India beat England to reach ICC T20 World Cup final

WEB DESK: India beat England in the semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup played at Providence Stadium in Guyana, to reach the finals.

India will play against South Africa on Saturday, June 29 in Barbados.

India’s bowlers applied pressure on England’s batters right from the start of their innings. Despite this, England made a solid beginning, accumulating 26 runs without losing a wicket.

England’s fortunes took a downturn after losing their captain, compounded by Jasprit Bumrah adding to their woes by bowling Phil Salt and hitting the stumps.

Playing XIs

India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Rishabh Pant (wk), 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Jasprit Bumrah

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England: 1 Jos Buttler (capt & wk), 2 Phil Salt, 3 Jonny Bairstow, 4 Harry Brook, 5 Moeen Ali, 6 Liam Livingstone, 7 Sam Curran, 8 Chris Jordan, 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Reece Topley.

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