Jacob Bethell Surpasses Finn Allen: England had to face defeat against India in the second semi-final match played on Thursday, March 5 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, but England batsman Jacob Bethel won the hearts of cricket fans with his excellent century. 22-year-old Jacob Bethel, who came to bat at number four, scored his first century of T20 International career amidst the continuous falling of wickets. Bethel completed his century in just 45 balls. This is the second fastest century in T20 World Cup history. Bethel left behind Chris Gayle’s record of century scored in 47 balls. Finn Allen holds the record for scoring the fastest century in T20 World Cup history. In the same T20 World Cup, Allen scored a century in 33 balls in the first semi-final against South Africa.

Jacob Bethel defeats Finn Allen

Jacob Bethel scored 105 runs in 48 balls. This is the biggest innings of T20 World Cup knock out matches. Bethel left Finn Allen behind in this matter. Allen had played an inning of 100 runs in 33 balls in the semi-final against South Africa. Bethel became the fourth batsman to score a century for England in the T20 World Cup. Before him, Alex Hales (116 not out against Sri Lanka in 2014), Jos Buttler (101 not out against Sri Lanka in 2021), and Harry Brook had played an inning of 100 runs against Pakistan in the same T20 World Cup.

England lost by 7 runs in the semi-finals

Talking about the match, Jacob Bethel fought single-handedly for England while chasing the target of 253 runs given by India. Had he got support from any other batsman, the result would have been in England’s favor. In this great match, England could score only 246 runs at the loss of 7 wickets and lost the match by 7 runs. Sanju Samson, who played a explosive inning of 89 runs for India, was declared the player of the match.