🏏ICC T20I WC 2024: Semi Final 2 - M54: India vs England@ 8:00PM IST🏏 - Page 10

Hamza: "If Topley plays today, it will interesting to see how Rohit treats him." Yep, Moeen and Jofra against India's openers are key match-ups

Jasmeet: "I see max votes in the poll here is for 'IND wins the toss and bat first' but why any team would want to bat bat first, considering high chances of a shortened game and overcast condition to start with as well." The issue would be if the pitch gets wet or gets uneven, making boundary hitting virtually impossible.

Shameer: "Rohit is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Arshdeep is key to get Buttler and Phil Salt out in the powerplay with his left-arm-in-swinger. Same team for India."

Rahul: "If the game gets reduced to 10 overs a side (which i hope it does not), wouldnt it be wise to play Jaiswal as opener. If he clicks for even 2-3 overs then India would score atleast 30-40 runs." Tempting choice but I think Ro-Ko ain't splitting

Harbrinder Sand: "Should india swap Arshdeep for Yuzi Chahal and use Dube as 3rd seamer.Are Indians brave enough?" Sounds like a bit of a gamble. Doubt they'll want to make the attack too homogeneous especially given Arshdeep's left-arm angle and swing are key differentiators. England are luckier on that end given they have Curran.

7:16 pmUPDATE - 7.16 pm IST (1.46 pm GMT) - Good news! The rain has stopped, but the covers stay on for now. Folks, while we wait for the covers to be taken off, let's get you up to speed with the playing conditions for this encounter - There is no provision for a reserve day, so 250 minutes of extra time have been allotted. This means a 20-over contest can start as late as 12.10 am IST (6.40 pm GMT, the previous day). Additionally, for the semifinals and the grand final, both teams must play a minimum of 10 overs for the game to constitute a result

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Davendra: "As a Guyanese living very close to the stadium, I am pretty sure we will be getting a full game in today!"

Originally posted by: Prizi

Chay: "Is there a reserve day? If not, why? any idea?" No reserve day because then one team in the final will have to play-travel play on consecutive days which the ICC didn't want

They should’ve left the entire day open for play instead of having a cut off time.

Rain stops at around 3-4 pm so we could’ve easily had a night game today. That way, both teams get a fair chance.

imagine if India were in Eng’s position today and were to get kicked out due to rain without even having played the game. Kinda unfair

Originally posted by: Sevenstreaks

7:16 pmUPDATE - 7.16 pm IST (1.46 pm GMT) - Good news! The rain has stopped, but the covers stay on for now. Folks, while we wait for the covers to be taken off, let's get you up to speed with the playing conditions for this encounter - There is no provision for a reserve day, so 250 minutes of extra time have been allotted. This means a 20-over contest can start as late as 12.10 am IST (6.40 pm GMT, the previous day). Additionally, for the semifinals and the grand final, both teams must play a minimum of 10 overs for the game to constitute a result

Posting in IST

🤞. umeed pe duniya Kayam hai .

09:50 Local Time, 13:50 GMT, 19:20 IST: The umpires are in the Indian dressing room and are having a chat with Rohit Sharma

09:40 Local Time, 13:40 GMT, 19:10 IST: Our correspondent Vijay Tagore is at the ground and he says that the rain seems to have stopped for the moment, but the pitch still remains under covers. Plenty of blue skies overhead, but there are a couple of dark clouds as well. Not many people in the centre, just a handful of groundstaff as of now

Omesh Soni: I hope this game is not a washout. But at the same time, if this is a shortened game, England has a better chance as they have better individual power-hitters who can score quick runs.