South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
India
RG Sharma, A Rahane, V Kohli, Y Singh, S Raina, MS Dhoni, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, A Mishra, B Kumar, M Sharma
South Africa
Q de Kock, H Amla, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, D Miller, A Morkel, W Parnell, D Steyn, B Hendricks, I Tahir
Kumar claimed the first wicket in the first over of the semi-final. De Kock out for just 6 runs.
The 4th over gave South Africa 17 runs as Amla and du Plessis targeted the boundaries.
Ashwin began with a wide but his second delivery turned and banged off stump out of the ground. Amla gone for 22, South Africa 44-2.
South Africa finished the powerplay on 47-2. Plus reached 50 runs in 7.2 overs. Unfortunately, the run rate declined after the dismissal of Amla as India were putting pressure on South Africa.
A big No ball from Mishra resulted in a Free Hit and du Plessis hit it up and over for a boundary.
The skipper got going when he hit the first 6 of the innings with a one hand shot over the boundary.
Du Plessis and Duminy made a 50 run partnership off 44 deliveries. Du Plessis reached his 5th T20i half century off 36 balls.
South Africa reached 100 runs in 12.3 overs after a 6 from Duminy.
An interesting dismissal for India. The ball hit the side of du Plessis' rib cage and it ricocheted onto his stumps and he was gone.
De Villiers hit the ball straight into the air and he was gone for 10 runs.
Ashwin finished with figures of 3-22 in 4 overs. His secret weapon - the carrom ball.
With one over remaining, Duminy was 6 runs short of a half century but Miller was on strike. After 2 runs each, Miller hit the 3rd delivery for a 6 down the ground. The 4th delivery was a dot ball, the 5th a boundary and the last ball was 2 runs.
20 overs gone, South Africa 172-4.
India needed 173 runs to win from 20 overs at 8.65 runs per over.
Phenomenal start by India with 14 runs off the first over.
R Sharma hit the ball high in the air, it stayed there for a while, enough to get the skipper under it, to take the catch off the bowling of Hendricks.
India beat their best powerplay score with 56-1.
Parnell got the breakthrough with the wicket of Rahane, de Villiers making a lot of ground to take the catch.
India reached 100 in 12.3 overs. In comparison, both teams were on 101-2 at the same stage. At that moment, it was GAME ON!
Kohli reached his 3rd T20i half century in 4 innings. Plus, a 50 run partnership between him and Yuvraj. Unfortunately, the next ball resulted in the dismissal of Yuvraj after he hit the ball high but not enough to stop de Villiers from diving under it to take another catch.
The big 17 run over from Parnell made the match tighter.
About 18 overs gone, India needed 16 runs to win from 15 balls. By then, India had it in the bag. Kohli was probably hitting the ball too hard, so a change of the ball was in order.
A slower ball from Hendricks claimed the wicket Raina. South Africa still fighting.
Dhoni could have scored the final runs but decided to let Kohli do it. Steyn took the last over, Kohli on strike and he hit four runs to take India to the final.
India beat South Africa by 6 wickets and 5 balls to spare and will face Sri Lanka in the final on Sunday.
Kohli was named man of the match. He is also the top scorer of the tournament with 242 runs and one match still to be played.
I'm heart broken. I can't believe we lost. Actually I can but I just don't want to. I watched each and every match. I screamed, shouted, laughed and cried. Win, lose or draw, I love my Proteas.
