India Clinches Victory Against England In T20 World Cup 2024 Semifinal

Published: Friday, June 28, 2024, 02:09 [GST]

India triumphed over England by 68 runs in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2024 on June 27. India set a challenging target of 171/5, with Rohit Sharma's half-century and Hardik Pandya's late-order hitting playing pivotal roles. England faltered in their chase, getting bowled out for 103 in 17.4 overs, with Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav leading the bowling attack.

Man of the match: Axar Patel
Most Runs: Rohit Sharma (57 runs off 39 balls)
Most Wickets: Axar Patel (3/23)

Rohit Sharma:

"Very satisfying to win this game. We worked really hard as a unit. To win this game like that was a great effort from everyone. We adapted to the conditions really well. It was a challenge and we adapted. We played the conditions really well. If the players play according to the conditions, things fall in place.

"Very pleasing with how we came through. At one stage, (we were thinking) 140-150, as the game went on, after that partnership, we said another 25 runs. I can set the target in my mind, but I don't want to let anyone know about it, to the batters. They are all instinctive players. I thought 170 was a very good score on this surface. They (Axar and Kuldeep) are gun spinners.

"It's difficult to play some shots, the pressure is on them as well but they were calm and knew what to bowl. He (Kohli) is a quality player. Any player can go through that. We understand his class and his importance. Form is never a problem. The intent is there. Absolutely (backing Kohli for the final).

"We have been very calm as a team. We understand the occasion (final). Staying composed helps you make good decisions. That'll help us making the game through. You got to play good cricket. That's what we want to do in the final."

Jos Buttler:

"India certainly outplayed us. We let them get 20-25 runs too many. It was a challenging surface that they played well on. They fully deserved this win. Very different conditions (than 2022), credit to India.

"They played a very good game of cricket. With the rain around, didn't expect the conditions to change too much. Don't think it really did. They outbowled us. They had an above-par score. Don't think toss was necessarily the difference between the teams. They've got some fantastic spinners.

"In hindsight, should have bowled Moeen in that innings with the way spinners were bowling. We are really proud of everyone's effort. We stuck together, came up short when it mattered the most."

Axar Patel, Man of the Match

"I have bowled in the powerplay in the past, so I had to bowl in the powerplay, that was the plan. The wicket was stopping and keeping low, so tried to bowl in the right areas. The wicket was slow, so I tried to bowl slower in this match, it worked for me.

"Wouldn't have worked had I bowled quicker, would have been easier for their batters. Our batters told us that the wicket wasn't easy, so 160 was a good total according to us." That partnership (between Rohit and SKY) was magnificent; they scored occasional boundaries and rotated strike." Not thinking about Barbados at present; will celebrate this player of match award first."

IND vs ENG, T20 World Cup 2024 Semifinal 2 Stats

The last instance of an unbeaten run throughout an ICC tournament was India's Champions Trophy win in 2013.
The two unbeaten teams will face off in this final; no team has had an unbeaten run throughout any T20 World Cup before.
This semifinal marks only two instances where teams lost after opting to field first: WI vs SL (2009 semi-final) and England today.