Team India defeated England by 68 runs in the second semi-final and made it to the T20 World Cup final after 10 years. In the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup played on Thursday, Rohit's innings showed England why they are among the best teams in the world. In this match, after losing the toss and batting first, Team India scored 171 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and set a target of 172 runs for England to win. In response, the English team, which came out to chase the target, was reduced to a pavilion after scoring 103 runs in 16.4 overs. There were 3 biggest turning points in Team India's victory, if these turning points had not come, it would have been difficult to defeat England in the semi-finals.
1. Innings of Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav
Captain Rohit Sharma played an important innings of 57 runs in the T20 World Cup semi-final match against England. Explosive batsman Suryakumar Yadav also scored important 47 runs. Important innings of Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav played an important role in Team India's victory. On the basis of this innings, Team India gave England an important target of 172 runs. In the end, India won this match by 68 runs. The target of 172 runs on the Guyana pitch proved to be a mountain for England. If Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav had also got out early, anything could have happened in the match.
2. 3 wickets for Akshar Patel
Left-arm spinner Akshar Patel played a key role in India's victory in the T20 World Cup semi-final against England. He also became the Man of the Match for leading India to victory in such an important match as the semi-final. Akshar Patel showed in the T20 World Cup semi-final against England why he is a deadly spin bowler. Akshar took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs in this match. England's dangerous batsmen captain Jos Buttler (23), Moeen Ali (8) and Jonny Bairstow (0) made India's victory easy by dismissing them quickly.
3. Kuldeep Yadav and Bumrah's havoc
In the T20 World Cup semi-final match against England, Akshar Patel took 3 wickets but Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah also supported him well. Kuldeep took 3 wickets and Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets. Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah played an important role in bowling out England for 103 runs. On the strength of deadly bowling by Akshar, Kuldeep and Bumrah, India made it to the T20 World Cup final after 10 years.
Let us tell you here that India has also avenged its defeat against England in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup. India defeated England by 68 runs in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. Now India will face South Africa in the final.