India vs New Zealand World Cup result: Thrilling semi-final goes down to the wire
The two met at Old Trafford on the reserve day after play was postponed for rain on Tuesday
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Your support makes all the difference.New Zealand are into the World Cup final after a thrilling win over India.
The Kiwis posted 239 following Tuesday's rain delay and looked destined to cruise home when they removed Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli with the new ball. But a brilliant fightback from Ravi Jadeja and MS Dhoni saw India roar back into it before Trent Boult's saw off Jadeja before Dhoni was run out in dramatic fashion at the death.
New Zealand will now face either England or Australia in Sunday's showpiece.
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30.0 - India 92-5, H Pandya 32, MS Dhoni 10, J Neesham 0-20 (4)
Two punches through the covers from Dhoni, the first mistimed and bringing two, the second better of contact, and thus three. Seven in all from Neesham's over.
20 overs left then, and 148 needed, which you might remember was the adjusted mark for India to chase were the game curtailed in the drizzle last night. Spooky...
The difference is, of course, that India have lost five wickets, and have only one more proper batsman still to come. Santner continues.
OUT! Hardik Pandya skies one and Williamson takes the catch!
This is so, so similar to the Pant dismissal. Fired through from Santner and Pandya is looking for the slog sweep, but there's a bit of extra bounce, and it flies up into the air off the top edge of the toe end of the bat.
Williamson takes three steps back at midwicket and settles beneath it. Down the gullet it tumbles. Pandya had been stymied by the situation and looked for a release, but that probably wasn't the shot.
India in the mire.
H Pandya c Williamson b Santner 32 (62b 2x4 0x6), India 92-6 (30.3)
Ravindra Jadeja. He has three first-class triple-centuries. India don't quite need that, but they do need something special from him with the bat.
31.0 - India 94-6,Ravindra Jadeja 1, MS Dhoni 11, M Santner 2-7 (6)
Extraordinary figures for Santner at the moment - six overs, two maidens, two for seven.
Trent Boult takes hold of the hammer as Kane Williamson looks to jam the final nail into India's coffin.
32.0 - India 97-6, R Jadeja 2, MS Dhoni 12, T Boult 1-18 (7)
Pressure on Ravi Jadeja. Kane Williamson brings the field in tight, six inside the circle in a threatening ring around the bowler's end, the three deep fielders all backward of square. The asking rate is now pretty much 8-an-over.
32.3 - India 103-6, R Jadeja 8, MS Dhoni 12, J Neesham 0-26 (4.3)
THAT IS HUGE!
A brisk skip down the track from Ravi Jadeja, a clean swing of the cricket back and high into the air the ball flies. Ten rows back, 87m, a mighty blow!
33.0 - India 106-6, R Jadeja 9, MS Dhoni 14, J Neesham 0-29 (5)
That came out of nowhere, rather, but it has injected the faintest modicum of panic into the New Zealand team, a direct hit allowing India an overthrow with backing up fielders not particularly sharp on the rebound. It's still alive. Just.
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