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T20 World Cup 2024: Crucial moments in India’s journey to the championship
T20 World Cup 2024: Crucial moments in India’s journey to the championship
South Africa, captained by Aiden Markram, will play India on Saturday at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. In contrast to the Proteas, who struggled through several games, India had a relatively easy route to the final, despite the fact that both teams had yet to lose in the competition.
Mumbai: India advanced to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final for the third time with a convincing victory over England on Thursday. India has previously won the competition in its infancy, placing second in 2014 and first in 2007.
That being said, there were a few pivotal times during the journey when India was able to escape a difficult situation. Take a peek at them:
Babar Azam asked India to bat first on a tough ground in New York that was very helpful to fast bowlers, but they never got going. Before Rishabh Pant (42) and Axar Patel (20) formed a 39-run partnership, captain Rohit and Virat Kohli were dismissed after just three overs. The other batsmen fell for single figures, as India was bowled out for just 119 in just 19 overs.
After 12 overs, Pakistan appeared to be firmly in control of the chase, with opener Mohammad Rizwan holding down the fort at 72/2. However, India made the most remarkable turnaround with just 47 runs remaining to defend. They won by a thrilling six-run margin, which is still their closest victory of the tournament, after holding Pakistan to 113/7. Mohammed Siraj bowled an economical stint (0/19), while Hardik Pandya produced a few of important hits, but Jasprit Bumrah stole the show with his incredible 3/14 numbers. It was also Rohit’s fault for being calm and holding a few Bumrah overs for the death.
Semi-final matchup with England:
India’s players shown fortitude in both of the match’s phases to escape difficulty. First, when Kohli and Pant were dismissed early once more, Rohit (57 off 39) and Suryakumar (47 off 36) stabilized the ship at bat. On a pitch with plenty of demons in it, the two right-handers shown exceptional talent to maintain a high scoring rate. India finished with an above-average total of 171/7 because to important blows from Pandya (23 off 13), Ravindra Jadeja (17* off 9), and Axar Patel (10 off 6).
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Nonetheless, England started off batting strongly and quickly reached 26/0 in three overs. At the same point in the last competition, the reigning champions destroyed India by 10 wickets, so they would have been favorites to reach the goal. However, England experienced a shocking collapse, losing 10 wickets for the next 77 runs, suggesting that India’s bowling might once again be highlighted. After taking the crucial wicket of Jos Buttler, Axar (3/23) started the march. Kuldeep (3/19) and Bumrah (2/12) then stepped in to finish the retribution.
