India beat England by 7 runs to reach the final of the Twenty20 World Cup, beating Jacob Bethell by 7 runs.

Sanju Samson played another aggressive innings as the home team India reached the final for the second consecutive time, laying the foundation for victory in the second semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. 

Samson, who had scored an unbeaten 97 runs in the previous decisive match against the West Indies, scored 89 runs off 42 balls and India batted at 253-7 after losing the toss. Bethell scored a 100 off 48 balls, but England could only score 246 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in reply. 

India will play the final against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Sunday. New Zealand had comfortably defeated South Africa by 9 wickets in the first semi-final on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. India, who won the last edition in the US and the West Indies two years ago, will be on a mission to defend the title. 

Samson hit 8 fours and 7 sixes. India dominated the England bowlers, hitting 19 sixes and 18 fours. Samson made his intentions clear by hitting 1-1 fours and a six in Jofra Archer's first over.

Will Jacks, who came to bowl the second over, got Abhishek Sharma caught by Phil Salt at midwicket for 9 runs, giving England their first success. The decisive moment of the game came when captain Harry Brook missed a normal opportunity with Archer's ball when Samson was on 15 runs.

England paid a heavy price for this. Samson completed his half-century in 26 balls. He hit Liam Dawson for 19 runs in his first over. Samson and Ishant Singh added 97 runs in 48 balls for the second wicket.

India were 117-2 in the 10th over when Kishan was out. Kishan, who was caught by Jax off Adil Rashid, scored 39 runs in 18 balls, hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes. 

When Jax got Samson caught off the ball with the wickets hanging, India's score was 160-3 in the 14th over. Then it was Shivam Dube's turn to bat. He hit 4 sixes and 1 four in his 25th-ball 43. Brook ran him out with a straight throw. 

Hardik Pandya scored 27 runs in 12 balls and Tilak Verma scored 21 runs in 7 balls, including 3 sixes, as India crossed 250 runs. Jax took 2 wickets for 40 runs. But Archer became England's most expensive bowler after conceding 61 runs in 4 overs while taking 1 wicket. 

England also got off to a strong start despite Jax getting out for 5 and Brook for 7 runs. Bethal hit 8 fours and 7 sixes. Opener Jos Buttler scored 25 runs off 17 balls, hitting 4 fours and 1 six. Tom Banton scored 17 off 5 balls, while Jax scored 35 off 20 balls. Jax, who hit 4 fours and 2 sixes, shared a 77-run partnership with Bethall off 39 balls for the fifth wicket.