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Axar Patel Catch Video: In the high-voltage semi-final of the T20 World Cup being played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, a moment was seen which changed the direction of the match. This moment was of the brilliant catch by Indian all-rounder Akshar Patel, which ended the innings of England captain Harry Brook. This wicket proved to be very important for Team India at the crucial time of England’s innings and turned the match towards India.

Brook trapped on Bumrah’s slower ball

During England’s innings, when captain Harry Brook was trying to stay at the crease, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav handed the ball to Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah, showing his cleverness, dodged Brook with a slower ball. Brook tried to play a big shot by moving away from the crease, but the ball hit the upper part of the bat and rose very high towards the covers.

Initially it seemed that the ball would fall into the empty space and Brook would get a lease of life, but Axar Patel ended that possibility with his brilliant athletic effort. He quickly ran backwards, kept his eyes on the ball and dived at the right time to take the catch safely. Seeing this amazing catch of Akshar, the whole stadium jumped with excitement. Brook returned to the pavilion after scoring 7 runs in 6 balls and this wicket proved to be a big blow for England.

India’s huge score with Samson’s stormy half-century

In this match, the Indian team batted first and performed brilliantly. Thanks to the brilliant innings of Sanju Samson, Team India scored 253 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. This score also became the highest score in knockout matches in the history of T20 World Cup.

Samson played an excellent inning of 89 runs facing 42 balls, which included 7 sixes and 8 fours. He also got a lease of life during the innings at the score of 15 runs, of which he took full advantage. Samson made a brilliant partnership of 97 runs in 45 balls for the second wicket with Ishan Kishan. Kishan also played an important inning of 39 runs.

Stormy batting of Hardik and Tilak in the end

Shivam Dubey also batted brilliantly in the middle order and scored 43 runs in 25 balls and along with Samson added 43 runs in 22 balls for the third wicket. In the last overs, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma batted aggressively and took the score beyond 250. Hardik scored 27 runs in 12 balls, while Tilak Verma scored 21 runs in just 7 balls. A total of 19 sixes were hit in India’s innings, which is the team’s best performance in T20 cricket. For England, Will Jacques and Adil Rashid took two wickets each. Fast bowler Joffra Archer got one wicket, while Sam Curran did not get any success.