England beat India by 10 wickets, to face Pakistan in final
Sports Desk
India suffered a 10-wicket humiliating defeat at the hands of England in the second semifinal to end their campaign at the T20 World Cup on an embarrassing note in Adelaide on Thursday, report news agencies.
England thus entered the final where they will take on Pakistan at the MCG on Sunday.
Jos Buttler (80) and Alex Hales (86) recorded the highest partnership in the tournament's history as England made 170 without loss.
The pair hunted down the 169 target in impressive fashion to secure a spot in Sunday's final.
Hales got to half a century in 28 balls and ended up hitting seven sixes, while Buttler needed 36 deliveries to get to 50 and rounded off the win by smashing a maximum.
India's innings at the Adelaide Oval saw Hardik Pandya score 63 off 33 balls (including five sizes) as they ended on 168/6. However, it proved too little to set up a game against fierce rivals Pakistan.
England only narrowly made the semi-final after beating Sri Lanka with two balls to spare.
Brief Scores:
India: 168 for 6 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 63, Virat Kohli 50; Chris Jordan 3/43, Adil Rashid 1/20).
England: 170 for no loss in 16 overs (Alex Hales 86, Jos Buttler 80; Arshdeep Singh 15/0).
