T20 World Cup 2022, England's road to final: They peaked at the right time

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: England's road to the final has been very unique as they lost first, got washed out next and then started peaking slowly to rise to the occasion in the semi-final

Alex Hales and Jos Buttler shine as India beat England by 10 wickets in T20 World Cup. Photo: @ICC
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Alex Hales and Jos Buttler crucial in England reaching T20 World Cup final. Photo: @ICC

Abhishek Singh New Delhi
The English team, led by Jos Buttler were always the favourites to go through to the semi-finals. Their main opponent from group 1 were Australia. But in a shocking manner, Australia lost to New Zealand and all of a sudden it became a group of death. England, even after being upset early on in the tournament, came out of that group of death and then sealed the semis in style against India. Here’s how their road to the final has been. 

Beating Afghanistan comfortably 

As was expected from it, the English unit started comfortably and beat Afghanistan by five wickets, chasing down 113 with ease. Sam Curran was the star as he picked up his first five-wicket haul of a T20 World

First Published: Nov 13 2022 | 09:05 AM IST

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