Physical Disability Champions Trophy: England beat India to reach final | Cricket News happymamay

England beat India by four runs to reach the final of the Physical Disability Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka.

England’s win means they top the four-team table, ensuring they finish in the top two, alongside India, so the two countries will meet again in the final on Tuesday.

India beat England in their first group match earlier this week, but the latter got their revenge on Saturday, claiming victory off the last ball of the match as they successfully defended a total of 169-7.

India needed 12 runs from the last over after a couple of explosive overs before that ball after the first ball went for a six, England pacer Liam O’Brien managed to get a wicket and bowled three dotted balls.

“It was a really good game,” said England pacer Alex Hammond, who scored a 33-ball 55 and took 1-22.

“India bowled well with the new ball and we lost some early wickets, it was nice to see Jimmy Goodwin get us off to a good start with a few boundaries over the top.

“Coming out of the Powerplay, we lost three of our four wickets, so Angus Brown and I were together fairly early on. The batting has been great with him, he’s given me more time to settle in and allowed me to start running the ball.”

“We were in good stead after getting to 170. The bowlers started brightly at the top, Jordan Williams was excellent throughout the series and he was supported again by Liam O’Brien, Callum Flynn and Anthony Clapham.”

England are confident ahead of Tuesday’s final

England lost wickets early but Hammond and Angus Brown steadied the ship in the middle order, both securing their maiden half-centuries of the tournament.

“They are invincible. We proved that in India last year and now,” Hammond said. “Once we get rid of that fear and strengthen our skills, we will be able to truly compete.

“We haven’t played a perfect game yet. If we had started better, we could have scored 180, 190 or 200. Even with the ball at the end, the first 15 balls were excellent but maybe not at the end.” “.

“We are very confident. We are supporting our skills and each other. We will learn from this match. We cannot look to lose that many wickets early but we are confident of qualifying for the final,” Brown added.