Sports FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016

MUMBAI: India’s Rohit Sharma dives to make his ground during their ICC World 2016 cricket semifinal match against the estW Indies at Wankhede sta- dium in Mumbai yesterday. — AP West Indies thump India by 7 Simmons rides luck to carry West Indies into final

MUMBAI: Late replacement Lendl Simmons led a charmed Earlier, Virat Kohli continued his rich vein of form by life to blast 82 and carry West Indies to a nail-biting smashing an undefeated 89 to guide India to 192 for two seven- win in the last over against India in the sec- after they were put in to bat. West Indies lost SCOREBOARD ond semi-final of the World Twenty20 yesterday. Simmons and early in their reply but opener was caught twice at the Wankhede Stadium, on 18 and 50, Johnson Charles kept them in the hunt with a 36-ball 52 MUMBAI: Scoreboard from the World Twenty20 semi-final but both times the bowlers had overstepped for no-balls and a third-wicket stand of 97 with Simmons. The right- between India and West Indies at Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium and he made the hosts pay dearly for their mistakes as handed Simmons plays for Mumbai in the Indian Premier yesterday: West Indies set up a final against England on Sunday. League and was only called into the squad two days ago as India a replacement for the injured . R. Sharma lbw b Badree 43 He cracked seven fours and five sixes in 51 balls and A. Rahane c Bravo b Russell 40 added an unbeaten 80 with for the fourth V. Kohli not out 89 wicket to take West Indies home with two balls to spare. MS. Dhoni not out 15 Russell, known for his powerful hitting, contributed 43 off Extras (lb 1, w 2, nb 2) 5 20 deliveries. Earlier, the West Indian bowlers began Total (for 2 wickets, 20 overs) 192 strongly, allowing the home team just six runs in the first Did not bat: S. Raina, M. Pandey, H. Pandya, R. Jadeja, R. couple of overs but India then took control in front of a sta- Ashwin, J. Bumrah, A. Nehra dium filled to the brim with fans wearing the team’s blue Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Sharma), 2-128 (Rahane) jersey. India, the inaugural champions in 2007, dropped Bowling: Russell 4-0-47-1, Badree 4-0-26-1, Brathwaite 4-0- under-performing opener Shikhar Dhawan and the move 38-0, Benn 4-0-36-0, Bravo 4-0-44-0 paid off as Rohit Sharma (43) and Ajinkya Rahane (40) put on 62 for the first wicket. West Indies That laid the perfect foundation for Kohli, who led his J. Charles c Sharma b Kohli 52 side into the last four with 82 not out against Australia in C. Gayle b Bumrah 5 the previous match, as he compiled a third unbeaten half- M. Samuels c Rahane b Nehra 8 century in the tournament. Kohli began nervously, twice L. Simmons not out 83 going close to being run out, but made the opposition pay A. Russell not out 43 for failing to take their chances. He struck 11 fours and a Extras (lb 3, nb 2) 5 six in his 47-ball knock, putting on 66 for the second wick- Total (for 3 wickets, 19.4 overs) 196 et with Rahane and an unbroken 64 for the third with Did not bat: D. Ramdin, D. Bravo, D. Sammy, C. Brathwaite, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (15 not out). West Indies’ S. Badree, S. Benn women also reached the final as Captain Stafanie Taylor Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Gayle), 2-19 (Samuels), 3-116 (Charles) MUMBAI: West Indies's Andre Russell celebrates after scor- scored 25 and took three wickets to help defeat New Bowling: Nehra 4-0-25-1, Bumrah 4-0-42-1, Jadeja 4-0-48-0, ing the winning runs during the World T20 men's semi-final Zealand by six runs and set up a final against champions Ashwin 2-0-20-0, Pandya 4-0-43-0, Kohli 1.4-0-15-1 match between India and West Indies yesterday. — AFP Australia on Sunday. — Reuters Result: West Indies won by seven wickets