The semi-final match between India versus England was actually one-sided as the all-round performance of team India thrashed England and team India will be playing against South Africa in the final match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The match also showcased the good captaincy of Rohit Sharma as well. The captain of England calculated that the surface would be helping the bowling unit as there was heavy rain and that’s why England elected to field first after winning the toss but Rohit Sharma had a different version of thought. According to Rohit Sharma, the pitch will be getting slow as it gets older and that was the exact calculation. Let’s get into the article to check out the full details of India versus England.
A look back to the game between India versus England
As I mentioned above, team England won the toss and elected to field first, and the Indian side lost Virat Kohli for Just 9. He looked promising as he started with a 6 in the innings but he was not able to keep the momentum and went back to the pavilion with a disappointing face. The Indian coach Rahul Dravid showcased a good gesture toward Virat Kohli and that was a good sight in the match.
After that, team India lost Rishabh Pant for just 4. But the captain of the side Rohit Sharma never allowed to create pressure by the bowling unit of England and he started to dominate over them. Rohit Sharma smashed 57 from just 39 along with Suryakumar Yadav who smashed 47 from 36 and these guys created a solid foundation for the team India.
Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja contributed 23 and 17 respectively while Shivam Dube went back to the pavilion without opening his account. Axar Patel contributed 10 while Arshdeep Singh added 1. Team India finished the innings at 171 with the loss of 7 wickets after 20 overs.
England started confidently in the reply and the captain of the side Jos Buttler took the responsibility of attacking mode. He smashed 3 consecutive boundaries in the over of Arshdeep Singh. The captain of team India Rohit Sharma realized the sign of danger and he immediately made a change in the bowling attack and asked Axar Patel into the attack and he removed the captain of England. Buttler contributed 23 from 15. While his partner Phil Salt added 5 to the total.
The bowling unit of team India crushed the middle order of England as Moeen Ali was dismissed for just 8 while Jonny Bairstow was not able to open his account and Sam Curran went back to the pavilion after scoring just 2. Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone contributed 25 and 11 respectively.
Now it was the time for the tail-enders of team England, Chris Jordan added 1 while Jofra Archer contributed 21 to the total and Adil Rashid as well as Reece Topley added 2 and 3 respectively. England finished their innings at 103 in 16.4 overs. India won the match by 68 runs and they will be playing against South Africa in the final match of the tournament tomorrow.
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