Mumbai, March 5 -- England all-rounder Jacob Bethell continued to prove his mettle at big stages with a scintillating, lone warrior century against India in a hard-fought semifinal at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, which the Three Lions lost by seven runs. He also became the fourth all-format centurion for England in international cricket.

Almost a couple of months after a similar lone warrior knock of 154 at Sydney Cricket Ground in the final Ashes Test against Australia in his side's bid to earn their second win in Australia on the trot and go back home with a respectable margin of 3-2, Bethell stood up for England during another tense situation which could have made even the veterans sweat and fall to scoreboard pressure. But ...