Providence [Guyana], Captain Rohit Sharma's belligerent fifty cameos, fireworks at the Providence Stadium by Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja's late flourish propelled struggling India to 171/7 against defending champions England in their ICC T20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday. .
A superb effort from Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja in the last two overs helped India post a competitive total, while Suryakumar (47) and Hardik (23 off 13) made crucial cameos. For England, Chris Jordan starred in the ball as he returned with a figure of 3-37, bagging the wickets of Hardik, Shivam Dube and Axar Patel.
Put to bat first, India captain Rohit Sharma started with a boundary in the first over. Rohit got a thick outside edge which headed towards boundary point. However, in the third over, India suffered a blow when Reece Topley hit leg stump, sending batsman Virat Kohli out of shape for 9.
However, the Indian captain maintained the aggressive approach, hitting Topley for two boundaries, amassing 11 runs in the fifth over. After 5 over India's score reads 40/1. Sam Curran brought his team back into the game by removing Rishabh Pant, who played a poor shot that landed in the hands of Jonny Bairstow, waiting for his chance at short-midfield.
India were 65/2 after eight overs when rain stopped play for just over an hour, with Virat Kohli bowled by Reece Topley for 9 and Rishabh Pant caught by Jonny Bairstow off the bowling of Sam Curran for just 4.
With a magnificent six, Rohit covered his consecutive half-century. India captain Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav scored fifty runs to maintain the team's momentum. The duo smoked Curran for 19 runs in the 13th over.
Adil Rashid broke a crucial 73-run partnership between the Indian duo, removing well-established batsman Rohit for 57.
In the 18 overs, Hardik Pandya smoked Chris Jordan for two consecutive maximums before the pacer struck back to remove the Indian vice-captain for 23. In the next ball, Jordan sent Shivam Dube to pack a duck.
An excellent effort from Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja in the last two overs helps India post 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in Guyana. In the last match against India he managed to score 12 runs to score 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.
A superb effort from Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja in the last two overs helped India post a competitive total, while Suryakumar (47) and Hardik (23 off 13) made crucial cameos. For England, Chris Jordan starred in the ball as he returned with a figure of 3-37, bagging the wickets of Hardik, Shivam Dube and Axar Patel.
Put to bat first, India captain Rohit Sharma started with a boundary in the first over. Rohit got a thick outside edge which headed towards boundary point. However, in the third over, India suffered a blow when Reece Topley hit leg stump, sending batsman Virat Kohli out of shape for 9.
However, the Indian captain maintained the aggressive approach, hitting Topley for two boundaries, amassing 11 runs in the fifth over. After 5 over India's score reads 40/1. Sam Curran brought his team back into the game by removing Rishabh Pant, who played a poor shot that landed in the hands of Jonny Bairstow, waiting for his chance at short-midfield.
India were 65/2 after eight overs when rain stopped play for just over an hour, with Virat Kohli bowled by Reece Topley for 9 and Rishabh Pant caught by Jonny Bairstow off the bowling of Sam Curran for just 4.
With a magnificent six, Rohit covered his consecutive half-century. India captain Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav scored fifty runs to maintain the team's momentum. The duo smoked Curran for 19 runs in the 13th over.
Adil Rashid broke a crucial 73-run partnership between the Indian duo, removing well-established batsman Rohit for 57.
In the 18 overs, Hardik Pandya smoked Chris Jordan for two consecutive maximums before the pacer struck back to remove the Indian vice-captain for 23. In the next ball, Jordan sent Shivam Dube to pack a duck.
An excellent effort from Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja in the last two overs helps India post 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in Guyana. In the last match against India he managed to score 12 runs to score 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.