England openers Alex Hales and Jos Buttler paired up in a record opening stand to consign India to a 10-wicket defeat and set up a tantalising clash with Pakistan in the final of the T20 World Cup.
England outplayed India in every aspect of the game and raced away to the victory with four overs to spare at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, according to bdnews24.com.
The duo pummelled the Indian bowlers in the powerplay to rack up 63 runs. Hales blazed away to his half-century off only 28 deliveries as the Indian fielders began blundering in the outfield, costing more runs.
With plenty of batsmen to follow, the openers kept their foot on the gas and reached 98 at the halfway mark, proving how prolific the track was at Adelaide as Rohit Sharma was left scratching his head for a way out of the wilderness.
Buttler, who went quiet after Hales took charge of the hitting, hammered Hardik Pandya for a four and a six in successive balls to bring up his half-century off only 36 balls.
Earlier, Pandya put the England bowling attack to the sword in the late overs and, complemented by another anchoring innings by Virat Kohli, propelled India to a par score of 168 for 6.
