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West Indies will face England in Sundays ICC World Twenty20 final after Lendl Simmons condemned hosts India to a seven-wicket defeat in Mumbai. Nike Air Max 720 NZ . Simmons smashed 82no off 51 balls to steer West Indies to their target of 193 with two balls in hand but only after he was reprieved on 18 and 50 after being dismissed by front-foot no-balls.The errors - compounded when Ravindra Jadeja caught Simmons on 68 only to step on the mid-wicket boundary rope - eclipsed Virat Kohlis second majestic fifty in as many games. James Anderson, Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Atherton react to West Indies win Kohli followed up his unbeaten 82 against Australia with a sumptuous 89 not out off 47 balls as India ran up 192-2, then claimed the key scalp of Johnson Charles (52 off 36 balls) with his first delivery when brought on to bowl.The wicket ended a thrilling third-wicket stand of 97 between Charles and Simmons, who subsequently found a powerful foil in Andre Russell (43no off 20), who struck Kohli into the stands to win the match and silence the crowd at the Wankhede Stadium. Lendl Simmons unbeaten 82 off 51 balls helped West Indies beat India Now England and West Indies - the victors when the sides met early in the tournament - each have the chance of becoming the first nation to win the World Twenty20 title twice, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.India made a solid start after being put in - Rohit Sharma dominating a first-wicket stand of 62 in 7.2 overs with Ajinkya Rahane, launching Russell for successive sixes in the final over of the powerplay before missing one from Samuel Badree that skidded on. Virat Kohlis sumptuous strokeplay was not enough Kohli should have been run out on one after attempting to steal a bye to the wicketkeeper after missing out on a free hit but Denesh Ramdins shy at the stumps missed by a fraction and Dwayne Bravo, having collected the ball, also under-armed wide. Kumar Sangakkara said MS Dhoni must have felt like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day Rahane, recalled in place of out-of-nick Shikhar Dhawan, matched Kohli for touch and placement as the pair piled up a second-wicket stand of 66 in 8.1 overs with excellent running.With overs running out the opener looked to pull Russell for six but failed to clear Bravo at mid-wicket, clearing the way for Mahendra Singh Dhoni (15no) and Kohli to up the rate with a formidable, unbroken stand of 64 off just 27 balls.Kohlis hitting was as clinical as it was mesmerising - Indias talisman striking just one six yet manufacturing a strike-rate of 190.The target was within the range of the West Indies, who chased down 183 to beat England on the same ground in their opening match thanks to Chris Gayles unbeaten hundred.But the left-handed opener was undone by Jasprit Bumrahs first ball, an inswinging yorker, and Marlon Samuels chipped a simple catch to cover to leave India in the ascendancy. West Indies should have been three down with 50 on the board when Simmons edged to short third man only for replays to show Ravichandran Ashwin had overstepped.Simmons, playing his first game of the tournament in place of Andre Fletcher (hamstring), initially played second fiddle as Charles cut loose to launch Ashwin and Hardik Pandya for sixes to lift West Indies to 84-2 at the halfway stage.The burly opener pummelled Pandya to the mid-wicket rope to reach his fifty off 30 balls, setting the platform for victory but not before Simmons was the beneficiary of another front-foot error - this time by Pandya - shortly after completing a 35-ball half-century. The free-hit went the distance as Indias hopes faltered, then vanished.Watch the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final between England and West Indies live on Sky Sports 2 this Sunday from 1.30pm. Before then see if West Indies Women can overcome Australia Women in the Womens World Twenty20 Final, live on Sky Sports 2 on Sunday from 10am. Air Max 720 NZ Sale . Dusautoir, the former World Player of the Year, sustained a torn bicep playing for Toulouse in the Heineken Cup on Saturday. The flanker, who has played 65 times for France, is expected to be out for up to four months. Cheap Air Max 720 NZ . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. http://www.cheapairmax720nz.com/ . To the surprise of many, it isnt the Wolverines but their in-state rivals the Michigan State Spartans. MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins have developed quite the power stroke this summer.The starting pitching and situational hitting are still lagging far behind.Yordano Ventura won consecutive starts for the first time in two months, Kendrys Morales homered in his return from a one-game suspension and the Kansas City Royals beat the Twins 7-3 Friday night despite home runs by Miguel Sano and Brian Dozier.We like the home runs. They play, for sure, manager Paul Molitor said. But we need to find some other ways to score.Sano went deep for the fifth time in the last seven games and Dozier hit a two-run shot, giving Twins starter Kyle Gibson (4-7) a one-run lead he took into the fifth inning. The Royals hit the ball plenty hard, but the softest one made the biggest impact.Salvador Perezs bat broke on a two-strike, two-out, two-run bloop single with the bases loaded the gave the Royals a 4-3 lead. Third baseman Trevor Plouffe awkwardly backpedaled for the slowly rising ball, but it cleared his head and landed in front of diving shortstop Jorge Polanco.Its tough. He hit it into no-mans land, Gibson said.After using eight pitchers, including utility infielder Eduardo Escobar, and giving up 25 runs to Houston while being swept Thursday in a doubleheader, the Twins needed Gibson to go deep into the game. He was removed two batters into the sixth.Its a frustrating day, Gibson said.The right-hander hasnt been able to get in a groove this season. His first-inning ERA is 9.00, and he has recorded quality starts of six innings or more and three runs or fewer only six times in 16 turns. Lefties are hitting .330 in 188 at-bats against him.Ventura (8-9) struck out nine in seven innings, allowing four hits, one walk and three runs, pitching the Royals to their fifth win in the last six games. After posting a 5.15 ERA in the first half, Ventura has a 3.26 ERA after the All-Star break.The Twins have a major league-most 63 home runs in 42 games since June 26, and Dozier leads both leagues in that span with 15 of his 24 homers. Sano has 20 home runs this season, including 16 against right-handers.Itss unfortunate thats been the majority of our output as of late, Molitor said. Air Max 720 For Sale. Eric Hosmer and Raul Mondesi hit RBI doubles for the Royals, and Paulo Orlando combined an RBI single with two lunging catches in center field to take hits from the Twins, who have lost four straight games after winning nine of 12 prior to the streak.The Royals are 6-1 against the Twins this season, with 12 games left between them. After a rough July that all but dashed their dream of returning to the playoffs and defending their World Series title, the Royals are 7-4 in August. Their starting pitchers have a 3.01 ERA.WET WEATHERThe game started 50 minutes late because of steady rain that wiped out batting practice and lasted into the evening. This was the ninth weather-related delay at Target Field this year, a total of 11 hours and 54 minutes of waiting, plus a pair of postponed games including Wednesday.In seven seasons at the ballpark, the Twins have had 30 games delayed and 14 games postponed.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: Morales returned from a one-game suspension served Thursday following his dropped appeal to Major League Baseball. Kansas Citys home run leader was punished for returning to the dugout following his ejection for arguing Aug. 2 at Tampa Bay about the strike zone.Twins: LH Tommy Milone was placed on the DL with left biceps tendinitis, the third pitcher shelved for injury in three days. RH Trevor May visited a specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for his lower back trouble. More testing is needed.UP NEXTRoyals: Will keep RHP Dillon Gee (4-5, 4.54 ERA) in the rotation and start him Saturday, despite needing him in relief Wednesday in their 14-inning victory over Chicago. Gee struck out three in two perfect innings for the win.Twins: Will send RHP Tyler Duffey (7-8, 5.93 ERA) to the mound for the second game of the series, his 20th start of the season. He struck out eight in six innings for the victory in his last turn, against Houston. ' ' ' 
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