England to meet Pakistan in the final of the T20 World Cup after thrashing India by 10 wickets

[bujhee kom]

What's happening? England ruining the script here. )

Hales, Buttler et.al can kiss a goodbye to their IPL contracts now.

It is good though, that England saved the game from the sharks.

Shameless.

 

[Rana]

Rohit, Finch, Babar

Over the hill rubbish captains

 

[the Great Khan]

I think most Indian fans here will agree that their team was extremely lucky to get to the semis.

They lost to South Africa and had Pakistan selected 4 seamers India would not have come close to beating them.
They really should have lost to Bangladesh too.

Now up against a top side they've completely imploded

IPeeEll will douse the disappointment..

 

[MP2011]

Even on such a good batting surface, we scored less than 170 and that too only due to Hardik.

 

[Kroll]

Eng should cruise this now and ICC will be crying

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Well come sunday ground will be full of pak supporters, bharat army going home..

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

England has the ability to either destroy or self-destruct, and today they are in destroy mode.

Never know what happens on Sunday. They could self-destruct too.

 

[the Great Khan]

Rohit, Finch, Babar

Over the hill rubbish captains

Lol...bechara..

 

[Mamoon]

How is Babar-Rizwan a better combo than Buttler-Hales? ICC rankings are a joke.

 

[WCWinnerPakistan2019]

Rohit and Kohli's knocks were the best. I know they came in a loosing knock but still. They took there time to settle in but that's what india needed at that time. They way the timed the ball was amazing . Isn't it [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION]

 

[EmranSpeaks]

This is embarrassing stuff by India. Can't even put up a fight. The presser by Rohit somehow makes even more sense now. They had given up before the match even started.

 

[AndayWalaAllRounder]

Would be funny to see England kill 1992 vibes on Sunday.

First let them kill your vibes lol. You are having a difficult time since yesterday we know that, but be strong because getting embarrassed is your daily medicine anyways )

 

[Aman]

MCG was never going to be sold out given the forecast.

 

[Usman Chadda]

India has only played a good game against Zimbabwe, they are fortunate to be in the semi-finals.

 

[Kroll]

100 up

 

[topspin]

England has the ability to either destroy or self-destruct, and today they are in destroy mode.

Never know what happens on Sunday. They could self-destruct too.

When was the last time they self destructed with the bat though?

 

[Rana]

We barely crossed 60 in our first 10 overs and England are already 90-odd in their first 9 overs.

Such a contrast, lol.

I think you might be sentenced for treason in India or Pakistan if you cross 45 in the powerplay

 

[MHN1293]

Really need to bat second on Sunday

 

[rhony]

Can't blame the Indian batting in this game. It was their strategy all through the tournament. 60 to 70 in the first 10 and add a hundred in the last 10. Is that a great strategy? Doesn't matter. It's the strategy that works for that team with openers flopping. Today they executed the plan. Bowling hasn't showed up today

 

[Aman]

This is a mauling.

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

Well come sunday ground will be full of pak supporters, bharat army going home..

The tickets were probably already bought out by majority Indians. Who they sell it to will be up to them.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Let's not act so surprised, though. India's bowling attack wasn't even the second best in their own group. It was always going to cost them at some point in the tournament. I mean, I can't imagine that they thought that they would win a World Cup with a one trick pony like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a guy averaging upwards of 30 like Shami, a fish out of water like Arshdeep (none of whom can hit 140+ consistently) and two finger spinners.

 

[Robert]

more for Hales, he has gone nuclear.

 

[Rana]

How is Babar-Rizwan a better combo than Buttler-Hales? ICC rankings are a joke.

More power to you

 

[MP2011]

Yes this will be the difference in the end.

170 is defendable if you have a decent bowling attack but India 15 short.

Our batting is so outdated for this format. Only guys like Sky, Pandya (of this game) stand any chance to be picked up in a good T20 batting side. No one else. Kohli is way past it, just playing on his past laurels.

 

[90MPH]

Hales playing a blinder.

England will be favourites against Pak on Sunday. Not afraid to say this. But still hoping it will be a good game.

 

[reversehook]

England ipod playlist: Swag se karain gey apka swagat...

 

[Aman]

Whoever chases on Sunday will probably win.

 

[hamzie]

im going to troll harbajan on twitter for this post of his


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">Ho gayi teri balle balle, ho jayegi balle balle &#55357;&#56396; wah <a href="https://twitter.com/ZimCricketv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ZimCricketv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvsZIM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvsZIM</a> <a href="https://t.co/pYW9kvWl9j">pic.twitter.com/pYW9kvWl9j</a></p>— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) <a href="https://twitter.com/harbhajan_singh/status/1585655249968443392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MP2011]

I think you might be sentenced for treason in India or Pakistan if you cross 45 in the powerplay

Pakistan still scores once in a while in PP, we OTOH never ever do that.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Bangladesh would have given a much better fight here.

 

[Aman]

Hales playing a blinder.

England will be favourites against Pak on Sunday. Not afraid to say this. But still hoping it will be a good game.

20 over game you would tkae them.

But shortened game, feel whoever is chasing will be favorite. You don't know what is a good score batting first and then you have a shortened game where you're forced to hit and use all your wickets.

 

[MHN1293]

Can't blame the Indian batting in this game. It was their strategy all through the tournament. 60 to 70 in the first 10 and add a hundred in the last 10. Is that a great strategy? Doesn't matter. It's the strategy that works for that team with openers flopping. Today they executed the plan. Bowling hasn't showed up today

Arshdeep and bhuvi haven't gotten that swing on this flat wicket

 

[Kroll]

Eng showing the proper blueprint in how to approach T20

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

What a poor semi final this is!!!

 

[rhony]

This could be the last of Rohit, Kohli, BK, Shami, Axar, Ashwin in T20Is for India. Hardik will probably be the next captain

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

When was the last time they self destructed with the bat though?

They were pretty ordinary against Ireland and Afghanistan in this tournament.

 

[topspin]

I think you might be sentenced for treason in India or Pakistan if you cross 45 in the powerplay

It seems to me that Misbah's tuk tuk culture has perhaps crossed the border?

 

[rhony]

Arshdeep and bhuvi haven't gotten that swing on this flat wicket

They wasted the swing in the first two overs. Arshdeep had his first off game today

 

[Aman]

This could be the last of Rohit, Kohli, BK, Shami, Axar, Ashwin in T20Is for India. Hardik will probably be the next captain

Ideally all of them should go, you need to start rebuilding with your new generation.

Hope we do something similar.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Eng bogey side is pak in world cups, repeat 92 world cup.

Eng batting is way better..

 

[as-95]

Hales is no world beater. Whilst performing in the PSL, he was no trailblazer and often got out on low scores against domestic tier bowlers.

What does that tell you about the Indian bowling?

 

[Kroll]

Hales inns just as good as pandya but context hales would be deemed better

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

 

[90MPH]

Our batting is so outdated for this format. Only guys like Sky, Pandya (of this game) stand any chance to be picked up in a good T20 batting side. No one else. Kohli is way past it, just playing on his past laurels.

Agree, you need a dynamic hitter upfront. Doesn’t have to be elegant, just someone to put fear in the opposition.
England have 2 players injured in Roy and Bairstow that do the same

 

[topspin]

Bangladesh would have given a much better fight here.

Nah Bangladesh aren't even a top 4 Asia team in this format.

 

[reversehook]

Bangladesh would have given a much better fight here.

any associate team would have shown more charachter or heck might have even won

 

[Marooned]

Club level bowling. No target is big enough.

 

[DandyFellow]

England making a mockery of the best bowling attack in the tournament. Ominous signs for Pakistan ahead of the final.

India has a poor bowling attack. I appreciate your point of views related to batting and I think you have got it right most of the time over the years. But in bowling, often your observations go wrong. England and India both have poor bowling attacks especially today ( Mark Wood not playing) and they have the best batting attacks.
South Africa had the potential to be the best bowling attack but there are millenial chokers.
The neutrals believe the best bowling attack is of Pakistan especially after inclusion of M.Wasim. Stats are also supportive of it. Pakistan got it wrong against India by not playing 4 fast bowlers.

 

[Energy]

Pakistan will beat England if it's a proper 20 over game.

If it's a shortened game and all sorts of tactical matters arise, we will lose.

Indian bowlers have shown any amount of line and length trundling only gets you as far. It's humiliation of the highest order. And it's also embarrassing.

I don't see a lot of noise re Kohli innings on this thread. Instead the blame has been conveniently directed at the bowlers. Babar would have been mauled by his own countrymen lol.

We were made to believe that KL was the next coming of Tendulkar. And Rohit was the best out there. Surya bhai is atleast consistent with his counterpart in AB regarding choking when it matters.

 

[Mamoon]

Hales is no world beater. Whilst performing in the PSL, he was no trailblazer and often got out on low scores against domestic tier bowlers.

What does that tell you about the Indian bowling?

He has an ODI highest score of 175 against Pakistani phaaast bowlers.

 

[alone1213]

Hales is no world beater. Whilst performing in the PSL, he was no trailblazer and often got out on low scores against domestic tier bowlers.

What does that tell you about the Indian bowling?

Indian bowling is just very mediocre.
They have only got trundlers and no spinner.

 

[IMMY69]

India would have beaten SA anywhere except Perth. The other teams in the group were poor including Pak. We saw the resurgent Pak at the end but they were poor initially too. Aussies were poor. English too in their group games initially. I don't think any one team dominated in this world cup.

England's game against Australia was rained off
Kiwis dominated their group but lost to England
Both teams were deserving semi finalists.

India could have easily lost to Pakistan and even Bangladesh.

Pakistan were always going to struggle whilst their openers were out of form but their bowling has been superb and kept them in every single game they played.
Of course luck came in the form of a South African choke but the same can be said about India, only India's batting and bowling as not been up to scratch. Nor has their fielding

 

[AAli98]

Gavaskar & Bhogle are mourning not commentating

 

[IAJ]

Hales dealing in sixes while Buttler is happy with fours.

 

[Ahmed216]

He has an ODI highest score of 175 against Pakistani phaaast bowlers.

MOTM must be shared by Rohit and Kohli

 

[rhony]

Whoever chases on Sunday will probably win.

Don't think so. Pak has a better chance if they beat first. Eng wants to chase. Toss could be irrelevant

 

[WCWinnerPakistan2019]

Clap Pandya...

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This could be the last of Rohit, Kohli, BK, Shami, Axar, Ashwin in T20Is for India. Hardik will probably be the next captain

What do you mean by probably? He is going to captain India in the next series. BCCI have already named him the captain.

 

[cerebralrattlesnake]

but I thought it was eng vs icc

 

[Rana]

Pakistan still scores once in a while in PP, we OTOH never ever do that.

This is a fight

A fight like Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King tuk up for their people

Until you do not persist relentlessly with the removal of Tuk Tuk, it will not go! The cancer will not go!

 

[crazyfaizee]

Indian commentators are like indian crowds ..only apppreciate and jubilant over their own team performance

 

[Mamoon]

It is amazing to think that England might still have made the finals by leaving Hales home. Their depth is incredible.

 

[reversehook]

hales sweeing them away with 6666666

 

[Aman]

Don't think so. Pak has a better chance if they beat first. Eng wants to chase. Toss could be irrelevant

In a shortened game you'd prefer to know what you need to chase and you can plan it out with all 10 wickets to use.

 

[90MPH]

No one saw the Hale storm coming that’s for sure.

Amazing knock.

 

[Robert]

Hales is no world beater. Whilst performing in the PSL, he was no trailblazer and often got out on low scores against domestic tier bowlers.

What does that tell you about the Indian bowling?

It tells me that Hales is a big occasion man.

Silence from the Indian fans as he goes to 77 with another and .

 

[Aman]

This is why I expect us to lose whenever we go up against Aus or Eng lol.

 

[7sins]

game over for india

 

[crazyfaizee]

England openers are not showing any grace

 

[alone1213]

England have made mockery of Indian trundlers and their useless spinners.

 

[AZulfi]

It is turning out to be a one-sided contest

 

[RamLakhan]

This could be the last of Rohit, Kohli, BK, Shami, Axar, Ashwin in T20Is for India. Hardik will probably be the next captain

Still better if this is last for Dravid... We need a foreign coach badly! Only then some of the arrogance & stubbornness culture of seniors will go down!

 

[Rana]

Dear Indian brothers

Right now you need a voice against Tuk Tuk! You must speak up

I am willing to fight with you and remove this disease from the subcontinent!!

 

[Cricket-lion]

Total humiliation for India A very good performance from England

 

[IAJ]

Cricinfo went crazy after Pandya’s innings, but in hindsight that was an okish innings, whereas the other indian batsmen bottled it completely.

 

[hamzie]

such good 2 days
experienced pakistans semi in person yesterday
and now i wish i was there to lick indian tears
)

 

[Mainul]

What the hell ICC is doing? Why aren't they helping India?

 

[AZulfi]

Is K L Rahul overhyped?

Did not do anything of note in this World Cup. IPL successes don’t count!

Rohit Sharma also had a forgetful World Cup with the bat.

 

[reversehook]

Clap Pandya...

that was so hilarious, he was trying to pump up the crowd and team as a last resort and then overdid it a wee bit and the very next ball got swag sawagat'ted to the boundry and all went taaien paaien thish phish....