It was Virat Kohli's fifth single-digit score at this year's cricketing extravaganza as he now has just 75 runs in seven innings at an average of 10.71. Earlier, England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to field first against unbeaten India in the semis. The toss was delayed by 80 minutes because of heavy early morning rain that left the outfield wet. Rain returned again after just 8 overs into India innings with Rohit Sharma (37*) and Suryakumar Yadav (13*) taking the side to 65 for two. Read more on TOI
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