India vs England, T20 WC 2022, 2nd Semi-Final: England thrashed India by 10 wickets to seal their spot in the 2022 men’s T20 World Cup final. Despite setting up a defendable total, the England openers made quick work of the Indian bowlers, winning the match by 10 wickets. The opening pair of Buttler and Hales stitched an incredible unbeaten stand of 170 to see England through to the final of the T20 World Cup to face Pakistan.
Earlier, the fifties from Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya helped India recover from a wobbly start and post 168/5. Put in to bat, India had a slow start and lost opener KL Rahul (5) early, but Kohli held the innings together to slam his fourth fifty of the tournament. But it was Pandya’s blazing knock that propelled India’s total.
Jos Buttler: "I think the character we have shown since then (England's loss against Ireland) has been amazing." We came here very excited; there was a very good feeling. Everyone from 1 to 11 stood up today. We always want to start fast and aggressively. Rashid was batting at 11, and that's incredible to know that we have such depth. Hales used the dimensions well, and he has shown his form. He was brilliant today. It's important to enjoy this; it was a brilliant performance from us. I think we need to give special credit to Jordan for bowling three overs at the death coming into the semi-final; it was a tough job. He handled the pressure toward the end pretty well, especially bowling against a world-class player like Hardik Pandya.
Sriram Veera: As the camera panned to the crowd following England's thrashing of India, Nasser Hussain couldn't help but laugh. "They wanted to silence the crowd and have done it," or words to that effect. Ravi Shastri would offer a pithy assessment of India's campaign: "India may have to look at a relatively new team." "A young unit, a fresh unit, and one built for the future." Shastri's words at the match-winning moment would unwittingly offer another perspective. When the ball sailed over long-on, over Virat Kohli's head, Shastri would scream, "It's over Virat." He meant the ball, but it could also be said about the campaign and Kohli's dream of doing well in an ICC World Cup final. It's over, Virat, and it's over, Rohit.
Rohit Sharma: "Very disappointing. We still batted well at the back end. Not good enough with the ball; definitely not a wicket where a team could chase in 17 overs. We just did not turn up with the ball. You cannot go and teach people how to handle pressure. A lot of these guys play under pressure in the IPL, and some of them are able to handle that. When it comes to knockouts, it is about keeping calm. We were a bit nervous with the way we started with the ball. "We wanted Bhuvi to keep it tight on the stumps; we knew where runs are scored in Adelaide, square of the wicket; we spoke about that, but that did not happen."
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