[Watch] Kuldeep Yadav cleans up Harry Brook with a flipper to leave England in shambles in 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal
Kuldeep Yadav once again delivered with the ball for India in their 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal against England at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Thursday, June 27. The left-arm wrist-spinner cleaned up Harry Brook with a ripper.
Yadav changed his line after being hit for a boundary off the previous delivery. With that, Brook departed for 25 runs off 19 balls, leaving the defending champions at 68/6 after 10.4 overs.
Kuldeep bowled a flipper on the line of the leg stump and Brook went for consecutive reverse sweeps. The right-hander missed the shot altogether and the ball rattled onto the leg-stump.
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Kuldeep finished with figures of 3/19 in his four overs against England, bagging the wickets of Sam Curran and Chris Jordan as well.
India beat England in 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal
A clinical all-round display helped India beat England by 68 runs in the 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal. With the win, the Men in Blue booked their berth in the summit clash, where they will face South Africa in Barbados on Saturday, June 29.
Asked to bat first, India posted 171/7 in 20 overs. India captain Rohit Sharma top scored with 57 off 39, including two sixes and six boundaries. Suryakumar Yadav also chipped in with 47 off 36, comprising two sixes and four boundaries. Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel also chipped in with double digit scores.
In response, England were bundled out for 103 in 16.4 overs. Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone, and Jofra Archer were the four batters to reach double digits. Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel were the leading wicket-takers for the Men in Blue, picking up three wickets each while Jasprit Bumrah bagged two wickets.
The victory helped Rohit Sharma and Co. avenge their 10-wicket loss against England in the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal.
In the other semifinal, South Africa beat Afghanistan by nine wickets to reach their first-ever T20 World Cup final. The two teams are unbeaten in the ICC event.
Click here for the IND vs ENG scorecard.