India set England 169 to win in second semi-final

Adelaide: Virat Kohli (50) and Hardik Pandya (63) hit contrasting half-centuries as India recovered from a wobbly start to post a decent 168 for five against England in the second T20 World Cup semi-final here Thursday.

Put in to bat, India had a slow start and lost opener KL Rahul (5) early but Kohli held the innings together to slam his fourth fifty of the tournament.

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But it was Pandya who propped up India’s total from 100 for 3 as he blazed his way to a 29-ball fifty with two boundaries and one six in a row off Sam Curran.

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For England, Chris Jordan returned with 3 for 43.

Brief Scores:

India: 168 for 6 in 20 overs (Hardik Pandya 63, Virat Kohli 50; Chris Jordan 3/43, Adil Rashid 1/20).