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India and England are set to lock horns in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2024 edition on Thursday (June 27) at the Province Stadium in Guyana. Both sides will aim to go past each other and face South Africa in the final, on Saturday (June 29) in Barbados, who thrashed Afghanistan in the first semifinal. Rohit Sharma-led India are unbeaten so far in the 20-nation mega event, in West Indies and the USA, and have a stern task ahead to go past the defending champions England, who eliminated them in the last edition.
What happened when India and England locked horns last in the T20 WC?
During the 2022 T20 WC, in Australia, India and England met each other in the second semifinal (much like in the current scenario). The two heavyweights met in the picturesque Adelaide Oval, Adelaide where Jos Buttler & Co. gave India a proper thrashing.
England opted to bowl first after getting it right during the coin toss. Rohit-led India had a slow start, losing opener KL Rahul soon. While Rohit struggled, getting out for a 28-ball 27, Virat Kohli's 40-ball 50 and Hardik Pandya's 33-ball 63 propelled India to 168 for 6 in 20 overs. Adil Rashid's 4-0-20-1 and Chris Jordan's 3 for 43 dented India's progress as the Men in Blue settled for a moderate total.
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In reply, Buttler and Alex Hales opened the innings for England and kept finding the boundaries from the first over. Buttler and Hales made merry on a good batting pitch and used the dimensions of the ground wisely to hammer every Indian bowler. Only Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel remained economical while all others went for plenty. Buttler ended with a 49-ball 80, including 3 sixes, whereas Hales top-scored with an impressive 47-ball 86* (laced with 4 fours and 7 sixes).
Thus, England eliminated India in the T20 WC semifinal with a 10-wicket win in pursuit of 169. They went on to beat Pakistan in the mega-final in Melbourne.
While England will hope for a repeat of the same this time around, Rohit & Co. will be desperate to avenge their 2022 loss.