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England will take on India in the T20 World Cup semi-finals in Guyana today, in a bid to defend the title they won in Australia two years ago.
However, the draw has been stacked in India’s favour. Unlike England, who only found out where they would play this semi-final at the last minute, India and their fans have known for months. It was designed to benefit those watching TV in Asia rather than local or international audiences.
There is also no reserve day for the semi-final in Guyana, with the match taking place during the rainy season, but there was one for the other match in Trinidad. Should the match be rained off, India will go through having topped their group in the Super 8s, with at least 10 overs per side needed for a result.
England have had their ups and downs in the tournament, losing to Australia and barely scraping through the initial group stage, but they have improved since. They smashed the West Indies and set up a dominant win over the United States, although they were beaten by South Africa in a close match. India on the other hand have been infallible throughout the tournament and will undoubtedly be the favourites, especially with Australia knocked out by Afghanistan.
Follow all the live action from the match in Guyana with our blog below:
India vs England T20 World Cup semi-final
Show latest updateRain stops play with India 65-2
The sun is reportedly out in Guyana and the covers should be moving soon.
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:51
Rain stops play with India 65-2
Here are some photos of the play we did get:
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:45
Rain stops play with India 65-2
Hearing some unconfirmed reports that there will be an update at 6pm BST.
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:38
Rain stops play with India 65-2
Jos Buttler turns to Liam Livingstone, we would have been about to find if the gamble paid off, but the rain has started to fall again and this time the players will leave the field.
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:24
India 65-2 (8), Rohit 37, Yadav 13, Jordan 0-10 (1)
Chris Jordan is introduced into the attack with all his variations. Again the low bounce is not what Rohit expects, he was trying for a boundary but had to settle for a single from the opening ball.
Another single follows, this time for Yadav, the first three balls have all gone for singles as the batters rotate the strike.
But Yadav has launched Jordan up over his own shoulder for a big six, that’s his first maximum of the game.
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:23
India 55-2 (7), Rohit 35, Yadav 5, Rashid 0-9 (1)
Time for spin and Adil Rashid, he has been a standout player for England. But the first one has just trickled away to the boundary and the rain has started to fall again...
Archer chased the ball all the way to the boundary, but couldn’t get the flick-back right and the ball trickled into the rope.
Rohit follows up a slightly fortunate boundary with a conventional sweep for another four.
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:18
India 46-2 (6), Rohit 26, Yadav 5, Curran 1-6 (1) - end of powerplay
After the wicket, India had to settle for singles, until Yadav launched one down the ground for four.
That’s the end of the powerplay, and England might be pretty happy with that, they’ve got two wickets and the scoring has not got out of hand at all. But this is expected to be a low-scoring pitch so they cannot let up here.
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:14
Pant out for 4! Bowled Curran ct Bairstow - India 40-2
Change of bowling now and Sam Curran will bowl the final over of the powerplay. The first ball is a dot, and this seems like a good change, just take the pace off a bit.
That was a tame dismissal! Pant has just chipped the ball to Bairstow at midwicket, and England have a crucial breakthrough.
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:11
India 40-1 (5), Rohit 25, Pant 4, Topley 1-25 (3)
A misfield from Rashid scuppers any chance of a run out the first ball of Topley’s third over.
Topley changes his angle, but it doesn’t work and Rohit comes across his crease before pulling to the leg side boundary and piercing the gap between the two fielders out on that side.
The next chance he gets Rohit expertly times one through the offside to the boundary. He is a key wicket in this match.
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:08
India 29-1 (4), Rohit 16, Pant 2, Archer 0-13 (2)
The low bounce has flummoxed Rohit so far, and the first from Archer’s second is just defended into the off side.
But the next one he has cut away into the gap between backward point and third and will pick up two more runs for it. Another leading edge is not timed at all but has just dropped over the fielder on the ring.
Again, Rohit flicks the ball away, but it will be just a single.
Sonia Twigg27 June 2024 17:04