New Delhi, in the second semi-final of T20 World Cup 2024, Team India defeated England by 68 runs. With this, the Indian team captained by Rohit Sharma has confirmed their place in the final of the World Cup. With this win, India has also avenged the defeat in the 2022 T20 World Cup. After the humiliating defeat, England captain Jos Buttler said that Team India deserved this victory.
Jos Buttler said after the match, “India definitely did better than us. We let them score 20-25 more runs. It was a challenging pitch on which he played well. They performed better than us and fully deserved the win. The circumstances here were very different compared to the year 2022. India played a very good game of cricket. The situation was not expected to change so much due to rain. His score was better than average. Their best spinners bowled brilliantly.
Let us tell you that while chasing the target of 171 runs, the England team could not face the Indian spinners in these difficult conditions. Three wickets each from Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav and two wickets from Jasprit Bumrah left England unchallenged. Captain Jos Buttler was dismissed by Akshar Patel. He was batting well but was dismissed for 23 off 15 balls. Buttler hit 4 fours during his innings.
First published: June 28, 2024, 06:55 IST