Indian opener Sanju Samson expressed delight after delivering a match-winning performance against England in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup semi-final at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, stating that he wanted to make the most of the form he carried into the knockout clash.
Vice Captain Navneet Kaur sealed the victory with a decisive late winner. Vaishnavi Vitthal Phallke (6'), Deepika (25'), and Navneet Kaur (59') found the net for India, while Darcy Bourne (12') and Fiona Crackles (58') scored for England, as per a press release from Hockey India.
At one point in time, India were 38-3 with skipper Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Kohli all back in the hut but Pant and Pandya stitched a 133-run stand in just 115 balls to take the visiting side home.
A blistering century by Rishabh Pant followed by Hardik Pandya's fifty guided Team India to a five-wicket victory over England in the series decider of the three-match series here at Manchester on Sunday.
Rohit smashed 76 runs off 58 balls while Shikhar scored 31 runs off 54 balls to help the Men in Blue chase down the target of 111 runs in just 18.4 overs.
Bhuvneshwar gave India a perfect start defending 171 as the 32-year-old senior pacer removed English opener Jason Roy for a golden duck of the first ball of the England innings during the second T20I in Birmingham on Saturday.
Sehwag said he liked the idea of Pant opening the batting and also praised Bhuvenshwar Kumar for the "top" class bowling following India's win over England.