India thumps England by 68 runs to set up T20 World Cup final against South Africa
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Providence, Guyana: India thumped defending champion England by 68 runs to reach the final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday. India will face S...
Providence, Guyana: India thumped defending champion England by 68 runs to reach the final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday.
India will face South Africa on Saturday at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados in a battle of the two unbeaten teams of the tournament.
Captain Rohit Sharma’s (57) second half-century helped India compile 171-7 and Suryakumar Yadav also blunted the England pace and spin with a vital knock of 47 off 36 balls after more than 2-1/2 hours of play was lost due to rain and wet outfield.
Spinners Axar Patel and the Kuldeep Yadav then combined in for 6-42 through some sharp turners as England got bowled out for 103 in 16.3 overs on a skiddy, low pitch devoid of grass to bow out of the tournament.