In the current T20 World Cup 2024, Virat Kohli’s trend of poor performance continues, as the star Indian batsman was dismissed for only 9 runs on Thursday against England in the semi-final match. When he hit Reece Topley for a six in the third over of the Indian innings, Kohli seemed to be finding his rhythm. However, India was reduced to 19-1 after left-arm fast Topley knocked over the leg stump two balls after Kohli had been aiming over the line.

Rain soon stopped play for a short while, and in that time, former India captain Ravi Shastri dissected how Kohli let a good-length ball from Topley beat him in a crucial semi-final.

“This is not the game of Virat Kohli.” He ought to play naturally and in accordance with the circumstances. He is able to score swiftly and make up ground in the end. He’s attempting to stage shots. When you’re not in form, you do this, Ravi Shastri told Star Sports.

Afterwards, weather caused play in Guyana to be abandoned after India reached 65 for 2 in eight overs.

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid (1/25 in 4 overs) and part-time off-spinner Liam Livingstone (0/24 in 4 overs) did a fantastic job of controlling the situation, allowing only 49 runs in their eight overs.

Finally, Hardik Pandya (23 off 13 balls) faced Chris Jordan in the 18th over. He blasted two straight sixes to get them close to 150, and then Axar Patel (10) and Ravindra Jadeja (17) pushed India over the par mark.

With the best stats coming from Chris Jordan (3/37) among the frontline English bowlers, everyone was among wickets.

With the best stats coming from Chris Jordan (3/37) among the frontline English bowlers, everyone was among wickets.