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After getting past a valiant USA to maintain their 100% group stage record and secure a place in the ‘Super 8s’, India are expected to continue their good start to the competition against underdogs Canada.
DATE & TIME: Saturday 15th June, 2024: USA (WST) – 7:30am / USA (CST) - 9:30am / USA (EST) - 10:30am / UK – 3:30pm / India - 8:00pm / South Africa – 4:30pm / Pakistan – 7:30pm / Bangladesh – 8:30pm / Sunday 16th June, 2024: Australia – 12:30am
VENUE: Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida, USA
WEATHER: Hot conditions but a significant chance of thundery showers across the scheduled hours of play
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: USA – Willow TV / West Indies – ESPN Caribbean / UK – Sky Sports / South Africa – SuperSport / Pakistan – PTV Sports & TEN Sports / India – Star Sports / Bangladesh – Disney Star
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: USA – Willow TV website / West Indies – ESPN Play Caribbean app / UK – Sky Go / Canada – SuperSport app / Pakistan – Myco & Tamasha / India – Disney+Hotstar / Bangladesh – Disney+Hotstar / Australia – Amazon Prime Video
INDIA FORM: SKY KEEPS INDIA REACHING FOR THE STARS IN FINAL NEW YORK BOW
Winning breeds both momentum and confidence, so despite having already secured a place in the next round, don’t expect India to take their foot off the gas in this match as they aim to make it eight straight T20i victories, having not lost in this form of the game since December 12th 2023 against South Africa in Gqeberha.
LAST FIVE: WWWWW
CANADA FORM: PAKISTAN DEFEAT LEAVES THEM OUT OF CONTENTION WITH A GAME TO GO
Canada’s beating of Ireland had given them a chance of qualification following their opening night defeat to USA, but losing to Pakistan leaves them all-but eliminated when taking into account other results across the group and even the unlikeliest of victories here over India wouldn’t be enough.
LAST FIVE: LWLAW
INDIA BETTING ANALYSIS
After three consecutive failures in New York, the pressure is building on Virat Kohli, not that it will bother a player of his class. Kohli’s brilliance can’t be kept under wraps for long and on what should be a significantly easier batting surface at the Broward County Stadium, it would be no surprise to see him back to him best. Back Kohli to score 30+ match runs and also consider a small stake on him to finish as India’s top batter.
Jasprit Bumrah could be afforded a rest here and with that in mind, investing in him could be a mistake. Another experienced campaigner in Mohammed Siraj may prove the shrewd bet with him no doubt hoping to gain a confidence boost with a strong performance in this one. Consider backing Siraj to take over 1.5 match wickets against Canada.
CANADA BETTING ANALYSIS
Canada’s batting struggled against the pace of Pakistan with five of their top six being dismissed for single-figures. It could well be just as tricky for them against India and more low scores may be on the cards. Opener Navneet Dhaliwal’s last two innings have seen him out for 4 and 6 respectively and backing him to record a score of under 13.5 runs here looks a smart move.
When it comes to consistency, no one can fault bowler Dillon Heyliger, who has taken five wickets across three games so far, including over 1.5 wickets in each of Canada’s last two fixtures. With that in mind, bettors should consider investing a small stake on Heyliger repeating the feat for a third consecutive match.
INDIA VS CANADA EXPERT PREDICTION
Again, it’s important to stress that the weather could well impact the scheduled play, so make sure that any stakes placed are guaranteed to be returned in the event of a washout. Even if a shortened game is to be squeezed in, India will be expected to win and any other outcome would represent the biggest shock of the tournament so far.
Captain Rohit Sharma is a player on the hunt of runs after having to bat on a notoriously difficult New York pitch and he’ll likely find it much easier here in Florida. The likelihood is that he will cash in if given the chance and should be backed to accumulate a significant number of match runs.
INDIA VS CANADA TOP TIP: ROHIT SHARMA TO SCORE OVER 23.5 MATCH RUNS