AB de Villers Predicts India Will Defeat This Team In T20 World Cup Final
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India will play England in the T20 World Cup semi-final while in the other last-four clash New Zealand face Pakistan
Former South African batter AB de Villiers has predicted that India will play New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final, and that the Rohit Sharma-led side will lift the trophy. The first semi-final of the tournament between New Zealand and Pakistan will take place on Wednesday in Sydney. On the other hand, the second semi-final between India and England will take place in Adelaide on Thursday. "India and New Zealand will play the final and I think India will win," De Villiers told ANI, on the sidelines of the launch event of the first edition of The Last Man Stands (LMS) India Super League 2023, the world's largest amateur T20 cricket league.
India does not really have a good record against New Zealand at ICC events. Recently, they lost to the Kiwis in a must-win match in the group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. They also lost the ICC World Test Championship final to New Zealand and the 2019 50-over World Cup semifinal to the Kiwis.
On the form of individual players in the Indian team, De Villiers said: "Everyone is playing well. Suryakumar looks in good form, Virat looks in good form. Rohit has not had his best run, but he will come to the party when it matters the most. He is a fantastic player. The whole batting line-up and team are talented. I am looking forward to them having a good game against England, which is their biggest test. If they win the semifinals, they will lift the trophy."
Virat is in red-hot form in this tournament so far. In his five appearances, he has scored 246 runs at an average of 123.00 and three half-centuries. This includes his classic knock of 82* against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
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