“Embarrassing Loss” – Twitter Reacts As England Thrash India By 10 Wickets To Book A Date With Pakistan In T20 World Cup 2022 Final

Published - 10 Nov 2022, 05:55 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 07:09 AM

“Embarrassing Loss” – Twitter Reacts As England Thrash India By 10 Wickets To Book A Date With Pakistan In T20 World Cup 2022 Final
“Embarrassing Loss” – Twitter Reacts As England Thrash India By 10 Wickets To Book A Date With Pakistan In T20 World Cup 2022 Final

The second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 saw the battle between Rohit Sharma-led India National Cricket Team and Jos Buttler-led England National Cricket Team. The first men’s World Cup knockout encounter between these two sides in 35 years took place at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, November 10.

England National Cricket Team thrashed India National Cricket Team by 10 wickets to book a date with Pakistan National Cricket Team in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. This was England’s 11th T20I win over India and 2nd overall victory in T20 World Cups. Also, this was the first time a team winning the toss managed to win a men’s T20I at the Adelaide Oval in 12 games.

Earlier, England National Cricket Team won the toss and opted to bowl first in the blockbuster match. India were quite happy with the toss as they wanted to bat first anyway.

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The Three Lions were forced to make two big changes to the playing XI as reliable middle-order batter Dawid Malan and the pace spearhead Mark Wood were out with injuries and Phil Salt and Chris Jordan were included in the team. On the other hand, the Men In Blue fielded the same team where Rishabh Pant was picked over Dinesh Karthik.

England National Cricket Team
England National Cricket Team. Pic Credits: Twitter.

Batting first, openers – Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul – once again failed to provide the team with a good start. Rahul’s awful run in the big matches continued and he was cleaned up for 5 by Chris Woakes in the 2nd over itself.

After losing the wicket of Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli batted cautiously and added 47 runs in 43 balls. Rohit, who struggled for the most part of his innings, scored 27 runs off 28 balls, including 4 fours, before being cleaned up by Chris Jordan in the 9th over.

Also, the No.1 ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, who once again looked comfortable out in the middle, was unable to play a big knock for his side. The 32-year-old was dismissed by leg-spinner Adil Rashid in the 12th over and he scored 14 runs off 10 balls, including 1 four and 1 six.

Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya. PC- Getty
Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya. PC- Getty

Then, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya had an amazing 61-run stand that helped Team India gain back the momentum in the match. After Kohli got out, the star all-rounder Pandya continued his domination and helped India reach 168/6.

Hardik Pandya smashed sensational 63 runs off 33 balls, including 4 fours and 5 sixes, while Kohli scored 50 runs off 40 balls, including 4 fours and 1 six.

Chasing the target, England openers – Alex Hales and Jos Buttler – were off to a flying start in the match and they completed the 50-run partnership in the 5th over itself. At the end of the powerplay, the Three Lions were at 63/0.

Alex Hales and Jos Buttler
Alex Hales and Jos Buttler. Pic Credits: Twitter.

England openers kept batting aggressively and Indian bowlers, who looked low on confidence, failed miserably in the match. The England openers had a remarkable 170-run partnership in 16 overs. This was the highest opening stand by England National Cricket Team in T20I history. Alex Hales smashed 86* runs off 47 balls, including 4 fours and 7 sixes, while Jos Buttler smashed 80* runs off 49 balls, including 9 fours and 3 sixes.

Here’s How Twitter Reacted To India vs England ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-final Game:

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