In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, India secured their spot in the semi-finals with a 24-run victory over Australia on Monday. Batting first, India scored 205 runs, while Australia managed only 181 runs in response. This win confirmed Team India’s semi-final schedule, where they will face England once again. In the previous edition, England had knocked India out of the tournament with a 10-wicket win. Team India will now aim to avenge that defeat from 2022.
IND vs ENG, Semi-Final, T20 World Cup 2024: Providence Stadium Pitch Report
This match will be played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, where the pitch is known to favour bowlers. On this same ground, Afghanistan had overwhelmed New Zealand. In the 14th match of the T20 World Cup 2024, Afghanistan set a target of 159 runs and bowled out the Kiwi team for just 75 runs in the 16th over. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan took 4 wickets each, while Mohammad Nabi also claimed two wickets. For New Zealand, Matt Henry and Trent Boult each took 2 wickets.
The largest successful chase at Providence Stadium is credited to the West Indies, who achieved it against Bangladesh. The average first innings score here is 127, while the average second innings score is 95, indicating how difficult it is to score runs in the second innings. Out of the 34 international T20 matches played at this venue, the team batting first has won 16 times, whereas the team bowling first has won 14 times.
IND vs ENG, Semi-Final, T20 World Cup 2024: Providence Stadium Weather Forecast
There is only a 20% chance that the match between India and England is going to be played. Currently, Guyana is home to rain and thunderstorms and the situation does not appear to be brightening.
IND vs ENG: T20 World Cup 2024 Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, 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