India easily reaches the final after a narrow victory over England in the second semi-final

After being invited to bat first, India posted a score of 172 runs against England in the second semi-final of the 2024 T20 World Cup, to be played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Thursday.

India did not get off to a great start as Virat Kohli once again failed to perform in the ongoing tournament, being bowled by Reece Topley after scoring just nine runs.

After Kohli’s dismissal, Rishabh Pant also walked back to the pavilion after scoring just four runs, leaving India 40-2 behind in 5.2 overs.

However, after losing two wickets, India bounced back as Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma formed a 73-run partnership. The Hitman completed his half-century but fell to Adil Rashid’s googly after contributing 57 runs.

Yadav continued India’s attack after Sharma was dismissed but he missed his half-century by just three runs as he lost his wicket to Jofra Archer.

India lost wickets in quick succession with Hardik Pandya (23 off 13) and Shivam Dube (0 off 1), but Ravindra Jadeja (17 off 9) and Axar Patel (10 off 6) propelled India to 171 in the allotted overs.

For England, Chris Jordan took three, while Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer and Reece Topley took one wicket each.

Earlier, the toss was postponed due to the drizzly and wet outfield in Guyana, but the ground staff worked hard all morning to ensure conditions were good enough for the match to begin.

Both teams played with the same line-up as in their last match.

Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

England: Jos Buttler (capt & wk), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley