Adelaide: In the Adelaide oval, England is fighting against India for the second spot in the finale. However, during the toss, England seems to have made a mistake as per the previous records of this ground.
England is also struggling with continues injury in the team and they had to make many changes in playing XI against India.
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England makes big mistake at toss
England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to field against India. As per the previous record of Adelaide Oval, no team has won here in a men’s T20I after winning the toss.
After winning the toss, Jos Buttler said, “We’re gonna bowl first. There is going to be a great atmosphere here. Dimensions are different, we will have to adapt. We have two changes – Malan and Wood are out with injuries – Salt and Jordan come in. Looks a good wicket. Hope it stays well the whole game.”
Rishabh Pant to play in semi-final against England
India captain Rohit Sharma has chosen Rishabh Pant for the big game against Englang in place of Dinesh Karthik. At the toss, Sharma said, “We would have batted first anyway. We’ve played some good cricket, another opportunity for us to play the same way we have all tournament. Important to hold the nerve and take the game till the end.”
“We’ve played these guys a fair bit in recent years and know what strengths-weaknesses they have. Important to exploit that. Important to stay calm and do what we want to do. It (injury) was a scare but I’m fine now. The kind of talent we have, it was a tough one (to pick the XI). Same team for us,” he added.
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India vs England Playing XI
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
England (Playing XI): Jos Buttler(w/c), Alex Hales, Philip Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid
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