Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya hit a 50 each and guided India to a challenging total of 168 for six against England in the second semifinal of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Adelaide.
India lost the toss, and they were sent to bat first. They lost Lokesh Rahul early. Virat came in number three and scored 50 off 40 balls before falling prey to Chris Jordan. It was a wide-ish yorker from Jordan that ended up as a catch to Adil Rashid.
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Rohit Sharma scored 27 off 28 balls. The Indian captain was not at his best in the semifinal which put extra pressure on their batting line.
At the end of the first ten overs, India had only 62 on their board losing two wickets. But in the last 10 overs, they scored 106 runs losing four more wickets.
Hardik Pandya came to bat before Rishabh Pant and posted 63 off just 33 balls with four fours and five sixes. Hardik was dismissed only in the last ball of the innings, but before that, he was the man danger for the English bowling lineup.
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Chris was the best bowler for them, though, he conceded more than 40 runs but bagged three wickets as well.
To win this match, England have to make a record of the highest second innings total in Adelaide in T20Is. The highest second-inning total in this venue is 164 for seven scored by Afghanistan against Australia in 2022 while the highest successful second-inning total is 158 by England against Australia in 2011.
So to march to the final, England will have to work really hard.