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Just another day of a World Cup knockout and one billion Indian hearts have been broken once again following an embarrassing defeat. The men in blue failed drastically in the second semi-final of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 against England and lost the match by a massive margin of 10 wickets to get eliminated from the semi-finals of the tournament.
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England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the Indian team managed to post a total of 168 runs for the loss of six wickets, thanks to the hard-fought knocks from Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya, they both played the individual knocks of 50 and 63 runs respectively.
Moreover, the emotions of every Indian were visible on skipper Rohit Sharma’s face when he was sitting in the dugout following the conclusion of the match against England. The 35-year-old couldn’t control his emotions and broke down into tears. The video of this particular moment has been shared by a user on social media.
Here’s the video of Rohit Sharma breaking down into tears:
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Furthermore, speaking about the match, the Indian team, riding on Hardik Pandya’s brilliant knock of 63 runs off just 33 balls with four boundaries and five sixes to his name. India’s most celebrated batter of this edition, Virat Kohli also played a vital knock of 50 runs off 40 balls with four boundaries and a six on his credit.
Chris Jordan scalped three wickets for England including the big one of Virat Kohli on the last ball of the 18th over of the Indian innings.
While chasing the target, the opening pair of skipper Jos Buttler and Alex Hales stitched a brilliant unbeaten partnership of 170 runs for the first wicket in 20 overs. Eventually, England registered a thumping victory of 10 wickets to enter the final of the eighth edition of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 in a convincing style. Alex Hales and Jos Buttler scored amazing unbeaten knocks of 80 and 86 runs respectively. None of the Indian bowlers could scalp a single wicket to their name in the all-important clash of the tournament.