‘England & India Match:’ India Reaches T20 World Cup Final After Defeating England!

India beat England in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024, held at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Thursday. With a 68-run victory, India secured their place in the final against South Africa.

Match Summary

Final Score

• India: 171/7 in 20 overs.
• England: 103 all out in 16.4 overs.
• Result: India won by 68 runs.

Key Moments

India’s Batting Highlights

• Top Scorer: Rohit Sharma scored 47 runs off 36 balls, becoming India’s highest scorer in the match.
• Early Setback:
• Virat Kohli: Dismissed for 9 runs by Reece Topley.
• Rishabh Pant: Out for 4 runs, leaving India at 40-2 in 5.2 overs.
• Partnership:
• Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav: Formed a crucial 73-run partnership.
• Rohit Sharma: Made 57 runs before falling to Adil Rashid’s googly.
• Suryakumar Yadav: Scored 47 runs, missing his half-century by just 3 runs, dismissed by Jofra Archer.
• Late Contributions:
• Hardik Pandya: Scored 23 off 13 balls.
• Ravindra Jadeja: Added 17 runs off 9 balls.
• Axar Patel: Scored 10 off 6 balls.

England’s Bowling

• Top Bowler: Chris Jordan took 3 wickets.
• Others: Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, and Reece Topley each took 1 wicket.

England & Inda Match

England’s Struggle

Chasing 172

• Positive Start: England scored 26 runs in the first 3 overs without losing a wicket.
• Jos Buttler: Looked in good form but was dismissed by Axar Patel on the first ball of the fourth over.
• Collapse:
• Phil Salt: Dismissed by Jasprit Bumrah.
• Middle Order Failures:
  • Jonny Bairstow: Scored 0 off 3 balls.
  • Moeen Ali: Scored 8 off 10 balls.
  • Sam Curran: Scored 2 off 4 balls.
  • Liam Livingstone: Scored 11 off 16 balls.
• Resistance:
• Harry Brook: Contributed 25 runs off 19 balls but was dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav.
• Quick Wickets: India’s bowlers quickly dismantled the remaining batsmen.

India’s Bowling Performance

• Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav: Each took 3 wickets.
• Jasprit Bumrah: Took 2 wickets.

Match Outcome

India’s strong performance with both bat and ball helped them defeat England by 68 runs, advancing to the final of the T20 World Cup 2024.

Upcoming Final

Details

• Opponent: South Africa
• Date: Saturday, June 29
• Venue: Barbados

Expectations

• The final is expected to be a thrilling match as India takes on South Africa in the world’s biggest cricket event.

Playing XIs

India

• Rohit Sharma (captain)
• Virat Kohli
• Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper)
• Suryakumar Yadav
• Shivam Dube
• Hardik Pandya
• Axar Patel
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Arshdeep Singh
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Jasprit Bumrah

England

• Jos Buttler (captain & wicketkeeper)
• Phil Salt
• Jonny Bairstow
• Harry Brook
• Moeen Ali
• Liam Livingstone
• Sam Curran
• Chris Jordan
• Jofra Archer
• Adil Rashid
• Reece Topley

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