T20 World Cup 2021: Team India create THIS big record as they beat Scotland in just 39 balls

Chasing 86 against Scotland, India reached the 50 run mark in just four overs and registered an eight wickets win in the T20 World Cup encounter to keep their semifinals hopes alive.

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Team India on Friday registered the fastest team fifty of the ongoing ICC men's T20 World Cup.

The Men in Blue achieved the feat against Scotland in the Group 2 match of Super 12 stage of the ongoing ICC men's T20 World Cup at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Chasing 86, India reached the 50 run mark in just four overs and registered an eight wickets win.

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India needed to chase the target in 7.1 overs to better their net-run rate from Afghanistan but the Virat Kohli-led side did the needful in 6.3 overs. Rahul and Rohit kept smashing boundaries as India raced to 70 in the five overs.

However, Bradley Wheal removed Rohit on 30 but India kept inching closer to a thumping win.

In the end, India chased down the target in just 6.3 overs, minutes after losing the wicket of Rahul.

The final stretch in Group 2 

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Earlier, put in to bat first, Scotland got off to a bad start as they lost two wickets inside the powerplay. The side never really recovered as India starred with the bowl as Scotland were restricted to 85/10 in the Group 2 match.

For Scotland, George Munsey and Michael Leask played the innings of 24 and 21 as no batter of their side crossed the 30-run mark.

Brief scores: Scotland 85 all out (George Munsey 24, Michael Leask 21, Ravindra Jadeja 3/15, Mohammed Shami 3/15) lost to India (KL Rahul 50, Rohit Sharma 30, Bradley Wheal 1/32, Mark Watt 1/16) by eight wickets.