India vs England LIVE SCORE, T20 World Cup: India thrash England by 68 runs, face South Africa in final

After 16.4 overs, England 103 (Reece Topley 3)

OUT! Jasprit Bumrah grabs the final wicket as India thrash England by 68 runs to storm into the final, where they face fellow unbeaten side South Africa in Barbados!

Bumrah traps Jofra Archer LBW by hitting him on the shot with a yorker that’s fired along the leg stump! Archer takes it upstairs, and gets ‘Umpire’s Call’ on wickets with the ball found to be clipping the base of leg stump as England are bowled out for 103! Archer is the final man dismissed, but he departs after hitting a couple of mighty sixes along with a four!

Archer LBW Bumrah 21(15)

OUT! Back-to-back run-outs now as Adil Rashid is caught short at the non-striker’s end thanks to a brilliant piece of fielding by Suryakumar Yadav, who gets a direct hit with a back-flick! England one wicket away from getting bundled out now and they haven’t even reached 100! ENG 88/9

Rashid run-out (Surya) 2(2)

After 15 overs, England 86/8 (Jofra Archer 9, Adil Rashid 0)

OUT! Mix-up between Archer and Livingstone with the latter getting stranded at the striker’s end after being sent back in the last second! The ball had trickled towards short fine and this was Livingstone’s call to make. It was a high throw from Kuldeep, but Axar collects it cleanly thanks to his height to complete the run-out. India are two wickets away from a huge win in Guyana! Axar bowls a dot in the final ball of the over to sign off with 3/23, getting smashed for a six by Archer straight down the ground right before Livingstone’s run-out.

Livingstone run out (Kuldeep/Axar) 11(16)

After 14 overs, England 77/7 (Liam Livingstone 8, Jofra Archer 3)

OUT! And now Kuldeep’s struck thrice in as many overs as he traps Chris Jordan LBW in front of middle and leg, with the all-rounder opting to review the umpire’s decision. Ball’s found to be clipping the leg stump and Jordan has to march off after collecting just a single. Kuldeep signs off with outstanding figures of 3/19. Jadeja continues from the other end and nearly castles Jofra Archer in the fourth delivery.

Jordan LBW Kuldeep 1(5)

After 11 overs, England 68/6 (Liam Livingstone 3, Chris Jordan 0)

BOWLED! Brook had collected a boundary off Kuldeep in the previous delivery with a confident reverse-sweep that beats Bumrah at short third, and attempts a similar shot next ball. Only this time the ball goes under the bat and crashes onto off and middle, resulting in Kuldeep striking for the second time in as many overs! And it’s a huge wicket for India, given Brook was starting to look dangerous and had raced to the mid-20s!

Brook b Kuldeep 25(19)

OUT! This is as plumb as it can get as Kuldeep gets the ball to skid through and rap Curran on the pad right in front of middle and leg, resulting in the umpire raising his finger right away. The all-rounder goes for the review and gets three reds on Hawk-Eye. England have lost half their side with less than 50 on the board! ENG 49/5

Curran LBW Kuldeep 2(4)

After 10 overs, England 62/5 (Harry Brook 19, Liam Livingstone 3)

Ravindra Jadeja is introduced in the 10th over. Brook collects a much-needed boundary in the 10th over with a solid punch through extra cover in the second delivery. This after collecting a brace with a cut. England reach 62/5 at the halfway stage, needing 110 more to win off 60. They’ll need one of Brook and Livingstone to play a big knock from here and for the rest of the batting order to support them. Drinks brought to the field at the halfway stage.

After 8 overs, England 49/4 (Harry Brook 9, Sam Curran 2)

OUT! The procession continues at the Providence Stadium as Axar gets Moeen stumped to collect his third wicket in as many overs! Moeen was attempting to set off for the non-striker’s end after the ball brushed his pad, but failed to notice the ball was within Pant’s reach by the time he had left his crease. The Indian keeper whips the bails off in a flash! England in deep trouble at the moment and will need a big partnership or two to pull off the chase from here.

Moeen st Pant b Axar 8(10)

After 6 overs, England 39/3 (Moeen Ali 6, Harry Brook 3)

BOWLED! Second wicket for Axar in three overs, this time breaching Bairstow’s defence and rattling the off-stump as England lose their third wicket in a space of 13 deliveries inside the powerplay and suddenly find themselves on the backfoot after a solid start! They reach 39/3 at the end of the powerplay, with Harry Brook joining Moeen at the crease right now.

Bairstow b Axar 0(3)

After 5 overs, England 35/2 (Moeen Ali 5, Jonny Bairstow 0)

BOWLED! Can never count Bumrah out of a contest no matter the conditions and match situation! Gets rid of Salt, who had starred in England’s successful chase of 181 against West Indies, with a slower ball that angles into the batter to breach his defence and rattle his leg stump! England suddenly in a spot of bother with both openers back in the hut!

Salt b Bumrah 5(8)

After 4 overs, England 33/1 (Phil Salt 5, Moeen Ali 4)

OUT! Axar Patel with the breakthrough as the dangerous Jos Buttler gets a thick top-edge off the toe end while attempting to welcome the left-arm finger spinner with a reverse sweep, resulting in a simple catch for Rishabh Pant! Seven runs and a wicket for Axar in his first over!

Buttler c Pant b Axar 23(15)

After 3 overs, England 26/0 (Phil Salt 2, Jos Buttler (c) 23)

Big over for the Englishmen as Arshdeep ends up conceding 13, with Buttler smashing the left-arm quick for three boundaries in the third over! Buttler collects back-to-back fours in the first two deliveries, taking the aerial route over extra cover with the ball perilously close to Pandya’s outstretched hand before guiding the next one towards fine leg. Buttler then picks a cutter from Arshdeep perfectly to smash it through the covers.

After 2 overs, England 13/0 (Phil Salt 2, Jos Buttler (c) 10)

Jasprit Bumrah from the other end. Salt sets off for a single at the start of the over while Buttler clips the ball behind square for a brace in the next delivery. FOUR! Buttler collects the first boundary of the innings with an outside edge that beats the keeper and runs away to the third man fence. Played with soft hands, did Buttler.

After 1 over, England 5/0 (Phil Salt 1, Jos Buttler (c) 3)

Phil Salt is off the mark right away, flicking a full delivery through square leg for a single. Jos Buttler follows suit two balls later with a pull behind square, getting enough time to come back for a second. Gets an inside edge towards square leg in the following delivery that fetches him a single. Salt’s beaten by a cutter from Arshdeep that stays low and goes under his bat. Leg bye added to the England total in the final ball.

After 20 overs, India 171/7 (Ravindra Jadeja 17, Arshdeep Singh 1)

Jadeja and Axar collect a brace each before the latter goes for a one-hand heave towards deep midwicket off a short-of-length ball that comfortably clears the fence, bringing up the 500th six of the tournament and also bringing up 170 for the Men in Blue. OUT! Axar perishes next ball while attempting a similar shot, only this time he hardly got any timing on it and was caught by Phil Salt in front of the boundary rope as a result. Arshdeep Singh pinches a single off the last ball, nearly getting run-out at the non-striker’s end.

With that, India set England 172 to win after the latter opt to field, which is fairly similar to the target that the Men in Blue had set for Jos Buttler and Co in Adelaide in November 2022. Except, Guyana isn’t quite the batting paradise as Adelaide, and chasing 172 at this venue will be easier said than done!

Axar c Salt b Jordan 10(6)

After 19 overs, India 159/6 (Ravindra Jadeja 14, Axar Patel 2)

12 conceded by Jofra Archer in the penultimate over of the Indian innings with Ravindra Jadeja helping himself to a couple of crucial boundaries — bringing up the 150 with a square cut before sweeping a slower ball behind square two balls later.

After 18 overs, India 147/6 (Ravindra Jadeja 3, Axar Patel 1)

OUT! Back-to-back wickets for Chris Jordan, as he gets Shivam Dube caught-behind for a golden duck right after getting rid of Hardik Pandya! India are six down with less than 150 on the board and they have just two overs left in their innings! What a recovery for the seam-bowling all-rounder, who had taken a hat-trick against USA in Barbados, striking twice in as many balls right after getting smacked for two sixes by Pandya — towards deep midwicket and long off respectively.

Dube c Buttler b Jordan 0(1)

OUT! Jordan dangles the carrot in front of him once again after getting smashed for back-to-back sixes, pitching it slightly short outside off but taking pace off with an off-cutter. Pandya smashes it down the ground, but doesn’t get the elevation this time, resulting in a simple catch for Sam Curran at long off. IND 146/5

Pandya c Curran b Jordan 23(13)

After 16 overs, India 126/4 (Hardik Pandya 6, Ravindra Jadeja 1)

OUT! Surya falls just three runs short of what would have been his third half-century of the tournament, holing out to Chris Jordan at long on after getting foxed by a back-of-the-hand slower ball from Jofra Archer. Absolutely skied the ball, but didn’t get the distance to clear the boundary rope. Ravindra Jadeja joins Hardik Pandya at the centre with India in a bit of trouble after losing two quick wickets. Earlier in the over, Pandya had opened his account with a boundary off Archer, playing a lovely square cut.

Surya c Jordan b Archer 47(36)

After 15 overs, India 118/3 (Suryakumar Yadav 46, Hardik Pandya 0)

Rashid signs off with tidy figures of 1/25, dismissing Rohit in his final over and nearly getting rid of Hardik Pandya first ball after the all-rounder nicks the ball towards Moeen Ali at slip, with the ball landing just short. Liam Livingstone starts off by conceding a boundary at the start of the next over, with SKY cutting a short-of-length ball through point. Keeps it tidy in the remainder of the over with four dots and a single.

BOWLED! Rohit departs right after completing his second consecutive half-century, getting beaten completely by a googly from Rashid that sneaks through his defence and crashes into middle and leg. With that, the third-wicket partnership that’s ultimately worth 73 has been broken. Much-needed strike for the defending champions. IND 113/3 in 14

Rohit b Rashid 57(39)

After 12 overs, India 91/2 (Rohit Sharma (c) 49, Suryakumar Yadav 27)

SIX! Rohit smashes the ball over long on to collect the first maximum after resumption of play! Ends up ruining the over for Livingstone, who was bowling a tidy second over till that point. Rashid concedes five in the following over including a single to the India skipper in the fourth delivery that brings up fifty of the partnership with Surya. Rohit, meanwhile, is on the verge of a half-century.

After 10 overs, India 77/2 (Rohit Sharma (c) 41, Suryakumar Yadav 21)

Tidy start for Livingstone as he concedes just four singles after being introduced into the attack in the ninth over. Rashid continues from the other end, and appeals for LBW against SKY in the second ball of the 10th. The Englishmen decide against the review as the impact was outside off. FOUR! Surya sweeps a full toss from Rashid behind square as the ball races away to the fine leg fence for a four! Eight from Rashid’s second over, as India reach 77/2 at the halfway stage.

The English players get into a quick huddle before start of play as the two Mumbaikars in skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav walk out to resume India’s innings, hoping to convert their third-wicket partnership into a big one.

Liam Livingstone, who can turn the ball both ways, is introduced ahead of the ninth over. SKY on strike…

JUST IN — Play to resume at 11.10 pm IST (1.40 pm local time), with no overs lost.

It’s fairly bright out there at the moment, so that’s a good sign. However, rain interrupted the innings at a time when Rohit and SKY were beginning to rebuild the innings, and will need to settle themselves once again at the centre before going for the attack.

Virat Kohli at the 2024 T20 World Cup:

vs Ireland: 1(5)

vs Pakistan: 4(3)

vs USA: 0(1)

vs Afghanistan: 24(24)

vs Bangladesh: 37(28)

vs Australia: 0(5)

vs England: 9(9)

Been a tournament to forget for the batting superstar.

There still is plenty of time for a full 40-over contest to take place today. Overs will only start getting deducted from 12.10 am IST (2.40 pm local time) — giving the match officials more than four hours from the original start time of 8 pm IST (10.30 am local time) for a full match.

If we do end up with a curtailed game, the playing conditions state it will have to be 10-overs per side at the very least for it to have a result.

After 8 overs, India 65/2 (Rohit Sharma (c) 37, Suryakumar Yadav 13)

FOUR! Rohit Sharma welcomes Adil Rashid into the attack after the powerplay with a reverse sweep, with the ball beating short fine and running away to the fence. Archer gives the ball a chase but is unable to pull it back inside, much to the dismay of the spinner. Rohit follows it with a conventional sweep next ball, finding the backward square leg fence with ease.

Chris Jordan is introduced from the other end and this time it’s Suryakumar Yadav’s turn to attack bringing out his trademark ‘Supla Shot’ in the fourth delivery to clear the fine leg fence in the process! 19 runs in the last two overs, which is good progress given the conditions aren’t exactly te best for batters at the moment.

After 6 overs, India 46/2 (Rohit Sharma (c) 26, Suryakumar Yadav 5)

FOUR! Drilled down the ground by new batter Suryakumar Yadav off a pitched up delivery from Sam Curran, and the ball’s out of the left-arm pacer’s reach and eventually runs away for a four. Six from the over along wtih the wicket for Pant, as India reach 46/2 at the end of the powerplay.

OUT! Another blow for the Men in Blue as Rishabh Pant hits the ball straight to Jonny Bairstow standing at midwicket! Sam Curran strikes in his first over of the day as India lose their second wicket inside the powerplay! IND 40/2

Pant c Bairstow b Curran 4(6)

After 5 overs, India 40/1 (Rohit Sharma (c) 25, Rishabh Pant 4)

FOUR! A welcome boundary for Rohit as he pulls a short-of-length ball from Topley towards the midwicket fence, with the fielder running to his left from deep square leg unable to cut the ball off in time. The ‘Hitman’ produces an even better shot tow balls later, shuffling to his left to make room for a luscious cover drive off a full delivery from Topley. 11 from the over.