IND vs ENG: “Pretty Disappointed” – Rohit Sharma After Humiliating Semi-final Defeat vs England In T20 World Cup 2022 In Adelaide

The Rohit Sharma-led India National Cricket Team lost by 10 wickets against Jos Buttler-led England National Cricket Team in the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, November 10.

England National Cricket Team won the toss and invited India National Cricket Team to bat first in the blockbuster game. India were able to post 168/6 on the board with the help of Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli’s glorious half-centuries.

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Hardik Pandya smashed outstanding 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.

Pacer Chris Jordan was the pick of the bowlers for England as he bagged three wickets while Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid picked up one wicket each.

Chasing the target, England openers – Alex Hales and Jos Buttler – decimated the Indian bowling unit. After 10 overs, the Three Lions were at 98/0.

The openers kept batting aggressively and had a remarkable 170-run partnership in 16 overs that helped the Three Lions crush India by 10 wickets. 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.

England will now lock horns with Pakistan in the summit clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

We were not up to the mark with the ball – Rohit Sharma

During the post-match presentation ceremony, India National Cricket Team captain Rohit Sharma said that he is pretty disappointed with the performance of the side in the high-profile semi-final game. He added that the batters did a great job at the backend of the innings to help India post a decent total on the board, but the bowlers “were not up to the mark”. He stated:

“Pretty disappointed how it turned up today. We batted well at the backend to get that score. We were not up to the mark with the ball, we couldn’t turn up today. It’s all about handling the pressure in knockout games. All these guys have played enough to understand that. These guys have played under pressure in IPL games, it’s all about keeping calm.”

Rohit Sharma further lauded the England openers for their remarkable performance in the semi-final game. He elaborated:

“We were nervy to start with, but you got to give credit to their openers, they played really well. I thought it swung a bit in the first over, but not from the right areas. We know the runs are scored square off the wicket, we were aware about it. When we won the first game, it showed a lot of character. The game against Bangladesh, it was a tricky one. I thought we held our nerve and kept executing our plans. Couldn’t do that today.”

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