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh
England: Jos Buttler(c and wk), Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood
Probable Winners
Both teams are well-balanced and it’s hard to choose a winner. India will enter the game as the favourite.
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