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T20 WC Updates: India crush Eng to storm into final

Fri, 28 June 2024

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01:46

Win 2nd semi-final by 68 runs

Eng 103 (16.4 ovs) vs Ind 171-7 | Scorecard

Skipper Rohit Sharma's grace was matched by the might of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav as India exorcised the ghosts of 2022 by handing defending champions England a 68-run thrashing to enter the final of the T20 World Cup in Providence, Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday.

Rohit thus became the first Indian captain to lead the country in three ICC global finals in a space of 12 months -- 2023 World Test Championship, 2023 ODI World Cup and now the T20 World Cup.

The Indian skipper, who has always received flak for not scoring on big days, contributed an invaluable 57 off 39 balls on a track where the ball consistently kept low, as India posted 171 for 7 in 20 overs.

Credit should also be given to Suryakumar Yadav for his 47 off 36 balls and Hardik Pandya for his two mighty sixes in a 13-ball-23. Ravindra Jadeja (17) and Axar Patel (10) also chipped in with useful contributions.

In reply, England lost five wickets at the halfway stage and never recovered to be all out for 103 in 16.4 overs.

Axar (3/23 in 4 overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/19 in 4 overs) shared the spoils with the ball. The redoubtable Jasprit Bumrah (2/12 in 2.4 overs) did his bit with a classic slow off-cutter that saw the back of the dangerous Phil Salt.

The 2007 champions will meet South Africa in the final in Barbados on Saturday.

Bumrah is the new man in and Topley starts the over with a single.

Archer then takes a single to sweeper cover.

Topley then inside edges the next ball onto his pads for a single.

Appeal for LBW as Archer misses as he gets across and attempts a sweep, up goes the finger. England take the review and lose it. Archer out for 21 off 15 and India win by 68 runs.

Topley is the last man in.

Archer is on strike and he sends one sailing down the ground for a six!

Two singles later, Archer ends the over with a four as a wicket and 14 runs come off it.

Hardik is in the attack now and Rashid starts the over with a couple before he is run out for 2 off a direct hit by Surya.

Rashid is the new man in and he plays a dot.

A wicket and 9 runs come off it.

Axar is back in the attack and Livingstone starts the over with a couple.

Livingstone then takes a single to sweeper cover.

A dot later, Archer lofts the ball down the ground for a six!

A big mix-up next ball and Archer sends back Livingstone is way short of his crease and he it out for 11. England now 8 down.

01:20

England need a miracle to pull this off

Eng 77-7 (14 ovs) vs Ind 171-7 | Scorecard

Jadeja continues and Archer starts with a dot before playing the ball to the off side for a single.

Livingstone then takes a single to third man before Archer survives the big turn,

Archer then takes a single to sweeper cover.

A single to end the over as 4 runs come off it.

Archer is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single.

Two dots to end the over as just 2 come off it.

Kuldeep continues and Livingstone starts the over with a single.

Kuldeep then gets one to come into the batter, Jordan is hit on the flap of his pad as he goes back in his crease. Big shout for LBW and the umpire raises the finger.

England take the review and lose it as the ball is hitting wickets. And Jordan falls for 1 off 5. England have dug themselves in a hole.

01:10

England in a hole

Eng 71-6 (12 ovs) vs Ind 171-7 | Scorecard

Jadeja continues and Livingstone and Jordan take a single each off the first two balls.

Two dots later, Livingstone takes a single and a dot to end the over as just 3 come off it.

Jordan is the new man and he plays two dots as a wicket and 6 runs come off it.

Kuldeep continues and Brook starts with a couple as he survives a run-out chance.

A dot later, he reverse sweeps the ball past short third man for a four!

Brook attempts the reverse next ball, misses the line and ball crashes into his leg stumps. Brook out for 25 off 19. England now 6 down.

01:04

Axar gets third wicket; Kuldeep removes Curran

Eng 62-5 (10 ovs) vs Ind 171-7 | Scorecard

Jadeja in the attack now.

Brook starts the over with a couple before he goes on the back foot and punches the ball through extra cover for a four!

The batters take three singles as 9 come off it.

Livingstone is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

Brook then plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

A dot later, Livingstone takes a single.

Brook plays the ball to cover point as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Kuldeep continues and he hits Curran right in front of the stumps. Big shout and the umpire raises the finger.

Curran takes the review and loses it as ball tracking shows the impact in line and Curran is out for 2. England lose half the side in no time.

Curran is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

Brook then takes a single to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Curran takes a single to backward square leg.

A dot to end the over as a wicket and 3 runs come off it.

Axar continues and Moeen is out stumped first ball and he is out for 10. Axar gets his third and England in big trouble.

Kuldeep in the attack now and he has Moeen guessing. After three singles, Brookk ends the over with a boundary as he reaches for the wide ball and sweeps it past square leg for a four! 7 come off it.

00:45

Bairstow out for a duck

Eng 39-3 (6 ovs) vs Ind 171-7 | Scorecard

Brook is the new man in and after a dot, he plays the ball to extra cover for a single to get off the mark.

Moeen then plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

Brook then swings and lofts it to no man's land near long off for a couple.

A dot to end the over as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Axar continues and the arm ball goes through Bairstow's defence, crashing into the off stump, sending Axar into a big celebration. Bairstow out for a duck!

Bairstow is the new man in and is beaten as the low ball goes under his bat.

Bairstow then takes a single off a leg bye as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Bumrah back in the attack and after a dot as Moeen is beaten by a slower ball on the outside edge, Moeen taps the ball down and scampers for a quick single.

A dot later, a slower ball, Salt swings and misses and the ball hits the leg stump and Salt is out for 5. England lose 2nd wicket.

00:34

Buttler out for 23 off 15

Eng 33-1 (4 ovs) vs Ind 171-7 | Scorecard

Moeen Ali is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

Salt then takes a single before the batters milk the ball for a single and 2 couples as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.

Axar is in the attack now and strikes first ball as Buttler hits a false short.

Buttler attempts a reverse sweep, gets a leading edge off the toe end of the bat and is caught by Rishabh Pant. He is out for 23 against the run of play.

Arshdeep continues and Buttler comes down the track and smashes it over mid-off for four!

Going down leg next and Buttler just helps it on his way to fine leg for a four!

Two dots later, Buttler slashes the ball through covers for a four.

A single to end the over as 13 come off it.

00:25

Openers looking solid

Eng 13-0 (2 ovs) vs Ind 171-7 | Scorecard

Bumrah is the new man in and Salt starts the over with a single to the leg side.

Buttler then clips the ball to the leg side for a couple.

Two dots later, Buttler deftly edges the ball past vacant slips for a four.

Buttler then tucks the ball to the leg side for a single as 8 come off it.

Phil Salt and Jos Buttler open the innings for England while Arshdeep opens the attack for India.

And Salt gets off the mark with a single to deep square leg.

A dot later, Buttler comes down the track and Arshdeep bowls it short and Buttler is off the mark with a couple to deep backward square leg.

Buttler then gets a single as the ball shapes back in.

Slower ball next and Salt is beaten on the outside edge.

Slower ball again and Salt miscues the pull and the ball falls short of the short fine leg fielder as 5 come off the opening over.

00:16

Hardik, Jadeja hit it big at back end

Ind 171-7 (20 ovs) vs Eng | Scorecard

Skipper Rohit Sharma hit a half-century but England spinners put up a fabulous show before India posted an above par score of 171 for seven in the T20 World Cup semi-final in Providence, Guyana, on Thursday.

The par score on a slow Providence Stadium track is 167.

The India skipper hit six delectable boundaries and two sixes in his 39-ball-57 while Suryakumar Yadav got 47 off 36 balls but heavy rains that stopped them on tracks after eight overs did disturb their momentum.

The duo added 73 runs for the third wicket. Virat Kohli (9) once again failed and now has a tally of 75 runs from seven games in the tournament.

Part-time off-spinner Liam Livingstone (0/24 in 4 overs) and leg-spinner Adil Rashid (1/25 in 4 overs) were brilliant in keeping things under check, giving only 49 runs in their eight overs.

It was finally left to Hardik Pandya (23 off 13 balls), who took on Chris Jordan in the 18th over, hitting two consecutive sixes that took them close to 150 before Ravindra Jadeja (17) and Axar Patel (10) took India past the par score.

All the frontline English bowlers were among wickets with Chris Jordan (3/37) having the best figures.

Arsheddp is the new man in and he ends the over and the innings with a single as India put on 171 for 7 after 20 overs.

Jordan continues and Jadeja starts the over with a couple to sweeper cover.

Jadeja then gets a single to the off side.

Axar then plays the ball to sweeper cover for a quick couple.

Short ball and Axar brings out the one-handed pull for a six over long on!

Axar then chips it in the air and is caught in the deep and is out for 10. Jordan gets his 3rd wicket of the day.

Archer back in the attack and Axar starts the over with a single to the off side.

Jadeja then cuts the ball past backward point for a four as India's 150 comes up.

Jadeja then cuts the ball to deep point for a couple.

Jadeja then picks the slower one and sweeps it through backward square leg for a four.

Jadeja then takes a single to long on. Dot to end the over as 12 come off it.

T20 WC Updates: India crush Eng to storm into final

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