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IND vs ENG: Vintage Virat smashes fifty; Yet another Masterclass from King Kohli

Earlier in the match, England won the toss and opted to bowl first.

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In the India vs England semifinal match, Virat Kohli smashed yet another century in the T20 World Cup on Thursday. Kohli smashed his fourth half-century in the previous six games played at the mega tournament. He hammered half-century in 39 deliveries.

In the match, Virat hit four boundaries and a six before getting dismissed by Chris Jordan. He also scored 100 fours in the shortest format of World Cup.

The 34-year-old star player became the first player to score three half-centuries in T20 World Cup semifinals.

Virat Kohli in T20 World Cup semis:

  • 72- IND vs SA (Mirpur 2014)
  • 89 - IND vs WI (Mumbai 2016)
  • 50 - IND vs Eng (Adelaide 2022)

Kohli tops the list of most fifity plus runs in the T20 World Cup

List of players with most 50 plus runs in T20 World Cup:

  • Virat Kohli (India) - 14
  • Chris Gayle (West Indies) - 9
  • Rohit Sharma (India) - 9
  • Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) - 7
  • Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - 6
  • David Warner (Australia) - 6

India Playing XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

England Playing XI: Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Philip Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid