India now needs to win only 2 matches to win the T20 World Cup 2024 title. India will have to defeat England in the semi-finals to become the world champion of T20 cricket. After this, India will face Afghanistan or South Africa in the title match. It is important for India to win both these matches. The semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2024 between India and England will be played tomorrow at 8 pm IST.
India's journey in the tournament
India is undefeated in T20 World Cup 2024 so far. In the group stage, India defeated Ireland by 8 wickets, Pakistan by 6 runs and USA by 7 wickets. While the last group stage match against Canada was cancelled due to rain. At the same time, in the Super-8, India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs, Bangladesh by 50 runs and Australia by 24 runs. The Indian team, which has consistently performed well in the group stage and Super-8, will try to enter the final by defeating England at all costs.
Travelling to England for the tournament
The journey of defending champion England in this World Cup has been full of ups and downs. England's first match against Scotland was cancelled due to rain. After this, Australia defeated England by 36 runs in the second match. After this defeat, England's journey was on the verge of stopping in the group stage, but the team entered the Super-8 by defeating Oman by 8 wickets and Namibia by 41 runs in the next match. In the Super-8, England won the first match against West Indies by 8 wickets but lost the next match against South Africa by 7 runs. After this, in a do or die match, England defeated America by 10 wickets and made it to the semi-finals.
whose shoulders are heavy
India and England have faced each other 4 times in the T20 World Cup so far. In this, India has won twice while England has won twice. The first match between the two teams in the T20 World Cup was held in the 2007 World Cup. In which India won by 18 runs. After this, in the 2009 World Cup, England defeated India by 3 runs. At the same time, in the 2012 World Cup, India defeated England by 90 runs. After this, both the teams clashed in the World Cup 2022, in which England won by 10 wickets.
Talking about international T20 matches, 23 matches have been played between the two teams so far. Out of which India has won 12 and England has won 11 matches. Talking about the last 5 T20 matches, India has won 3 and England has won 2 matches. If we look at these statistics, both the teams are strong and the match is going to be exciting.