The dream is alive and kicking! The commitment is resolute! This is Team India and the Men in Blue march into the 2023 ODI World Cup FINAL with a 70-run triumph over New Zealand.

India won the toss, batted first and scripted a record-breaking first innings against the Black Caps. A team score of 397/4, with Virat Kohli (117), Shreyas Iyer (105) and Shubman Gill (80 not out) ensuring the hosts were in the driver’s seat all through the game.

Despite the gigantic target, the New Zealand batters didn’t give in entirely. But along the way, they found Mohammed Shami (7/57), who was at his tormentor best.

With this, India take their unbeaten march to ICC glory to Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19. They will play the winner of the second CWC 2023 semi-final between South Africa and Australia.

Let's relive ..

Incredible India!

- Skipper Rohit Sharma (47) set the early momentum for the Indian batting and would surpass Chris Gayle for two sixes record - most sixes (51) across ODI World Cups and most sixes (28) in a CWC tournament.

- India’s score at the end of the initial 10 overs - 84/1 - is the highest in CWC knockouts.

- Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 80 - his fourth 50-plus score in the current World Cup.

- Virat Kohli (117) surpassed Sachin Tendulkar for two significant milestones - most runs in a single CWC edition (711) and most hundreds in One Day Internationals (50).

- Shreyas Iyer (105) became just the third Indian to notch back-to-back centuries in ODI World Cups after Rohit Sharma (2019) and Rahul Dravid (1999) and also hit eight sixes in his innings - the most by an Indian in a World Cup innings. Furthermore, Iyer is the first-ever middle-order batter with 500-plus runs (526) in a single World Cup.

- Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer's triple-figure scores today meant this is the second instance (Upul Tharanga & Tillakratne Dilshan - SL vs ENG in 2011 CWC Quarter-final) of two individual hundreds being scored in a World Cup knockout game.

Now, that’s what you call dominance!

A rollercoaster of a second innings, but the Indian bowlers showed their mettle with the ball with Mohammed Shami at the helm of the firing squad. #JustShamiThings

- Mohammed Shami combined with KL Rahul for a double blow to the New Zealand batting in the powerplay. His victims? Devon Conway (13) and Rachin Ravindra (13).

- With the wicket of Kane Williamson (69), Shami became the fastest bowler (17 innings) to take 50 World Cup wickets.

- Shami became the first-ever bowler with three five-wicket hauls in a single World Cup edition, with the scalp of Mitchell (134) in the 46th over.

- Shami emulates Ashish Nehra (6/23 vs ENG - 2003) to take six+ wickets in a World Cup match

- With figures of 7/57, Mohammed Shami registers the best figures by an Indian bowler in One Day Internationals.

Brief scores: India 397/4 (Virat Kohli 117, Shreyas Iyer 105; Tim Southee 3/100) BEAT New Zealand 327 (Daryl Mitchell 134, Kane Williamson 69; Mohammed Shami 7/57) by 70 runs.