India, losers in the previous two semifinals of the World Cup, are in the final after a 12-year gap following yet another complete team performance \u2014 Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century, Shreyas Iyer got his second in a row, Mohammed Shami finished with seven wickets, and the home team defended an eminently defendable 397 against New Zealand.<\/p>\n

At the venue where they won the World Cup crown in 2011, India got through into the final after beating New Zealand by 70 runs, and though the Kiwis gave India a good fight in the face of an impossible target \u2014 \u201cgot a sniff\u201d, said captain Kane Williamson later \u2014 the home team\u2019s win was never in doubt.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday being the semifinal, won\u2019t say there was no pressure\u2026 Semifinal adds a bit extra, we wanted to not think too much about it,\u201d said Rohit later. \u201cLast two World Cups, we lost (in the semifinals),\u201d said Shami. \u201cWho knows when or if we\u2019ll get a chance! So we wanted to do everything for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Williamson, he was left ashen-faced, yet still smiling, and words of praise for India, and warning to their final opponents: \u201cThey\u2019re the best team in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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