Team India Beat England and Entered Final of T20 World Cup after 10 Years

In the second semi-final of T20 World Cup 2024, Team India defeated England by 68 runs. With this, Team India has entered the finals and now it will face South Africa in the title clash. India has also settled the account of the defeat in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup. Two years ago, England had defeated Team India by 10 wickets in the semi-finals.

Batting first after losing the toss in the second semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian team scored 171 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and gave England a target of 172 runs to win. Rohit Sharma was the highest run scorer for India.

Rohit played an inning of 57 runs. Apart from him, Suryakumar Yadav played an inning of 47 runs and Hardik Pandya played an inning of 23 runs.

For England, Chris Jordan took 3 wickets while Sam Curran, Joffra Archer, Adil Rashid and Reece Topley got 1 wicket each.

While chasing the target of 172 runs, England's batsmen could not make any big partnership. Half of the England team was out within 50 runs, after which Team India's victory remained a mere formality. The England team could not even play the full 20 overs and were all out on the score of 103. Kuldeep Yadav and Akshar Patel took the maximum wickets for India, both these bowlers took three wickets each. Besides, Jasprit Bumrah bagged 2 wickets for 12 runs.

Player of the Match: Axar Patel (IND) 3/23 (4) & 10 (6).

India would have gone to the final if the match was washed away by rain as there was no reserve day. In the beginning, Guyana's sky also scared the England camp. But in the end, Rohit did not need the help of rain. India won by showing dominance with bat and ball.

India confirmed the T20 World Cup final after 10 years with the victory in Daput. They last played the final in the short format World Cup in 2014. However, Sri Lanka lost the title by 6 wickets. After the first World Cup in 2007, the trophy is out of their grasp. If they beat South Africa in the final on June 29, their 17-year wait will end.