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India are successful a horrible group astatine nan T20 World Cup. Only 2 teams suffice for nan semi-finals, which makes nan beingness of Australia and South Africa (who hit India 4-1 successful a caller T20 series) little than ideal. But there’s still each chance India tin go undisputed white-ball world champions.
Aside from that conclusion successful South Africa, their T20 shape has been fantabulous since they grounded to get retired of nan group astatine nan past World Cup 2 years ago. In nan past 12 months they person won T20 bid successful some England and Australia – and 9 of their squad started nan ODI World Cup last triumph complete South Africa successful November.
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What do you get for beating nan world champions? An moreover tougher trial a fewer days later. England started their T20 World Cup build-up pinch a 2-1 bid triumph complete nan holders New Zealand; now they look nan 50-over world champions, India, successful an intriguing three-match bid that originates astatine a sweltering Chelmsford.
Most group person India arsenic 2nd favourites down Australia to triumph nan World Cup, truthful this is simply a litmus trial for some teams. But while neither squad will want to spell into nan World Cup connected nan backmost of a bid defeat, winning and losing is only portion of nan story. Cricket is an individual crippled wrong a squad sport, and location are places up for grabs successful some teams.
By nan clip nan bid finishes astatine Taunton connected Tuesday, Charlotte Edwards and Amol Muzumdar should cognize their XIs to commencement nan World Cup.
Tonight’s lucifer originates astatine 6.30pm.
