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. 6 runs

    Eng 58-0

    Target 169

    Hales sweeps Axar for six! A mighty whallop over mid-wicket.

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  3. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Jos Buttler and Alex Hales shake handsGetty Images

    This is about as good a start as England could have hoped for.

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

    It has been to be Phil Salt coming in next. He has to get in there and get in the game.

    I like what these two are doing though. Keep going at India.

  5. Eng 52-0

    Target 169

    Ben Stokes is prowling the dugout. Phil Salt is sitting down. The coaching staff are in the mix. Who comes in next?

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

    There is no worry about the India seamers. They are there to be taken down now because their biggest asset, swing, has been taken out of the game.

  7. Eng 51-0

    Target 169

    Thick edge for four! Hales up to 25 from 15.

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

    These two overs are really important.

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    The crowd were parting in the distance. That really is the longest part of the ground. It is a wonderful shot. There was a really long follow through, the bat followed all along his back.

  10. 6 runs

    Eng 47-0

    Target 169

    Six more! Huge swing by Alex Hales off Mohammed Shami, straight back down the ground. Pin-drop silence in Adelaide.

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  12. Eng 41-0

    Target 169

    Don't say England are doing well, don't say England are doing well, don't say England are doing well...

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

    It is a brilliant shot. It is one that AB de Villiers brought into the game.

  14. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Jos Buttler deliberately just shovelled that over the cover fielders.

  15. Eng 37-0

    Target 169

    Remarkable from Buttler. Axar's first ball lofted off the back foot over extra cover for four.

  16. Eng 33-0

    Target 169

    New challenge for England. Axar Patel's left-arm spin.

  17. Eng 33-0

    Target 169

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling against EnglandGetty Images

    Bhuvneshwar has gone for 25 in his two overs.

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

    It is a very good shot. It was the knuckle ball, but Alex Hales just came down the pitch and that gave him the momentum into the shot.

  19. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    That is a terrific shot. It was a clean hit and just effortless. It absolutely flew off the middle of the bat.

  20. 6 runs

    Eng 31-0

    Target 169

    Go on then! Hales flays Bhuvneshwar over long-off for six. Absolute silence in Adelaide.