| 0.0 : Hello and a very warm welcome to the live coverage of 2nd semi-final of ICC world T-20. |
| The two teams battling it out tonight are India and West Indies. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is the venue for this high voltage game |
| England defeated New Zealand in the first semi-final last night and they awaits the winner of this match. |
| India lost their opening game against New Zealand but got things back on track and have won the other 3 games. Kohli has been in superb form and he has been the force behind the Indian success. |
| West Indies won their first 3 games quiet easily but they were handed a shocking defeat in their last match by Afghanistan. They will be hoping to recover from that. It will need a huge effort from them to defeat this Indian team |
| Toss and Team updates will be on your way shortly. Stay tuned. |
| Toss: The two captains walks out for the toss. Dhoni to spin the coin. "Heads " is the call from Sammy and the coin spins down as "Heads ". West Indies have won the toss and elected to bowl first. |
| 2 changes in the West Indies team from the last match and 2 changes in the Indian Team as well. |
| India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w k & c), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah |
| West Indies (Playing XI): Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin(w k), Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn |
| The two teams walks out for the national anthems. West Indies national anthem first and it will be followed by the Indian national anthem. |
| The national anthems are over and we are ready for the action on the field |
| West Indies players taking positions in the field as Indian openers walks out in the middle |
| Rohit Sharma to take strike. Rahane is his partner at the other end |
| Russell to bowl from the Pavilion End |
| 0.1 : Russell to Sharma, no run, full ball on the pads, Sharma flicks it towards the square leg fielder |
| 0.2 : Russell to Sharma, no run, looks to defend it from the crease but misses and gets beaten |
| 0.3 : Russell to Sharma, no run, looks to work it towards the leg side but misses and gets hit high on the pad |
| 0.4 : Russell to Sharma, one run, turns it toward short mid wicket. A fumble from the fielder allows a single. Sharma is off the mark |
| 0.5 : Russell to Rahane, one run, tucks this short ball towards square leg and takes a quick single |
| 0.6 : Russell to Sharma, no run, hangs back and defends it towards point. |
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A good over from Russell. Just a couple of single from that End of over: IND 2/0 (Sharma 1, Rahane 1)
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| 1.1 : Badree to Rahane, one run, works it through square leg for a single |
| 1.2 : Badree to Sharma, APPEAL, leg bye, looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pad outside the line of leg stump. The ball goes towards short third man |
| 1.3 : Badree to Rahane, no run, drives it back to the bowler |
| 1.4 : Badree to Rahane, no run, defends it towards short mid wicket |
| 1.5 : Badree to Rahane, one run, works it through backward square leg for a single |
| 1.6 : Badree to Sharma, one run, drives it down towards long on and takes a single. End of over: IND 6/0 (Sharma 2, Rahane 3) |
| 2.1 : Brathwaite to Sharma, SIX, swings this slower ball over deep mid wicket for first Six off the inning |
| 2.2 : Brathwaite to Sharma, no run, looks to cut it towards third man but misses |
| 2.3 : Brathwaite to Sharma, one run, works it through square leg for a single |
| 2.4 : Brathwaite to Rahane, one run, turns it off the inside half of the bat towards square leg |
| 2.5 : Brathwaite to Sharma, no run, comes forward and drives it well but finds the mid off fielder |
| 2.6 : Brathwaite to Sharma, one run, drives it towards mid on and takes a quick risky single. End of over: IND 15/0 (Sharma 10, Rahane 4) |
| 3.1 : Benn to Sharma, two runs, opens the face of the bat and dabs it wide of Gayle at first slip. Backward point fielder gives the chase and stops the ball |
| 3.2 : Benn to Sharma, no run, hangs back and blocks it on the pitch |
| 3.3 : Benn to Sharma, no run, drives it to the cover fielder |
| 3.4 : Benn to Sharma, FOUR, goes on the back foot and cuts it through cover for a boundary |
| 3.5 : Highest score in the tournament for Sharma |
| Benn to Sharma, FOUR, bends down on his knee and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a boundary |
| 3.6 : Benn to Sharma, one run, comes forward and pushes it towards point for a quick single. End of over: IND 26/0 (Sharma 21, Rahane 4) |
| 4.1 : Badree to Sharma, one run, flicks it through backward square leg for a single |
| 4.2 : Badree to Rahane, no run, punches it hard back to the bowler |
| 4.3 : Badree to Rahane, FOUR, makes room and looks to loft it over cover but gets a thick outside edge that flies through backward point for a boundary |
| 4.4 : Badree to Rahane, two runs, pulls it towards wide long on for a couple of runs |
| 4.5 : Badree to Rahane, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 4.6 : Badree to Sharma, one run, turns it towards mid wicket for another single. |
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A good start for India. The openers have added 35 runs from 5 Overs End of over: IND 35/0 (Sharma 23, Rahane 11)
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| 5.1 : Russell to Sharma, no run, looks to flick but misses and gets hit high on the pad |
| Russell to Sharma, (no ball) SIX, a really high full toss, Sharma swings it over fine leg for SIX. No ball is called for height and Free Hit coming up next |
| 5.2 : Russell to Sharma, SIX, Free Hit |
| 5.3 : Russell to Sharma, one run, opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards backward point |
| 5.4 : Russell to Rahane, one run, dabs it down towards third man for a single |
| 50 comes up for India |
| 5.5 : Russell to Sharma, FOUR, swings this short ball towards deep mid wicket for a boundary |
| 5.6 : 20 runs came from the final over of Power-play |
| Russell to Sharma, one run, drives it towards cover for a single. |
| Benn is back |
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India off to a wonderful start. End of over: IND 55/0 (Sharma 41, Rahane 12)
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| 6.1 : Benn to Sharma, no run, defends it back to the bowler |
| 6.2 : Benn to Sharma, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 6.3 : Benn to Rahane, one run, hangs back and punches it towards long on |
| 6.4 : Benn to Sharma, one run, drives it towards deep point fielder for a single |
| 6.5 : Benn to Rahane, two runs, turns it through square leg and comes back for the second run |
| 6.6 : Benn to Rahane, two runs, pulls this short ball towards deep mid wicket for a couple of runs. |
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Badree comes back End of over: IND 62/0 (Sharma 43, Rahane 17)
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| 7.1 : Badree to Sharma, no run, looks to flick but misses |
| 7.2 : Badree to Sharma, OUT, no run, comes forward and looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pad. A huge appeal for LBW is upheld. |
| Sharma goes after giving India a good start. He scored 43 runs from 31 balls |
| 7.3 : Badree to Kohli, one run, flicks it through backward square leg |
| 7.4 : Badree to Rahane, no run, comes forward and looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pad |
| 7.5 : Badree to Rahane, two runs, cuts it towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs |
| 7.6 : Badree to Rahane, one run, drives it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| A wicket and 4 runs from the 8th Over |
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Bravo is the new bowler End of over: IND 66/1 (Rahane 20, Kohli 1)
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| 8.1 : Bravo to Rahane, one run, drives it through mid wicket for a single |
| 8.2 : Bravo to Kohli, no run, lets this short ball go outside off stump |
| Bravo to Kohli, no ball, a high bouncer and the umpire calls it a no ball |
| Free Hit for Kohli |
| 8.3 : Bravo to Kohli, no run, slower ball from Bravo, Kohli looks to drive but misses. Kohli wanted a single. Ramdin has shy at the stumps with the under-arm throw but he misses. Kohli was a goner had that hit |
| 8.4 : Bravo to Kohli, two runs, flicks it through backward square leg and comes back for the second run. Another run out missed by West Indies |
| 8.5 : Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge towards third man for a boundary |
| 8.6 : Bravo to Kohli, two runs, flicks it towards deep mid wicket for a couple of runs. End of over: IND 76/1 (Rahane 21, Kohli 9) |
| 9.1 : Badree to Rahane, wide, down the leg side |
| Badree to Rahane, two runs, cuts it towards deep point for a couple of runs |
| 9.2 : Badree to Rahane, no run, drives it back to the bowler |
| 9.3 : Badree to Rahane, one run, drives it towards deep mid wicket |
| 9.4 : Badree to Kohli, one run, cuts it towards deep point |
| 9.5 : Badree to Rahane, FOUR, pulls this short ball towards deep mid wicket for a boundary |
| 9.6 : Badree to Rahane, one run, cuts it towards cover. |
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At half-way stage, India 86./1 Rahane not out on 29, while Kohli has survived 3 run out chances and batting on 10 End of over: IND 86/1 (Rahane 29, Kohli 10)
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| 10.1 : Brathwaite to Rahane, one run, pulls it towards deep square leg. The ball goes on the bounce to the fielder |
| 10.2 : Brathwaite to Kohli, two runs, turns it through mid wicket and comes back for the second run |
| 10.3 : Brathwaite to Kohli, one run, drives it down towards long on |
| 10.4 : Brathwaite to Rahane, no run, flicks it to the short fine leg fielder |
| 10.2 : Brathwaite to Kohli, one run, drives it towards deep mid wicket. Two run completed but the umpire signals a run short |
| 10.3 : Brathwaite to Kohli, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 10.4 : Brathwaite to Rahane, no run, flicks it to the short fine leg fielder |
| 10.5 : Brathwaite to Rahane, one run, flicks it towards deep backward square leg |
| 10.6 : Brathwaite to Kohli, one run, flicks it towards deep mid wicket. End of over: IND 91/1 (Rahane 31, Kohli 13) |
| 11.1 : Benn to Kohli, one run, cuts it towards deep cover |
| 11.2 : Benn to Rahane, two runs, drives it towards wide long on for a couple of runs |
| 11.3 : Benn to Rahane, one run, drives it towards wide long on for a single |
| 11.4 : Benn to Kohli, one run, drives it towards long off |
| 11.5 : Benn to Rahane, one run, works it towards short fine leg |
| 11.6 : Benn to Kohli, one run, drives it towards mid wicket. End of over: IND 98/1 (Rahane 35, Kohli 16) |
| 12.1 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, pushes it towards short third man and takes a quick risky single |
| 12.2 : Bravo to Rahane, one run, turns it towards mid wicket |
| 12.3 : Bravo to Kohli, two runs, drives it through mid wicket for couple of runs |
| 12.4 : Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, flicks it through backward square leg. Russell tries to field but his foot was touching the rope when he tried to stop the ball |
| 12.5 : Bravo to Kohli, two runs, drives it towards deep extra cover |
| 12.6 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, swigs it towards long on. End of over: IND 109/1 (Rahane 36, Kohli 26) |
| 13.1 : 50 Partnership between these two |
| Benn to Kohli, FOUR, opens the face of the bat and drives it towards deep backward point for a boundary |
| 13.2 : Benn to Kohli, one run, turns it towards mid wicket |
| 13.3 : Benn to Rahane, two runs, works it through square leg for a couple of runs |
| 13.4 : Benn to Rahane, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 13.5 : Benn to Kohli, two runs, drives it towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs |
| 13.6 : Benn to Kohli, one run, pushes it towards point. End of over: IND 120/1 (Rahane 39, Kohli 34) |
| 14.1 : Brathwaite to Kohli, one run, drives it towards long off for a single |
| 14.2 : Brathwaite to Rahane, one run, drives it towards long on for a single |
| 14.3 : Brathwaite to Kohli, no run, makes room and looks to drive but misses |
| 14.4 : Brathwaite to Kohli, FOUR, drives it over Badree at backward point for a boundary |
| 14.5 : Brathwaite to Kohli, one run, drives it down towards long on |
| 14.6 : Brathwaite to Rahane, no run, gives the charge and defends it towards short cover. |
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5 Overs to go, India will be aiming close to 200 End of over: IND 127/1 (Rahane 40, Kohli 40)
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| 15.1 : Russell to Kohli, no run, looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pad |
| 15.2 : Russell to Kohli, one run, drives it towards deep cover for a single |
| 15.3 : Russell to Rahane, OUT, no run, pulls this short ball towards deep square leg. Bravo judges it nicely and takes a good catch on the boundary |
| Dhoni comes out to bat |
| 15.4 : Russell to Kohli, two runs, turns it through square leg for a couple of runs |
| 15.5 : Russell to Kohli, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| Russell to Dhoni, wide, bowls it fuller and well wide of off stump |
| 15.6 : Russell to Dhoni, one run, drives it towards deep cover. |
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6 runs and the wicket of Rahane from the 16th Over End of over: IND 133/2 (Kohli 44, Dhoni 1)
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| 16.1 : Brathwaite to Dhoni, FOUR, moves outside off stump and scoops this low full toss towards fine leg for a boundary |
| 16.2 : Brathwaite to Dhoni, two runs, drives it towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs |
| 16.3 : Brathwaite to Dhoni, one run, drives it towards deep cover |
| 16.4 : Brathwaite to Kohli, FOUR, swings it through backward square leg for a boundary. Just 2 short of the fifty now |
| 16.5 : Brathwaite to Kohli, two runs, swings it towards long on and comes back for the 2nd run to reach his fifty from 33 balls with 5 FOURS |
| 16.6 : 150 comes up for India |
| Brathwaite to Kohli, FOUR, makes room and looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge that rolls into the third man boundary. |
| Bravo to bowl the 18th Over |
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17 runs from the 17th Over End of over: IND 150/2 (Kohli 54, Dhoni 8)
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| 17.1 : Bravo to Dhoni, one run, flicks this slow low full toss towards the short fine leg fielder |
| 17.2 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, drives it towards deep cover for a single |
| 17.3 : Bravo to Dhoni, one run, drives it towards long on |
| 17.4 : Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, swings it towards long on. Brathwaite tries to catch it but the ball bounces in-front of him and goes into the boundary |
| 17.5 : Bravo to Kohli, no run, defends it back to the bowler |
| 17.6 : Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, drives it towards wide long off and beats the diving effort from the fielder. |
| Russell with the 19th Over |
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2 Overs to go, India will be looking for a big finish to the inning End of over: IND 161/2 (Kohli 63, Dhoni 10)
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| 18.1 : Russell to Dhoni, one run, drives it towards long off for a single |
| 18.2 : Russell to Kohli, one run |
| Russell to Kohli, two runs, drives it towards square third man for a couple of runs |
| 18.3 : Russell to Kohli, SIX, swings this slow length ball over long on for SIX |
| 86 metres that ball went off the bat |
| 18.4 : Russell to Kohli, two runs, turns it through square leg for a couple of runs |
| 18.5 : Russell to Kohli, FOUR, lofts it inside out over cover for a boundary |
| 15 runs in the over already |
| 18.6 : Russell to Kohli, FOUR, drives this low full toss straight down the ground for a boundary. |
| 19 Overs gone, India have 180 runs on the board, Can they reach 200? |
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Bravo will bowl the final over of the inning End of over: IND 180/2 (Kohli 81, Dhoni 11)
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| 19.1 : Bravo to Dhoni, one run, flicks this low full toss towards deep mid wicket |
| 19.2 : Bravo to Kohli, DROPPED, two runs, swings it towards deep mid wicket. Simmons runs across and gets his hands to it but drops it |
| 19.3 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, drives it to the point fielder |
| 19.4 : Bravo to Dhoni, three runs, swings and gets a leading edge. A wild throw from the fielder helps the Indian batsmen with the 3rd run |
| 19.5 : Bravo to Kohli, FOUR, flicks it towards deep mid wicket for a boundary |
| 19.6 : Bravo to Kohli, one run, swings it towards long on for a single. |
| India finishes with 192/2 from their 20 overs thanks to an unbeaten 89 runs inning from Kohli. He scored those runs from just 47 balls. Just 26 dot balls in the inning |
| Sharma and Rahane gave India a perfect start adding 62 runs for the opening wicket from 7.2 overs. Rohit scored 43 runs from 31 balls. Rahane contributed 40 runs from 35 balls. |
| Indian batsmen were also helped by some poor display in field by West Indies. Kohli survived a couple of run out chances early in the inning and he made West Indies pay heavily for that |
| India have the runs on the board and 193 is not going to be an easy run chase. Having said that we have witnessed England chasing down 230 runs in the tournament. |
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Will it be India or Will it be West Indies, to face England in the final ? Join us for the coverage of West Indies run chase to find out. End of over: IND 192/2 (Kohli 89, Dhoni 15)
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West Indies Squad:
Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy (c), Carlos Brathwaite, Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn
India Squad:
Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah
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