Chasing 169 for victory in the second semifinal in Adelaide, Hales smashed seven sixes in his 86 and Buttler, who made 80, hit three in a spellbinding batting performance to cruise into Sunday's final in Melbourne with four overs to spare.
ADELAIDE - Alex Hales and Jos Buttler hammered brilliant unbeaten half-centuries as England crushed India by 10 wickets on Thursday to set up a Twenty20 World Cup final with Pakistan."That feels a long time ago now," said Buttler.
England captain Buttler smashed Bhuvneshwar Kumar for three boundaries in the opening over of their chase and his side never looked back. Hales raised the team's 100 with another six off Pandya and Buttler soon changed gears to catch up with his partner. But it proved too little, too late, after a sluggish start with the bat against some disciplined England bowling and then a ragged performance in the field."It was definitely not a wicket where a team can come and chase it down in 16 overs.
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