West Indies vs India, ICC T20 World Cup semi-final: as it happened

Well that is all we have time for on this T20 World Cup live text. The West Indies join England in the final on Sunday. We will return with live coverage of the final, but until then goodbye.

What a finish from the West Indies! Chris Gayle eat your heart out and the Windies produce an innings of power hitting to waltz into the final where they will take on England in a repeat of the Super 10 group match. India were in control after dismissing Gayle early on but their premier bowlers let them down and even Virat Kohli was unable to to turn the tide. West Indies men and women will go in search of World Cup glory on Sunday, with England and Australia standing between them and a fabulous double.

20th over: West Indies 196 for 3 - India on the brink here but can Virat Kohli pluck them oblivion? Incredible desperation from Dhoni to opt for a part-timer. A single from the first ball is followed by a dot ball. Russell gets it away at last and finds four. three needed from three. SIX! Russell charges the ball into the stands and West Indies by seven wickets with two balls left.

19th over: West Indies 185 for 3 - This has been the classic we all anticipated and with 12 balls remaining it is anyone's game. Simmons has been as mesmeric as he has been fortunate, but two boundaries will probably do it for the West Indies. Jadeja is back and what a gamble this is from Dhoni. Just a single from his first two balls and another one follows. Good over this at the half-way stage, as the last over was, but this doesn't have the feeling of falling apart. Now Russell powers the ball straight and into the crowd. The Wankhede Stadium goes silent but the final delivery goes for four. Just eight needed from six.

18th over: West Indies 173 for 3 - The Windies remain ahead in the over-by-over comparison but it was around now when the snake began to rise. Bumrah starts his final over well with a wide slower ball and now pitches one up which Simmons misses completely. The Mumbai crowd cheering everything that doesn't go to the boundary. Three dot balls in a row changes the complexion of this chase. Simmons survives again! Jadeja takes a catch on the boundary but despite throwing it back to Kohli, replays show he made contact with the boundary rope and six is awarded. Ask Simmons for the lottery numbers after this. Simmons goes hard and finds the rope. Advantage West Indies, just

17th over: West Indies 161 for 3 - Nehra is back ahead of schedule, which tells you all you need to know about India's troubles. He won't bowl the length that has seen the ball disappear at times this evening. The West Indies must be favourites from here but there are no guarantees in this sport. Russell totally miss-hits one for six, such is his power which lacked technique but had the velocity to reach the boundary. Just 32 needed from 18 balls.

16th over: West Indies 151 for 2 - Some match now as we enter the final five overs. Simmons survives again as he goes hard and slices for four behind deep point. The Windies get an extra run from an overthrow and six more follows from the bat of Simmons via a fine shot down the ground. Pandya has gone for 43 from his four overs, not what Dhoni ordered.

15th over: West Indies 124 for 3 - Andre Russell is the new man and he hammers the ball to the boundary, just evading Rahane. He won't die not trying and he'll need to go hard as the required rate has jumped to over 12 an over. Russell attempts to redeem that with a hit into the top tier off Pandya. A 99-metre six and that puts this chase back on track. Now a slash at one outside off-stump which goes for a single. Lendl Simmons is rivaling the household cat for lives and he survives for a second time as he smashes a full toss straight down the fielders' throat. Pandya has overstepped and from the free hit he is punished as Simmons finds the stands. India have let two wickets slip through their fingers now and the runs continue to come for the West Indies.

14th over: West Indies 120 for 3 - Would you believe it? Virat Kohli on to bowl and he gets Charles first ball. From batting masterclass to bowling magician and he has turned this game on its head. Simmons get two and he reaches his half century with a nurdle to fine leg. Fine over this from Kohli and it ends with a single. Just four runs from it and the vital wicket of Charles; all MD Dhoni could have asked for.

WICKET! West Indies 116 for 3: Charles (52) b Kohli

13th over: West Indies 116 for 2 - This partnership between Charles and Simmons is worth in excess of 80 and has thrust West Indies back into this chase. Charles nearly picks out Rahane on the boundary with a miss-hit drive down the ground and that is followed by Simmons going big over extra cover for four and he finds the rope again as Jadeja is heaved over the leg side. He has bowled some real dross with no spin on offer.

12th over: West Indies 104 for 2 - Replays tell us a Jadeja no ball has been missed by the umpire and captain Darren Sammy on the bench is not happy, demanding an extra run and a free hit. No doubt Jadeja bowled above the waist. Johnson Charles flicks for four with a fine stroke to go to his half century from 30 balls. India have lost control with their main bowlers badly under-performing. Pandya gets one to shape away from Charles and just evades the off-stump.

11th over: West Indies 97 for 2 - India are just two runs ahead at this stage, though worth saying with Chris Gayle gone and Virat Kohli having been unbeaten each side's best player is at either end of their innings a this stage. Another five overs of this type of scoring is required to nullify the loss of Gayle. Jadeja goes horribly short and Simmons pulls him away for six. Now a four powered through mid-off. Time to be concerned if you're an India fan? Affirmative.

10th over: West Indies 84 for 2 - Charles is really taking the game to India and he fires another six, as the ball strikes the boundary rope on the full. The umpires want another look though but despite the replays suggesting otherwise, six is awarded. The crowd is silent for the first time tonight and Charles pulls for four.. That's another 12 and for the first time the West Indies look a threat.

Ninth over: West Indies 72 for 2 - The punishment continues for Ashwin as Charles goes big with a six launched into the leg side. A dot ball follows but Charles is unperturbed and gets four again with a miss-timed stroke through mid-wicket which takes the partnership to fifty. The required rate is 11-an-over but Simmons get a two and that is 13 to the total. Timely over.

Eighth over: West Indies 59 for 2 - On such small margins big matches rest and India could yet be punished for that bout of ill-discipline from Ashwin, who otherwise bowled that over well. Pandya has the ball now and surely the West Indies will look to take him on? Simmons and Charles rotate the strike with a couple of singles, which will do for India, but the latter breaks free and smashes a four through square leg.

Seventh over: West Indies 51 for 2 - After the powerplay, India were 55 for 0 and no doubt they are on top at this stage. The boundaries are flowing a little bit now and Simmons gets his fourth as Ashwin's introduction is met by a counter-attack. Ashwin's line of attack improves and he think he has Simmons caught behind, but despite being caught by Bumrah Ashwin has overstepped and it is a free hit. It comes to nothing but what a break for the West Indies.

Sixth over: West Indies 44 for 2 - Will the dew even be a factor tonight? Well India are already trying to dry the ball and Jadeja is the victim of the lack of control, as Simmons goes flat-batted down the ground for six. He can't put the spinner away again though as 11 runs come from the over.

Fifth over: West Indies 33 for 2 - Nehra is back for his third and he continues to be a thorn in the West Indies side. The required run rate is already above 10-an-over and Nehra's change of pace is really stifling this chase. Charles is frustrated but he does get a single to get Simmons on strike. The new man swipes for four but Nehra keeps it tight from the next ball.

Fourth over: West Indies 28 for 2 - Charles gets successive fours, the first with a big heavy over mid-wicket, the second via a flick through the wide fine leg area. These two are key to keeping the West Indies in touch here and the boundaries have to continue if the wickets continue to fall.

Third over: West Indies 19 for 2 - Charles gets in on the act with a four down the ground. The required run rate is just under 10 and West Indies can't allow that to get out of control. Nehra wants an lbw as he catches Charles high on the pad. Samuels is all over the place on his crease and anything of off-stump. He eventually departs after a curious innings and he turns one to the leg side and the ball loops up and is caught by Rahane. Terrific start from India.

WICKET! West Indies 19 for 2 - Samuel (8) c Rahane b Nehra

Second over: West Indies 14 for 1 - Bumrah may have one of the stranger actions on the international circuit but my goodness it is effective. India draw first blood as Bumrah gets the swinging yorker to bowl Gayle. Superb delivery and a celebration to match. Marlon Samuels is the new man and there is some task facing the West Indies now. Samuels gets a much-needed four as he edges through second slip. Dhoni is setting Test match fields in these early overs and going very aggressive in the hope of making a second breakthrough, and Samuels finds the gap as a result to get a second boundary.

WICKET! West Indies 6 for 1: Gayle (5) b Bumrah

First over: West Indies 5 for 0 - Nehra was very impressive against Australia and he takes the ball. England chased down 230 to win in Mumbai earlier in this tournament so 193 should be doable. Two slips for Gayle as India go ultra aggressive, but he leaves the first one before an inside edge almost clatters into his stumps. Short and wide from Nehra now but the next ball is put away for four with a brilliant pull across the line.

Chris Gayle and Jonathan Charles in the middle. The West Indies reply is on the way.

The India team are in a huddle on the outfield. It will take a major effort to defend this score but if they can out-field the West Indies, who were verging on the shambolic at times, then that will go a long way to deciding this game.

West Indies will start their reply a few minutes time. Until then, take a look at our over by over coverage of England's win over New Zealand yesterday where they sauntered to the total.

Half time in the second World Cup semi-final and it is advantage India, having set West Indies 193 to win in Mumbai. Virat Kohli was at his brilliant best, again with a magical 89 and he was ably assisted by Rahane and then MS Dhoni. Will the West Indies be able to replicate the running between the wickets and effortless hitting that was the main theme of the India innings? We're about to see what Chris Gayle is really made of.

20th over: India 192 for 2 - Big over coming here for both teams. it has been a masterful display from Kohli but he almost goes as Simmons dives and puts him down on the boundary. West Indies have been lax in the field and it could cost them a place in the World Cup final. Dhoni loops the ball up in the air and India get three after another miss-field. Kohli inflicts more punishment with a much-needed four over mid-wicket and the innings ends with a single. West Indies need 193 to reach the World Cup final.

19th over: India 180 for 2 - Any young player out there, just watch Virat Kohli. He combines coolness and destruction and we see a combination of the two in this penultimate over. He gets two either side of hitting a fine six down the ground before smashes Russell over cover over the back foot; the first time he has genuinely gone hard without much technique. Now a full toss goes the same way. The West Indies have fallen apart a little here. Two hundred in sight.

18th over: India 161 for 2 - Kohli is now the highest run scorer in this tournament and he will hope to extend this lead and see out this India innings. India will want something between 35 and 40 from these last 18 balls. Bravo is entrusted with bowling at the death and he keeps it tight with some decent lines. He almost gets Kohli too but Brathwaite goes forward, misses the catch and the ball goes for four. The slower ball from Bravo makes him impossible to get away but Kohli finds a way with a superb stroke down the ground into the off-side.

17th over: India 150 for 2 - Dreams of 200+ are distant now for the home side. India's physio is out there but no treatment needed for either player, as Virat Kohli's bat receives some attention. Dhoni scoops the first ball from Brathwaite for four, with some superb balance and invention. Two more for these two with a shot into the deep. Kohli gets his fifth four of the innings with a pull into the leg side as Brathwaite gets his line all wrong. An ugly little paddle follows but Kohli gets two and goes to fifty. Another brilliant knock and he marks the landmark with another boundary, edged through third man.

16th over: India 133 for 2 - Russell's angle of attack is similar to that of Brathwaite, with full and straight the order of the day. Kohli gets one away to surpass Rahane and go to 41 from just 29 balls. Rahane can't keep pace with him though and he toe-ends the ball to square leg where Bravo is waiting on the boundary. Dhoni in at four for India, which is no surprise with 27 balls remaining. These two ran so well together against Australia and they start where they left off with a nicely run two.

WICKET! India 128 for 2: Rahane (40) c Bravo b Russell

15th over: India 127 for 1 - No surprise to see Badree and Benn bowled out as West Indies turn to pace in an attempt to stifle India, who will surely be targeting 200+. Brathwaite goes for just two in the first three deliveries but Kohli still managed to get the boundary, getting fortunate as he hits into the ground and over the in-field. India laying the foundations for a real go in the final five overs.

14th over: India 120 for 1 - Kohli hit expertly square of the wicket against Australia and he has repeated the trick again to get off the mark in the 14th over. Sachin Tendulkar is in attendance and he is showed on the big screen, to the delight of the home fans. Kohli produced a Tendulkar-like display on Sunday and are we about to see another?

13th over: India 109 for 1 - West Indies keep it tight and India are content to just keep the strike rotating as the hundred is brought up. The boundaries may not be flowing by Rahane and Kohli are squeezing every run from every shot. A full toss from Bravo goes for four as Russell fails to keep it from the rope as Kohli goes into the 20s. Eleven from the over,and it looked pretty effortless from the hosts.

12th over: India 98 for 1 - Another well-run two from this pair and the partnership is now in excess of 30. The West Indies could well be ruing the three chances to get Kohli two overs ago. The angles created by Benn making it hard to get the ball away for anything more than the odd run, but Kohli and co will be content.

11th over: India 92 for 1 - Rahane flicks the ball agonisingly short of a West Indies fielder. India are making ones into twos and given the fielding performance so far you can't blame them. This performance has shades of the Australia run chase and you can guarentee the West Indies will not be as committed between the wickets.

10th over: India 86 for 1 - Wide from Badree to start what will be his final over. He is generally bowled out before we get to the second half of the innings. India see him off and end the over as Rahane slaps the ball for four.

Ninth over: India 76 for 1 - Bravo vs Kohli is one of the key duels of this innings. Bravo goes slower ball, then bouncer to try and unsettle the India magician. Bravo goes too big and after Kohli protests a free hit is awarded. Kohli misses the ball but bizarrely wanders down the wicket, with Ramdin's throw from behind the stumps and Bravo's follow-up both missing the stumps. Ramdin misses a second chance to run-out Kohli two balls later, an even bigger error in my opinion, before Kohli celebrates his latest reprieve with an edge for four.

Eighth over: India 66 for 1 - Badree attempts a decent line of attack and he is rewarded as he catches Sharma on his crease. Kohli on his way now and the India innings perhaps rests on this period of the game, though the hosts can't look at him in every match. He is off the mark immediately but it is Rahane who gets two off a slightly shorter ball.

WICKET! India 62 for 1: Rohit Sharma (43) lbw Badree

Seventh over: India 62 for 0 - India keeping the scoreboard moving as the fielding restrictions are lifted, as Rahane and Sharma deal in singles and twos. Benn keeps it straight and the West Indies stem the flow. Charles prevents a boundary from the final ball.

Sixth over: India 55 for 0 - Russell gets it horribly wrong with his second ball, a no ball six which goes out of the ground - over the fence between two stands - from Sharma. The free hit goes a similar way, with the shot of the innings down the ground and fully 92 meters from Sharma. This is India's best start in a powerplay and the surface looks flat and quick. Four more to Sharma with a swipe into the leg side and Gayle prevents another with a stop at cover.

Fifth over: India 35 for 0 - Rahane gets in on the act, looking to go down the ground but he gets a horrid edge which goes for four. Badree frustrated. Jerome Taylor prevents it becoming back-to-back boundaries with a big boot on the rope. India into their stride after a slow star.

Fourth over: India 26 for 0 - Sharma fends off Benn - the fourth different bowler in as many overs = and gets two down to third man and the lanky spinner is already proving to be an immediate problem. But Sharma gets some room and fines the boundary with an effortless stroke. Now he sweeps his way to 20, his highest score of the tournament.

Third over: India 15 for 0 - It has been a bit tentative from India thus far but Sharma ends that run with a six off his legs through deep mid-wicket. Brathwaite's first ball dispatched but the second beats Sharma's bat. Better length from Brathwaite now and Sharma digs out the fourth ball of the innings. Quick single from India brings an end to the over.

Second over: India 6 for 0 - Badree into the attack in an attempt to make amends for his miss-field in the first over. Rahane off the mark with his first genuine shot into the leg side. Now a big turner from Badree and Sharma comes forward and misses the ball completely, but the stumps remain intact. An escape for India there. Just six from the first two powerplay overs.

First over: India 2 for 0 - Nice bit of early shape for Russell, who beats the outside edge of Sharma early on. India are away after a miss-field from Badree at mid-wicket. The pressure relents. Bit of extra pace and bounce for the visitors, which will encourage the mid-order big hitters.

Sharma to take the first ball from Andre Russell. Play.

Seven West Indies players will feature in the upcoming Indian Premier League. James Gayle, Darren Sammy, Jason Holder, Jerome Taylor, Marlon Samuels, Andre Russel and Dwayne Bravo will all play, meaning the underdogs will not be without support tonight.

The anthems are over and we're almost ready to go in Mumbai. Sharma and Rahane walking to the crease. The West Indies team in a huddle by the boundary rope.

Players are on the outfield for the pre-match pleasantries. Both national anthems to follow. Packed house at the Wankhede Stadium.

We're almost ready to go in Mumbai. One of these teams will be joining England in the final in Sunday, the other will be sent spiraling out of this tournament. India expects, the West Indies dream.

Little doubt that one of the stand-out matches of the tournament came in Mumbai when England beat South Africa by two wickets after a record-breaking chase. Joe Root hit 83 as England chased down 230 to win with two balls to spare. For a recap of that game, head this way.

Mumbai has produced first innings run fests during this tournament. Teams have put on an average of 207. But the odds are with the chasing side, with three of the four wins on this ground coming from the team batting second. South Africa's win over Afghanistan earlier in this tournament is the only exception to that.

Big move from Darren Sammy and he will pile the pressure on India by sending them in. Gayle and Lendl Simmons in for the 2012 champions.

MS Dhoni is naturally concerned at the prospect of bowling second in Mumbai, particularly given the dew factor. The hosts make two changes, Pandey come in for Yuvraj as expected, but the surprise change comes at the top of the order as Rahane replaces Dhawan.

TOSS: West Indies win the toss and bowl.

Bar the superb run-chase against Australia, India's batting line-up has been at sixes and sevens during this tournament. New Zealand and Bangladesh certainly exposed the weakness at the top of the order and particularly against spin - which could be highlighted again today by the crafty West Indies spinners. Team director Ravi Shastri has urged his side to return to their best in time to reach the final.

We're still 45 minutes until play is due to start, but there is plenty to keep you occupied until then.

There is our full preview of today's game to feast on, including information on how to keep abreast of the action in Mumbai.

We also have a bespoke piece for all those who are out and about and attempting to follow the game remotely. The game is available via Sky Sports on mobile and tablet and all the information on how to access it is here.

A look at the track in Mumbai. It looks a belter.

Here at IBTimes UK we have all the bases covered in terms of preview content ahead of this second semi-final. If you fancy a flutter on today's game between West Indies and India, then head this way for all you need to know. Virat Kohli looks a snip at 5/2 to be the top scorer with the bat for India.

It would be fair to say that the West Indies' preparations for this semi-final have been far from ideal, after they signed off their Super 10 campaign with defeat to Afghanistan. They may have been without Gayle, but the result highlighted how despite a revival in the one-day arena the team are still prone to slipping up. India will hope today is another one of those occasions.

Whatever the outcome this afternoon it is hard to deviate from the view that the West Indies' hopes rest heavily, if not entirely, on the performance of their premier batsman Chris Gayle. Gayle was at his devastating best against England with a sparkling century, but having not batted against Sri Lanka, his score of four against South Africa re-emphasised how his form has often ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. Which Gayle will turn up today?

Both teams will be confirmed at the toss in around an hour but one player definitely out is India all-rounder Vuvraj Singh, who picked up an ankle injury during the successful run-chase against Australia on Sunday. Singh limped through his innings and will miss the remainder of the tournament. Manish Pandey is expected to depustise.

In the women's competition, Australia beat England yesterday to become the first side to reach the final and the defending champions will be joined by West Indies in Kolkata after they saw off New Zealand in a six-run victory. Can to men join them today?

After England cruised into the final after thrashing New Zealand, it is the turn of the West Indies and India to do battle for the last remaining berth, in Mumbai. Both teams have ensured contrasting runs to the semi-final, with the West Indies reaching the last four at a canter while the hosts needed a magical Virat Kohli display to down Australia. Can either side rouse themselves one last time? We'll have all the build-up, including the toss, ahead of the scheduled 2:30pm start, on the way.