Summary

  • England win by 10 wickets and with 24 balls to spare - Buttler seals victory with a six

  • Buttler (80) and Hales (86) chase down 169 in style - England hit 10 sixes

  • Final is against Pakistan in Melbourne on Sunday (08:00 GMT)

  • Late hitting from Hardik (63 off 33) propels India to 168-6

  • Kohli anchors India with 50 off 40 balls

  • India slip to 75-3 after losing Rohit and Suryakumar in quick succession

Live Reporting

Stephan Shemilt and Callum Matthews

  1. The final awaits.

    England v Pakistan, 08:00 GMT Sunday, the MCG.

    England to become double world champions, or Pakistan's cornered tigers to prevail again, 30 years on?

    Join us to find out.

  2. In the end, the win was sealed with a massive 24 balls to spare...

  3. And India fell apart...

  4. But England roared out of the blocks in the chase and never looked back...

  5. A Kohli 50 held things together for India and Hardik Pandya's late hitting got them to what to looked like a challenging total...

  6. England set the tone for that was to come with a magnificent early burst with the ball...

  7. Right then, it's nearly time for us depart, mainly so the rest of the country can get back to work. Before we go, here are the best bits of the action from England's glorious semi-final victory.

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    Martin Tooth: That is a sensational performance by England. To hit 170 with 4 overs to spare and no wickets down, against India. Wow. Peaking at the right time again, a la 2019?

  9. The 70k of you in this page are really revelling in this, aren't you? It's lunchtime now.

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  11. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Pakistan have really frustrated me in the tournament. They showed what they were capable of yesterday. They showed they could go hard in the powerplay and chase totals down but they've patted their way through the powerplay so far in this tournament.

    Their strength is their pace attack and they've got some decent spinners as well. If England lose early wickets that is when Pakistan have to climb in.

    But if both sides play like they have in the last two days it should be a belter.

  12. I've just had an email telling me I won £30 on the lottery last night. This really is turning into one of the great days.

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    Had a 10am lecture cancelled today, pretty sure it's cos the lecturer wanted to watch the game. I didn't mind I got to listen to TMS and enjoy a coffee.

    Sam

  14. There is a reserve day for the final, but that might mean the early hours of Monday morning in the UK.

  15. It is a bit miserable, Mat, but yes, yes I have seen it.

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    Mat Riches: Don’t want to be a misery guts after that performance…but have you seen the weather forecast in Melbourne for the weekend?

  17. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It would be worrying for the Pakistan bowlers to see that England performance today but they will back themselves.

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    I love working with a large contingent of Indian colleagues on days like these. Makes conference calls both extremely brief and also entertaining.

    Matt, working intermittently in Manchester

  19. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    England were fantastic. They are setting the bar and the trend for T20 cricket.

    They come out and play their shots, not just in international cricket but in domestic cricket too. They are trying to get 60-70 off the first six overs, not just 45.

  20. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Australia women are the best sporting team in the world. When you come up against them you think "oh no". England, under Matthew Mott, are working towards that.