Delhi: In the second semi-final match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the Indian team defeated England by 7 runs in a very close match and made it to the finals. With this victory, India has reached the final of the tournament for the second consecutive edition. Now India will face New Zealand for the title on March 8.
India’s huge score while batting first
In the match, the England captain won the toss and decided to bowl first, but this decision proved costly for his team. Indian batsmen played aggressively and scored a huge score of 253 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. The England team, which was chasing a big target, also batted strongly, but in the end remained a few steps away from victory.
Even Jacob Bethel’s century could not bring victory
While chasing the target, Jacob Bethel performed brilliantly for England. He kept the team in the match by playing a brilliant inning of 105 runs, but his innings was not enough to give victory to England and the team had to face defeat by 7 runs.
Final for the first time under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav
The Indian team has reached the final of the T20 World Cup for the first time under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Surya looked very excited after winning the match. He admitted that he was very nervous in the last moments of the match. He said that if someone had measured his heartbeat at that time, it would have been around 160 to 175, but such moments are a part of the game and he is very happy with the team’s victory.
Surya’s statement on team combination and strategy
Suryakumar also spoke openly about the team’s strategy after the match. He said that the top three batsmen of the team are fixed, so there was no need to make changes in them. However, when it was seen that Rashid was bowling from one end, then fielding Shivam Dubey against him was considered a better option. Surya said that even if he had played a big innings in the last match, the decision taken considering the needs of the team proved to be the right one.
The bowlers turned the match in the last overs
England needed 45 runs in the last three overs to win and Jacob Bethel was present at the crease. In such a situation, Jasprit Bumrah, who came to bowl the 18th over, turned the match towards India by spending only 6 runs. After this, in the 19th over, Hardik Pandya bowled brilliantly and gave only 9 runs and also took the important wicket of Sam Curran.
Run out in Dubey’s last over changed the equation
Shivam Dubey got the responsibility of saving 30 runs in the last over. Bethel was run out on the very first ball, which dealt a big blow to England’s hopes. However, Joffra Archer definitely increased the excitement by hitting three consecutive sixes on the last three balls, but despite this the England team lost the match by 7 runs.
Captain Surya praised Bumrah
After the match, Suryakumar Yadav specially praised Jasprit Bumrah. He said that everyone knows what kind of bowler Bumrah is and what he has contributed to India over the years. In this match too, he took the responsibility and bowled brilliantly and played an important role in helping the team win. According to the captain, it was indeed a memorable bowling performance.
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