England thrash India by 10 wickets to reach T20 WC final

England thrashed India by 10 wickets thanks to a brilliant display of batting by Alex Hales and Jos Buttler to reach the T20 World Cup final.

Brief score:
India: 168-6 (20 Ov)
England: 170-0 (16 Ov)

Chasing a target of 169 in Adelaide, England openers Alex Hales and Jos Butler hammered Indian bowlers all over the park to book the final spot.

Butler scored 80 runs playing 49 balls while Alex Hales took 86 off 47.

Hardik Pandya fired five sixes in a stunning 63 from just 33 deliveries and Virat Kohli also made a half-century before being dismissed by Chris Jordan (3-43), brought in to replace the injured Mark Wood, as India finished strongly to post 168-6 after being put into bat after losing the toss.

England made a blistering start in reply, with Hales bringing up 50 from 28 balls and Buttler reaching his half-century from 36 deliveries, with the opening pair annihilating the Indian bowling attack as they raced towards their victory target.

Alex Hales was awarded Player of the Match for his outstanding role in the game.

India squad: R Ashwin, M Shami, R Sharma (c), B Kumar, K L Rahul, V Kohli, S Yadav, A Patel, A Singh, H Pandya, R Pant (wk).

England squad: S Curran, C Jordan, A Hales, M Ali, C Woakes, J Buttler (c)(wk), P Salt, H Brook, A Rashid, L Livingstone, B Stokes.