India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup, Semi Final: No rain, clear skies in Guyana leading up to IND vs ENG toss

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: Here we go then, the inspection is done and toss is scheduled to take place in just under 10 minutes from now. The match is scheduled to begin at 9.15pm IST. The umpires were seen having a word with Rohit and Buttler after they were done looking at the pitch. The better news, of course, is that no overs are

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: The officials will now take a look at the ground at 8.45pm IST, instead of the previous 8.30pm IST. Reece Topley and Chris Jordan have both marked out their run-ups. Rohit catching up with his longtime Mumbai Indians teammate Kieron Pollard, who is assistant coach in the ENgland setup. All of the players and coaching staff of both teams are out with their paraphernelia at the ground now.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG:… in his training kit. He walks up to the pitch and takes a look. Meanwhile, Kohli has ditched the football and picked up the bat, he is receiving some throwdowns. The English players have picked up the football though, they are all having a kickabout. Wonder if any of them are hoping to get a flight to Germany as a last minute addition to Gareth Southgate’s squad. Possibly not.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: Talk about players going head to head, Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler have done just that in this tournament. Both players have scored 191 runs in six innings at a strike rate of exactly 159. Not too many times would we see two players having numbers so similar, let alone both of them being captains and the leading batter in their teams.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: Allright so now we know by when we all need to finish our dinners. It is bone dry now. Suryakumar Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal have joined Pant, Kohli and Samson in that kickabout. The covers are coming off. There is bright sunshine on the ground. Keep those fingers crossed while you are having your dinners.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: Well the clouds have stopped leaking again. Virat Kohli has walked out and is having a kickabout with Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson. They are all still in their training kits. Not a heavy downpour and so the groundstaff are back to taking those covers off. No puddles on them and judging by how the players are walking around, that outfield does look quit

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: Meanwhile Hotstar just aired an interview that Jasprit Bumrah gave to the broadcasters. Here are the parts that I jotted down for you:

On ensuring that the pressure doesn’t get to the team: “We as a unit have played a lot of ICC tournaments and so we are trying to keep our feet on the ground, try to block out the noise and focus on our team. We can only control the controllables. Waiting for the game to happen.”

On how he manages to stop the batters from scoring too many runs against him: “We have to assess the wickets since we are playing on different grounds everyday. The overhead conditions are a factor and we have to assess how then wicket is behaving If I do all my things properly, everything else takes care of itself. We try to focus on our strengths and if we do that, everything takes care of itself.”

On Arshdeep Singh: “He’s been very good, set the tone for us with the new ball. He has been able to swing it in the end as well. He wants to keep improving which is a very positive sign. Hopefully he will have a good game.”

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: How about that. The ground staff had just started moving the covers away when suddenly, the rains returned and the covers had to be placed again. It is that kind of a day. No update on the revised time for toss yet. It is not a heavy downpour though, England’s Reece Topley, Chris Jordan and Jofra Archer are kicking a football around at the edge of the field and they aren’t bothered by it.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: The India head coach has strolled out to the field and is having a word with the umpire. The ground staff are also out there and they are rummaging with the covers. It is all dry everywhere now and no rain at all, no rain can be seen in the vicinity either. We could have an update on the toss soon.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: The good news is that there is no darkness in the vicinity at the moment and the sun is shining through those distant clouds again, illuminating patches of the clear the sky blue. It is not looking dark and gloomy, let’s hope we will have the toss soon and no loss of overs.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: The BCCI has made it official. Toss won’t take place on time today at Providence Stadium. The teams are still inside the dugout in their training kits and that includes the two captains.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: This was quite a heavy spell and there is just over 15 minutes to go for the toss. It will be quite extraordinary indeed if the ground staff get everything ready on time. The players haven’t really got a chance to warm-up yet.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: It is pouring again at Providence Stadium. Seems to be only passing showers again but it is coming down pretty hard. We are just about half an hour away from the toss. The covers are back. A real test of the drainage system here today.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: Rohit is 37 now, he will be 39 by the time the next T20 World Cup comes in India and Sri Lanka. Kohli is 35 and he will be 37. By no means are both players too old or past their prime but the fact remains that they came back into the T20 fold in international cricket only in January this year, sitting out the format throughout last year. There are also a number of youngsters waiting in the wings, with the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill not finding a place in this squad. Does all this point out to an end of two of the greatest careers of all time in T20 cricket?

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: Bumrah has taken 11 wickets in this tournament but that is not the impressive bit. Not even close. He has gone at an economy of 4.08 in the six matches he has played thus far, easily the lowest among bowlers in the top 10 wicket-takers of this tournament. Bumrah has given less than 10 runs in a four-over spell twice in this tournament.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: Superlatives are not enough when it comes to describing just how good India’s pace spearhead has been ever since he made his comeback from a long term injury in August last year. He dominated the 2023 World Cup, then was arguably the best bowler in India’s five-match Test series against England earlier this year despite the conditions being favourable for spinners, and was arguably the best bowler in the 2024 IPL despite his side Mumbai Indians finishing bottom of the table.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: We just got to see the magic of the drainage system at Providence and the eficiency of the ground staff. The covers are already off, with all the puddles on them cleared off. There were puddles in the outfield as well and they have all but disappeared into the underground drains.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: There may be no reserve day but extra time has been provided for this match to take place in case rain plays too much of a spoilsport. We will start losing overs only around 2.40pm local time (12.10am IST). These knockout games need a minimum of 10 overs to be considered a match, as opposed to the five overs that can be used as a limited in normal situations in T20 games. That can start as late as 4.15pm local time (1.45am IST). It means that there is a good chance of fans here in India having to burn the midnight oil today and fill themselves with a lot of coff

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: The rain has passed through but there is a lot of ominous darkness in the horizon. For now, it was a brief but heavy shower at the stadium. There are a few puddles on the covers, which are very much still on the square. The ground staff are bustling about doing cleanup work. Busy bees, busy bees.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: If rains do clear off for a game to take place today, we might just get a match where the batters have to be watchful. The run rate here in this year’s T20 World Cup has been 6.20 and an average of 14.67 But one has to also remember that these stats are largely due to the fact that Uganda suffered two heavy defeats here. New Zealand were bowled out for 75 by Afghanistan here as well.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: Both Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler had rather lean tournaments by their lofty standards. However, in the final Super Eight games for their sides, the two captains stepped up. Buttler smashed a whirlwind 83 in 38 balls to help England chase down a target of 116 in 9.4 overs and beat the USA by 10 wickets. Rohit smoked 92 in 41 balls to help India get to a score of 205/5 batting first against Australia. They went on to win the match by 24 runs, a result that ultimately led to Australia, the reigning World Cup and WTC champions, to be knocked out.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: And here are the rains. The weather has changed in a jiffy and it’s all damp and wet now. However, it does look like passing showers and we still have two hours to go before the toss. Moreover, Providence Stadium has a state of the art drainage systemIf you know any good rain dances, the kind that will keep the clouds away, now is a good time to bring them moves out.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: When it comes to Virat Kohli, anything below extraordinary is seen as failure. India have gone with an unrelenting attacking batting template, if the conditions are favourable, in this T20 World Cup and Kohli has tried to abide by that. It hasn’t gone well for him. In the group stage on those treacherous pitches at the Nassau County Stadium, Kohli scored a total of five runs across three matches. He then scored a run-a-ball 24 against Afghanistan and then made 37 off 28 against Bangladesh before falling for another duck against Australia. Can he turn it around today?

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: So far so good. That is all we can say for now as the sun continues to shine through distant and sparse clouds. The dark, ominous rainy ones are yet to appear. Toss is scheduled to take place at 7.30pm IST and, for now, it looks like there won’t be any delays. Keep those fingers and toes crossed.

India vs England Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi final, IND vs ENG: India and England have faced each other four times in T20 World Cups. Both sides have won two games each. India hold a slight 12-11 edge in all T20Is between these sides. Interestingly, both these sides haven’t faced each other in this format since the 2022 T20 World Cup semi final.