IND vs ENG, Semifinal, Highlights: ENG crush IND to the core; knock them out of T20 World Cup 2022

It's done! Done & Dusted. England win and they win by a whooping margin of 10 wickets. What a win this is. Heartbreak for India. What can I say? I am numb. The dream is broken, and the heart is shattered. 

What a performance this has been from England. They have just crushed India. Crushed them to the core. 

What a performance this has been from England. They have just crushed India. Crushed them to the core. 

Nothing's happening to be honest, India aren't getting any wickets and England are just piling on the runs. Matter of moments now?

Well, England are dealing in boundaries and sixes. They have raced away to 52 in just 5 overs, and India have no clue what has hit them. Can they recover from this storm?

Jos Buttler struck 3 boundaries to Kumar in the 1st over and ENG are off to fiery start.

Well, Hardik Pandya saved the best for the semifinals. What a knock from the all-rounder. The average 1st innings total at Adelaide is 157 this World Cup. India have done well to be where they are right now.

Onto the bowlers now. Can they get the job done? 

Hardik Pandya just said a few days back that he likes to score when the team needs him the most. Well, what better time than the semifinal of the T20 World Cup? What a show by the all-rounder. 

Another masterclass from the former Indian skipper. He would have liked to get a bit more and in a little less time. Anyways, onto Hardik and Pant now.

And.. we are down to the last 18 balls. India are currently on 121, and would need at least another 40 runs from here on. Can Kohli do it? Can Hardik chip in?

What a yorker by Chris Jordan! Virat falls over trying to stop it. Umpire did not give it out. Buttler reviews it, and it's Umpire's Call. 

Virat Kohli is at 43 and Hardik is looking like gaining back his touch. 30 more balls to go. India would want at least 70 off it. Can they stage a monumental ending?

Well.. well... well.. Suryakumar Yadav is a goner, and India have lost their trump card. England are on top and in the driver's seat. Can India recover and then stage a comeback?

India are not where they wanted to be at the halfway mark. 62 just isn't the score that would do against this English side. Unless the pitch has something in it for the bowlers, which by the looks of it, isn't - India would want to do pretty well from here on, Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli need to produce a masterclass.

Alright well, Rohit Sharma bites the dust. ENG have the Indian skipper and India are in a slight trouble. The skipper looked like breaking the shackles, but his innings of 27(28) will go down as one of the worst for India in the World Cup. 

Okayish Powerplay for India. They lost Rahul. Rohit, however, looks good. Kohli is just getting started. How far can these two take the team? 

India are off to a rather sedate start. Rahul looked good, but as always, it was just about that. Looks like Rohit wants to take his time. Kohli is on the field now. 4 overs are done and India have just 21 on board. They need to score big against this England side. Just the start though. 

Big breakthrough for England. KL Rahul is walking back. Woakes is the man for the England. They needed to start well and they have. Rahul, yet again, fails to deliver in the big match.

India Playing XI

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

England Playing XI

Jos Buttler(w/c), Alex Hales, Philip Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid

England have won the toss and have opted to bowl first.

India is all set to take on England in a knockout match of a World Cup after 35 years. The Men in Blue and the Three Lions will have a go at each other in Adelaide Oval in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2022. With Virat Kohli's love for Australia and Adelaide continuing in full flow, the batting maestro has a series of World records up in his sights in the semi-final clash.

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"He's been great to watch, hasn’t he? I think he’s someone who has probably been the batter of the tournament so far in terms of the way you want to watch someone go about it. But as with any batsman in the world, it takes one chance to create a wicket. We desperately need to find a way to do that.” 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Jos Buttler will be the key England player in the semifinals. His record against Bhuvneshwar though, is embarrassing to say the least. Bhuvi has dismissed Buttler 5 times in the space of 30 deliveries and he will again be expected to do the job for India. 

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The team that has won the toss for the last 11 times has gone on to lose the game. Yes, you read that right. The record for the team batting first in the Super 12 stage has been 4 wins and 2 losses. 

So, the captain who wins the toss might be tempted to bat first because runs on the board in a big game are always a great way to go ahead. 

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