NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s run of low scores on the T20 World Cup continued on Thursday because the star India batter fell for simply 9 in a semi-final in opposition to defending champions England in Guyana on Thursday.
Registering his fifth single digit rating of the event, Kohli bought out within the third over itself, trying to play a rash swat-flick on the on aspect off left-arm paceman Reece Topley.
With the scores of — 1, 0, 4, 24, 37, Zero and 9 — Kohli has managed 75 runs in seven innings at a median of 10.71 at this 12 months’s cricketing extravaganza.
After one other low Kohli rating, former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif stated that the batter went out of his plan on a floor the place hitting wasn’t straightforward.
“Virat Kohli went out of his plan. This isn’t a Bengaluru pitch, it is a totally different one. Hitting the ball shouldn’t be straightforward on this floor. Your entire crew mixed to submit a complete of 171. It’s not that straightforward, there are issues right here for batters,” stated Rashid Latif on Caught Behind.
Though Kohli fell cheaply within the match, his opening accomplice and captain Rohit Sharma, who got here into this match following a blistering 92 in opposition to Australia, scored one more 39-ball 57, contributing massively in India’s stable whole of 171 for 7.
Latif lauded Rohit, saying he batted effectively in powerful situations amid stop-start as a result of rain.
“It was powerful for Rohit Sharma as he misplaced the toss and needed to come out to bat. Virat Kohli was dismissed and rain interrupted the sport. That interval may be very unhealthy. Ready for umpires, seeing tremendous soppers in motion after which come out to bat once more,” stated the previous Pakistan wicketkeeper.
As England folded for 103 inside 17 overs in chase, India went on to convincingly win the knock-out conflict by 68 runs.
India subsequent face first-time T20 World Cup finalists South Africa within the summit conflict at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday.
Registering his fifth single digit rating of the event, Kohli bought out within the third over itself, trying to play a rash swat-flick on the on aspect off left-arm paceman Reece Topley.
With the scores of — 1, 0, 4, 24, 37, Zero and 9 — Kohli has managed 75 runs in seven innings at a median of 10.71 at this 12 months’s cricketing extravaganza.
After one other low Kohli rating, former Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif stated that the batter went out of his plan on a floor the place hitting wasn’t straightforward.
“Virat Kohli went out of his plan. This isn’t a Bengaluru pitch, it is a totally different one. Hitting the ball shouldn’t be straightforward on this floor. Your entire crew mixed to submit a complete of 171. It’s not that straightforward, there are issues right here for batters,” stated Rashid Latif on Caught Behind.
Though Kohli fell cheaply within the match, his opening accomplice and captain Rohit Sharma, who got here into this match following a blistering 92 in opposition to Australia, scored one more 39-ball 57, contributing massively in India’s stable whole of 171 for 7.
Latif lauded Rohit, saying he batted effectively in powerful situations amid stop-start as a result of rain.
“It was powerful for Rohit Sharma as he misplaced the toss and needed to come out to bat. Virat Kohli was dismissed and rain interrupted the sport. That interval may be very unhealthy. Ready for umpires, seeing tremendous soppers in motion after which come out to bat once more,” stated the previous Pakistan wicketkeeper.
As England folded for 103 inside 17 overs in chase, India went on to convincingly win the knock-out conflict by 68 runs.
India subsequent face first-time T20 World Cup finalists South Africa within the summit conflict at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday.
