T20 World Cup 2022: Virat, Hardik Smack Fifties As India Post 168/6 Against England In 2nd Semi-Final
IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli maintained his form as he brought up his 4th half-century of the tournament and guided India to 168/6 against England in the 2nd semi-final. India needs to defend a target of 169 in 20 overs to make it to the finals.
After starting the innings with a four, KL Rahul was dismissed in the 2nd over after scoring just 5 runs. Rohit Sharma got together with Virat Kohli as these two added 47 runs in 43 balls for the 2nd wicket. Rohit was dismissed in the 9th over by Chris Jordan after scoring 27 runs in 28 balls.
The Law of averages caught up with the man in golden form Suryakumar as the #1 T20I batter was dismissed after scoring just 14 runs in 10 balls with a four and a six. Hardik Pandya was promoted to bat at #5 ahead of Pant, and Pandya etched a partnership of 61 runs in 40 balls with Virat Kohli for the 4th wicket.
Virat was dismissed in the 18th over after scoring 50 runs in 40 balls with 4 fours & a six. The batter brought up his 37th fifty while becoming the first batter ever to cross the 4,000 run mark in T20Is. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya started the onslaught in the last two overs and finished with 63 runs off 33 balls with 4 fours & 5 sixes.
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Hardik was dismissed via hit wicket on the last ball of the innings. Batting at #6, Rishabh Pant scored 6 runs and sacrificed his wicket in the last over to on the other end. For England, Chris Jordan picked up 3 wickets while Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid managed 1 wicket.
Earlier, England captain Jos Buttler won the toss & opted to bowl first against India in the 2nd semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2022. This match is being played at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide.