As skipper Rohit Sharma leads India against England in today’s June 27, 2024, T20 World Cup semifinal, every Indian cricket fan’s pulse is pounding. This game reminds me a lot of the semifinal in 2022, when England beat India by 10 wickets and went on to win the trophy by beating Pakistan. India enters this match as one of only two undefeated teams, along with South Africa, who defeated Afghanistan in their semifinal match to maintain their perfect record.

As the semifinal gets underway at 8:00 PM IST, the anticipation is evident, but a fascinating fact has surfaced that heightens the intensity. Why is everyone talking about it? Fans were shocked to learn that both leaders, Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler, had performed exactly the same in the 2024 T20I World Cup.

‘X’ user @SPORTYVISHAL brought attention to these striking parallels:

This year in T20Is, Rohit and Buttler have faced exactly the same number of balls—192.

In this T20 World Cup, they have each scored 191 runs, exactly the same.
In T20Is this year, each has scored two fifties.

They each have a 159.16 strike rate in this T20 World Cup.
They are both captains.

They will face off in the semifinals.

These numbers attracted notice right away, even causing a stir on the “Cricket” topic on Reddit.

One commenter said, “So if Rohit somehow fails, hopefully Butler will also fail.” “What if the match also ends in a tie?” wondered someone else. In on the fun, a third person said, “Both are men.” Everybody has kidneys.

They both have MI-playing experience. Both have visited several locations. During their lives, none of them have ever met me. “They both play cricket,” said the third, who summed up the enjoyment.

It makes sense that everyone is glued to their seats for this semifinal matchup since these intriguing statistics are creating even more suspense!

They both have MI-playing experience. Both have visited several locations. During their lives, none of them have ever met me. “They both play cricket,” said the third, who summed up the enjoyment.

It makes sense that everyone is glued to their seats for this semifinal matchup since these intriguing statistics are creating even more suspense!