Adil Rashids cunning googly ended the entertaining fifty of Team Indias skipper Rohit Sharma during the thrilling 2024 T20 World Cup semifinal. Rohit Sharma the prolific opener amassed 57 runs off 39 deliveries establishing a strong platform for the Men in Blue at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on the eventful day of Thursday June 27.
Rohit Sharma had to lead the attack for India after Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant were dismissed cheaply during the powerplay. The Hitman was in magnificent form, scoring his second consecutive fifty after a match-winning 92 against Australia in St. Lucia.
The first batter used a variety of strokes in his innings, but the highlight was a pickup shot against Sam Curran to bring up his 50. He had to negotiate Adil Rashid’s final over in the dying moments of the middle phase of the game.
After a couple of tight deliveries from the leg spinner, Rohit Sharma attempted a crazy slog. However, he could only connect with thin air as the googly remained low and penetrated the bat-pad gap before shaking the stumps. Look at the dismissal right here:
After Rohit Sharma’s departure, Team India’s total was at 113-3 after 13.4 overs. Adil Rashid also had a successful spell, finishing with 1-25 after four overs.
India’s Momentum Halts as Suryakumar Yadav Departs Soon After Rohit Sharma
The Men in Blue were visibly lacking steam as they approached the crunch time after Suryakumar Yadav exit in the 16th over. The righthanded batter feeling the heat from Liam Livingstones relentless dot balls decided to challenge Jofra Archer. Nevertheless Archer cunningly bamboozled him with a tricky delivery leading to a simple catch for Chris Jordan at long-on.
Hardik Pandya is currently leading India’s charge at the tail half of the innings. India’s total after 17.3 overs of play is 146-4, with Ravindra Jadeja at the other end.
