T20 World Cup: India bowl England out to win by 68 runs, set up final clash with South Africa on Saturday

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Rohit Sharma-led India on Friday dismantled England's lethal batting order to win their semi-final clash by 68 runs..

England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to send India out to bat first, with the Rohit-led side managing a 171 run total on the back of sublime performances from the captain and Suryakumar Yadav..

India's bowlers came out with a vengance in the second innings, with Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav grabbing three wickets each in their four overs to dismantle England's batsmen in no time..

The spinners helped Rohit & Co restrict England to 103 in 16.4 overs, while pace wizard Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets in 2.4 overs, giving away just 12 runs...

The Proteas beat Afghanistan earlier in the day, decimating Rashid Khan's team by nine wickets after the Afghans scored just 56 runs, the lowest total in a World Cup knockout game..

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