Jos Buttler, Alex Hales shine as England crush India to set up final clash with Pakistan

What was not expected, happened. The one who had his wish, he lived again and the wait that had been going on for 15 years increased for the next two years. The efforts of 15 players who came out thousands of miles away to make India the king of cricket in Australia, carrying the hope of 140 crore people, once again came very close and remained incomplete. Team India, which was considered to be a contender for victory in Adelaide, not only lost it, but also ditched it in front of about 50 thousand spectators. In the second semi-final in Adelaide, England thrashed India by 10 wickets in a one-sided fashion and made their place in the final.

England's one-sided win...

English opener Alex Hales made 86 at a strike rate of 183. Captain Jos Buttler scored 80 at a strike rate of 163. Both the batsmen made no mistake and chased down the target very easily.

India's 2 big mistakes in power play

1. Not giving second over to Arshdeep

Arshdeep conceded 8 runs in an over in the power play. Lowest economy among 4 bowlers. Rohit doesn't give him the second over even though he gets the wicket at the start. Not giving him the second over was Rohit's big mistake as captain.

2. Bhuvi did not swing, weak in letter length

When Bhuvneshwar Kumar brought the first over, he was getting swing, but on the third ball, Rohit asked Pant to keep from the front. That is, the chances of swinging the ball in front of Bhuvneshwar were completely over. Axar Patel mostly bowled short length deliveries, which were converted into boundaries by Butler and Hales.

Hardik's power play

After the dismissal of Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya batted vigorously. He scored 63 runs in 33 balls. Hardik's strike rate was 190. At one point, India, which seemed to be shrinking in less than 150, reached 168 runs. He hit 4 fours and 5 sixes.