England vs India 2nd Semi-Final at Adelaide, 10 Nov, 2022

Toss: England, who chose to bowl
India 168/6 (20)
England 170/0 (16)
England won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Alex Hales
  • Alex Hales 86 * (47)
  • Jos Buttler 80 * (49)

Over 4.1: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Alex Hales,

Over 4.2: Sixer!. Mohammed Shami to Alex Hales,

Over 4.3: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Alex Hales,

Over 4.4: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Alex Hales,

Over 4.5: Boundary!. Mohammed Shami to Alex Hales,

Over 4.6: Single. Mohammed Shami to Alex Hales,

Over 13.1: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler,

Over 13.2: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler,

Over 13.3: Boundary!. Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler,

Over 13.4: No runs. Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler,

Over 13.5: Sixer!. Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler,

Over 13.6: Boundary!. Mohammed Shami to Jos Buttler,

Over 15.1  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, 2 runs, gets forward and  throws the kitchen sink at it, lofts it towards deep cover for a couple of runs

Over 15.2  Mohammed Shami bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler, no run, backs away in the crease and tries to steer this through the off-side, gets beaten due to the lack of pace

Over 15.3  Mohammed Shami bowls a pitched up delivery to Jos Buttler,1 run, gets forward and drives this to wide long-off for a single

Over 15.4  Mohammed Shami bowls it short of length to Alex Hales, Boundary! Moves back and across and slaps this to the right of deep point for four more. That almost went for a flat six


Over 15.5  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Alex Hales,1 run, gets forward and clips this off an inside edge towards fine leg for a single

Over 15.6  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler,Six! Gets clears his front leg and clears Virat Kohli at long-on with this lofted shot. Roars out in delight does the skipper as they go through to the Final

England won by 10 wickets

Alex Hales | Player of the Match: It will be right up there for sure (referring to perfect innings). The huge occasion, India in a semifinal of a World Cup, really happy with the way I played and it is as special as it gets. This is one of the best grounds to bat in, especially in the powerplay, a really good surface and great value for good cricket shots, this is a ground I have good memories of and enjoy batting here. I never thought I would play in a World Cup again, so to get the chance is a very special feeling, in a country (Australia) that I love and spend a lot of time in, tonight is one of the best nights of my career. Jos was unbelievable.

Rohit Sharma (IND): Pretty disappointed how it turned up today. We batted well at the backend to get that score. We were not upto the mark with the ball, we couldn't turn up today. It's all about handling the pressure in knockout games. All these guys have played enough to understand that. These guys have played under pressure in IPL games, it's all about keeping calm. We were nervy to start with, but you got to give credit to their openers, they played really well. I thought it swung a bit in the first over, but not from the right areas. We know the runs are scored square off the wicke, we were aware of it. When we won the first game, it showed a lot of character. The game against Bangladesh, it was a tricky one. I thought we held our nerve and kept executing our plans. Couldn't do that today.

Jos Buttler (ENG): I think the character we have shown since then (England's loss against Ireland) - it has been amazing. We came here very excited, there was a very good feeling. Everyone from 1 to 11 - stood up today. We always want to start fast and aggressive. Rashid was batting at 11, that's incredible to know that we have such depth. Hales used the dimensions well and he has shown his form. He was brilliant today. It's important to enjoy this, it was a brilliant performance from us. I think we need to give special credit to Jordan, to bowl 3 overs at the death coming into the semi-final, it was a tough job. He handled the pressure towards the end pretty well, especially bowling against a world-class player like Hardik Pandya.