The Indian team outplayed England in the semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024 and entered the final of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 after a gap of 10 long years. After being asked to bat first, skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav smashed 57 and 47 runs respectively.
With the ball, it was Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel who wreaked havoc, picking up three-wicket hauls as India restricted England to 103 and won the semi-final by 68 runs. India will now be facing South Africa in the final on Saturday.
Former English skipper Michael Vaughan during the semi-final game, came up with a number of predictions on X. India’s spinner Ravichandran Ashwin came up with a solid reply to one of Vaughan’s posts which left everyone in splits.
Vaughan wrote, "India thoroughly deserve to be in the final .. The best team in tournament so far .. Was always going to hard for England on this pitch .. India just so much better on lower slower spinning pitches."
India throughly deserve to be in the final .. The best team in tournament so far .. Was always going to hard for England on this pitch .. India just so much better on lower slower spinning pitches .. #T20IWorldCup
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 27, 2024
∫ 1 dx = x + C. ∫ a dx = ax+ C. ∫ xn dx = ((xn+1)/(n+1))+C ; n≠1.Hence, India won. 🤝 https://t.co/0xGRGCQtu4
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) June 27, 2024
In reply, Ashwin wrote, “∫ 1 dx = x + C. ∫ a dx = ax+ C. ∫ xn dx = ((xn+1)/(n+1))+C ; n≠1. Hence, India won.”
On the back of this win, Rohit also became the first Indian skipper to lead the side in three ICC global finals in 12 months in the form of the 2023 World Test Championship, the 2023 ODI World Cup, and now the T20 World Cup.
India’s skipper also batted well and played a knock of 57 off 39 balls on an uneven track where the ball consistently kept low, helping India post 171 for 7 in 20 overs.