No contest!
Updated On: 11 November, 2022 07:41 AM IST | Adelaide | R Kaushik
That’s what Thursday’s T20 World Cup devolved into as England’s unbeaten openers Jos Buttler (49-ball 80) and Alex Hales (47-ball 86) knocked the stuffing out of Rohit Sharma & Co to emerge victors by 10 wickets
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England skipper Jos Buttler (right) and Alex Hales celebrate their 10-wicket win over India in the T20 World Cup semi-final at Adelaide on Thursday. Pic/AFP
The air was thick with anticipation, the promise of a classic between two powerhouse teams looming large, but the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup devolved into a no-contest at the Adelaide Oval. On a balmy Thursday night, Jos Buttler and Alex Hales knocked the stuffing out of Rohit Sharma’s men, plundering a 10-wicket win with 24 deliveries to spare and setting up a Sunday date with Pakistan in the final at the MCG.
A competent bowling display after Buttler won the toss meant India posted no more than 168 for six, and that was only because Hardik Pandya cut loose towards the back-end of the innings. The spoils were shared around, but the star of the show was Adil Rashid, the leg-spinner, who only conceded 20 runs in his four overs and picked up dangerman Suryakumar Yadav cheaply.
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