The second semi-final match of the T20 World Cup was played between India and England on 27 June. England's team has been eliminated from the World Cup after losing to India in the semi-finals. England's captain Jos Buttler himself praised Team India's brilliant batting and dangerous bowling. In this match, Jos Buttler's mistake proved costly for England, due to which the team had to be eliminated from the World Cup.
Was Butler's decision wrong?
In this match, England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bowl first. After which Team India batted first and scored 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs, which was a very good score on this pitch. After the rain, the ball seemed to have come down a bit and stopped. However, in the first innings the ball was coming straight on the bat.
After this, the pitch seemed a bit slow in the second innings, due to which the England batsmen were facing some difficulty in playing. On the other hand, if Jos Buttler had not won the toss and decided to bat first, then perhaps the situation would have been different. Secondly, Rohit Sharma said after the toss that even if he had won the toss, he would have decided to bat.
Jos Buttler praised Team India
Speaking after the match, Jos Buttler said that Team India played brilliantly and they really deserved the win. Team India performed well in every situation. Their score was also very good which was later made more difficult by the Indian spinners. It was expected that the situation would change a bit due to rain, but perhaps nothing has changed even after the rain.