Who: India and England
What: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal match between India and England
When: Thursday, June 27, 10:30am local time (14:30 GMT)
Where: Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana
India and England faced off in the semifinal of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. India, who had remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, were looking to avenge their loss against England in the previous edition's semifinal. The match was scheduled to take place at Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana.
Rohit Sharma led India from the front with a score of 94 runs against Australia in their last Super Eights match. England, on the other hand, were preparing well for Virat Kohli and expected a big performance from him. However, severe weather warnings had been issued in Georgetown as heavy showers were forecast, which could interrupt or even wash out parts of the game.
India's predicted XI included Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav. England's predicted XI included Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Reece Topley.
Despite England's preparation for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's form in the tournament so far, India outplayed them. They defeated England by 68 runs with a total score of 171-7, which proved to be too many for England to chase down.
England captain Jos Buttler admitted that his team had been comprehensively outplayed and regretted bowling first due to the pitch conditions. Adil Rashid dismissed Rohit Sharma in England's innings, but it was not enough to prevent India from reaching the final.
India will now take on South Africa in the final on Saturday at 14:30 GMT.