Jos Buttler and Alex Hales shared a brutal unbeaten opening partnership worth 170 runs to fire England into the T20 World Cup final
England booked their place in the T20 World Cup final with an emphatic ten-wicket win over India, setting up a mouth-watering clash against Pakistan at the MCG on Sunday.
Jos Buttler and Alex Hales shared the highest opening partnership of the tournament to guide England home in spectacular fashion, with Adil Rashid the pick of their bowlers as they limited India to 168-6.
Hardik Pandya struck an excellent 63 off just 33 balls after Virat Kohli laid a decent platform with another half-century, but they ultimately had nowhere near enough runs on the board with Buttler and Hales in such imperious form.
After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, England picked up an important early wicket with Chris Woakes getting KL Rahul caught behind in the second over of the match. Captain Rohit Sharma also struggled to really get going and holed out for a 28-ball 27 off Chris Jordan, who came into the side to replace Mark Wood after he was ruled out with a hip injury.