Mumbai, March 5 -- It was supposed to be a straightforward night. India posted 253 - the highest-ever score in a T20 World Cup knockout match - and the defending champions were cruising. Then Jacob Bethell decided he had other plans.

What followed was 40 overs of absolute chaos at the Wankhede Stadium: 499 runs between the two sides, 34 sixes launched into the Mumbai night sky, and a match that wasn't decided until the very last over. This wasn't just a semi-final. This was, by every measure, one of the greatest T20 matches ever played.

And India - somehow, barely, breathlessly - survived.

Samson Sets the Stage on Fire The story of India's innings is really the story of one man and one dropped catch.

Sanju Samson walked in with intent...