India vs England, 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal: Full list of award winners, player of the match, scorecard & records
Team India finally avenged their 2022 loss as they had a proper drubbing to England in the second semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. In a rain-affected game, India dominated the proceedings to move to the final with a 68-run triumph over the defending champions.
After being put to bat first, India rode on Rohit Sharma's fifty. The Indian skipper started from where he left off against Australia and notched another superb knock. His 73-run partnership with Suryakumar Yadav was a major highlight, taking India to an above-par score of 171.
While England didn't lose any wickets in the first three overs, things turned with the introduction of Axar Patel. He dismissed Jos Buttler and thereon, everything went downhill for England, who were bundled out for just 103 runs.
Now that the India vs England semifinal match has ended, here's a look at the scorecard, award winners, and top stats from this 2024 T20 World Cup game.
List of all award winners in India vs England semifinal match, 2024 T20 World Cup
While Rohit Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav made superb contributions, it was Axar Patel, who won the Player of the Match award for his 3/23. The left-arm orthodox spinner single-handedly turned the match on its head, derailing England's innings with a superb display of spin bowling.
He claimed the wickets of Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali, ripping through the English top and middle order. He even hit 10 runs off 6 balls in the first innings.
Player of the Match: Axar Patel (3/23 & 10 off 6)
India vs England Scorecard
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For the second match running, Rohit Sharma top-scored for the Men in Blue. His classy 57 runs off 39 balls set the platform for other batters to make merry. Rohit knew that the wicket was going to slow down as the match progressed, and thus went hard from the get-go. Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya also chipped in with crucial 47 and 23, respectively.
For England, no one scored more than Harry Brook's 25. While Jos Buttler and Phil Salt looked threatening initially, they had no answers to India's top-class bowling display. Both Axar and Kuldeep took three wickets each for India, while Jasprit Bumrah bagged a two-fer.
IND vs ENG, 2024 T20 World Cup: Top records and stats emerging from India vs England semifinal match
It was a memorable outing for the Indian cricket fans in Guyana as the Men in Blue avenged their previous semifinal defeat against England. Here are some of the top stats emerging from the penultimate match of the 2024 T20 World Cup:
- England captain became the first Englishman to complete 1000 runs in T20 World Cups. With his 23-run knock, Jos Buttler took his tally to 1,013, which is now the fourth-highest in the history.
- Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid are now the joint-highest wicket-takers for England in T20 World Cup history. Both players have 31 wickets each, going past Stuart Broad's tally of 30 wickets.
- Rohit Sharma, who hit two sixes in the game, completed 50 maximums in T20 World Cup history. Only Chris Gayle (63) has hit more.
- Virat Kohli's average in this T20 World Cup (10.71) is now the worst among all openers in a single edition with a minimum of six innings.
- Rohit Sharma became just the fifth Indian captain to complete 5000 international runs across formats.