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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Henry: "We talked about just making we do the best we can and play the way we can. We started out with the ball and just tried to create pressure. We just had to ask a lot of questions against the best batting line-up. I thought we managed to scrap it out. We had the belief - we knew we had to bowl well. Obviously, they are world-class batsmen - Hardik, Dhoni and Jadeja - we knew to win the game we had to get them out. It's very special and thanks to the New Zealand supporters out there."
Virat Kohli post-game: "The first half we were spot on. We got what we needed in the field. We knew we had a good day yesterday, we felt like we had the moment, but the credit has to go to NZ bowlers. The swing and help they got from the surface - the skill from them was on display. Jaddu had an outstanding couple of games. He went with so much clarity, MS had a good partnership with him. It was a game of margins and MS was run-out. 45 minutes of bad cricket puts you out of the tournament. Difficult to take it - but New Zealand were braver in crunch situations and they deserve it."
"It was really tough and we had to assess the conditions," comments a clearly relieved Kane Williamson. "Both teams thought it would be high-scoring, we thought we could get 240 and put India under pressure.
"We just wanted to put the ball in the good areas and put pressure on India. We wanted some early wickets and it was great start for the bowlers. We needed to stay in the game for long periods. The way Jadeja and Dhoni were hitting the ball, they were likely to win, but our fielders were then outstanding."
An extraordinary game. A two-day international of the highest quality, drama right to the last. Underdogs again, New Zealand are through to a second successive World Cup Final. India are out.
Old Trafford has seen one of the greatest white-ball knocks of all-time from Ravindra Jadeja, and a truly magnificent game of cricket.
And there's more to come! Australia and England contest the second spot in the final tomorrow at Edgbaston, before the main event at Lord's on Sunday.
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