Sports Sports: India and England will face each other in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup on Thursday (March 5).
India, who were initially considered favorites to win the tournament, suffered a bit of a shock after losing to South Africa. However, they made a comeback and have now reached the semi-finals. India showed its courage in the quarter-final like Super 8 match against West Indies, where Sanju Samson played a brilliant inning and led the team to victory.
His playing his best innings before the semi-finals is being seen as the strength of the team. On the other hand, Abhishek Sharma, who will open India’s innings with him, is not yet completely back to his old explosive form.
Similarly, Ishan Kishan, who had a great start to the match, is now playing disappointingly. This is the time when both Abhishek and Ishaan need to get their old form back.
The current captain Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya have the responsibility of strengthening the middle order. Despite coming down the batting order, he has contributed well.
Suryakumar, Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dubey contributed to the score individually. But it is worth noting that this is a game in which all of them will have to contribute.
As far as bowling is concerned, spinners like Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy will have to be careful as the boundary line is at a short distance at the Wankhede Stadium. Along with Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh have been very good in the fast bowling department.
England started the tournament well. They have made a comeback after the crushing defeat against West Indies in the league stage.
Harry Brook is the mainstay of the team’s batting line-up, and Will Jacques is supporting him. Sam Curran has also made important contributions, while Jacob Bethel and Tom Banton have also batted in at least one inning.
Jos Buttler’s performance remains a matter of concern. Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid are the main challengers in the bowling department, while Sam Curran, Will Jacques and Jamie Overton are also taking wickets.
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