Guyana: The clash between the two unbeaten sides has been set for Saturday, with India set to take on South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup after the Rohit Sharma-led side sealed a thumping 68-run win over England at Providence Stadium, Guyana.
The past was washed away by the Indian spinners who bore the brunt of England’s aggression.The 2022 nightmare became a long past after the Indian team avenged their 10-wicket defeat that came at the hands of England.
The Three Lions came out roaring, looking to defend their crown, but the unbeaten Indian side was too big of a challenge for the defending champions.India will play their first final for the first time in 10 years. The last time they stepped into the stadium to play a final saw them lose against Sri Lanka in 2014.
England captain Jos Buttler and Philip Salt provided the defending champions with the desired start, finding the fence with ease.Arshdeep Singh kept things tight after the first over. Buttler picked up his length as well as Arshdeep’s slower deliveries and bashed him away for three boundaries.
With England scoring at a healthy run rate of more than 8, visions of the 2022 World Cup semi-final started to slowly rise within the Indian fans.Axar Patel rose to the occasion, cleared away the previous images and started to make a new one.
Put to bat first, India captain Rohit Sharma set the tone by finding the fence in the first over.The Indian skipper found a thick outside edge that went off for a boundary through point. However, in the third over, India suffered a massive blow as Reece Topley hit the bail of the leg stump, sending out-of-form batter Virat Kohli back to the dugout for 9.
In the last over India managed to pick up 12 runs to post 171/7 thanks to Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 17. Brief score: India 171/7 (Rohit Sharma 57, Suryakumar Yadav 47; Chris Jordan 3-37) vs England 103 (Harry Brook 25, Jos Buttler 23; Axar Patel 3-23, Kuldeep Yadav 3-19).
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