India’s dreams are dashed by England in the final fight
The England team qualified for the finals of the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup cricket tournament yesterday (10).
That was winning the second semi-final against the strong Indian team by 10 wickets.
After winning the toss in the match at the Adelaide Stadium, England captain Jos Buttler decided to bowl first.
Accordingly, captain Rohit Sharma and Lokesh Rahul started the Indian innings to bat first.
Both of them could not get off to a good start and Rahul was 5 runs.
The partnership between Virat Kohli and Sharma for the second wicket is 47 runs.
Sharma 27 points.
Suryakumar Yadav was out for 14 runs.
Virat Kohli joined the records today as the first batsman in the world to cross the 4,000-run mark in the 2020 overs division.
He scored 50 runs in 40 balls.
Hardik Pandya quickly raised the Indian scoreboard with a 33-ball 63.
His innings was colorful with 5 6s and 4 4s.
Chris Jordan 3 wickets.
The Indian team, who batted first in the match, scored 168 runs for 6 wickets at the end of the scheduled 20 overs.
Jos Buttler and Alex Hales started the England innings with a target of 169 runs.
The two of them, who made India’s strong bowlers helpless from the start, raised England’s score to 50 in 4 overs and 5 balls.
Butler and Hales, who did not stop, took the team to victory in 16 overs, fulfilling the responsibility of the opening batsman pair well.
They both built an unbroken partnership of 170 runs for the first wicket.
It is the highest partnership between two batsmen for any wicket in T20 World Cup history.
Buttler scored an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls which included 9 fours and 3 sixes.
Hales scored an unbeaten 86 off 47 balls, with 7 sixes and 4 fours.
England were World Twenty20 champions in 2010 and had to settle for runners-up in 2016.
Accordingly, England is going to play next Sunday in Melbourne against Pakistan, who are thirsty to win a 2020 World Cup after 2009.
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