ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 - Semi Final 2 - India vs England- Cricket Match Predictions - June 27th
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the54th and Semi Final 2 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be played between India and England on the 27th of June.
Match 54 - Semi Final 2 - India vs England (Providence Stadium, Guyana, Providence)
Current Form India:
India have successfully qualified for the Semi Finals after winning of their Super 8's games.
India are favorites to win the tournament and hence, they have a strong chance of winning against England.
The top run scorer for India in the competition is Rohit Sharma with 191 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for India in the competition is Arshdeep Singh with 15 scalps under his belt.
In their previous match, India won against Australia by 24 runs.
India batted first and they made 205 runs in their quota of 20 overs. Rohit Sharma was looking in fine touch and he smashed 92 runs in just 41 balls. The middle order couldn't really capitalise on the start they got and India had to settle for a total of 205, even though at one point they were eyeing on 220.
During the chase, Australia lost David Warner in the first over itself. Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh were then involved in a partnership of 81 runs for the 2nd wicket to instill hope for a successful chase. Once Marsh got out, wickets kept falling in regular succession and the middle order thoroughly disappointed. Kuldeep Yadav picked up 2 wickets while Arshdeep got hold of 3 batters as India beat Australia by a big margin of 24 runs.
Current Form England:
England won 2 games in the Super 8's and have qualified for the Semi Finals.
England will start as the underdogs but the kind of form the top order has got into, England will give India a tough time in the Semi Final match.
The top run scorer for England in the World Cup is Jos Buttler with 191 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for England in the World Cup is Adil Rashid with 9 scalps under his belt.
In their previous match, England won against USA by a huge margin of 10 wickets.
USA batted first and they posted a total of 115 before being bowled out. They started off well with Nitish Kumar and Steven Taylor going all guns blazing right from the word go. However, Adil Rashid changed the course of the game with his wily bowling. He picked up 2 wickets for just 13 runs in his spell to help bowl USA out for 115. Chris Jordan also picked up 4 wickets in the match.
During the chase, England looked in a great hurry to win the match. Jos Buttler smashed 83 runs in 38 balls to win the match comfortably for England. England chased the total down in the 10th over.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
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
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. Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – India
Who will win?- India
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Rohit Sharma (India), Harry Brook (England)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Arshdeep Singh (India), Adil Rashid (England)
Most Sixes – Rohit Sharma (India), Harry Brook (England)
Player of the Match- Arshdeep Singh (India)
Team Scores Batting first – India 155+, England 150+
Match Handicap: India
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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