India beats England to reach finals.
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Left-arm spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel took three wickets each as Team India thrashed defending champions England by 68 runs in Guyana to set up a T20 World Cup final against South Africa.
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England, set a challenging target of 172, slumped to 103 all out inside 17 overs, wrist spinner Kuldeep finishing with figures of 3-19 and the orthodox Patel 3-23.
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The Kensington Oval clash will also be India's second appearance in successive global showpiece games after they lost on home soil to Australia in last year's 50-over World Cup final.
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"It's very satisfying to win this game," said India skipper Rohit Sharma after his team gained revenge for a humiliating 10-wicket loss to England in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup.
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Rohit laid the foundation by top-scoring with 57 in a total of 171-7 after his side was somewhat surprisingly sent to bat by England skipper Jos Buttler.
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It was the opener's third 50 of the tournament and second in as many games following his blistering 92 against Australia.
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India were 40-2 in the powerplay after Virat Kohli (nine) and Rishabh Pant (four) fell cheaply.
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But a third-wicket stand of 73 between Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav (47) turned the tide.
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