The dream of millions of Indian cricket lovers to see the Men In Blue lifting the T20 World Cup 2022 has shattered with the Rohit Sharma-led team suffering a massive defeat against England today.
Batting first after losing the toss, Indian batsmen failed to put up a strong total against England in the stipulated 20 overs. The team managed to score 168 for the loss of 6 wickets. Although it is a fighting total, the magic of the Indian bowlers didn’t work out and they faded in front of English batsmen.
Other than Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya, no other batsmen in the blue jersey moved the scoreboard in the Indian innings. Well, to speak about England’s innings, both the openers, skipper Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, showed aggressive batting from the start and effortlessly beat the target of 169 runs in 16 overs without losing a single wicket.
England finishing the target of 169 runs set by Team India without losing a single wicket has left a bitter memory for the fans of Team India. Buttler remained unbeaten on 80 runs off 49 balls with 3 sixes and 9 fours, while Alex Hales stood in the crease with 86 runs off 47 balls with 7 sixes and 4 fours. England will now face India’s archrival Pakistan to win T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday.