T20 World Cup 2024: India vs England, Semifinal 2 – Dafanews Match Preview

India will lock horns against England in the second semifinal at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Thursday. The Men in Blue have been unbeaten so far in the tournament and they will need to remain unbeaten if they are to end their major ICC event jinx.

The Rohit Sharma-led team had come up with an impressive batting display against Australia and they will look to continue the good show. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of India: W W W W W

India has ticked the right boxes so far in the tournament but they will want runs from their talisman batter, Virat Kohli, who has managed only 66 runs in six games. Furthermore, India will want to be fearless with the bat, which they haven’t been in the big matches.

Current form of England: W L W W W

England has a solid batting unit and there is no doubt that they will play aggressively. England’s top-order is going to hold the key as Jos Buttler and Phil Salt are in fine form. Moreover, they will want Jofra Archer to be at his best against India.

Head to Head: Matches: 23, Won by England: 11, Won by India: 12.

Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for India.

Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, and Mark Wood will be the crucial players for England.

England squad: 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, 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.