For T20 World Cup final berth, the stakes are high. Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team will be assumed to show their full potential when they encounter the Harry Brook-led England team at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on today. This is the India and England teams third T20 World Cup semi-final in a row. England Team had defeated India on their way to the title in 2022, before the latter got their revenge in Guyana in 2024.
A reserve day is in place, if the match between India and England washed out as weather will also be in focus. Officials have an extra 90 minutes on today and 120 minutes on tomorrow to ensure that a minimum 5-over match in case of a delay.
The result will be decided based on the Super 8 points table if the match is abandoned. In that situation, England Cricket Team will face New Zealand in the final, as they are on top of Super 8 Group 2. India Cricket Team are second in Super 8 Group 1.
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On today, there is a 0 percent probability of precipitation in Mumbai as per AccuWeather.
The pitch has been used twice in the tournament which is reserved for the semi-final of India vs England match – When West Indies defended 196 against England, and when Italy cantered to a 10-wicket win over Nepal after bowling them out for 123.
Teams of India and England:
India : Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
England : Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood.
