Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya hit half-centuries in T20 World Cup semi-final against England
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| Source:ICC |
On the strength of the storm of Virat Kohli and Hardik
Pandya, India gave a target of 169 runs to England in the semi-finals of the
T20 World Cup. Batting first, India scored runs at the loss of 4 wickets. India
had a very poor start and KL Rahul got out after scoring just 5 runs. After
this, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made a partnership to take the score beyond
50 runs. India got the second blow in the form of Rohit on 56 runs.
Suryakumar Yadav's bat did not even play in the semi-finals
and could only score 14 runs. Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya together handled
India's faltering innings. Kohli scored 50 runs in 40 balls. India got the
fourth blow in the form of Kohli on the score of 136 runs. After this Pandya's
storm was seen and he remained on the crease on the last ball.
Big things
of Indian innings
In the first 3 overs of the powerplay, the England fast
bowler tested the Indian batsmen. KL Rahul returned to the pavilion early.
Virat Kohli also escaped being caught in the slips.
In the powerplay, India scored 38 runs for the loss of 1
wicket. At that time everyone was praying that India should reach 180 runs. For
this it was necessary to run top order.
Rohit Sharma was seen in color. In the 5th over, he hit Sam
Curran for 2 fours. After this, Chris Jordan also hit a tremendous four on the
ball, but then he was out in Jordan's over. India got the second blow for 56
runs.
India got a big blow in the form of Suryakumar Yadav on the
third ball of the 12th over. Spinner Adil Rashid got Suryakumar Yadav caught by
Salt.