India to play England in T20 World Cup semi-finals in the wake of whipping Zimbabwe in Melbourne to top Gathering 2
India and England will meet in Thursday’s second T20 World Cup semi-last (8 am UK time), with Pakistan playing New Zealand in the main on Wednesday (8 am UK time); India whip Zimbabwe to finish off Gathering 2 with Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul terminating fifties
India will play England in the T20 World Cup semi-finals in the wake of whipping Zimbabwe by 71 runs in Melbourne to win Gathering 2.
Rohit Sharma’s side was at that point sure of a spot in the last four after South Africa’s astounding 13-run rout to the Netherlands at Adelaide Oval in Sunday’s most memorable installation.
India’s resulting pounding prevail upon Zimbabwe, in which they posted 186-5 preceding skittling their adversaries for 115 in 17.2 overs, guaranteed they completed the top of their pool, two focuses in front of Pakistan, who beat Bangladesh to require the second semi-last spot in Gathering 2 following South Africa’s mistake.
India will presently play Gathering 1 other participant England in Adelaide on Thursday (8 am UK time) with Pakistan meeting Gathering 1 champs New Zealand in Sydney on Wednesday (8 am UK time).
KL Rahul (51 off 35) and Suryakumar Yadav (61no off 25) featured with the bat for India, before Ravichandran Ashwin (3-22), Hardik Pandya (2-16), and Mohammed Shami (2-14) got a consolidated seven wickets.
Rahul secured a 34-ball fifty with a six in the thirteenth over, while Suryakumar finished a 23-ball 50 years in the twentieth as India looted 79 runs from their last five overs.
Suryakumar, who was upheld by Hardik (18 off 18), struck two fours off Gift Muzarabani in the sixteenth and a six and a four off both Richard Ngarava in the seventeenth and Tendai Chatara in the eighteenth.
The highest-level T20I player on the planet then, at that point, nailed three terrific leg-side limits off Ngarava in a 21-run last finish, including two stunning sixes, as he scored his third fifty of the competition.
Virat Kohli couldn’t score his fourth, out to the noteworthy Sean Williams (2-9) for 26, however, at that point had a prompt effect in the field with a jumping get at the cover to eliminate Wesley Madhevere (0) off Bhuvneshwar Kumar from the principal wad of Zimbabwe’s pursuit.
Zimbabwe lost their second wicket in the second over when Arshdeep Singh tidied up Regis Chakabva (2) and was 36-5 in the eighth before Sikandar Raza (34 off 24) and Ryan Burl (35 off 22) shared a stand of 60 from 35 balls for the 6th wicket.
Burl’s endeavors with the bat followed a splendid catch in the field, as he took a jumping snatch on the wide lengthy on the limit to excuse Rishabh Gasp (3) in the India hitter’s most memorable appearance of the opposition.
At the point when Burl was bowled by Ashwin, Zimbabwe proceeded to lose their last five wickets for 19 runs, which sentenced Craig Ervine’s side to a weighty loss and base spot in Gathering 2.
Zimbabwe will presently need to meet all requirements for the following Men’s T20 World Cup, which is because of being held in the West Indies and the US of America in 2024.