Just before an important Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup, star finisher Rinku Singh has had to return home due to a family emergency. His absence in this ‘do or die’ match against Zimbabwe is a big blow for Team India.
Chennai: Team India has suffered a big setback before a very important match of the Super-8 round of the T20 World Cup. The team’s star finisher Rinku Singh has returned to India due to a family emergency. According to news agency PTI, Rinku has left the team just before the ‘do or die’ match against Zimbabwe.
Chennai’s M.A. on Thursday Rinku Singh did not participate in the practice session held at Chidambaram Stadium. According to reports, his father Khanchand Singh is admitted in a hospital in Greater Noida and his condition is critical. Rinku has gone home to meet him.
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Team India’s preparation for ‘do or die’ match
Team India had to face defeat from South Africa in its first match of Super-8. Therefore, to keep the semi-final hopes alive, India will have to win against Zimbabwe at any cost. If the team loses this match, its journey from the World Cup will end. In the absence of Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson may return to the playing eleven.
Rinku Singh was not seen in his old form in this T20 World Cup. He scored only 24 runs in 5 matches, for which he played 29 balls. While chasing the target of 188 runs against South Africa, he came to bat at number 8 and was dismissed without opening the account by Keshav Maharaj.
At the same time, Tilak Verma has also failed continuously in this T20 World Cup. In such a situation, some changes may be seen in the playing eleven of Team India in the match against Zimbabwe. It is expected that Akshar Patel may get a chance in place of Washington Sundar and Sanju Samson in place of Tilak Verma.
Even if India wins the next two matches, it is not certain that it will reach the semi-finals!
New Delhi: India’s path to the semi-finals has become difficult after the crushing defeat at the hands of South Africa in the Super-8 of the T20 World Cup on Sunday. The team’s net run rate (-3.800) is very poor, due to which even if India wins its remaining 2 matches (against West Indies and Zimbabwe), its place in the semi-finals is not assured.
There are 4 teams in Group ‘A’, out of which only the top 2 teams will go to the semi-finals. If India wins both its matches, it will have 4 points. At the same time, if South Africa wins its last two matches against West Indies and Zimbabwe, then South Africa (6 points) and India (4 points) will easily reach the semi-finals. But if South Africa loses even a single match, India’s future will hinge on net run rate.
West Indies have got 2 points by defeating Zimbabwe. If West Indies lose to India and beat South Africa, the whole equation will change. Then the three teams India, South Africa and West Indies will have 4 points each and only the team with better net run rate will reach the semi-finals. All this mathematics will work only if India wins both its matches. If the team loses even one match, it is certain to be out of the tournament.