England inflicted a record 10-wicket defeat on India in the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup held at the Adelaide Oval Cricket Ground in Adelaide, Australia on Thursday.
Chasing the 169-run target set by India, England reached the target in 16 overs without losing a single wicket.
To register a historic win against the opponent, opener Alex Hales topped the score with 86 runs studded with four fours and seven sixes off 47 balls and remained not out. Similarly, the other opener Jos Buttler hit 80 not out runs including nine fours and three sixes off 49 deliveries.
In reply, India’s bowlers could not pick even a single wicket.
Earlier, invited to bat first after losing the toss, India notched up 168 runs in the allotted 20 overs losing six wickets.
Hardik Pandya topped the score with 63 runs including four fours and five sixes off 33 deliveries.
Similarly, Virat Kohli made 50 runs including five fours and one six off 40 deliveries while Rohit Sharma contributed 27 runs.
In reply, Chris Jordan grabbed the highest three wickets while Adil Rashid and Chris Woakes took one wicket each for England.
With today's win, England will take on Pakistan in the final of the T20 World Cup. The final match will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia on November 13.
Alexander Hales was declared the player of the match.
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