The ticket prices for the T20 World Cup 2022 final at the MCG have dropped after England hammered India in the second semi-final at Adelaide Oval on Thursday. England set up a final showdown with Pakistan after a 10-wicket win over India. MCG will host the final between England and Pakistan on November 13.
England seemed to have saved their best for the grand stage as they reduced the semifinal to a lop-sided affair, courtesy of a splendid bowling effort which they complemented with some breathtaking stroke-making. It was Hardik Pandya (68 off 33 balls), whose fearless hitting took India
to 168 for six, but it was just about a par score at the Adelaide Oval.
England captain Buttler (80 not out) set the tone with three boundaries off Bhuvneshwar Kumar's opening over, but it was Hales (86 not out) who butchered the Indian attack into submission.
The target was achieved in just 16 overs as England's batting line-up clicked for the first time in the tourney and what a day it chose to bring its A-game to the fore. The England opening duo gave India's star-studded line-up a lesson in how to build T20 innings: that there is only one way, the offensive way.