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
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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:
Axar out for 6! India 171-7 (20) Arshdeep 1, Jadeja 17, Jordan 3-37 (4)
Jordan will bowl the final over of the innings, the first ball goes for two, and Jadeja in particular is very quick between the stumps.
Jordan keeps the pace off and the ball wide and there are just five runs from the first three balls. Axar throws his hands at one, one hand came off the bat, but it has still sailed over the boundary for six.
He tries to give the next one the same punishment but has chipped it straight to Phil Salt in the deep.
India 159-6 (19) Axar 2, Jadeja 14, Archer 1-33 (4)
Archer is into his final over of the match. Jadeja has opened the face on one and guided it to the off side boundary to bring up India’s 150.
Jadeja turns another one around the corner for another four, they have found their rhythm in this over.
Wicket! Pandya out for 23! Dube out first ball! India 147-6 (17) Axar 1, Jadeja 3, Jordan 2-25 (2)
Jordan will bowl his second in the match. Hardik goes for a big swing that hasn’t been seen for the last couple of overs, and he has smashed that for six.
He follows it up with another successive flat six, one over the off side, one on the on side, but he goes for one too many and smashes it straight to Sam Curran!
Dube goes first ball! The ball just catches the outside edge on the way through to Buttler!
India 132-4 (17), Hardik 9, Jadeja 3, Livingstone 0-24 (4)
Livingstone is into his final over and he has bowled well so far today, his first three overs going for just 18, and he starts with a dot.
He has kept the pressure on well and restricted them to just singles, although the last one was too wide, and he had to bowl it again.
India 126-4 (16), Hardik 6, Jadeja 1, Archer 1-21 (3)
Archer will have his third, there’s just a single from the first. But the extra pace on the ball has given Pandya his first boundary.
And he has his first wicket! Yadav has hit one high but not far enough and it’s claimed by Chris Jordan just on the boundary, it was a back of the hand slower ball that has done the trick!
India 118-3 (14), Hardik 0, Yadav 47, Livingstone 0-18 (3)
Livingstone has another, and Yadav has just cut him away for four, Archer was trying to run around to cut it off but it was out of reach.
The next one is just played back to the bowler, and the next one he plays straight to the fielder at backward point.
Aside from the boundary, Yadav is struggling to get Livingstone away.
There’s a chance for a run out from the final ball, and it will be sent upstairs. Either way it has been a good over.
India 113-3 (14), Hardik 0, Yadav 41, Rashid 1-25 (4)
That was a good over to close out his spell and a worrying moment for England as the last one of that over kept incredibly low.
England really need to keep the pressure on here.
Rohit out for 57! Bowled Adil Rashid - India 113-3
Rashid is into his final over of the match. He has bowled a bit quicker in this match, and there are just singles off the first three balls of his over.
And that ball skidded, Rohit went across the line, the ball went under the bat and crashed into the stumps!
England have their third wicket and it’s the one they wanted!
India 110-2 (12), Rohit 56, Yadav 39, Curran 0-25 (2)
Curran will have another one, and his first ball has been cut away for six, that was a great shot from Yadav, he almost slices it, but it was extraordinary.
And Rohit gets in on the act, bringing up his third half century of the competition with a big hit over backward square, that was the second six of the over.
Another one too short and just picked off by Yadav on that occasion.
India 91-2 (12), Rohit 49, Yadav 27, Rashid 0-13 (3)
Rashid is into his third over of the day, the first one came before the break, and this is the second after the rain.
Yadav manages to get the ball away for a couple of runs, and hoiks one that comes off the inside edge and could have gone anywhere but squirted without any pace towards midwicket.
Rohit tries to hit down the ground and it’s just short of Jordan at mid on. Rohit has lost his shape a couple of times but he is unbeaten on 49.
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