India face a depleted England in a spin friendly conditions at Edgbaston in Birmingham on 30th June 2019. This will be a must win encounter for England to stand a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the world cup. A win fo Eoin Morgan’s led side will ensure that Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be out of contention for a place in last four.
India defeated West Indies in their last encounter by a comprehensive margin of 125 runs to almost guarantee a place in the semi-finals. While, England lost their last two encounters against Sri Lanka and Australia to be on the cusp of elimination from the show piece event.
Head to head in world cup
Matches– 7
England– 3
India won– 3
Tied- 1
Match details
Match timings: 3 PM in India, 2:30 PM in Pakistan, 10:30 AM in England
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Match date: 30th June, 2019
Pitch report
The teams batting second have enjoyed more comfort on this ground and Pakistan successfully chased down a target of 238 runs with seven wickets remaining in the game. Out of the 60 games played at the venue, team batting first has won on 24 occasions while the team batting second has won on 29 occasions. The pitch will assist the spinners which will benefit the Indian team.
However, considering the fact that teams batting first are winning 95% of the matches in the world cup and England’s inability to chase down a target will be a decisive factor in the match.
Weak points
India: The failure of top order can be a big concern for India. The middle order does not score runs at quick pace and gets expose which does not create much impact in the game. The number four conundrum still persists with the failure of Vijay Shankar.
England: They are a completely different side when batting first and notch big totals on the board but they are under extreme pressure when they are chasing any moderate target.
Live streaming
You can catch the action unfold on Hotstar mobile app or go to www.hotstar.com. Sky Sports will have the broadcasting rights in England.
Where to watch on Television
Star Sports network– India and subcontinent
Sky Sports- United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
SuperSport- South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
OSN- Middle East & North Africa
Fox Sports Australia and Channel 9- Australia
Willow TV- USA
Sky TV and Prime- New Zealand
en Sports and PTV- Pakistan
ESPN- Caribbean
Gazi TV, Maasranga and BTV- Bangladesh
SLRC- Sri Lanka
Fox Network Group- China and South East Asia
Digicel– Asia Pacific
Radio Television Afghanistan– Afghanistan
Yupp TV- (Continental Europe and Central Asia)
Other streaming or Television options
In the rest of South Asia which includes Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, Fox Sports will telecast highlights at noon each day. The channel will also telecast late-night replay of the best ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 moments at 10pm, local time.
Weather forecast and Chances of rain
Rain is not expected to spoil the sport as heat wave has allready hit the Europe including the United Kingdom and the weather will remain sunny through the course of the day.
According to Accuweather, Sun will shine brightly on the day and there is 0% chances of rain. The sunny weather means that the pitch will favour the batsman. Clouds may cover the sky between 12-1 PM in the noon but they are not expected to bring the rain with them.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (C), Dinesh Karthik(W), MS Dhoni (W), Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Lokesh Rahul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant(W)
England: Eoin Morgan (C), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (W), Jos Buttler (W), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
