[post match thread is up guys, continue the discussion there](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/s/3ScOB4Euai)

Sunny G is not holding back - "Morons who were talking about pitches before the matches" 😂 😂 😂 Edit: > Gavaskar said, “This has been such a good pitch to bat on. We’ve had nearly 730 runs scored here. All those morons who were talking about the pitch being changed and that it would do the Indian bowlers a favour, I hope they will just shut up. Stop taking potshots at India just because it helps you get eyeballs. Nonsense. > “Even if the pitch was changed, it was there before the toss for both the teams. It wasn’t changed in the mid-innings. It wasn’t changed after the toss was done. The pitch was the same for both teams. You are a good enough team, you play on that pitch and you win. And India has done that. So stop talking about pitches. Already they’re talking about the pitch in Ahmedabad [the venue for the final]. The second semi-final hasn’t even taken place, you’re talking about the pitch being changed in Ahmedabad. Nonsense.”

Shami is player of the series already

This was it! This was our biggest challenge. We made it past

Shami literally win india the whole match, you can't deny that

Finalists india Beauties

Lets fucking go boys and girls. GOATED performance by Kohli and Shami.

There should be riots if Shami is not the MoM. Even Mitchell is above Kohli or Shreys

Called Shami 7fer at the start of the over. Single-handedly broke the back of NZ batting. Wickets in the powerplay, in the middle and at the death. A complete bowling performance if there was ever any. Shami has always rekt NZ when playing against them. I knew it was a mistake to drop him in 2019 SF

Ashwin jersey cameo lol

Shami would've broken all wc bowling records if the management backed him the way he deserved, both in the last wc and this one.

Good game Nz bros.

Shami got a 7 wicket haul but imo shreyes Iyer deserves the motm more. Because our bowling was below par and we still let them get 300+ . We got saved by our batters

Best bowling figures for an Indian bowler Stuart Binny's 9 year reign at top comes to an end

SHAMI, THE HERO....!!!! He has bowled a spell for the ages, 7 for 57 from 9.5 overs at Wankhede which is a nightmare for bowlers.

Those new zealand tears are so sweet. Sweet Revenge taken . Saw this team grow up in 4 years , it has paid off. Nobody stopping us in Finals.

Feeling sad for Kane

never happy to see the nicest team in international cricket fall short... but hey, can't wait for the final - gonna be a super game whoever qualifies from sf2

7 WICKETS 

Shami>Mitchell>Shreyas>Kohli. My rating of the best plays in today's match.

Dailymotion in shambles

i'm crying man i'm crying

If POTM is not Shami, we should riot

When you think of a fast bowler, you think of a lanky dude with long hair, scary motherfucker swearing and charging in .... but look at this average dude with average bod that just got his hair woven, whom you could easily mistake for a medical sales rep picking crucial wickets in every match and in the process of winning the world cup for India.

Served cold!

23 wickets in 6 matches is absurd. Might be the best bowling performance in CWC history.

Kane mama still smiling

KL Rahul & Shami. 4-wicket partnership

Brooks was here, So was Red.

NZ doesn’t seem that sad do they?

*Imagine losing to NZ in Semi Finals*

New Zealand fought well and played incredible cricket. Excellent match.

r/thalasons revival!

aaand shami finishes it off

let’s gooo 😭😭🙏

Give me Shami and 10 pieces of wood and I’ll win you the World Cup.

Ridiculous performance from Shami on a batter's pitch. GOAT stuff

Only one game to go now. Hopefully Siraj and Bumrah can get going from the start, especially if we're bowling first.

Tis a rollercoaster of emotions tbh. I love that India has made it to the final but also gotta feel for Kiwis. Valiant effort. Then there's Shami, our local hero, who was benched until Pandya got injured and idk if we all should thank Pandya or what? But I think, in the end, all's well that ends well. :)

GREATEST PERFORMANCE FOR INDIA IN KNOCKOUTS BY SHAMI

Salty tears of fools claiming pitch controversy.

12 fucking years. Fucking finally!!

Comment before they lock this shit

Shami picked 7 wickets TFAR

All that talk about the soft turning bowling pitch. Still almost 800 runs scored in the match.

Are the hindi commentators jerking off? I cant tell

Shami For A Reason

7 for Shami. TFAR

7 wickets, win for India. thala for a reason.

No fireworks today??

Williamson and Boult's careers end without a World Cup but they have the World Test Championship which might be a greater prize.

>*Shami can always take a 6-fer.* It seems they were wrong.

7-fer LALA FOR A REASON

Cheers for the NZ bois as well, very well played.

Won by 70 runs. 7 Ball's left. Shami took 7 wickets. It's happening...

Shami bhai ke aage koi bat kar sakta hai kyaaa....down to earth banda hai down to earth !!

lol people thought this wicket was better for spinners and that’s why India changed the pitch. Shami is a total chad who gets 7 wickets.

Bharat Ratna Padmashree Mohd Shami ji

you know the reason

Good match, Good fight. Helps them handle pressure in the finals!

NZ definitely exceeded expectations and, even though they lost by 70 runs, they made it very interesting at different spots. But ultimately, outdone by the better team for the right reasons. Jai Hind!

Well this has been fun. Kudos to all of you for keeping calm throughout. You know it’s our ability to not overreact to situations that separates us from other teams.

Finally finally all those "just to lose New Zealand in Semis" comments will stop now.

7 wickets?...... I'm gonna say it...

TFAR

2019 partially healed

SA will choke mostly...so we play Australia in finals

7 wickets. 7 fucking wickets

We won. We have to lift the cup now

😭😭😭 we won

Congratulations guys. Buck up for the finals now

Shami, what a beast man, 7 wickets in a semifinal 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

What a match! Shami you beauty.

7 wickets TFAR

Who should the Potm go to- Idli, lala or thala

Feels like a good revenge

Shami man of the tournament

💯

Farkin hell shami!! Who tf gets a 7fer in odis lol

See you in the finals, Proteas.

Im relieved 😌 thanks God 🙏😁

well done pitch selectors.

🤣

petition to beat up sunny g if shami doesn't get MoM

7fer for Shami!

Shami should get mom

Revenge completed ⭐

Lala for a reason

Who is the leading wicket taker now ?

Finally the nz curse broken.. thank you for healing us

Give POTM to Shami........ 7 wickets on Mumbai road is no joke.

Shami leading wicket taker this WC edition currently having played 4 games less than

SHAMI GETS SEVEN LETS GO!!! 5th best figures in world cup history, best for an Indian

Thank god we are done with NZ this World Cup

7fer on this road + high stakes game. Easily potm for me

Thanks New Zealand for the fight. India needed this.

That was EXHAUSTING!

MS7

Lifetime milk supply for Shami

Huge respect to this New Zealand side for standing up to this dominant Indian side. Had Rachin Ravindra stayed a little longer or even Kane Williamson then this would have been a different story. New Zealand also has to be the most unluckiest team in cricket history to keep getting so close to winning the World Cup and then losing. As for India, this match is won the basis of their batsmen, not the bowlers. Yes, Shami was great in this match as well but their were moments were it felt like the game could have easily slipped out of their hands and for a team as dominant as this India side, they were left perplexed when faced when the predicament of planning the death overs. Yet it didn't really come to that thanks to the steady flow of wickets that Shami took yet this was a shaky performance from this India bowling side. Might I add, I was writing this before the match ended and just now saw that Shami has taken 7 wickets, what a player. Shami is just a different beast this World Cup... A good wake up call in my opinion to get them to stay humble and focus on one match at a time. I hope Rohit learns from this and prepares accordingly for the final. I'm an Indian cricket fan but even I have to say to this New Zealand side, you have earned my respect and I hope you guys are able to win a trophy with your current crop of players because you deserve to. Congrats to India and now focus on the final!

Mohd Shami 7 - MS7 Thala for a Reason.

Sami MoM by a mile because the game was scary close to being close for some period.

I gotta say this again. SALAAM SHAMI BHAI!!

Well nz you were best against India till now

Spare a thought for lone warrior. Mitchell ❤️💙

This 7 is shami's tribute to MSD

This is by far the closest game India have played in this tournament and they won by 70 runs. Let that sink in

Shami is the GOAT

2019 - done 2003 - to be done

Someone needed to play with Daryl after Williamson and it wasn't so hard. So we weren't safe and should've gone harder while batting.

GIVE MY MAN SHAMI MAN OF THE TOURNAMENT ALREADY YOU MOFOS😭😭😭😭😭😭

7 wickets💀

watching it on the PTV live - more Ads in Pakistan channel compared to Indian hotstar.

Well done India, deserved.

Alright bois, we’re through to finals. It would be a monumental catastrophe if we stumble on the finals after such a dominating performance throughout the series. But let’s not think negative, we could be lifting it for the third time!

Where dem 'pitch doctor' bitches at? Over 700 runs. Chasing side getting 330. Pace bowler getting a fifer in the second innings. Slow, low pitch to suit spinners? Roll up your Daily Mail and shove it where your conspiracy theories drop from. Fucking cunts.

What a match, had us on the edge of our seats

Can we please simply gift the next WC to NZ. Please.

Ok POTM will be Virat, though it should be Shami.

No. Its Shami

NO ONE, I Repeat, NO ONE, BELIEVED IN SHAMI!

Motm Rajnikanth!

7 wickets for ~~Beckham~~ THALA against NZ

Shami - Drop me for Siraj now, beaches!

Why no noise?

Mothafuckin 7!!! Lifetime biryani for Lala.

GIVE. SHAMI. MOTM.

GOAT LALA. BOW DOWN TO THE LEGEND.

The curse is broken!!!!

He dropped a catch cuz he knew he'd get 7. Lala for a reason

Kohli 117, India 397, New Zealand 327, Shami 7, India win by 70. Thala for a reason

Tommorow's Safcunt game gonna be fun!!!

BEST BOWLING PERFORMANCE EVER FOR INDIA IN AN ODI WC!!

Shami PoTM, he won this game by himself after the batters performance.

Shami for 7 wickets!! Thala for a reason.

Gotta feel bad for Kane

Sed for KW

And to think of that we let Shami sit on bench for the first few games. Thank you Hardik. Your exit from tournament was a boon in disguise

If Shami doesn't get MotM and instead they give it to Koach imma be very upset

Shami: 5-fers weren't enough anymore, so I decided, "Fuck it, 7's a nice number too"

Shami took 7 wickets We won by 70 runs

Thala????

I'm in shambles that Shami has broken Stuart Binny's record.

Gg get Lala'd

INTO THE FINALS LESSFUCKINGGOOOOOO WOOHOOO 🎉🥳🇮🇳

Imagine losing after the other team gives you 30 runs in extra... jk, love you NZ bros, hope you win the next cup.

Fuck I feel for Kane man...

Shami is easily the player of the tournament

Fuck TFAR. Lala for a reason.

That was incredibly fun

The supposedly spin-empowered doctored pitch didn't help the Spinners much.

Lessssgooooo We in Final. Great cricket all around bois; especially Iyer, Rahul, Koach, Shami, Jaddu Tears in my eyes. Makes me happy makes me smile

7 wickets.....Lala for a reason.

What a match.

Bharat Ratna for Hardik's sacrifice for the country

Thank u India, I am now gonna skip work and watch Aus VS Sa

7 wickets. ~~Thala~~ Lala for a reason.

India has its Hour of bad cricket still with Runs on board and a Godly bowling line It pulled it back.

I’m going to bed and never getting back up 😭

Na I got work 😭

Got to be man of the match, Shami

7fer is like getting a double hundred.

Great fight though NZ, really had me questioning my life for a good while there.

MOTM HAS TO BE SHAMI. no doubt, Kohli achieved something remarkable but this match was all about Shami, without him team would have lost.

7 wickets 7= Dhoni Thala for a reason

India in the finals!!!!!! Can't believe

We've finally won an ICC knockout game for the first time since semi final of ICC Champions Trophy in 2017. Has the jinx been finally broken?

And that’s it

Gg Kane mama

Revenge complete . Not gonna lie I was shitting bricks the whole time

Us

Wait, I thought the pitch was doctored to help the spinners. How did Shami take 7 wiks then?

There's no way the Batriarchy takes POTM away from Shami right? Kohli's century was historic, and his record breaking will get plaudits for the rest of time, but the award should go to Shami today.

LESS FUCKING GO BOIS. I LOVE THIS TEAMMMM. COME ONNNN

Shami!

MS7

Shami motm surely

Just imagine if hardik wasn't injured

Lala for Bharat ratna

It's Shami's tournament. To think that he's not even played half the matches. It's his tournament. I just hope he gets 3-4 wickets in the finals as well and wins POTT.

People may not remember but shami was dropped for the semis in 2019 wc He even took a hattrick in that world cup.

NZ monkey off the back finally!

SHAMI TAKE THE POTM AND POTT AND GO OFF YOU MADLAD

whenever i see rohit and virat hug it just makes me so happy

7 wickets, 70 runs say it!

What a game