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Captain Rohit Sharma's elegance was matched by the could of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav as India exorcized the phantoms of 2022 by giving reigning champs Britain a 68-run whipping to enter the last of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday.

Rohit subsequently turned into the main Indian commander to lead the country in three ICC worldwide finals in a space of a year — 2023 World Test Title, 2023 ODI World Cup and presently the T20 World Cup.

Captain Rohit Sharma scored 57 off 39 balls. ICC
The Indian captain, who has consistently gotten fire for not scoring on huge days, contributed a significant 57 off 39 balls on a track where the ball reliably updated low, as India posted 171/7 of every 20 overs.

Credit ought to likewise be given to Suryakumar Yadav for his 47 off 36 balls and Hardik Pandya for his two strong sixes in a 13-ball-23. Ravindra Jadeja (17) and Axar Patel (10) likewise contributed with helpful commitments.

In answer, Britain lost five wickets at the midway stage and never recuperated to be all out for 103 in 16.4 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with partner Axar Patel after the excusal of Britain's Phil Salt during the ICC T20 World Cup elimination round in Georgetown, Guyana. India crushed Britain by 68 runs. AP/PTI
Axar (3/23 of every 4 overs) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/19 out of 4 overs) imparted the riches to the ball. The redoubtable Jasprit Bumrah (2/12 in 2.4 overs) did his piece with an exemplary delayed off-shaper that saw the rear of the perilous Phil Salt.

The 2007 heroes will meet South Africa in the last in Barbados on Saturday. In 2022, India were pulverize by 10 wickets in the semi-last at Adelaide after Britain had confined them to a comparable aggregate. However, the circumstances at Fortune Arena made batting troublesome.

Scoreboard

India

R Sharma b Rashid 57

V Kohli b Topley 9

R Gasp c Bairstow b Curran 4

S Yadav c Jordan b Toxophilite 47

H Pandya c Curran b Jordan 23

R Jadeja not out 17

S Dube c Buttler b Jordan 0

A Patel c Salt b Jordan 10

A Singh not out 1

Additional items: (lb 2, w 1) 3

All out: (7 wickets, 20 overs) 171

FOW: 1-19, 2-40, 3-113, 4-124, 5-146, 6-146, 7-170

Bowling O M R W

Reece Topley 3 0 25 1

Jofra Toxophilite 4 0 33 1

Sam Curran 2 0 25 1

Adil Rashid 4 0 25 1

Chris Jordan 3 0 37 3

Liam Livingstone 4 0 24 0

Britain

P Salt b Bumrah 5

J Buttler c Gasp b Patel 23

M Ali st Gasp b Patel 8

J Bairstow b Patel 0

H Stream b Yadav 25

S Curran lbw b Yadav 2

L Livingstone run out (Yadav) 11

C Jordan lbw b Yadav 1

J Toxophilite lbw b Bumrah 21

A Rashid run out (Yadav) 2

R Topley not out 3

Additional items: (lb 2) 2

Complete: (hard and fast, 16.4 overs) 103

FOW: 1-26, 2-34, 3-35, 4-46, 5-49, 6-68, 7-72, 8-86, 9-88

Bowling O M R W

Arshdeep Singh 2 0 17 0

Jasprit Bumrah 2.4 0 12 2

Axar Patel 4 0 23 3

Kuldeep Yadav 4 0 19 3

Ravindra Jadeja 3 0 16 0

Hardik Pandya 1 0 14 0

Player of the Match: Axar Patel