IND vs ENG semi-final highlights: India defeats ENG, qualifies for the finals

With a refreshingly aggressive batting approach India would look to avoid the knockout stage jitters plaguing them for over a decade when they take on defending champions England in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2024 on ThursdayThe last time these two teams met at this stage it turned out to be a no contest as England outplayed an outdated India in the 2022 editions semifinal However India have finally been able to shed their conservative approach at the top of the order since that 10wicket hammering in Adelaide and have become the team to beat in this competitionOn paper Rohit Sharma and his men look the stronger bunch for the conditions expected at the Providence Stadium and look primed for revenge The spinners have enjoyed bowling here since the opening game and the likes of Indias Kuldeep Yadav and Englands Adil Rashid would be itching to flaunt their skills in the knockout fixture Spinners are not the only ones who will come into play the pacers too have got success at the venue with Afghanistan speedster Fazalhaq Farooqi producing a matchwinning spell against New Zealand at the start of the competitionInterestingly no match has been staged here since June 8 when the West Indies breezed past Uganda in a day game giving the curators extra time to prepare a suitable pitch for the highprofile game India were clinical in the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 stage but the extreme pressure of a semifinal tends to produce unforced errors At the top of the order India will be hoping for runs from the bat of Virat Kohli who has had an underwhelming tournament by his high standardsAlso ReadThe final before the real finalOn the contrary his opening partner and skipper Rohit has set the benchmark for other batters when it comes to fearless cricket His blazing 41ball 92 against Australia is the sort of knock that wont be easily forgotten for some time to come For both Rohit and Kohli it is probably their last shot at winning the T20 world title in India colours and the two would be desperate to leave a markRohit has already made it clear that he intends to go ballistic in the powerplays without a care for personal milestones which was evident in the game against Australia Shivam Dube has not batted as per expectations in the middleorder and it will be interesting to see how he fares against wily legspinner RashidIndia are likely to go unchanged into the game even though they have Yuzvendra Chahal in the squad who can come in handy against Englands righthanders including Phil Salt Jos Buttler Harry Brook and Jonny Bairstow Chahal is yet to get a game in this competition and it is set to remain that way with India expected to continue the trio of Ravindra Jadeja Axar Patel and Kuldeep who was the teams trump card in Super 8sJasprit Bumrah is in a league of his own and England will need to do something special to score off him Hardik Pandyas allround show has helped India immensely thus far and the management will be hoping it stays that way England on the other hand have not had the smoothest of campaigns They stuttered into Super 8s where they lost to South Africa before turning things around Skipper Buttler was back among the runs against USA in Englands final Super 8 game and considering the familiarity with the Indian attack he is wellplaced to come up with a gamechanging knockHis opening partner Phil Salt can take the game away from opposition very quickly and India will need to dismiss him in the powerplay More runs are expected from Bairstow and Moeen Ali whose offspin could be useful against Indias lefthanders Liam Livingstone who bowls both leg and off spin too can bowl his full quota of overs like he did against USA the other nightRashids four overs can also prove decisive in the allimportant fixture In his first highprofile event since returning from injury pacer Jofra Archer has done well in the seven games so far and would be backing himself to trouble Rohit and Kohli with the new ballHaving taken a hattrick in the last game the confidence of Chris Jordan too will be sky high Obviously when we left England a few weeks ago we left to come and obviously try and defend the title Theres been a few bumps in the road along the way but I think you kind of described them as good bumps because theyve really narrowed down our focus and really made our direction really clear said Jordan after the win over USAThere is also a likelihood of rain impacting the game with chances of showers in the lead up to the semifinal and also on match dayIND vs ENG semifinal live updates Complete squadsIndia 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 Mohammed SirajEngland 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 WoodIND vs ENG semifinal live updates Dream11 predictionWicketkeepers Jos Buttler Phil Salt Rishabh PantBatsmen Rohit Sharma c Suryakumar YadavAllrounders Hardik Pandya c Moeen AliBowlers Jasprit Bumrah Adil Rashid Arshdeep Singh Kuldeep YadavIND vs ENG semifinal live updates Predicted playing XIIndia Rohit Sharma c Virat Kohli Rishabh Pant wk Suryakumar Yadav Hardik Pandya Shivam Dube Ravindra Jadeja Axar Patel Jasprit Bumrah Kuldeep Yadav Arshdeep SinghEnglandPhil Salt Jos Buttler c wk Jonny Bairstow Harry Brook Liam Livingstone Moeen Ali Sam Curran Chris Jordan Jofra Archer Adil Rashid Reece TopleyWill JacksIND vs ENG semifinal live updates Confirmed Playing XIIndia Rohit Sharma c Hardik Pandya Virat Kohli Suryakumar Yadav Rishabh Pant Shivam Dube Ravindra Jadeja Axar Patel Kuldeep Yadav Arshdeep Singh Jasprit BumrahEngland Jos Buttler c Moeen Ali Jofra Archer Jonathan Bairstow Harry Brook Sam Curran Chris Jordan Liam Livingstone Adil Rashid Phil Salt Reece TopleyIND vs ENG semifinal live updates Toss updatesEngland captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl first against IndiaIND vs ENG semifinal live updates1 30 PM ENG 10310 163Jasprit Bumrah strikes the final wicket With this win Team India has qualified for the finals of the T20 World Cup 20241 26 PM ENG 1009 16Liam Livingstone loses his wicket in miscommunication with Jofra Archer All of Englands batsmen have returned to the pavilion1 18 PM ENG 777 14England keeps losing wickets at regular intervals No comeback for the side as Indian bowlers are dominating the innings1 08 PM ENG 716 12Kuldeep dismisses set batsman Harry Brook Jadeja on the other end is keeping things tight12 58 PM ENG 625 10Kuldeep Yadav gets his first wicket Sam Curran misses and the ball hits his pads The Englishmen are in huge trouble12 52 PM ENG 494 8England are still on the back foot Rishabh Pant stumped Moeen Ali in Axar Patels over12 42 PM ENG 393 6Jasprit Bumrah picks the wicket of Phil Salt England is losing its grip on the match Axar after dismissing Buttler picks the wickets of new batsman Jonny Bairstow12 32 PM ENG 331 4Axar Patel comes into attack and strikes the wicket of England skipper Buttler on the very first ball12 24 PM ENG 130 2Jos Buttler and Phil Salt look in fine touch England reach 13 runs after two overs12 04 PM IND 1717 20Team India posts a total of 171 runs on board against England in the semifinal two of the T20 World Cup 2024 Rohit Sharma was the highest runscorer for the side as he scored 57 runs11 52 PM IND 1476 18Pandya departs after scoring 23 runs Shivam Dube too returned to the pavilion just on the very next ball11 40 PM IND 1264 16Hardik Pandya displays an aggressive approach after entering the field Suryakumar Yadav departs on 47 runs11 32 PM IND 1133 14Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion after scoring 57 runs Suryakumar on the other hand continues to strike boundaries11 22 PM IND 912 12Rohit and Suryakumar look to improve Indias run flow11 15 PM IND 772 10Rohit and Suryakumar slow down Indias innings after resuming the play India are 77 runs for the loss of two wickets after 10 overs9 52 PM IND 652 8Set Rohit continues to find boundaries Suryakumar Yadav on the other hand continues to rotate the strike9 44 PM IND 462 6Rishabh Pant departs in Sam Currans over Suryakumar Yadav comes in to take control of Indias innings along with Rohit9 34 PM IND 291 4Rishabh Pant joins Rohit in the middle The duo look to stabilize the innings after the early loss of Kohlis wicket9 26 PM IND 191 24Virat Kohli returns to the pavilion in Reece Topleys over Facing nine balls Kohli scored nine runs including 1 six9 24 PM IND 110 2Englands lead pacer Jofra Archer comes into attack Kohli and Rohit are showing an aggressive approach against the English bowlers9 20 PM IND 60 1Captain Rohit Sharma finds the boundary in the first over Team India reaches 6 runs after the first over