Cricket - Ruthless India thump England to reach T20 World Cup final

TOPSHOT - Axar Patel (left) of India celebrates the dismissal of Moeen Ali (C) of England during the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2024 semi-final cricket match between India and England at Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana, on June 27, 2024. - AFP

CRICKET WORLD T-20 CUP (Reuters): A dominant India ended England's title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup on Thursday and secure their place in the final against South Africa.

Put into bat in the rain-hit match, India posted a strong 171-7 with skipper Rohit Sharma (57) and Suryakumar Yadav (47) scoring bulk of the runs on a slow track at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.