England will have to register their joint 11th highest successful T20I run-chase, third in a World Cup, joint second-highest against India and highest in Australia if they are qualify for ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final match to be played against Pakistan in Melbourne on Sunday.
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Captain Jos Buttler’s decision of winning the toss and electing to bowl reaped fruits in the first half as English bowlers conceded only 62 runs at the halfway mark. However, a remarkable recovery by India (read Hardik Pandya) requires England to seal a challenging run-chase at the Adelaide Oval tonight.
Coming in to bat at No. 5 in the 12th over, Pandya scored a game-changing 63 (33) with the help of four fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 190.90. In what was only his third T20I half-century (all in 2022 under Rohit Sharma), it was Pandya’s second against England and first in Australia, at a neutral venue and in a World Cup.
Pandya outperforming all other Indian batters was pivotal in them scoring 168/6 in 20 overs including amassing as many as 106 runs in the last 10 overs.
In addition to Pandya, former captain Virat Kohli contributed with 50 (40) at a strike rate of 125. Kohli, who has finished innings at will in this tournament, failed to do the same after getting out with a couple of overs to spare.
England, meanwhile, thrived on the back of their spinners. Specialist Adil Rashid (4-0-20-1) and part-time spinner Liam Livingstone (3-0-21-0) bowled seven economical overs of leg spin between them to not let the Indian batters dominated in the middle-overs. Playing his first match of the tournament, pacer Chris Jordan was the pick of their bowlers with figures of 4-0-43-3.
England highest chase in T20 international
| Score | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Year |
| 230/8 | 19.4 | South Africa | Mumbai (WS) | 2016 |
| 226/5 | 19.1 | South Africa | Centurion | 2020 |
| 199/5 | 19.1 | Pakistan | Manchester | 2020 |
| 192/1 | 17.4 | South Africa | Cape Town | 2020 |
| 190/4 | 19.2 | Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 2014 |
Highest run chase in T20 World Cup 2022
| Score | Overs | Team | Opposition | Ground |
| 180/4 | 19 | Ireland | Scotland | Hobart |
| 160/6 | 20 | India | Pakistan | Melbourne |
| 158/3 | 16.3 | Australia | Sri Lanka | Perth |
| 153/3 | 19.1 | Pakistan | New Zealand | Sydney |
| 150/1 | 17.3 | Ireland | West Indies | Hobart |
