Hales made a mockery of the 169-run target that India set for England. The openers chased it down with four overs to spare and emphatically booked a place for themselves in the final at the MCG, where they will face Pakistan. . Buttler finished on 80 off 49 balls while Hales was on 86 off 47 as England finished on a score of 170/0.
After winning the toss, England chose to field. They dismissed KL Rahul in the first over and following that India had to face issues keeping the runs rolling on the score card. However, Kohli(50) and Pandya(63) made sure India reach 168/5 in 20 overs.
England batters from the very beginning dominated the Indian bowling attack, The openers — Jos Buttler(80) and Alex Hales(86) — made the road easy for English side and led it to the finals. Now England will play against Pakistan for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 trophy in Melbourne on 13 November.
