Did PM Modi demand rematch of India vs Eng semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022?
A video is doing the rounds on social media claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demanded the ICC conduct a rematch of the semi-final between India and England.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 14 Nov 2022 10:13 AM GMT
Hyderabad: After India's exit from the T20 World Cup 2022, a video is doing the rounds on social media claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has demanded the ICC conduct a rematch of the semi-final between India and England.
India was knocked out of the ICC tournament following a 10-wicket defeat in the semi-final against England on 10 November 2022.
A Facebook user shared the video and wrote, "After England won the semi-final by foul play, PM Modi has demanded a rematch from the ICC. Now, Rohit is happy."
In the 4.22-minute video, the voice-over states, "England's performance surprised everybody. The umpires' wrongs decision helped England win the semi-final match. PM Modi has now approached ICC and made a big demand to organise an England vs India semi-final again..."
Fact Check
NewsMeter ran a keyword search to find reports about foul play and PM Modi demanding ICC to reconduct the England vs India semi-final. We did not find any such news reports. We also did not find any such demands on Mr. Modi's Facebook and Twitter pages.
According to the T20 world cup website, England won the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 by chasing the target of 138 runs in 19 overs in the final match played against Pakistan on 13 November 2022. We did not find any information about a rematch of the semi-final between India and England.
Since we did not have any report of PM Modi demanding a rematch of the semi-final between India and England, we conclude that the claim made in the viral video is false.
