(UTV |DUBAI) – India remain in contention to reach the Men’s T20 World Cup semi-finals after brutally thrashing Scotland by eight wickets in Dubai.
Requiring a big margin of victory, India dismissed Scotland for just 85 off 17.4 overs, with the superb Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja both taking 3-15.
KL Rahul clattered 50 off 18 balls and Rohit Sharma hit 30 off 16 as India reached 89-2 in just 6.3 overs.
This crushing win crucially takes India’s net run-rate, which determines who progresses if multiple teams finish equal on the same points, above both New Zealand’s and Afghanistan’s in Group 2.
New Zealand, who beat Namibia earlier on Friday, are two points above India and Afghanistan, so will progress if they beat Afghanistan on Sunday and join leaders Pakistan in the semi-finals.
But if the Black Caps slip up, India could reach the final four with victory over Namibia on Monday.
