India vs England LIVE: T20 World Cup result after Jos Buttler and Alex Hales inspire record chase
England marched into the final with a 10-wicket win in Adelaide
England are into the T20 World Cup final after producing a staggering performance to beat India in the semi-final in Adelaide.
The absences of injured duo Mark Wood and Dawid Malan - replaced by Chris Jordan and Phil Salt - might have unsettled England but they were able to restrict India to 168 after opting to field first, despite a half-century for Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya’s exceptional 63 off 33 deliveries.
But it proved to be nowhere near enough as captain Jos Buttler (80*) and partner Alex Hales (86*) put on a fireworks show with the bat in a remarkable unbeaten opening stand as England marched into the final with a 10-wicket win over the pre-tournament favourites.
They will now face Pakistan in Sunday’s showpiece in Melbourne.
Follow the reaction from the T20 World Cup semi-final:
India 35-1, Rohit 18, Kohli 11, Rashid 0-4 (0-3)
Four! Adil Rashid comes on to bowl the final over of the powerplay and Rohit gets low to sweep him away for a boundary off the first ball!
Rohit goes again but hits the fielder before Rashid collects another dot after a drive hits the man at cover.
India 31-1, Rohit 14, Kohli 11, Curran 0-11 (2)
Dropped! Rohit Sharma laces a cut shot over to backward point where Harry Brook launches himself to the the right and spills a very difficult one-handed chance. He saved four runs though for sure!
The batters take one and Curran finishes with a couple of dot balls.
India 30-1, Rohit 13, Kohli 11, Curran 0-10 (1.3)
Sam Curran continues and Virat Kohli flicks the ball into the legside for one to bring Rohit Sharma back on strike.
Rohit has been struggling for his timing in this innings but Curran sends down a leg-stump half-volley that Sharma whips over the infield and smokes to the boundary!
The Indian captain follows up by dancing down the pitch and slapping the ball away for four more!
Curran under pressure.
India 21-1, Rohit 5, Kohli 10, Woakes 1-14 (2)
Two singles - one each for Kohli and Rohit - and a dot ball follow the six before Woakes strays down the legside and sends down a wide.
He gets out of the over with Kohli taking just one more run but that was a good one for India.
10 runs coming from it. Two more overs of the powerplay to go.
India 17-1, Rohit 4, Kohli 8, Woakes 1-10 (1.1)
Maximum! Woakes is given another over and gives Kohli too much room outside the off-stump. Kohli drives and lifts the ball over the infield, hitting it sweetly enough to send the ball over the ropes for six!
That’s the first big one of the game.
India 11-1, Rohit 4, Kohli 2, Curran 0-1 (1)
Fantastic over from Sam Curran!
Rohit Sharma looks to pull him away off the final delivery and Currant rattles him on the pads. He appeals for LBW but the umpire isn’t interested.
Neither is Jos Buttler who thinks it’s too high. Just one run from Curran’s first six balls.
India 11-1, Rohit 4, Kohli 2, Curran 0-1 (0.3)
Jos Buttler mixes up his bowlers and introduces Sam Curran.
Curran fires the ball across Kohli and finds the edge but it bounces short of the fielder at slip. The Indian number then three takes one with a push into the legside.
Good start from Curran.
India 10-1, Rohit 4, Kohli 1, Woakes 1-4 (1)
Out walks Virat Kohli. He gets in behind the first ball from Woakes then works the final delivery off the over into the legside for a single.
Four runs from the over.
Wicket! KL Rahul 5(5) ct. Buttler b. Woakes, India 9-1 (1.4)
Got him! Chris Woakes gets the breakthrough with his first ball to KL Rahul. He drags back his length and forces the opener onto the back foot.
Rahul looks to work the ball away to third man and feathers an edge through to Jos Buttler!
India 9-0, Rohit 4, Rahul 5, Woakes 0-3 (0.3)
Chris Woakes opens up for the other end and starts with a dot ball to Rohit Sharma.
The England seamer drifts into Rohit’s pads with a good length delivery but the batter works him gently into the legside and the Indian’s sprint back for two runs.
Woakes persists with that line though and that brings another single to the fielder at the deep midwicket boundary.
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