India will have to do this to play the final
In the T20 World Cup being played in Australia, India has made it to the semi-finals by winning four out of its five group matches.
India is to face England, which is coming from the second group and this will be the first and knockout match of these two teams in this tournament.
New Zealand will face Pakistan in the second semi-final. This match will be played in Sydney.
The question is what will India have to do to win the semi-final against England in Adelaide.
Adelaide’s wicket
The pitch of the Adelaide Oval ground is laid from the north stand to the south and has always been excellent for batting.
The bowlers are waiting for the changing weather and clouds to show their mettle here. But in 2013, this pitch was converted into a drop-in pitch, that is, a pitch that is laid and not built.
The special thing is that the ground is really oval shape, that is, it is difficult to hit sixes with straight or straight shots, but the square boundary is small, which Indian batsmen will have to target.
big score expected
Groundstaff Billy John told the BBC: “Because the match starts in the evening, the wind will determine the direction of fast or slow bowling. Still, there is every hope of getting a big score because the wicket is solid.
If India wins the toss, then it should choose to bat first as the team batting first in Adelaide’s T20 history has the highest win percentage.
Chief coach Rahul Dravid has clearly indicated that he will take a decision on the final 11 players considering the Adelaide wicket and weather conditions.
After the win over Zimbabwe, he said, “All 15 players in the team will be considered before being selected for the final team. And the team will not be weakened by anyone playing or not playing.
Captain’s Form So the first concern is the captain Rohit Sharma himself.
His scores as an opener in this tournament have been 4, 53, 15, 2 and 15 runs.
What was a fifty was against the Netherlands in Sydney, in which he also missed a simple catch in the opening innings, while in matches against the big teams, he has been seen to be very uncomfortable.
His opening partner KL Rahul has hit half-centuries in the last two out of five matches but his scores in the first three matches were also 4, 9 and 9 runs.
The point of the matter is that the Indian opening pair will have to play fast without losing any wicket in the first five overs on the fast bowling of Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Sam Karen.
Because the openers who have had the worst record in the powerplay in the T20 World Cup so far include Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
The Indian camp will probably have the most hope from their middle order in this match as well.
Because both Virat Kohli playing one-down and Suryakumar Yadav coming on two-down have rescued the team from the initial setbacks in almost all the matches.
According to former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist, “The only thing that worked for India was that either Kohli or Suryakumar remained at the crease till the last over. Players of this level can also handle the innings and get the balls out of the park.
Hardik Pandya has also been playing his part in the team, whether it is three wickets in the first match against Pakistan or 40 runs in the same to support Kohli at the other end.
Dinesh Karthik or Rishabh Pant?
There is a big headache in front of Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma, which wicketkeeper-batsman should be given a chance and who should be seated among Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant.
Dinesh Karthik has experience and excellent batting statistics of the last IPL. But he has failed to leave his mark in this tournament.
Coach Dravid will also have to think that England have two excellent spinners like Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali and who can be more effective against them, Karthik or Rishabh.
In the last match, Rishabh got a chance but he lost the wicket cheaply in the affair of hitting a six.
Such haste in the semi-finals can be costly.
The issue with Dinesh Karthik is that he takes a slow-start. In this sense, the chances of Rishabh are more and this opportunity can prove to be important for his career.
weight on bowling Before bowling, talk about the all-rounder of the team. Hardik Pandya is playing his role but the Indian team is missing Ravindra Jadeja the most in this tournament.
Before the tournament, Jadeja had to be out due to a knee injury and was replaced by Axar Patel, who has not been able to do much so far.
He has got only three wickets in four matches and his highest score so far in batting is seven runs.
He conceded 21 runs in his only over bowled against Pakistan in Melbourne and 40 runs in 3.2 overs in the previous match against Zimbabwe.
It will be a tussle on the Indian team management whether to give them a place in the semi-finals or not.
If coach Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma felt that Adelaide’s wicket was a bit slow and he would help the spinners in good open weather, then Yuzvendra Chahal could get a sure chance.
Anyway, England’s in-form batsman David Malan was injured in the last match and Phil Salt can be dropped at No. 3 in his place in this match.
