India arrived at the Wankhede Stadium, where they lifted their second and last World Cup trophy in 2011, looking invincible, winning all nine round-robin matches without any stiff challenge, including a four-wicket win over New Zealand.
India had also exited the 2015 edition of the 50-over World Cup at the semi-final stage with a defeat to Australia.
"Today being the semi-finals, I wouldn't say that there was no pressure," India captain Rohit Sharma told host broadcaster Star Sports, adding that the team wanted to treat the match as just another round-robin game.
"Whenever you play the game, there is always pressure, and obviously, semi-final adds a bit of extra there.
Sharma will be hoping that his team leave the mistakes behind as they head Ahmedabad for Sunday's final where they will meet either Australia or South Africa.
Persons:
Adnan Abidi, Kane Williamson's, Rohit Sharma, Daryl Mitchell, Williamson, Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, We've, Sudipto Ganguly
Organizations:
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Locations:
India, New, Mumbai, Rights MUMBAI, New Zealand, Ahmedabad, Australia, South Africa