[Watch] Axar Patel bamboozles Jonny Bairstow with arm ball in IND vs ENG 2024 T20 World Cup semifinals

Team India all-rounder Axar Patel got the better of England's Jonny Bairstow in the 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal in Guyana on Thursday, July 27. The keeper-batter was dismissed for a three-ball duck in the knockout fixture.

With England required to chase down a 172-run target on a tricky pitch, the onus was on Bairstow to make an impact with the team's openers back in the hut early. However, the swashbuckling batter lost his wicket to Axar's arm ball in the sixth over of the run chase.

Bairstow tried to play the ball through covers, expecting it to turn. He was completely undone as the ball went on with the arm and ended up hitting the off-stump.

You can watch the video of the dismissal below:

It is worth mentioning that Axar Patel also hit a six in the final over of the Indian innings. His 10-run cameo helped the Men in Blue finish at 171/7 in 20 overs.

Axar Patel was named the Player of the Match in the IND vs ENG 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal

England went down without a fight in the 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal, getting bundled out for just 103 in the run chase. India completed a comprehensive 68-run win to advance to the final.

Axar Patel did a commendable job, conceding just 23 runs from his full quota of four overs and picking the wickets of Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, and Moeen Ali.

Kuldeep Yadav also bagged three wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah finished with two scalps. Axar was named as the Player of the Match in the semifinals for his impactful all-round performance.

In the batting department, it was skipper Rohit Sharma and middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav who chipped in with impressive knocks, scoring 57 and 47, respectively.

The Rohit Sharma-led side will now face South Africa in the 2024 T20 World Cup final. The summit clash will take place in Barbados on Saturday, June 29.