Jos Buttler (80no) and Alex Hales (86no) share a sublime opening stand to see England arrive at a focus of 169 with four overs in excess; Chris Jordan’s (3-43) pick of bowlers on return aside; England to play Pakistan in Sunday’s conclusive, observe live on Sky Sports from 7 am
An unbelievable whole opening stand between Jos Buttler and Alex Hales saw England book their spot in the T20 World Cup last with a staggering 10-wicket triumph over India in Adelaide.
Hardik Pandya terminated five sixes in a fantastic 63 from only 33 conveyances and Virat Kohli likewise made 50 years prior to being excused by Chris Jordan (3-43), got to supplant the harmed Imprint Wood, as India completed firmly to post 168-6 in the wake of being placed into bat.
England made a rankling start in answer, with Hales raising 50 from 28 balls and Buttler arriving at his 50 years from 36 conveyances, with the initial pair destroying the Indian bowling assault as they dashed towards their triumph target.
Hales shot seven sixes in his unbeaten 86 from 47 balls and put on an unbeaten 170-run stand with Buttler (80no), who closed down with a most extreme to see England home with four overs in excess.
How England booked their position in the last
England rolled out two improvements from the side that crushed Sri Lanka in the last Super 12s match, with Wood going through a sweep on a right hip issue and a crotch injury seeing Dawid Malan supplanted by Phil Salt, while India stayed with the very group that played Zimbabwe.
Choosing to bowl first, England made an early advancement when Chris Woakes tracked down the edge of KL Rahul (5) which introduced a basic catch for Buttler, before commander Rohit Sharma (27) put on a 47-run stand with Kohli until he was eliminated by a savvy get from Sam Curran in Jordan’s first finished.
Adil Rashid (1-20) guaranteed the critical wicket of Suryakumar Yadav (14) and India just arrived at 100 with the last conveyance of the fifteenth over before a shimmering inning from Pandya and key organization with Kohli pushed them towards a serious aggregate.