India and England will clash in the second semifinal and the 54th game of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Get our latest expert IND vs ENG match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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IND vs ENG Match Information
- Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana
- Date: Thursday, June 26
- Time: 10.30 am local (2.30 pm GMT, 8 pm IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done So Far?
India’s entry into the semifinal stage has been smooth and rather surprisingly, they have won all six of their games – one against Canada was washed out. They, along with South Africa who face Afghanistan in the other semis, are one of only two unbeaten teams in the competition.
What makes this an even more wonderful journey for India is that they have already played a part in knocking Pakistan out in the first round and Australia from the Super Eights. That win over Australia would have been particularly satisfying having lost in the final of the 2023 World Cup to the same opponent.
England have had their moments and they have had their troubles.
At one stage in the first round they looked like they could well be knocked out after their game against Scotland was knocked out and they lost to Australia.
They survived to make the Super Eights where they then started off with a fine victory over West Indies in the opening game but then fell to South Africa in the second.
That England had USA to face in their final game helped them no ends as they upped their net run-rate to a level whereby they qualified irrespective of the result of the South Africa-West Indies encounter.
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On the one hand India would have wounds of their 2022 T20 World Cup defeat at the hands of England. In that game, England had raced off to the target of 169 for no loss and with four overs to spare to march into the final.
On the other, India has shown how beautifully they dealt with Australia in their previous game having lost to the same opponent in the 2023 World Cup final.
India’s issue these days, however, looks to be very similar to South Africa’s – they choke in crucial stages of the tournament and lose knockout games.
And that’s where England would like to take advantage.
Both teams have their challenges with England’s bowling having been modest at best as compared to some of the others in the competition. Time and again they have been saved by Adil Rashid in the middle overs but even he has picked up only nine wickets – the same as Jofra Archer – and is 14th on the list of top bowlers in the tournament.
The manner in which India have gone about their batting, combined with the fact that the pitches in the competition allow for bowlers to pull things back in the middle overs, it could make for a more intriguing contest between these two teams than in recent times.
Four of the five matches played here have been night games, so the sample size for day games – which this match is going to be – isn’t too large. Still, it had seen PNG score 136/8 and West Indies having scraped through to the win in 19 overs.
Both spin and seam had played its part which could make India doubly dangerous given the kind of depth they have in their line-up.
IND vs ENG Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall India vs England Head-to-head: This is a very close head to head with India leading 12-11 against England in this format.
- In T20 World Cups, it’s 2-2 with India having won in 2007 and 2012 and England responding with victories in 2009 and 2022.
Possible Playing XIs
India
England
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.
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IND vs ENG Predictions with Latest Odds*
IND vs ENG Match Winner
- India to win: 7/11 (sign up with 1xbet)
IND vs ENG Top Batsman
- Top India Batsman – Virat Kohli: 3/1 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Top England Batsman – Jos Buttler: 5/2 (sign up with 1xbet)
IND vs ENG Top Bowler
- Top India Bowler – Jasprit Bumrah: 5/2 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Top England Bowler – Jofra Archer: 10/3 (sign up with 1xbet)
IND vs ENG Toss Prediction
India to win the toss: 10/11
IND vs ENG Score Prediction
Total Score in the Match – Under 281.5 Runs: 5/6
*odds correct at the time of writing.
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