India crashed out of T20 World Cup 2022 after losing to England by ten wickets at Adelaide Oval. Rohit Sharma’s men were no match for a spirited England. Asked to chase 169, England made a mockery of the target, destroying the Indian bowlers one by one to win this game in just 16 overs.
Jos Buttler and Alex Hales took upon the Indian bowlers with surgical precision, signalling their intent in the first over itself as the former struck three fours against Bhuvneshwar Kumar. With no hint of movement on an already-used surface, both Bhuvneshwar and Arshdeep struggled to exert any kind of pressure on the English spinner.
Incredible moments captured at the Adelaide Oval after England’s thumping win 📸#T20WorldCup | #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/u1NTX25UeN
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 10, 2022
Taking a leaf out of England’s playbook, Rohit Sharma employed Axar Patel early in the third over, but the result was not much different. Buttler cleared his leg and lifted a shortish delivery over the cover. It was then Mohammed Shami’s turn to bear the brunt, as he saw his first over going for 11. England were positioned at 63-0 by the end of the Powerplay.
This means more for Alex Hales 👍 #INDvENG | #T20WorldCup
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— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 10, 2022
Although they were already way ahead in terms of the asking rate, there was a semblance of competitiveness still present in the game, and a wicket soon after the field restriction was eased would have helped India. Except, the wicket never came. R Ashwin, the last option that Sharma went to, also suffered the same fate, conceding 12 off his first over.
The intensity of the attack only increased as the match progressed, with both Buttler and Hales racing away to their half-centuries. The winning shot for England came via Jos Buttler, who cleared his front leg and launched a fullish delivery over the bowler’s head.
Another T20 World Cup and another heartbreak for India and Virat Kohli:
– 319 runs in 2014 (Lost the Final).
– 273 runs in 2016 (Lost the Semis).
– 296 runs in 2022 (Lost the Semis).– Virat Kohli gave his best in those 3 World Cups, deserves to kiss the trophy! pic.twitter.com/a30ISgP7lj
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 10, 2022
India in ICC knockouts since 2014:
– Lost 2014 Final Vs SL.
– Lost 2015 Semis Vs Aus.
– Lost 2016 Semis Vs WI.
– Lost 2017 Final Vs Pak
– Lost 2019 Semis Vs NZ.
– Lost 2021 WTC Final Vs NZ.
– Lost 2022 Semis Vs EngPata nahi kaun laya ye manhoosiyat
😭😭#INDvsENG
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🏹 (@RoflGandhi_) November 10, 2022
Buttler got to his half-century off 36 balls as a tribute to India’s 36 allout. #Cricket
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) November 10, 2022
Earlier in the game, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma again failed to get India off to a great start, with the former being undone by extra pace, and the latter just throwing away his wicket after playing 28 balls. Virat Kohli piled up runs but couldn’t really press the accelerator pedal when needed. It was all due to Hardik Pandya’s raw brilliance that India were able to reach a respectable total.
Rahul Dravid said, “playing in the overseas leagues certainly will help our players. It’s upto the BCCI to make the decision”.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 10, 2022
“It’s pretty disappointing how we turned up today. I thought we still batted pretty well at the back end to get to that score, but we were not good enough with the ball,” said Rohit Sharma after the match. “It was definitely not a wicket where a team can come and chase it down in 16 overs. With the ball we didn’t turn up today. When it comes to knockout stages, it’s all about handling the pressure.”
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