Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli to Open; No Change: India’s Predicted Playing XI vs England in T20 WC 2024 Semi-Final

Guyana: We are exactly a day away from India’s big T20 WC 2024 semi-final at Guyana versus England on Thursday. While the buzz is palpable ahead of the big clash, there is much speculation over India’s playing XI for the game. Will Rohit Sharma look to incorporate changes? Despite Virat Kohli’s repeated failures in this tournament, he is likely to retain his spot at the top with Rohit and India are expected to play the same XI. India is the only side that is unbeaten till now in the ongoing tournament and they would hence start slight favourites against England.

India’s Predicted XI vs England: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah

Meanwhile, rain, which has played a major part in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, might have a role to play on Thursday during the second semifinal at the Providence Stadium.

Notably, four games have been washed out due to rain so far in the tournament while overs were reduced in a couple of games because of the same.

According to Accuweather, there is am 88 per cent of chance of rain in Guyana on Thursday morning with an 18 per cent chance of thunderstorms. The mega clash, which is a repeat of the 2022 edition semifinal, is scheduled to start at 10:30 AM local time, which is 8 PM IST.

Unlike the first semifinal in Trinidad where Afghanistan play South Africa, the second semifinal will not have a reserve day. However, there is a unique provision in place: an additional 250 minutes have been allocated to ensure that a result can be achieved even if rain interrupts play.