What are some challenges when a World Cup is happening in India and Sri Lanka? Dew and Toss are just a few challenges that we can think of, and these will play a key role in the tournament.
As we have seen in many T20I matches and in domestic cricket, dew plays a major role, and many teams find it hard to defend a score. That is the reason that most teams win the toss and decide to field first. You might have seen IPL 2024 when huge scores were posted in almost every game. 287 was scored by the Hyderabad franchise, and even 262 was chased down on flat wickets. That was also helped by the dew.
It is because of the dew factor that the toss becomes crucial, and most teams choose to field first. Even MS Dhoni, in a recent interview, said that dew scares him the most, as it changes a lot of things, and that’s when the toss becomes crucial. He will be the most challenging thing for India in the upcoming T20 World Cup, but marked them as one of the most dangerous sides of the tournament.
Even in the recently concluded India vs New Zealand T20I Series, we saw huge scores in the second innings as well. India even chased down a total of over 200 in under 16 overs and chased down a total of over 150 in 10 overs. That tells you how much the conditions are in favour of the team batting second. India had no hesitation in batting second when they won the toss, and that will be the case when the T20 World Cup starts on February 7th. Even in Sri Lanka, dew can cause problems, especially in night games when they tend to occur during the second innings, making the batting much easier.
Adding to this context, India have won 34 games while chasing India in T20Is, while the next best is England with 7 wins. That tells you how dominant India has been while chasing. With dew and the toss becoming a talking point, will the ICC make any changes to help the bowling side? I highly doubt it this close to the tournament but they should be looking into it as the conditions heavily favour the batting side at the moment.
