England defeated Sri Lanka on Saturday to book a spot in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup. With this victory, hosts Australia were knocked out of the competition. Meanwhile, English pacer Stuart Broad expressed his happiness about the progress of England and also predicted the outcome of the tournament. Here, we take a look as Stuart Broad predicts the likely winner of the T20 World Cup 2022.
Stuart Broad picks the winner of the T20 World Cup 2022
Both Sri Lanka and England had similar routes with their batting innings. Both teams started well but the bowlers from the opposition brought the game back. However, since England knew the target and had an experienced man in the middle, they were able to sail through.
Speaking about this, Broad did concede that he felt nervous when Hales got out. If India wins tomorrow against Zimbabwe, they would meet England in the semi-finals. Stuart Broad reckoned that the winner of that game will go on to win the T20 World Cup. Reasoning out the same, he mentioned that both teams have the maximum match winners and hence, would win the title.
Job done, bit nervy once Halesy got out but World Cup Semi final spot booked! Probably India Vs England. Winner of that SF will go on & win World Cup in my opinion because both teams have the most match winners
Advertisement— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) November 5, 2022
England overcome injury setbacks to reach the semis of the T20 WC
Although England has a strong squad and was predicted to do well, the team had a number of injury issues. While Jofra Archer was unavailable, the team was jolted by the unavailability of Jonny Bairstow due to a freak injury. This forced them to bring Alex Hales into the squad after a long time. Reece Topley also was ruled out and this further gave a few issues for Jos Buttler and co.
However, despite the problems and the poor touch of Ben Stokes and Liam Livingstone, the team was able to reach the semis. This will help their confidence as the tournament progresses to its final stages.
