British again bowed down in front of Bapu, this is how Axar Patel defeated England
Axar Patel, T20 World Cup 2024: Axar Patel also took three wickets for 23 runs in four overs. Axar was chosen as the 'Player of the Match' for his brilliant performance. Axar, popularly known as Bapu in the team, turned the whole match around by taking 3 wickets one after the other in 3 consecutive overs.
In the 2nd semifinal of T20 WC 2024, India was significantly dominating both with the bat and ball, sending England out of the tournament after a massive 68-run victory. It took India to the final of the T20 WC after a long period of 10 years. Their spin bowlers were at their best—they gave only 42 runs and made six wickets in eight overs in this match.
Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets for 19 runs in four overs in this match. Axar Patel also took three wickets for 23 runs in four overs. Axar was adjudged the 'Player of the Match' for his exemplary performance. Akshar, more popularly called Bapu in the team, turned the match around as he took three wickets one after another in 3 consecutive overs. He broke the back of the British by taking a wicket on the first ball in each of his overs.
In fact, when England was chasing the target of 172 runs. Then, Akshar Patel came to bowl the fourth over from India. He sent Jos Buttler to the pavilion by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant on the first ball of his over. After this, Akshar came to bowl in the sixth over.
Again, it clean bowled Jonny Bairstow on the first ball of the over. After this, Bapu again came to bowl in the 8th over, and again, he got another wicket for India in the form of Moeen Ali on the first ball of the over.
Now, the match—after losing the toss, batting first, India set a target of 172 runs in front of England. In response, the England team collapsed for just 103 runs in the stipulated 16.4 overs. For England, Harry Brook scored 25 runs off 19 balls; captain Jos Buttler scored 23 runs off 15; Jofra Archer scored 21 runs off 15 balls; seven England batsmen could not even touch double-digit scores. For India, captain Rohit Sharma scored the highest 57 runs in 39 balls. Surya Kumar Yadav scored 47 runs in 36 balls. Chris Jordan took the highest three wickets for England. With this win, India has made it into the finals after a gap of 10 years. Earlier, they played in the finals of the T20 World Cup 2014, wherein they had to face defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka.
