T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler's identical stats emerge ahead of India-England semi-final

India will take on England in Semifinal 2 of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on June 27. Both teams have a fair share of history as England had thwarted India out of the T20 World Cup 2022, beating them in the semifinal. The simmering rivalry that began late at night in Adelaide will add further heat as both captains Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler will lead the charge again. Barring the result, both skippers have statistics that metaphorically highlight their tussle.

In the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024, both openers struggle for runs in slow New York Pitches. When the team bus reached the Caribbean land, both batters had fortunes waving towards them in crucial games. Buttler scored an unbeaten 83 runs in just 38 balls in a must-win game against the United States of America. Whereas, Rohit found his rhythm with 92 off just 41 deliveries against Australia.

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The mother of all coincidences is the fact that the batting stats of both players in the ongoing tournament are even stronger. Both of them have scored 191 runs in the same number of innings at a similar strike rate of 159.16 and facing exactly 120 balls. Moreover, the duo have faced a total of 192 balls in 2024 by remaining unbeaten two times and notching precisely two half-centuries.

Here’s looking at Rohit, Buttler’s coincidental stats:

India need to get monkey off their back

India have been unbeaten in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 as they have won seven games on the trot. On the other hand, England were on the brink of getting ousted from the tournament’s group stage, if not for Australia’s victory over Scotland. Having talked about the coincidences, one bad omen which is being considered as a hurdle for India off the field, is the fact that no unbeaten team has ever won a T20 World Cup in the history of the tournament.