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turn out to be though!
The first Test at Adelaide was a match of
massive swings. After taking a first innings
lead of 51, India looked to be in control of
the match. In the second innings, however,
India crashed extraordinarily for 36, the
fifth lowest score in Test history, and 6
runs fewer than 42 at Lord’s almost half a
century earlier. Australia won the match Courtesy : ICC cricket
easily by 8 wickets.
This story had a happy ending, however.
Shrugging off the ignominy of being
bowled out for 36, and in spite of several promised a star-studded humdinger.
key players missing, the Indian team Disappointingly, India was as effervescent
recovered to win the next Test, and then as flat soda, and got a royal hammering
clinched the series in a tantalising final from the English. Apart from Kohli and
match at Brisbane! Hardik Pandya the batting was tepid, and
when India took the field to defend 168, the
India v England, T20 World Cup semi- bowling was toothless. Victory and defeat
final 2022, Adelaide is part of sport, but a 10-wicket drubbing
A mouth- watering contest that went was least expected from a team that had
sour for the Indian team and its millions of prepared for a year, with new captain
supporters. (Rohit Sharma) and coach (Rahul Dravid)
Going into the tournament, England to win the title But as had been the case
looked the best side, but heading into the in several tournaments in the last decade,
semi-final, India looked like peaking in India suffered from stage fright and
time. High quality players on both teams choked on the big occasion.
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