- India 171-7; England 103. India win by 68 runs
- Spinners Patel and Yadav take three wickets each
It was a scene witnessed on countless Test tours to the subcontinent but one played out in the semi-final of the men’s T20 World Cup in steamy Guyana. England were spun out in dramatic fashion for a crushing 68-run defeat that booked India a date with similarly unbeaten South Africa in Saturday’s final at Kensington Oval.
As Rohit Sharma’s side amassed 171 for seven either side of an 80-minute rain break it became apparent that the slow, low surface at Providence Stadium would make any chase tough going. The target was three runs more than the one England vaporised during that one-sided semi-final in 2022 but Adelaide this was very much not.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/27/england-india-cricket-t20-world-cup-semi-final under the title “India roar into T20 World Cup final after spin hastens sorry England collapse”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
