IND vs CAN Match Preview
India’s star-studded squad should be too much to handle for a Canadian side that won’t be accustomed to handling pressure situations well in ICC events.
Suryakumar Yadav combines flair with strength and stats to back up his star power. The blockbuster batter averages just over 45 in T20I cricket and has already achieved four centuries at the level.
Rohit Sharma has been a world leader in T20 cricket as a batter for a large part of his career. He brings incredible knowledge with him about how to win big trophies. The Indian skipper has won six titles with Mumbai Indians.
Hardik Pandya is a highly rated all-rounder. His ability to whack it in the middle order will be valuable. He will be dangerous with the ball if he manages to find movement off the pitch. He also has a clever cricket head on his shoulders by captaining Gujarat Titans to an IPL title in 2022.
Even if Jasprit Bumrah struggles to pick up wickets – which is a rare sight - he still manages to bowl economical spells. This is highlighted by his 11 maidens in T20Is. He holds the record for the third-most number of maidens in T20Is.
Opener, Aaron Johnson, showed his versatility as a batter against Pakistan by adapting to playing at a strike rate of just under 120. His impressive conversion rate has him scoring at least fifty runs almost every second game.
Weather Report
Weather forecasts show a 70 percent chance of rain in Lauderhill on matchday. The team to win the toss may enjoy bowling first with wet conditions around.
Pitch Report
Rain is expected to fall throughout the day. Batting may be tricky, especially if the seamers on both sides hit their areas.
Notable stats
Sharma has seen it all
Rohit Sharma has been a long-standing servant to Indian cricket. He has played 154 T20I games to date which is the most for any player.
Team News
India have given themselves a chance to experiment before reaching the Super Eight stage. They may want to try out combinations before reaching that phase. Virat Kohli has struggled for runs opening the batting. Yashasvi Jaiswal has proven his quality as an opener and may be worth a start. Nikhil Dutta has hardly at the start to the tournament that he would have liked. He conceded 41 runs against rivals, USA. He may want to come back to prove a point.
IND vs CAN Probable 11
IND Playing 11
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Virat Kohli
- Rishabh Pant (Wk)
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Shivam Dube
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Axar Patel
- Arshdeep Singh
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammed Siraj
CAN Playing 11
- Aaron Johnson
- Navneet Dhaliwal
- Pargat Singh
- Nicholas Kirton
- Shreyas Movva (Wk)
- Ravinderpal Singh
- Saad Bin Zafar (C)
- Kaleem Sana
- Dilon Heyliger
- Junaid Siddiqui
- Jeremy Gordon
Dream11 Prediction
This should be a nailed-on win for India. Canada may show bursts of quality throughout the game, but will unlikely topple the Indian juggernaut filled with match-winners on their day.
Top Picks
Suryakumar Yadav: India’s dynamic batter should be included for his innovative stroke play alone. He played a calm and composed innings of 50 not out to guide India home against hosts, USA.
Jasprit Bumrah: The world-class bowler went wicketless against the USA. He will want to get back to the form which saw him claim three for 14 against Pakistan.
Aaron Johnson: The Canadian opener has put himself among the best Associate nation T20I batters around.
IND vs CAN Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Rishabh Pant
Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma (C)
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya (VC), Axar Patel, Dilon Heyliger
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Jeremy Gordon
