India vs England, T20 World Cup: Defending champs book finals spot in remarkable high-scoring affair – Action in Images

Jacob Bethell's special ton went in vain as Sanju Samson's 89 and Jasprit Bumrah's excellence sealed the deal, India winning by 7 runs.

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India are into the T20 World Cup semifinal on home turf! An incredible match in Mumbai – on a batter's paradise, 253 plays 246 as India manage to hold on against an English attempt at doing something special. Next, onto the final – against New Zealand in Ahmedabad.(PTI)

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Abhishek Sharma continues to have a tournament in which he simply can't leave his mark. His ability and range hasn't come to the fore – trying to go after Will Jacks, he wasn't able to get power, picking out deep midwicket after scoring only 9.(PTI)

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After his 97* against West Indies, Sanju Samson kept his form going. He was dropped on 15 by Harry Brook, and he made the England captain pay – he hammered sixes and fours at will and controlled the tempo of the innings despite the early wicket.(PTI)

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Samson and Ishan Kishan stitched together a 97-run partnership in just 45 deliveries, with Kishan scoring a rapid 39 – an innings that gave India all the momentum alongside Samson's hitting.(PTI)

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Shivam Dube was promoted to number four to target Adil Rashid, and it was a decision which paid off. Told to hamer the leg-spinner, he just did that, whacking four sixes enroute to 43(25) to keep the momentum going through the middle overs.(AFP)

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