In their 2024 T20 World Cup quarterfinal matchup against England, India put an end to any lingering pain from their semi-final loss as they advanced to the final and will face South Africa.

On a wicket that favored spinners, India were outstanding. They first amassed a score of 171/7 in 20 overs, which was above average, and then they bowled England out for 103 in 16.4 overs to win by a commanding 68 runs.

Player of the game After trying a reverse sweep in the fourth over, dangerman Jos Buttler (23) was caught by Axar Patel (3/23), who delivered the first blow that started the England collapse.

Before Axar joined the attack, England, the reigning champions, seemed to be off to a strong start as the openers amassed 26 runs in only three overs. After that, Axar struck again, bowling Jonny Bairstow for a duck and outwitting Phil Salt with an offcutter to have him bowled on five, leaving England reeling at 35/3 in 5.1 overs.

Indian spinners placed England in shackles and refused to release them, even though they needed a partnership—a big one at that.

Moeen Ali (8) quickly became Axar’s third wicket, while Kuldeep Yadav deceived Sam Curran into LBW on two.

With three boundaries, Harry Brook showed some fight, but it was fleeting as Kuldeep bowled on 25 to leave England at 68/6 in ruins. After a few runouts and a lighthearted cameo from Jofra Archer (21 off 15), India secured their last match against South Africa, another undefeated squad, for this Saturday.

With a composed half-century on a slow, low pitch of Guyana, Rohit Sharma put on a display.

In an attempt to boost the ante in the Powerplay, his opening partner Virat Kohli (9) once again scored poorly.

Before Rohit (57 off 39) and Suryakumar Yadav (47 off 36) combined 73 runs for the third wicket to lay the groundwork for what turned out to be a match-winning total, Rishabh Pant fell cheaply as well.

Rain caused the semi-final to start one hour and fifteen minutes later than scheduled, and after India reached 65 for two in eight overs, there was another long stoppage.

The ball stayed low in the opening over, indicating that the pitch wasn’t going to be a belter.

Before hitting a huge over mid-wicket, Kohli attempted to dominate, but Reece Topley bowled him two balls later.

Rohit, on the other hand, was more careful in his approach and far more adjusted to the circumstances. It was apparent from his successive fours off Topley that he had not crawled into a shell.

After hitting a six to reach his fifty, Rohit was quickly undone by a googly and lost to Adil Rashid. Suryakumar was steady, three runs short of his personal fifty.

After moving up the order, Ravindra Jadeja also had a strong hand (17* off 9) and struck 23 off 13, including two flat sixes from Chris Jordan.

In the last over, Axar hit Jordan for a six, and India managed to post a formidable score.