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00:11We are in the city of joy in Kolkata and here at a very, very famous venue and a population
00:21of over 1 billion and those cricket aficionados will be backing their team against the West
00:28Indies. Six million English speaking population is a David and Goliath battle here at Eden
00:35Gardens tonight. Two time champions then both. The coin fell in favour a little bit earlier
00:43of India and they elected to bowl first. Now the formalities have been dispensed with
00:50the West Indies of course with Akhil Hussain back the left arm spinning all rounder. There's
00:56no Brandon King tonight. So who opens the batting? Will it be Chase or will it throw a surprise
01:02and maybe a Moti or Ford at the top? We will know momentarily Che Hope will be hoping to
01:08hit his best score. They have gone unchanged and rightfully so. Kind of stumbled upon this
01:14better Levin back with the right left opening combination and Aksar Patel the experience
01:19coming through. Solid team. We know how good the middle order is and some serious variety
01:23in the bowling department as well.
01:26A change in batting order. Roston Chase and Shea Hope it is. And India will look for a few
01:32early wickets primarily to get Shimron Hetmeyer in.
01:37On target straight away Matthew Hayden. Thank you very much for Springsteers. I convinced
01:43Dinesh Kartik I've seen you in the gym every day in preparation for this.
01:51That will go all the way for six. Hit off a good length or just short of it. A tremendous
01:57shot.
01:58We spoke about the hard length being an issue for the West Indies batters. But Che Hope gets
02:03his first six. That's one of the lengths that struggled with the West Indies. But Che Hope
02:08is. Here we go. First six for the day. Glorious. That is just a touch of Supreme
02:17skilled. Nice. Very nice. Chase that. He's hitting straight through the line. But also if you
02:27observe carefully there has been very little swing or seam movement which tells you it's
02:33going to be a high scoring encounter. West Indies need to make the most of it. Now that they
02:38have been put into bat first. Probably better. That one along the ground but better. Missed his length
02:49twice. 23 for none. The ability to manipulate the bat face to get that that behind square is very good.
03:04Superb. Absolutely superb. Bumrah wasn't perhaps expecting that. Information that we know is that
03:12DAS performer is going to control what he's doing. So what it means is that the innovation becomes an approach.
03:24Missed. Should be out. Should be out. Oh no. Goodness me.
03:30India had a catching efficiency of 75 percent. Reduce that now. Abhishek Sharma dropping an absolute dolly there.
03:38Bumrah almost staring at the batter.
03:41About to say thank you for that but sadly wasn't meant to be.
03:47And here's Akshay Patel. Oh beautifully played.
03:55That swept away. Four more. Getting outside the line of offstop.
04:00Those are just two fielders to beat. Rather over them or through them.
04:05Oh that's a terrific strike. There is long gone but he's not bothered.
04:09It was in the arc as well. Slot ball. And if you've got off to a start like they have.
04:18Stands tall and just dismisses it from his presence. That's what one can say. Yes.
04:22Hardik Pandya aware of that.
04:28Oh he's got that through. Predetermined. Took his chance. First ball of the over.
04:34Some pressure on the bowler straight away. There are two fielders there for that
04:37reverse sweep. But this one he's played finer.
04:42Right through his defence. It's not the first time he's struck in his first over.
04:48And the Westerners keeper looking to play across the line. Look at that. It's a quicker delivery.
04:52Almost yes. Looking to play across the line. Loses his middle stump.
04:57First wicket gone. 68. 32 to Shaiho.
05:01Shimron Hetmeier.
05:05Swings. And clears the rope.
05:08The delivery that at a pace that he likes. 136 kilometers per hour in the slot.
05:14It's gone long. It has gone long.
05:20And now. If that's gone all the way which I think it has. He has to lead all on his
05:26own for the most sixes
05:28in a single edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
05:33He's the key here. Shimron Hetmeier. He's been an absolute spin destroyer.
05:39Through this World Cup the spinners have struggled to bowl to him.
05:46Pinga goes up. And the matchup works. He reviews it straight away. Shimron Hetmeier.
05:51He reviews it straight away.
05:55Autredge coming through now. Keep it rolling through please. Keep it rolling through.
06:00Take it right back please. Right back there. We have a clear spike.
06:05With the ball on the butt. Clear spike. Going to go back to Chris on field.
06:10To Stobey's original decision of out. Your on-screen signal now.
06:14That's a huge moment in this game. Hetmeier goes for 27. West Indies 102 for 2.
06:19Chauvin Rotterfut.
06:26Easily taken. Two in the over for Jaspreet Bumrah. He is a difference maker wherever he plays.
06:34He strikes for the second time in the same over. Rastonche is not picking that slow one.
06:40Good catch by Surif Kumar. It covers yet again. India on the march now.
06:45They wanted wickets. They've got two in this over. And who is the record in chief?
06:48Guess what? Yet again. It's Jaspreet Bumrah. And he is pumped up. And so is Eden Gardens.
06:56One more three for three. Former West Indies captain, Rockman Powell.
07:03But he's gone to Akshar Patel. And has he got the wicket? No!
07:07Spilt over Tilakwarma team midwicket. Parrying one into the boundary.
07:14Now we've seen catches like these being taken in the deep. He was always running towards the boundary,
07:21not all the way back on the boundary ropes. So he was on the move and it slips through the
07:26fingers
07:26all the way for six.
07:31Strikes first ball. Things falling apart for the West Indies and these middle overs.
07:37But great now from Hardik Pandya.
07:41Sharfain Rutherford trying to be very cute there. A little bit of extra bounce.
07:46Sanjay Sampson gleefully accepts it. Now that is again such an important wicket in the context of the
07:53form that Sharfain Rutherford is in. And we know what he can do at the back end of an innings.
07:58Sharfain Rutherford the last to go. 14. West Indies 119 for four.
08:01Jason Holder comes to the crease.
08:08Nonchalantly done. There is that six hitting power and that boundary hitting.
08:13Yeah he has long levers. And he has power. The tall Titan that is Jason Holder.
08:21Straight over his head. What a direction to aim at. Wonderful strike.
08:28Oh that's huge. That's the biggest of the match so far. Don't bother looking. It's
08:34it's way back into the crowd. This is look at that. The angle as well.
08:39Left hand round the wicket. Angling the ball into that arc. And it's gone the distance.
08:47Watches it disappear into that night sky.
08:49Right. Oh what a shot that is. I would. This is magnificent cricket.
08:58Once again a pace delivery. 134 kilometers per hour.
09:02On the pads. And he just flicks it away.
09:08Six wide six.
09:13Oh that's a deft touch.
09:16Once again a pace delivery. We're talking about taking pace off. But our steeple not doing that.
09:23Giving room outside the off stump. So that's gone for a boundary as well.
09:30That's high. It's long. It lands once again over the fence.
09:38And imagine yourself being crushed. Off the bat of Jason Holder.
09:43It's gone high as what it's gone far. Into the night sky. But such is the power.
09:52That's in the air. In the gap as well. One bounce over the rope.
09:58That's it should be taken. No I put down.
10:02It's providing some gifts for this combination.
10:06Whether they'll be able to capitalize on or not. It's going to be now the key for the West Indies.
10:12No control makes good movement to the ball. And then shells it.
10:19Oh that's a swung. And swung long.
10:23About 124 kilometers per hour. In the slot as well.
10:28And oh.
10:33Oh that's a beautifully played.
10:36Yes missing it by not much.
10:39Good enough for a power.
10:42Look at this. Just absolutely crucified through the onside.
10:48Meaty.
10:49Long on. Couldn't have moved.
10:51Hardik Pandya. More than three meters here. That's how quickly across the surface.
10:56In fact he didn't even try. He knew that that was a boundary immediately.
11:02He does.
11:05And a good finish.
11:07But still 14 of the over. And this is going to be one hell of a chase.
11:12So it's competitive. I might not say it's match winning.
11:16But it definitely is a competitive match. A competitive score in a knockout game.
11:22195 for four. The West Indies finish after 20.
11:27Good start. Then wickets falling. And then a good recovery.
11:31With Powell and Holder. Powering them to 195 for four.
11:35You would imagine they'll take that.
11:37Is nigh on 10 and over.
11:39Watch it's a tall score. Dude L for India. If not West Indies.
11:43Definitely will back their bowling.
11:45To try and trouble India here.
11:51Wonder when the arm ball. How he uses his arm ball with a slip in position.
11:56Against Abishek. The two deep fielders.
11:58Are a deep forward square. And long on.
12:06Yeah that field tells me.
12:08It's going to be straight. Potentially even starting outside leg.
12:11And swinging back on to the stump.
12:16You can't give him that. You cannot give him that length.
12:20Nor that angle. And Abishek is away.
12:24He does love hitting boundaries.
12:28And he started off with one. That's a gift from Achille Hussain.
12:32Slower just outside off. All the fielders in the inner ring.
12:40Miss hit it. Didn't time it. But he'll get four.
12:43On to the practice wickets on Nirvan.
12:46Dragged it down.
12:46Yeah that pierce. Meat and drinks on the shirt. Didn't quite get it high enough.
12:5476 miles an hour. Still felt as though he rushed him a little.
12:57Still hit fairly high on his sticker. But just enough to get it over the inner ring.
13:08He invited Achille Hussain to bowl of his stumps. By stepping away to leg early.
13:14And won that mini battle.
13:20That's all the way for six. They will cheer. They will jump in the stands.
13:26This one. Just on middle and leg. Playing the sweep quite nicely here.
13:31He's put Achille Hussain under pressure.
13:34First couple of balls. Gone for a couple of boundaries.
13:36Exactly what India wanted.
13:41In front of square this time. He sits back.
13:45And this is what he says he's about. A quick start for his team.
13:49Regardless of whether he goes big or not.
13:53Dancing feet. From heel to toe.
13:57Then rocking back.
14:02Leather.
14:04The blade.
14:08Chance.
14:10Hitmeyer's chasing it. Hitmeyer underneath it.
14:12And takes it.
14:14Abhishek goes to deadly silence.
14:17Outside of the commentary box.
14:19Back of a line. But the line is important.
14:22He's not giving him any width of 3D arms.
14:26And as a result going up. He's gone up. But not far.
14:31The check Sharma goes for 10.
14:33And go 29-4.
14:36Ishan Kishin. A man in form.
14:44Just short. But it was an easy shot.
14:47As soon as the ball was released. He picked it. He knew it was on middle and leg probably.
14:51And he's gone through with the flick.
14:53Had no doubt what shot he wanted to play.
14:57Just wanted to pick it up over mid cricket. And he's done that quite nicely.
15:05Shot. A little bit full in length.
15:12And that's partly. Partly. Going to be his dung fall.
15:18Hitmeyer is in all these trouble spots.
15:22Such an important catch to take.
15:25Hitmeyer had eyes on it all the way. Scurrying around.
15:30It was becoming a very safe pair of hands.
15:32Ishan Kishan gone for 10. A cameo.
15:35For the one for two.
15:39So the Akumai Yarev.
15:41The Indian captain.
15:45He sliced that away.
15:49And the ball will reach the fence.
15:54Oh he picks that up.
15:57And it's gone the distance.
16:00Just gets across towards the off stump.
16:02Waits for the ball.
16:03And then.
16:04Brings that half scoop.
16:06Half flick.
16:10Starts with a short ball.
16:12And gets the treatment.
16:13Easy pickings this.
16:19He's got that.
16:21In the gap.
16:22He does play the shot really well.
16:25From outside the off stump.
16:26Takes a little backward.
16:27Back.
16:27Back foot across.
16:28And then.
16:30Making sure that if he's hit on the pads as well.
16:32It'll be outside the.
16:33Line of the off stump.
16:37Oh he climbs into that.
16:39That is brute force for you.
16:42Expensive from Sanju Sampson.
16:45A good leg ball into.
16:47A slot ball.
16:49And outside the off stump as well.
16:51And that's.
16:52Not again an easy shot.
16:53To hit it over long off.
16:55But he made it look so easy.
17:07The crowd on their feet.
17:10The six and now boundary.
17:16Got him.
17:18Shamar Joseph into the attack.
17:20And Shilfain Rutherford takes a really good low catch.
17:24There's a deafening silence after this.
17:29And the beauty of this catch.
17:30Is how he just slows down.
17:33To be able to dive forward.
17:34And catch it.
17:36Third kick down the skipper.
17:3799 to 3 India.
17:39Chilak Varma.
17:43Wow.
17:45Crunching.
17:46What a blow of some power.
17:50Missing his length.
17:51Shamar Joseph.
17:52What's it be a little bit further back.
17:54That's in the slot.
17:56Smited by Sampson.
17:58Need to hit that length.
17:59Force over there for three.
18:04Chilak Varma has joined the fun.
18:07He just bunted it down the ground.
18:14He's jumped on it.
18:15He's showing that form from the last game.
18:19That intensity.
18:24Everything he touches tonight.
18:27Turns to goal for Sancho Sampson.
18:33Long enough.
18:34Long enough.
18:36From Tillak Varma.
18:40All at the stumps if you dare.
18:41Tillak Varma stepping away.
18:45Smacking it over Longhorn.
18:50He has hit that as powerfully.
18:53As anything tonight.
18:56Marching on here.
18:57Team India.
18:58In front of this mammoth crowd.
19:00And they're being.
19:01Entertained by glorious shots like this.
19:07Just got up to it.
19:08Akeel.
19:09In fact.
19:10Shebron Hetmeier.
19:11He climbed.
19:13Shebron Hetmeier.
19:15Again.
19:16But it's not with back in hand.
19:17It's in the field.
19:19A man for the occasion.
19:22Climbing.
19:25And ends Tillak Varma stay.
19:28141 for for India.
19:30Harik Pandya.
19:36He just sold his own.
19:38He's picking his moments to go through the gears.
19:45Where's that going?
19:46He had to reach out for that Harik Pandya.
19:51And also the power.
19:53Look at how deep that back foot is.
19:56Collapses it so he can get under the ball.
20:02Oh beautifully played.
20:03Oh that's been a feature of his batting.
20:06And with that shot he goes past Virat Kohli for the highest score by an Indian batter in a chase
20:11in a t20 world cup.
20:15That's in the air.
20:16This time he takes it.
20:19A second time lucky for Jason Holder.
20:23Again searching for the Yorker.
20:26Missed it.
20:27But lawful it was always difficult to get away.
20:30Harik Pandya goes for 17 179 for five.
20:38Steaming in.
20:42And then Westrak first ball.
20:45By Shevon Dubé.
20:47Shevon Dubé playing just his first ball.
20:50Low full toss.
20:52Got met with.
20:53No chance for Robben Powell there.
20:58Oh that's in the gap.
20:59This time.
21:01Extremely well played by Shevon Dubé.
21:03Another Yorker but beautifully played by Shevon Dubé here.
21:06The previous one going straight to the fielder but this one finding the gap.
21:10All you can do is put back to ball but someone bowls that ball.
21:13And Shevon Dubé has done that nicely now.
21:15Such an important boundary.
21:19Oh he goes big.
21:22Samson wants to finish it off.
21:25Into the 90s with a mighty six.
21:28And India need just one with the scores tied.
21:34Needing that.
21:35Sanjeev Samson what a shot.
21:3780 meters.
21:37He made that look easy.
21:38He hasn't played too many big shots tonight.
21:41But this one was right up the middle of the bat.
21:43She-Hope calling his troops in.
21:44Trying to stop the single.
21:45You can see the emotions in that Indian dressing room.
21:49It means so much to them.
21:53Clears mid on and finishes it off.
21:58Sanju special Samson.
22:0197 not out.
22:03Looks up at the heavens.
22:05He comes and will get a standing ovation when he comes out.
22:10Well he's waited a long long time for this kind of innings.
22:14He's promised it right through his career.
22:18And he's chosen a very important day.
22:21The darling boy from Kerala.
22:23He has made it count for the country today.
22:26He hit a 50 but he didn't stop there.
22:29He's gone all the way.
22:30He's made sure he's the man.
22:32And thanks to the heavens rightly so.
22:34For the sixth time India have reached the semi-final of a T20 World Cup.
22:37Third in a row.
22:39India's eighth consecutive win in Eden Gardens in a T20 International.
22:43So that's how things panned out.
22:45195 for four played.
22:47199 for five.
22:48India winning by five wickets.
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