It has all come down to the four best teams in what has been a roller coaster of an ICC Men's T20 World Cup. While India and Pakistan secured a berth in the final four stage of the tournament from Group 2 after the biggest upset of the tournament which saw the Netherlands beating South Africa, New Zealand and England have made it to the semis from Group 1.
This has set things up beautifully for the knockout stage of the competition. New Zealand will be up against Pakistan in the first semifinal at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Wednesday, while India will take on England in the second semifinal at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
Here in this article, we will have a look at the predictions for India vs England game, a contest between what many believe are the two of the best teams in the world in this format. It won't be a surprise if the winner of this game goes on to lift the World Cup trophy.
1. Toss Prediction
India have won 4 out of the 5 tosses in the T20 World Cup so far. On the other hand, England have won 3 out of the 4 tosses. Since India's toss-winning percentage of 80 is better than England's 75 per cent plus the fact that India won their most recent toss while England lost the toss in the match against Sri Lanka, the prediction from here is that Rohit Sharma will win the toss in this match.
2. Match Prediction
The overall head-to-head record in T20Is is slightly tilted in favour of India. The two teams have played 22 T20Is with the Men in Blue winning 12 of these matches while England emerging victorious on the other 10 occasions. In the Men's T20 World Cup too, India have won twice while England have won once out of the 3 occasions that the two teams have met. So, predicting India to play the finals.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is India. Apart from their superior head-to-head record in T20Is against England, they are also the number 1 ranked team in the world. With their entire preparation and focus around winning the World Cup, they should be able to reach the summit clash with several of their players in form.
4. Predicted powerplay score and average first innings total
The average first innings score at this venue is 156.5 in the T20 World Cup so far. 180 has been breached twice with the highest score of 185 which New Zealand scored against Ireland. The predicted powerplay score is expected to be between 40-50.
5. Betting Odds
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