India 253, England 246. Such fine margins in a T20 game and the fact that it was a semifinal tells you a story. The kind of pressure the Indian team was under while defending the mammoth total. Yes, Jasprit Bumrah bowled superbly. Yes, Hardik Pandya bowled a fantastic penultimate over, conceding only 9 runs. But what Axar Patel did in the field today was unmatched. Though he won’t be mentioned much in the post-match analysis, Axar was indeed the silent hero for India in their semifinal win over England.
