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 6-0, Rohit 1, Rahul 5, Stokes 0-6 (1)
Rohit drives the ball to Chris Jordan at mid-off and gets himself going in the game.
Stokes pushes the ball further up the pitch and misses Rahul’s outside edge. The final ball brings no runs and India take six off the opening over.
That’s a decent comeback from Stokes after being hit for a boundary on the first ball.
India 5-0, Rohit 0, Rahul 5, Stokes 0-5 (0.3)
Slapped! Ben Stokes offers too much width with the first ball of the game and KL Rahul cuts him away wide of the the fielder at point for four runs.
The delivery is dinked into the offside and Rahul takes one to get off the mark bringing Rohit Sharma on strike.
Rohit chases a bit booming drive but Stokes finds a touch of swing and beats the outside edge!
India 0-0, Rohit 0, Rahul 0, Stokes 0-0
India’s captain Rohit Sharma comes out to bat alongside his experience partner KL Rahul. Ben Stokes is going to open the bowling for England.
The second T20 semi-final of the 2022 World Cup is about to get underway.
‘There’s a lot of excitement'
“There’s a lot of excitement, it’s obviously going to be a fantastic atmosphere at one of the best grounds in the world.” siad England captain Jos Butter at the toss.
“It doesn’t make a difference [not having played in Adelaide yet]. But we know we will have to adapt to the dimensions of the ground quickly.
“Dawid Malan and Mark Wood are missing out, so Chris Jordan and Phil Salt have come in. It looks a good wicket, hopefully it will stay consistent throughout the game.”
India vs England teams
Here’s how the two side line-up:
England: Jos Buttler (capt & wk), Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid.
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.
Jos Buttler reflects on England’s ‘fantastic’ progress on return to Adelaide
Jos Buttler marvelled at England’s white-ball journey in the last few years as they attempt to lay the ghosts of Adelaide 2015 to rest in their T20 World Cup semi-final against India.
Buttler admitted a loss to Bangladesh here that confirmed a humiliating 50-over World Cup group stage exit seven years ago has been discussed among England’s senior players upon their return to the city.
The current set-up includes several individuals who featured on that dark day for English cricket, including Buttler, but the setback marked a watershed moment for their limited-overs fortunes.
Eoin Morgan ushered in a stunning transformation before passing on the reins to Buttler, and England are now just two wins away from becoming the first side to hold both ODI and T20 World Cups simultaneously.
Jos Buttler reflects on England’s ‘fantastic’ progress on return to Adelaide
Buttler was part of the England team that lost to Bangladesh in Adelaide at the 2015 tournament
Pakistan await in T20 World Cup final
Pakistan have had a typical Pakistan tournament. By that I mean they lost their opening two matches with two final ball finishes and were on the verge of being eliminated before winning their final three games in the Super 12s.
Still that wouldn’t have been enough to send them into the semi-finals but South Africa suffered a shock defeat to the Netherlands which saw Pakistan finish second in the group.
After that slow start Babar Azam’s side found their form and blew New Zealand away in yesterday’s semi-final. They restricted th Kiwis to 152 before Babar and Mohammad Rizwan put on 105 for the first wicket. Both openers scored 50s and despite three wickets falling Pakistan won the game with five balls to spare.
30 years ago in 1992 Pakistan won the one day World Cup after a shocking start, going on to defeat England in the final. Will history repeat itself?
Eoin Morgan ‘really proud’ to see England flourishing under new leadership
Eoin Morgan expressed his pride at England continuing to flourish under a new leadership that maintains the same ideals he adopted when turning the side from also-rans to world champions.
Morgan had an unenjoyable start to his reign as white-ball captain when England crashed out of the group stage of the 2015 50-over World Cup, which was a watershed moment for their ODI and T20 fortunes.
A more expansive and attack-minded philosophy was ushered in by Morgan and success swiftly followed, culminating in their historic 2019 World Cup triumph, before he retired from England duty in June.
Jos Buttler has stepped up from his position as deputy under Morgan, working alongside new head coach Matthew Mott, and England have moved to within two wins of more silverware at the T20 World Cup.
Eoin Morgan ‘really proud’ to see England flourishing under new leadership
Jos Buttler has stepped up from his position as deputy captain, working alongside new head coach Matthew Mott
India vs England
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the T20 World Cup semi-final as England take on India for a place in the showpiece final.
Jos Buttler has won the toss and England will bowl first. Chris Jordan and Phil Salt have come into the side in place of Dawid Malan and Mark Wood who are both out injured.
This will be a tricky test for England, can they get through it?
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