Team India defeated Zimbabwe by 71 runs in their last league match of the T20 World Cup. India will now face England in the semi-finals on November 10 in Adelaide. India remained the table topper in Group 2. While Pakistan remained team 2 from Group 2 to qualify for the semi-finals.
On Sunday, captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. India scored 186 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav scored 61 runs in 25 balls. His strike rate was 244. During this, he hit 6 fours and 4 sixes. KL Rahul also scored 51 runs in 35 balls. Sean Williams took the highest 2 wickets for Zimbabwe.
In reply, Zimbabwe was all out for 115 runs in 17.2 overs. Ashwin took 3 wickets. Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Shami got 2 wickets each.
India will play Semi-Final No. 2 on Thursday Against England
The Indian team will clash with the English team on November 10 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide for the semi-final match. India is the table topper of Group 1. While England remained in the 2nd position of Group 1. Both teams will clash in the 2nd semi-final match of the tournament.
Team India’s upper hand over England
In the T20 World Cup, India and England have clashed 3 times so far. Team India won in 2 two. England won 1 match.
The first encounter between the two teams was in the 2007 World Cup. Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes in an over of Stuart Broad in this match. The Indian team won by 18 runs.
- England defeated India by 3 runs in the 2009 T20 World Cup.
- In the 2012 T20 World Cup, Team India won a one-sided victory over England by 90 runs.
- No match has been played between India and England in any knockout match of the T20 World Cup so far.
India won 4 out of 5 matches in the group stage
India won 4 out of their 5 matches in Group 2 and reached No.1 with 8 points. The second team to qualify from this group was Pakistan. They have 6 points in 5 matches. In Group 1, New Zealand finished first and England second.