Chapter 1: What were the highlights of the India vs England T20 World Cup semi-final?
You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. Here comes Dube, final ball of the game. It's been hit away into the offside. It's been hit away for six, but it is not quite enough. India win by seven runs. It is India's game. They are heading to the final of the T20 World Cup. England head home.
So India are heading to the T20 World Cup final to face New Zealand on Sunday in Ahmedabad after a game that saw one shy of 500 runs scored on a sweltering Mumbai evening the flattest of flat pitches India hitting 253 for 7 and England 246 for 7 in response
with Jacob Bethel scoring 105 off 48 but ultimately his efforts in vain as India make it through to the final of the T20 World Cup a night of high drama high run scoring but ultimately success for the tournament hosts and favourites so much to reflect on so many celebrations for India who have an opportunity
to do what no side has done and win the trophy for a third time and retain the trophy as well and no host has ever won the T20 World Cup so much on the line for India who have now booked their place in the final in Ahmedabad against a New Zealand side who will have watched on as fascinated as the rest of us by this extraordinary game of cricket Stephen Finn Ash is winning fast bowler alongside me as is Abhishek Janjanwala we'll get reaction from both sides shortly but Stephen first of all
England at the halfway stage set 254 for victory it always felt like it was going to be very very difficult but goodness me they gave it a good go
Yep, gave it a good go and you look at the fielding, Akshar Patel's two catches were a significant turning point and a big difference between the two teams was that catching Harry Brook's drop and the reprieve of Sanju Samson on 15 and him going on to make the runs that he did within the context of that first innings meant that India posted an unbelievably challenging total.
the way that England went about chasing it again the opening partnership faltered and didn't make the most of the power play but Jacob Bethel coming in at number four today played a quite stupendous not really 105 from 48 and people batted around him with cameos from Butler, Jacks, Curran at the end all threatened
to drag that total in and it felt as though England were in the game all the way through that second innings it just felt as though they were within touching distance but then you factor in the Jasper Boomer effect in the 18th over that he bowled that only went for six to only go for 8.25 and over as he did today versus what everyone else has gone for again was it was a great effort on his part a great great fast bowler so um yeah England will leave this game with disappointment and think of what might have been
had that catch been taken inside that first power play and how different it might have been but ultimately India handled the pressure very well they did and there was pressure England did a brilliant job at applying that but in the end though they got close not quite close enough winning the toss electing to field first England
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Chapter 2: How did Jacob Bethel's performance impact the match outcome?
I think all credit goes to how they batted. And we really had a great semifinal. You talked a little bit about how your innings progressed there. How much more different is it chasing well as you did against the West Indies and now setting this total up for your team? Yeah, as I told before, I think you need to assess the conditions. I think you know...
We have played a lot of cricket here in Wankhede. As I said before, chasing becomes a bit easier here. They won the toss, put us into bat. So we knew after the way we batted, I think the way myself and Ishan batted, the partnership which we had after Abhishek got out, I thought that 250 should be possible here. So I think that's what we were talking about in the dressing room as well.
So, yeah, very happy how the team turned up today and all credit goes to Jaspreet Bumrah. I think the world-class bowler, once-in-a-generation bowler, I think that's what he delivered today. I think this should go to him, actually. So, I think if he didn't bowl that way and the death to us, I think I would not be standing here.
So, all credit goes to the bowlers, how they backed themselves in the tough conditions.
spoken as a true leader what does this crowd mean to you guys tonight oh wow i think as you have witnessed here sir i think it's an unbelievable feeling to play in one day right from childhood i think the way people support actually both the indian team and also the england team i think there was a real real supporters of the cricket as well so really enjoy playing here but i think we wanted to put in a positive result for them but very happy results actually made them happy today
I know a number of fans and supporters will be asking, 97 and 89, you haven't quite gotten to 100. Does that matter to you? I think not at all, sir. I think 100, I think, you know, 100, actually, you can't actually score 100. It actually comes in the process of you actually, you can't actually, it's not a test game, it's not an ODI game where you can go up and down, up and down.
Once you've got the start, you're batting first. There is no other way. You just have to keep going hard, hard, hard. And once you, I think, end up on the right side, who knows, I think, which amount... of runs I'm getting. So I'm very happy to get whatever I'm getting and very happy to contribute on the winning side for my country. And the country is very happy for you, Sanju.
Thank you very much for your time. Very well done. Thank you. Yeah, I mean... I don't remember witnessing a game like this, to be honest, in a World Cup semi-final. And it went close. And you need something like this. You want a game to go down to the wire. You want the game to go that close for the tournament, for the supporters, just for overall, for the cricket.
And it was an absolute sight, to be honest. What a game we had. And this will be etched in people's memory, not just in Wongkare, I think around the world, who support cricket, who are cricket fans, cricket lovers. They will remember this game for a very, very long time, Henry. Well, it's an immense privilege to have been here to watch it, I have to say.
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Chapter 3: What were the key moments that turned the game in India's favor?
They didn't grow through the tournament. And they didn't have a particular style of play, it didn't feel. Whereas the way that England have come through this tournament, the white ball series against Sri Lanka before winning both of those...
stumbling through the group stage a little bit but still doing enough to get through which is all you have to do winning all three games in the Super 8 and then losing here in a really high scoring game to the strongest by far team in the tournament is no shameful way to exit a world tournament so yeah the inquisition that was inevitable at the end of that last World Cup last T20 World Cup that we covered
two years ago or less than two years ago isn't it 18 months ago I don't feel the same here I feel like England can be really proud about the way that they played they just really regret that one drop catch from Harry Brook that literally is the turning point in the game Do you think they win the game if he takes that catch, Steve? Well, I don't necessarily think they win it.
It just changes the dynamic of it, doesn't it? The way that India were able to control, the way that they sent Shivam Dube up to bat against the wrist spin and the left arm spin of Dawson. It means that it doesn't afford India the luxury to be able to move the chess pieces as they want to in that first inning.
If you take early wickets, it puts pressure on that middle order to have to build in innings and it doesn't allow them to play with the freedom that they did that drags them to the total of 253. It probably settles beyond 200 still, but a lot closer to the 200 mark than the 250 mark.
And in an instance like that, it just means that everything has to go absolutely perfectly for England in the second innings for them to chase it. and you have to factor in Jasprit Bumrah, but Akshar Patel's two catches that he took of Harry Brook and then Will Jacks, wasn't it?
The two outstanding catches of people who have had excellent tournaments, probably England's two best players in this tournament with the bat in hand until that Jacob Bethel innings today was the difference in the game, I feel. Yeah, on such moments, games can turn, Abishek. And there was just a feeling around the ground as that catch went down. Oh, this could be problematic.
And then 89 of 42 balls really did emphasize that from Sanju Samson. Yeah, I think we will talk a lot about the boundaries and the fours and the sixes and the amount of run being scored in this game. But I think this game was won because of the fielding.
Because of those two catches, as Finney mentioned earlier, Aksha Patel and the ground fielding, I think England at least have given seven to eight runs from this field, which India didn't. India were excellent in the field. They took all their chances, even the final run out from Hardik Pandya to get rid of Jacob Bethel. They're all small things, but it makes such a huge impact.
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Chapter 4: How did England's fielding affect their chances in the match?
Only run out in the end, scrambling. That single that he was trying to make into two and he couldn't quite do it. And in the end, it was the run out that saw the end of his innings. But it was a brilliant, brilliant performance from Bethel. And 280 runs in the tournament. Of course, a big contribution of those coming today. But absolutely sensational effort.
from Jacob Bethel we're just waiting to hear from the captains I can see at the far end of the ground Harry Brook and Surya Kumar Yanav getting ready to get stuck into the post match presentation alongside Ian Bishop so we will be hearing reaction shortly we'll also hear from Brendan McCollum
At some stage, the England head coach's future, well, I think there'll still be question marks around it, but it's not quite as decisive a result in this game one way or the other, really, to tell us what that future will necessarily look like. But that's perhaps a conversation for another day, because there is so much to digest from this game.
Prakash Wakanka is going to join us in just a moment as well. But our semi-finals are concluded. South Africa have been beaten by New Zealand by nine wickets. India have beaten England by seven runs. And so it is a New Zealand-India final to be played in Ahmedabad. Here is Harry Brook alongside Ian Bishop. Congratulations to India.
They progress to the final of this ICC Men's T20 World Cup, a win by seven runs. Harry Brook, England's captain, is here with me. Harry, just on reflection, if we start from the top, conditions here look very good. There's no dew whatsoever. As you reflect on the toss and choosing to feel as you did as a team back in 2024, what are your thoughts?
Yeah, we just thought that there might have been a little bit of hold early on with the pitch being fresh and we were expecting probably a little bit more spin in the first innings but it slid onto the bat nicely, they played extremely well and all of our lads should be so proud of the way that we've played tonight and throughout this competition.
it didn't look as though the expectation of your standards in the field were where you would have loved it tonight, would that be correct? Yeah, absolutely, and I'll hold my hands up and say that I made a big mistake there, dropping Samson, and, yeah, catches win matches, that old famous phrase, and unfortunately it just didn't go our way in the field tonight, another day it comes off.
From a bowling perspective, how did you see it? Were there any things on reflection that you would have been hoping that it would have gone better with the ball? Just mis-execution here and there. We probably didn't execute as well as we could have done. The Indian batters are some of the best batters in the world, and if you mis-execute to some of them, it goes out of the park.
So we probably didn't execute as well as we could have done. But like I say, we gave it a red hot crack and unfortunately we were on the wrong side. Yeah, you were in it there for a long time there with the bat almost right down to the end and Jacob Bethel. Yeah, he was absolutely unbelievable.
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Chapter 5: What did the captains say about their team's performance?
A great job when I say that, it's because you're working with some of the most talented players in the world. I'm not saying it's a great job because it's a lark, I'm saying it's a great job because you're working with some of the most talented players in the world with an organisation that is very well structured and well run and is incredibly well supported behind the scenes by the fans.
and the history that sits within English cricket. It's an absolute privilege to be in the position over the last three and a half years. I feel like we've made some significant improvements across the various formats. Yes, we've missed some opportunities.
but I think this team has got a real opportunity over the coming years to continue to improve and hopefully finish what we started and I'd love to be a part of that. Have you had conversations yet with any of the people above you at the ECB or do you expect them to happen and when do you expect them? Look, over the next couple of weeks I'll get home and
play some golf and watch some horses and as I say, I'm enjoying the job. I'd love to still be in the role and we'll see where things are in the coming weeks. Thank you. So England's men end up just short of reaching the T20 World Cup final but the women's side will have a chance this summer. with a home tournament beginning in fewer than 100 days now.
That landmark was celebrated with events across the country this week, including at Edgbaston, where Stefan Schemmelt spoke with the England captain, Nat Siverbrand. It's 100 days to go to the World Cup. Have you got a date sort of circled in your calendar? How are you sleeping at the minute? The sleep is a bit broken at the minute, but probably not due to the 100 days to the World Cup.
Yeah, due to the small baby not wanting to be asleep the whole night. But yeah, I mean, obviously 100 days to go feels a bit closer and a bit more real. Obviously the season's almost upon us, so yeah, that excitement is starting to build. As you rightly say, you've got lots of other things to occupy your mind.
But I guess you'd only be human, wouldn't you, if you didn't allow your mind to drift to that World Cup and what it will be like to be a captain of an England team at a home World Cup. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, I guess I did that a little bit in the 2017 World Cup just to... let my mind wander to see what it would be like in my mind you know being in that final and if we were to win it.
So yeah I suppose the same thoughts have been going through my mind a little bit but yeah I suppose it feels far enough away that you can do that so the focus on obviously the here and now and all that sort of stuff I think will start once the training starts and I guess that block of preparation that we want to get going with.
I want to say it's an opportunity and that can mean lots of different things. Obviously to win it, like you've just mentioned, but also for the game in this country. So when I say that the World Cup is an opportunity, what does that mean to you? I guess at the moment that would be lifting the trophy.
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