India roar into T20 World Cup final after spin hastens sorry England collapse

India 171-7; England 103. India win by 68 runsIt was a scene witnessed on countless Test tours to the subcontinent but one played out in the semi-final of the men’sin steamy Guyana. England were spun out in dramatic fashion for a crushing 68-run defeat that booked India a date with similarly unbeaten South Africa in Saturday’s final at Kensington Oval.

Sharma had wanted to bat first anyway and it did not sound like bravado at the time. Instead, his reading of the conditions was that runs on the board was the way to go. Striking 57 from 39 balls to help set up the total, Sharma then looked on with delight as Axar Patel, three for 23, and Kuldeep Yadav, three for 19, chalked up India’s eighth straight win and a chance to end their 11-year global trophy drought this weekend.

It was chaos, the fateful collapse triggered when Buttler went to reverse sweep Patel’s first ball on 23 and sent a catch looping behind off the glove. Jonny Bairstow was soon bowled for a duck by the wiry left-armer attempting to drive a skiddy delivery, before the promoted Moeen Ali overbalanced for a truly sorry stumping.

“We let them get 20 to 25 runs too many,” said Buttler, before sharing his regret at not bowling Moeen at all. On a day when the spinners were clearly to the fore, and Rashid and Livingstone were his thriftiest bowlers, sharing eight overs for 49 runs, it was certainly a strange oversight from the England captain.

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