IND vs ENG

And then there were two! Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is all set to host the grand finale after a couple of days and it is going to be yet another cracking contest. History beckons for both the teams, which team will come out on top? We'll all find out together

That brings us to the end of an all-timer from Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, a game that will be remembered for ages. Make sure you catch up with the bucketloads of content that is already up and will keep coming for you on all our platforms. From here, this is Sourabh Agrawal signing off on behalf of Bidipto Datta and the entire team. Cheers!

Suryakumar Yadav (India captain): (getting to the final) It is an unbelieavable feeling. Leading such a wonderful side in the World Cup in India, going to Ahmedabad for the final is a special feeling for all the boys

(on Sanju Samson's batting) He knew what he needed to do as soon as went into bat, even when the wicket (Abhishek's) fell. He knew the wicket was good, kept presssing the pedal. The team required that off him, it was all due for him with the work he had put in the last year or so

(what did he think of the score of 250?) I just told Harry how much more we need to score against you guys (laughs). At the end of the day, it was a good credit. I don't want to take credit away from the way they batted, they were always in the game but the way Bumrah, Arshdeep and all the other bowlers pulled the gane away from them was unbelievble

(Bumrah the real POTM?) Absolutely. You know how capable he is, what he has done over the years for India. He showed it again, raised his hand again for the team, showed character and it was a special effort tonight

(Axar's two catches) Got to give credit to our fielding coach T Dilip, he took the boys out for the sessions and the boys have been responding well as well after their personal skill sessions going that extra yard

(Dube's promotion to number 4) In this team, everything is settled till number 3. As soon as we saw Rashid bowlng from one end, Dube was the perfect matchup. Even if I had scored a 50 or 100 in the last game, it was what the team needed and was the right call

Very nervous (at the end), if anyone would have checked my heartbeat it would have been 160-175 plus but then it is a part of the game. (on the Wankhede crowd) From the moment we started practicing, it was almost 80% full and it showed how badly they wanted India to do well tonight. I hope we gave them a good show tonight

(playing the final as the defending champs) There will be nerves, there will be pressure but all the support staff and the players will be excited

Harry Brook (England captain): "(On the decision to bowl first with no dew) We thought that there might be a little bit of hold in the pitch, some spin...but, all of our lads should be proud of how we played in this competition!......

(On that dropped catch of Sanju Samson) I made a big mistake, dropping Sanju Samson! Catches win matches, they say!.....

(On what went wrong with the ball) We didn't execute well, and the Indian batters are some of the best in the word, so, missing the execution didn't help......

(On Jacob Bethell's knock) Jacob Bethell is a rare talent! He will have a exceptional career for England! That innings will go down as a massive shot in the arm for him......

(On the performance with the bat) Team can fold and crumble chasing 250, but, we did our bit and hung in there till the end." 

Sanju Samson (Player of the Match, 89 runs off 42 balls): "(First thoughts) Feels really great! To be honest, I knew that I got form on my side from the last game, so, I wanted to capitalize today.....

(On the approach to his innings) I calculated my innings, and so, just wanted to get as many runs as possible for the team....

(On the game being so close) Credit to England for how they batted, and it was a wonderful semi-final!.....

(On the pitch and the way of going about it in the 1st innings) You need to assess the conditions, chasing does become easier here, so, Ishan and I told each other that 250 is possible here, and, we kept batting at that tempo.....

(On India's bowling) Jasprit Bumrah should be getting the award, not me! He, as well as the others, bowled superbly at the back-end!.....We wanted to give these fans at the Wankhede a win, they love us, and so, we are happy!......

(On not getting to three figures) The hundred, the individual century, doesn't matter much in this format, unlike the other two. You have to keep going hard, and keep scoring. So, not getting to a hundred isn't a bit deal for me in this format. Team runs are more important!" 

10:50 PM local time and IST: MATCH SUMMARY

India (253/7 in 20 overs) beat England (246/7 in 20 overs) by 7 runs

Sanju Samson 89(42) | Hardik Pandya 2/38(4)
Jacob Bethell 105(48) | Will Jacks 2/40(4)

Paisa Vasool as they say in this part of the world, what a humdinger of a semi-final we have had at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, this is one of those when you will turn back in time and say yes I witnessed it.

A total of 499 runs scored in 40 overs, 34 maximums hit (both are records in any T20 WC game), 39 fours and we finally have a winner, India set up a date with New Zealand on March 8 (Sunday) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad for a shot at the T20 WC title, a title they are defending and a title that they want to keep it within their shores

Amongst all that, there was one man who goes by the name of Jasprit Bumrah who once again showed to the world that why he is the greatest bowler going around in the world. England were in with more than a chance, two set batters, Bethell and Jacks, well set on a flat deck with small boundaries needing 69 runs in 30 balls. Big credits to SKY as well who turned to his trump card at the right time, Bumrah bowled overs number 16 and 18 giving away just 14 runs, out-of-the-world stuff from the maestro and he pretty much nailed every bit of it at the death sealing the game for India who will still be worried about Varun Chakaravarthy's bowling with the spinner registering India's worst ever T20 WC figures

Massive props to Hardik Pandya as well, who bowled a 9-run 19th over and in doing so broke the all-important partnership between Bethell and Curran getting the latter out which proved to be match-changing eventually. It would be sinful to not mention Axar Patel's two stunning catches, first to dismiss Brook early in the piece and then a tag team effort to dismiss Jacks was exactly what India needed on the park, at the right time and on the right day

Another man who has announced himself once again to the world stage, he did so in the Ashes as well a couple of months ago but a scintillating century from Jacob Bethell (highest individual score in a T20 WC knockout game) was as good as it gets from the 22-year old, the world is his oyster now

Aryan Kumar: "Did Jasprit Bumrah play in Wankhade?? I can't guess it because 4 overs below 35 runs in a match where nearly 500 runs were scored is absolutely brilliant"
You said it, Aryan! I only believe in Jassi Bhai, to borrow those famous words

The Indian tricolor flies high at Wankhede, Archer smokes three sixes at the death but it proves to be of no use and India are into the final and the dream to defend their title is still alive. Hugs all around in the Indian camp, they have been given a proper run for their money tonight and eventually have come out trumps much to the delight of the Wankhede crowd who is still singing away. Spare a thought for Jacob Bethell, spare a thought for this England team who gave it all they had but have ended up second best on the night but they can hold their heads high

19.6 Shivam Dube to Jofra Archer, IT'S SIX AGAIN! BUT, IT DOESN'T MATTER, BECAUSE INDIA MARCH INTO THE FINAL TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE! Length ball around off-stump. Archer gets in line on the front foot and bashes it over the left of wide long-off, for a flat maximum! But, all that matters, is the end result, and that end result, here in Mumbai, is in favour of the Indian Men's Cricket Team! Surya and co. are heading to Ahmedabad for the mega match on Sunday! 

19.5 Shivam Dube to Jofra Archer, NOOO! NO SHIVAM, NO! THAT'S A WIDE! Full and well outside the tramline, far away from off-stump. Left alone on line here. 

19.4 Shivam Dube to Jofra Archer, SIX RUNS! Friendly full toss around off. Archer smokes it from the front foot and connects it well enough to get it over long-off.