In the second semi-final of the current T20 World Cup 2024, India defeated England by 68 runs. Following the match, spinner Axar Patel of India said that he would not have taken three wickets if he had bowled faster in Guyana.

Axar’s outstanding performance in the second inning earned him the title of “Player of the Match.” In his four-over stint, he took three wickets at an economy rate of 5.80 for 23 runs.

Axar said in his post-match remarks that his poor bowling on Thursday was due to the slow surface at Providence Stadium.

Additionally, he dubbed the collaboration between Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav “magnificent.”

“The goal was for me to bowl on the powerplay since I had done so in the past. To stop the wicket from stopping and staying low, try to bowl in the appropriate spots. I tried bowling slower in this match since the wicket was moving slowly, and it seemed to help. If I had bowled faster, it wouldn’t have worked because it would have been simpler for their hitters.

Since the wicket wasn’t easy, as our batsmen informed us, 160 was a fair total in our opinion. Rohit and SKY’s combination was amazing; they alternated strikes and sometimes scored boundaries. I’m going to enjoy this player of the match award first; do not worry about Barbados right now,” Axar said.

Recalling the game, England under Jos Buttler chose to bowl against India under Rohit Sharma after winning the toss.

India reached 171/7 thanks to the contributions of Rohit Sharma (57 runs from 39 balls, 6 fours, and 2 sixes) and Suryakumar Yadav (47 runs from 36 balls, 4 fours, and 2 sixes).

In the first inning, supporting roles were also filled by Hardik Pandya (23 runs from 13 balls, 1 four, and 2 sixes) and Ravindra Jadeja (17* runs from 9 balls, 2 fours).

Chris Jordan, who took three wickets in his three-over performance and conceded 37 runs, spearheaded England’s bowling assault.

England was unable to comprehend the characteristics of the pitch during the run chase and could only manage a total of 103 in 16.4 overs. The only two Three Lions batsmen who stood out were Harry Brook (25 runs from 19 balls, 3 fours) and Jos Buttler (23 runs from 15 balls, 4 fours).

The Indian bowling assault was spearheaded by Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, who both claimed three wickets in their individual periods to enable India to win by 68 runs. Defensively, Jasprit Bumrah claimed two wickets on the 172-run target.

With South Africa and India, the two undefeated teams, playing in Barbados on Saturday, the T20 World Cup final is essentially etched in stone.

The Indian bowling assault was spearheaded by Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, who both claimed three wickets in their individual periods to enable India to win by 68 runs. Defensively, Jasprit Bumrah claimed two wickets on the 172-run target.

With South Africa and India, the two undefeated teams, playing in Barbados on Saturday, the T20 World Cup final is essentially etched in stone.