India vs England LIVE: T20 World Cup result after Jos Buttler and Alex Hales inspire record chase
England marched into the final with a 10-wicket win in Adelaide
England are into the T20 World Cup final after producing a staggering performance to beat India in the semi-final in Adelaide.
The absences of injured duo Mark Wood and Dawid Malan - replaced by Chris Jordan and Phil Salt - might have unsettled England but they were able to restrict India to 168 after opting to field first, despite a half-century for Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya’s exceptional 63 off 33 deliveries.
But it proved to be nowhere near enough as captain Jos Buttler (80*) and partner Alex Hales (86*) put on a fireworks show with the bat in a remarkable unbeaten opening stand as England marched into the final with a 10-wicket win over the pre-tournament favourites.
They will now face Pakistan in Sunday’s showpiece in Melbourne.
Follow the reaction from the T20 World Cup semi-final:
England need 169 runs to win
Kohli held the Indian innings together before Hardik Pandya blitzed them to a par score. Can England get themselves off to a flyer in the next innings?
End of innings: India 168-6
Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli both scored fifties to rescue India from a slow start and take them up to the par score for T20s at Adelaide.
England will be happy with their efforts. They need 169 runs to reach the World Cup final. Can they do it?
Wicket! Hardik 63 (33) hit wicket b. Jordan, India 168-6 (20)
Out! Hardik Pandya drops deep in his crease to work Chris Jordan away but he stands on his stumps in the process and England end with a wicket.
Pandya has got India up to the par score though. This game is delicately poised. Game on.
India 168-6, Hardik 63, Ashwin 0, Jordan 2-43 (3.5)
Incredible batting! Hardik Pandya finishes with a flourish for India lifting Jordan over the legside boundary for six before following up with a blistering four!
One ball to go...
Wicket! Pant 6 (4) run out Jordan, India 158-5 (19.3)
Mix up! Pant scuffs one behind to Jos Buttler and Hardik Pandya calls him through for a run. Pant is slow to get off the mark which gives Buttler enough time to send the ball up to Chris Jordan who takes off the bails.
However, the batters crossed so Hardik will be on strike.
India 158-4, Hardik 53, Pant 6, Jordan 2-33 (3.2)
Jordan will bowl the last over and immediately fires down a wide full toss to Rishabh Pant who drives him over for one. Hardik Pandya is back on strike with five balls left.
Jordan goes full but Hardik can only lift him into the offside for one. Good start from Jordan, can he finish it off?
India 156-4, Hardik 52, Pant 5, Curran 0-42 (4)
Sam Curran will bowl the penultimate over. Hardik Panya takes him for one before Rishabh Pant - the new batter - smokes his first ball for four runs!
A yorker follows and Pant digs it out to pick up another single.
Back on strike, Hardik opens up the bat face to reach a wide yorker and he guides the ball away for four through the offside.
Oh huge! Curran goes with length and Hardik rocks back before pulling Curran over deep midwicket for six!
Four more! Hardik drills the final ball of the over away and Ben Stokes fails to keep it in play on the legside boundary. 20 runs come from the over and Hardik had 50!
Wicket! Kohli 50 (40) ct. Rashid b. Jordan, India 136-4 (18)
Gone! Virat Kohli chases after a wide yorker from Chris Jordan and slices the ball up to Adil Rashid at short third man who takes a lovely catch low to his right!
12 balls left and Kohli has to depart.
India 136-3, Hardik 37, Kohli 50, Jordan 1-31 (2.5)
This is the over for India. 12 runs from the first two balls sets them up for a big one.
Jordan responds with a bouncer which brings a dot ball before following up with a great yorker that Hardik scrambles away for one.
With Kohli on strike his belts another great drive to the boundary but England keep it in play and restrict them to two. That two brings up Kohli’s 50 though.
It’s his fourth of the tournament!
India 133-3, Hardik 36, Kohli 48, Jordan 1-28 (2.2)
Virat Kohli can’t get on strike and looks a little frustrated. He seems ready to tee off now for India.
Jordan will contine with Hardik on strike. The batter rocks back and waits for a short ball before hooking Jordan out of the ground for six! That’s a fifty partnership from these two.
And again! A full one on leg-stump from Jordan is whipped over backwars square-leg by Hardik which brings India another maximum! Fantastic batting.
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