England remain on top as India seek miraculous turnaround  

England opening batters continue to give their side a serious advantage against India in the T20 World Cup's second semi-final in Adelaide today.

In reply to India's 168, England are comfortably placed at 108 for no loss after 11 overs. Openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales have not allowed the pressure of the big occasion to get to them, batting on 38 and 66, respectively. England require only 61 off the next 54 balls.

From the get go, England kept themselves well up with the scoring-rate as the scoreboard read 63 for naught at the end of Powerplay, after six overs. It is a total contrast to what India tallied, 38 for one, at the same phase in their innings.  

England captain Buttler led from the front initially. The dashing right-hander faced the bulk of deliveries in the first couple of overs and struck four sweetly timed boundaries. Fellow opener, Hales, made his presence once he struck a lusty blow over the cover region for a six off a Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivery in the innings' third over.  

Hales then went on to give similar treatment to the Indian bowlers that were introduced later as Mohammad Shami, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Hardik Pandya each conceded a maximum.