Hardik Pandya
'Devastated, gutted, hurt': Hardik Pandya after India decimated by England in T20 World Cup
Indian allrounder Hardik Pandya is "devastated, gutted and hurt" after the men-in-blue suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss against England in the T20 World Cup semi final in Adelaide on Thursday.
Taking to Twitter, Hardik, whose blistering knock helped India to post a respectable total of 168 on Thursday, tweeted, "Devastated, gutted, hurt. Tough to take, for all of us.
"To my teammates, I’ve enjoyed the bond that we built - we fought for each other every step of the way. Thank you to our support staff for their endless dedication and hardwork for months on end."
"To our fans who backed us everywhere we went, we’re forever grateful. It wasn’t meant to be but we’ll reflect and keep fighting," he added.
To our fans who backed us everywhere we went, we’re forever grateful. It wasn’t meant to be but we’ll reflect and keep fighting. 🇮🇳❤️ pic.twitter.com/smFBRuTd3J
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) November 10, 2022
What happened in semi final 2?
England openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales ripped apart India's bowling line up to script a 10-wicket victory to advance to the T20 World Cup 2022 final, which will be played on Sunday.
The 169-run target looked too little the way Buttler and Hales started off their business helping their team to score 170 with four overs to spare.
Hales and skipper Buttler remained unbeaten at 86 off 47 balls and 80 off 49 balls respectively.
Hales made India's bowling look too weak, hammering four boundaries and seven sixes across the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Thursday.
Earlier, India scored 169/6 in 20 overs, thanks to Hardik Pandya who slammed 63 off 33 balls, an inning which along with Virat Kohli's 50 helped the men-in-blue to recover from a crawling start.
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