India v England LIVE: T20 World Cup semi-final reaction after Jos Buttler’s team hammered in 68-run defeat
England face a tough challenge to defend their T20 World Cup title when they take on India in Guyana
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing
Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news
England have been heavily beaten in a 68-run defeat by India in the T20 World Cup semi-final in Guyana, after two rain delays.
Jos Buttler’s side had started the tournament as defending champions and struggled slightly with the ball to contain the flow of runs, with Rohit Sharma hitting an important 57 runs at the top of the order, as they put on 171 runs.
India’s innings was affected by a rain delay, but it did not appear to hold them back. When it came England’s turn to bat, they started with a brief promise, and Buttler made 23 runs from just 15 balls, but his wicket sparked the collapse from which they never recovered.
Harry Brook top-scored with 25 and they never threatened to get near the India total.
The draw has been stacked in India’s favour. Unlike England, who only found out where they would play this semi-final at the last minute, India and their fans have known for months. It was designed to benefit those watching TV in Asia rather than local or international audiences.
Follow all the live action from the match in Guyana with our blog below:
Curran trapped lbw for 2! England 53-5 (9) Brook 11, Livingstone 2, Kuldeep 1-11 (2) - need 119 runs to win
Curran was trapped lbw and given out! He reviews it but there was very little chance of it being overturned. Livingstone comes to the crease and England bring up their 50 runs in the ninth over.
England almost lose another with a run out but Brook is sent back and manages to make it.
Four runs from the over.
Ali stumped for 8! England 49-4 (8) Brook 9, Curran 2, Axar 3-14 (3) - need 123 runs to win
Ali was stumped the first ball of Axar’s third over. That was poor from Ali, he overbalanced and didn’t get back quick enough, he was well out there!
Sam Curran has come out to the crease, instead of the expected Liam Livingstone. He gets off the mark straight away with a single.
Just three runs from the over.
England 46-3 (7) Brook 8, Ali 8, Kuldeep 0-7 (1) - need 126 more runs
Ali just pushes the ball up for a single as Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. England are just pushing this around for singles and it’s just very tame.
Brook played a beautiful sweep to the boundary from the last ball of the over, but it still only went for seven.
Bairstow out for 0! England 39-3 (6) Brook 3, Ali 6, Axar 2-11 (2) - need 133 more runs
Bairstow goes first ball! Axar has another, again with the first ball of his over. England are really under pressure here, this has been an ideal start from India.
Harry Brook hits high and over the top and it just falls safely. Another good over from India, England are in trouble.
Wicket! Salt out for 5! England 35-2 (5) Bairstow 0, Ali 5, Bumrah 1-10 (2) - need 137 runs to win
Bumrah’s first ball of his second over was angled across and missed by Moeen. But Salt was struggling, and it was another slower ball that crashed into the stumps that brought the end of his innings.
It was a clever slower ball, and England are firmly on the back foot. Just two runs from that over.
Jos Buttler out for 23! England 33-1 (4) Salt 5, Ali 4, Axar 1-7 (1) - need 139 runs to win
Axar Patel comes into the attack and strikes straight away! It was his first ball and Buttler has tried to sweep and ended up top-edging it into the air, where it was caught by the wicketkeeper. The ball came just off the toe of the bat.
Moeen Ali came in at three and got off the mark straight away. England continued to rotate the strike after the wicket but it was a big blow.
England 26-0 (2) Salt 2, Buttler 22, Arshdeep 0-17 (2) - need 146 more runs to win
Arshdeep starts his second and Buttler has another boundary but it has just gone over Pandya’s head at mid off, that was very close!
The bowler goes too straight and Buttler just has to turn the ball off his hip for another boundary.
The two boundaries were followed up with two dot balls, but Buttler waited and one was a bit wider and thrashed through the off side for four.
England 13-0 (2) Salt 2, Buttler 10, Bumrah 0-8 (1) - need 59 more runs to win
Salt just flicks Bumrah off the pads for a single to start the second over. The second ball also just goes for a single,
The England batters are not looking uncomfortable, but they can’t seem to get the ball away for runs.
Buttler brings up England’s first boundary with an outside edge to the rope!
England 5-0 (1) Salt 1, Buttler 3, Arshdeep 0-5 (1) - need 167 more runs to win
Arshdeep has ball in hand against Salt and the opener flicks it away for a single. Buttler is up and he just defends the first one.
Buttler has just pushed one towards the boundary and England have picked up a couple. Arshdeep is getting some swing.
A slower ball just dies off the pitch. Five runs from the first over.
England to start chase of 172 runs to win
England are coming out to the crease to start their run chase. The required run rate is 8.60 runs per over.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments