Brilliant India crushed England by 68 runs to reach the T20 World Cup final.
Holders England faced an almighty score to chase as India posted 171-7 in a session affected by rain, with Rohit Sharma hitting 57 and Suryakumar Yadav 47.
Captain Jos Buttler set them on a solid start with 23 but his wicket followed three more in 20 runs.
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Phil Salt fell for five, Jonny Bairstow a three-ball duck and Moeen Ali eight before Harry Brook was bowled out for 25 with England at 68-6, leaving the game as good as done.
The excellent Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav wreaked havoc with an England batting line-up which crumbled, with two more dismal run-outs only adding to their misery.
India overcame a difficult surface in Guyana, with Rohit Sharma hitting 57 and Suryakumar Yadav 47.
The Men in Blue will attempt to win their first T20 World Cup in 13 years on Saturday when they take on South Africa, who are appearing in their first final.
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Buttler said: “India outplayed us, certainly. We let them maybe get 20/25 too many on a challenging surface that they played well on. They fully deserved to win.
“Two years on, different conditions, it looks very different. India played the game very well.
“With the rain around, we didn’t think the conditions would change and they didn’t – they just outplayed us and got a very good score. I don’t think the toss was the difference between us.
“They’ve got some fantastic spinners. Our two bowled well but in hindsight, yeah, probably should’ve bowled Moeen in our innings with the way spin was playing. But with a good score and their brilliant bowling attack it was always going to be a tough chase.
“With everything that’s happened in the tournament I’m really proud of the group’s efforts. We can only play who’s in front of us.
“We’ve had a lot of adversity but we have stuck together really well, we played good cricket in patches but unfortunately came up short when we needed it most.”
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