India vs England T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal LIVE: After Jos Buttler won the toss at Guyana, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were asked to bat first. Kohli and Pant fell cheaply but Suryakumar Yadav played second-fiddle to Hit Man and ensured India showed aggression to the end of the batting powerplay. England intoduced three seamers in the first six overs. In case you missed the powerplay action, here is a look back at ball-by-ball action from the much-anticipated second semifinal:
Reece Topley steps up to bowl the first over of the match.
0.1: Dot bowl. Rohit Sharma is beaten and Buttler collects the ball.
0.2: First boundary of the game! Edge but the Indian captain finds the rope in the third-man area. India 4/0.
0.3: Quick single. Virat Kohli is on strike.
0.4: No runs. Kohli's drive stopped in covers.
0.5: Kohli beaten, no run.
0.6: Single of the last ball.
INDIA 6/0
Jofra Archer takes on Virat Kohli
1.1: Dot ball
1.2: Quick single
1.3: Dot ball
1.4: Dot ball
1.5: Dot ball
1.6: Boundary. A risky edge by the Indian skipper but reaches the ropes
INDIA 10/0
Reece Topley
2.1: Dot ball
2.2: Sixer! Virat Kohli blasts one over deep mid-wicket to thrill the India fans.
2.3: Kohli grabs a couple after lobbing one straight.
2.4: WICKET! Virat Kohli falls. Topley removes his leg stump bail. Kohli walks back after making 9 off 9.
INDIA 19/1
Rishabh Pant joins his captain in the middle
2.5: Single, Pant off the mark
2.6: Quick single. Sharma keeps strike
INDIA 21/1
Jofra Archer
3.1: Dot ball
3.2: Sweet timing from Rohit to knick the ball towards the third-man area. Two runs.
3.3: Poor timing as Rohit shoots one up over mid-on. Another couple as the Powerplay restrictions save the Indian captain.
3.4: Single
3.5: Single
3.6: Another aerial shot by Rohit lands in no-man's land. Another couple for India.
INDIA 29/1
Reece Topley
4.1: A misfield by Adil Rashid gives away a single in the short-third.
4.2: FOUR! A wild slash by Rohit towards the leg side reaches the ropes. He moves to the twenties.
4.3: Dot ball
4.4: FOUR! The Indian skipper beats the cover fielders with a grounded drive.
4.5: Single
4.6: Single. Pant keeps strike
INDIA 40/1
Sam Curran is introduced by England
5.1: Dot ball
5.2: WICKET! Rishabh Pant falls. A full-lenghth delivery is flicked by the Indian wicketkeeper in an effort to go over mid-wicket. But the left-hander fails to get the elevation he wanted and ends up giving Jonny Bairstow an easy catch in short mid-wicket. Pant walks back after making 4 off 6.
INDIA 40/2
Suryakumar Yadav is the new batter
5.3: Single
5.4: Single after a slight confusion between the two Mumbai Indians stars
5.5: FOUR! A straight drive flies past Curran and two fielders inside the 30-yard box! India continue to play aggressively.
5.6: Dot ball
INDIA 46/2
Suryakumar Yadav batting on 5 from 3 balls
Rohit Sharma batting on 26 from 18 balls
