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T20 World Cup: 'India were too timid..' Watson slams India's batting approach in powerplay
England openers Jos Buttler (80 not out from 49 balls) and Alex Hales (86 not out from 47) made a chase of 169 look like a walk in the park in the semifinal of the Men's T20 World Cup 2022, powering their team to the final with a convincing 10-wicket win over India. Earlier batting first, India played conservatively in the powerplay and scored just 38 runs.
T20 World Cup: Pakistan PM takes dig at Team India after semifinal loss against England
This was only the second time India lost in a T20 World Cup game by 10 wickets, and the only ever team to register this unwanted record. Notably, Pakistan had also registered a similar win last year in their T20 World Cup opener in Dubai when the opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan stitched a 152-run stand to beat India by 10 wickets.
T20 WC post-mortem: 'Timid' batting approach in powerplay, no penetration with new ball cost India semis vs England
When two batters of the calibre of Jos Buttler and Alex Hales get going it's hard for any team to stop and the two produced their best performances in the semi-final. England openers Buttler (80 not out from 49 balls) and Hales (86 not out from 47) made a chase of 169 look like a walk in the park in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup , powering their team to the final with a convincing 10-wicket win over India.
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Shiva was facing 2019 Asian Champion Bakhodur Usmanov of Tajikistan in the semi-final. In a close bout that saw both the boxers go toe to toe from the beginning, Shiva used his vast experience and tactical acumen to prevail over his younger opponent in a 4:1 split verdict.
ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan secure dramatic victory over NorthEast United
Juan Ferrando did not make any changes to the ATKMB starting line-up and fielded the same XI that snatched a point in Mumbai this past Sunday. NEUFC made four changes as Marco Balbul switched from a 5-3-2 to a 4-3-2-1. Imran Khan and the Gogoi brothers - Pragyan and Parthib - were included in the line-up as Jithin M.S and Matt Derbyshire dropped to the bench.
T20 World Cup: Coach Dravid consoles teary-eyed Rohit after 10-wicket loss to England
After 10-wicket thrashing Indian skipper Rohit Sharma looked completely dejected. Rohit, who was made the captain of the Indian team with the eye on the T20 World Cup, was spotted sitting alone and left teary-eyed after the team crashed out of T20 World Cup. He broke down completely while India coach Rahul Dravid consoling him.
T20 World Cup: The way we started with the ball was not ideal, says Rohit Sharma
Alex Hales hit 86 not out off 47 balls while Buttler smacked an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls, hitting ten sixes and 13 fours collectively, to chase down 168/6 posted by India in style with four overs remaining to fix their date with Pakistan for the final of Men's T20 World Cup at Melbourne on Sunday.
Para-shooting Worlds: Singhraj claims quota place for Paris 2024 in 10m air pistol SH1
However, he along with Paralympic Games gold medallist Manish Narwal and teammate Nihal Singh captured the gold medal in the team section of the event, all three doing well to make it to the final of the individual event on Wednesday. The gold in the team competition of the P1-10m pistol event is the second for India in this World Championship after the yellow metal achieved in the P3-Mixed 25m Pistol SH1.
T20 World Cup: Hales, Buttler propel England to final clash against Pakistan with a ten-wicket thrashing of India
India were off their lengths and did not offer any challenge to the opening pair of Hales and Buttler, who put them under pressure from the word go. Moreover, they were more than sloppy in the field, thus being comprehensively outplayed and hammered by England in all departments of the game.
T20 World Cup: Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli fifties power India to 168/6 against England
While Kohli was sublime in smashing four fours and a six in his 40-ball 50, his fourth fifty of the tournament, Pandya gave a massive boost to the Indian innings in the last five overs with a 33-ball 63, hitting four fours and five sixes at a strike-rate of 190.91, as the side got 68 runs off the last five overs.
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