Match Preview – CAN vs IND thirty third Match, Group A, T20 World Cup

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Match particulars

Canada vs India
June 15, Lauderhill, Florida, 10.30am native time

Massive image: Rain menace in Florida

Canada are going through their hardest take a look at of the T20 World Cup as India goal to enter the Tremendous 8 stage with a clear sheet, however the fixture is on the mercy of the climate in Florida. Friday’s recreation between USA and Eire was washed out on the venue, and there is an 85% probability of rain on Saturday.If the sport does go forward, India may take a look at out their bench energy. They’ve performed the identical XI of their first three group video games, however with qualification safe and no factors benefit carried ahead to the Tremendous Eight, they may give the likes of Kuldeep Yadav or Sanju Samson some recreation time.India’s remaining group recreation can be Virat Kohli’s final probability to seek out type earlier than the extra aggressive Tremendous Eight stage. Of all of the batters itching to get out of New York, he’s proper up there. His transfer to the highest of the order has yielded scores of 4, 1 and 0, and Kohli just isn’t even among the many prime 150 run-scorers of the event. He doesn’t have distinctive numbers in Florida, although: 63 runs in three innings at a median of 21.00.

Virat Kohli has not but fired as an opener within the T20 World Cup•Related Press

With USA confirming their Tremendous Eight berth from Group A together with India, Canada have been knocked out, having earned solely two factors from their first three video games. They’ve been aggressive at their first T20 World Cup although, having scored 194 of their opening recreation in opposition to USA after which securing a cushty win in opposition to Eire. They even gave Pakistan a scare, and can hope to log out at their finest in opposition to their most high-profile opponents.

Type information: India on a roll

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Within the highlight: Aaron Johnson and Hardik Pandya

Regardless of making his T20I debut solely in November 2022, Aaron Johnson is already Canada’s second highest run-scorer. He had an incredible begin to his worldwide profession, scoring 4 fifties and one century in his first seven T20I innings, and has sustained his type. No different Canada batter has extra runs than Johnson’s 400 in 12 innings because the begin of 2023. He’s coming into this recreation on the again of a assured 52 in opposition to Pakistan.

Hardik Pandya has seven wickets in three video games on the T20 World Cup•Related Press

Hardik Pandya has not had a lot to do with the bat, however has been an asset with the ball. He’s India’s joint highest wicket-taker to date within the competitors, with seven wickets in three video games, and has stifled batters within the center overs. Hardik has hit these arduous lengths and completed the New York leg with an economic system of 5.41.

Staff information: Will India give Kuldeep a go?

Canada’s transfer to herald Ravinderpal Singh for Dilpreet Bajwa didn’t work, with Ravinderpal out for a second-ball duck. They may return to Bajwa in opposition to India.

Canada (possible XI): 1 Aaron Johnson, 2 Navneet Dhaliwal, 3 Pargat Singh, 4 Nicholas Kirton, 5 Shreyas Movva (wk), 6 Ravinderpal Singh/Dilpreet Bajwa, 7 Dilon Heyliger, 8 Saad Bin Zafar (capt), 9 Kaleem Sana, 10 Junaid Siddiqui, 11 Jeremy Gordon

India may relaxation certainly one of their quick bowlers and usher in Kuldeep, whose wristspin is likely to be required within the Tremendous Eight stage within the West Indies.

India (possible XI): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Rishabh Pant (wk), 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Axar Patel, 9, 10, 11 Jasprit Bumrah/Mohammed Siraj/Kuldeep Yadav/Arshdeep Singh

Friday morning was extraordinarily moist on the venue•ICC/Getty Pictures

Pitch and circumstances: Rain alert

Thursday was dry however Friday was a washout in Lauderhill. The forecast for Saturday morning just isn’t promising, with scattered thunderstorms predicted all through the day.

Stats and trivia

Aside from West Indies, who play some worldwide matches right here, India have performed probably the most T20Is (eight) in Lauderhill: 5 wins, two defeats and one washout.

Rohit Sharma is the top-scorer in T20Is at this venue: 196 runs, with two half-centuries in in 5 innings.

Arshdeep Singh has the second most T20I wickets in Lauderhill: seven in 4 innings, with an economic system of seven.88.

Arshdeep has bowled six overs within the powerplay at this T20 World Cup and conceded only one boundary.

Out of the 56 overs India have bowled within the event, solely 9 have been delivered by spinners

Canada have by no means confronted India in a T20I.

Quotes

“I noticed them final month in April. These guys have been working actually arduous. I’m blissful for them. It’s a motivation for us, going into the subsequent event that USA have down, so can we. In that means, we will take a look at it.”
Canada wicketkeeper-batter Shreyas Movva is pleased with USA making it to the subsequent spherical

“Relating to this stadium, we performed earlier so we’re barely conscious of the circumstances, what we get. Sure, the climate is difficult right here, you do not know about when the rain comes and all, however now we have been ready for all these items. So, we’re specializing in what we will management and at this level of the time, we will not management the climate circumstances. So, we are attempting to arrange ourselves in the absolute best means however we would like a recreation to occur.”
India fielding coach T Dilip is not bothered in regards to the circumstances

Ashish Pant is a sub-editor with ESPNcricinfo