India defeated england in the semi final of the T20 world cup by 7 runs at the wankhade stadium in mumbai. In the final men in blue will face new zealand on sunday.
Sanju Samson’s blistering knock of 89 runs off just 42 balls helped India set a big target of 254 runs for England. This score stands as the highest-ever total in a T20 World Cup knockout match, surpassing the previous record of 205 for 4 held by the West Indies Vs Australia in 2012 in Colombo.
Samson completed his half-century with a six in the eighth over, which was Liam Dawson’s first over. He leaked 19 runs in that. Curran came to bowl the next over, and he conceded 20 runs. Samson and Kishan made a new record of the highest partnership for India in a T20 World Cup knockout match. The duo added 97 runs for the second wicket.
Suryakumar Yadav made a quick six-ball-11 before he lost his wicket to Adil Rashid. He became the joint-second highest wicket-taker in the T20 World Cup. He joined Adam Zampa, who has taken 44 wickets in the T20 World Cup. Shalib Al Hasan is at the top with 50 wickets.
Dube and Hardik Pandya added 22 runs for the fifth wicket before Dube lost his wicket in a bizarre runout. He made 43 runs off 24 balls with the help of four sixes and a four.
Pandya made 27 runs off 12 balls, and Tilak Varma made 21 runs off just seven balls, which helped India set the biggest total in a T20 World Cup knockout match. In reply Jacob Bethell lit up the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai with a sensational 45-ball century . Chasing a massive target of 254, the left-handed batter kept England in the hunt with his maiden T20I century, also his first in the format.
However, his effort went in vain as England lost by seven runs and crashed out of the tournament. Bethell scored 105 off 48 balls, smashing eight fours and seven sixes, but England could only manage 246 for seven at the end of their 20 overs.
This is India’s sixth 250-plus total in the format. India hit 19 sixes in their innings, which is the joint-most in a T20 World Cup innings.
India holds the record for most 250-plus scores in Men’s T20 Internationals, with impressive totals like 297/6 against Bangladesh, 283/1 against South Africa, and 271/5 against New Zealand.
