A dominating performance from this Indian cricket team saw them reach the 2024 T20 World Cup final, winning by 68 runs against the defending champions, England, at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.
Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav score fluent half-centuries to set India a solid target of 171 for seven on a difficult surface. These two form the bedrock of a big score, and Rohit’s 32nd T20I fifty and Suryakumar’s classy knock of 47 off 36 balls exemplify that.
Nevertheless, the two spinners, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel, looked the real deal, getting six wickets between them and reducing the formidable English team to a meager 103/10. Kuldeep bowled a splendid spell, taking three wickets, whereas Axar had a similarly effective spell that dismantled the English batting.
The early departures of Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, and Jonny Bairstow on the hand by Axar and Jasprit Bumrah marked the Indian bowling side. Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Harry Brook, and Chris Jordan could not cope with Kuldeep’s spin, and England’s chase became a disaster.
It was common to see a couple of run-outs due to mix-ups adding to England’s miseries. As Archer got aowych lbw by Bumrah, the Indian players came out of the boundary from respective grass banks and shouted out of joy, ending all the dreams of England that they had after the 2022 Adelaide semi-final.
The convincing victory has placed up a mouthwatering final between India and South Africa where Rohit Sharma’s men seek to win their third T20 World Cup title, thus denying the Proteas their first triumph in the format of the game.
