Mirpur: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bat against India in the semifinal of the World Twenty20 Championship here on Friday.
Here is the score:
South Africa sored 172 runs in their quota of 20 overs.
Chasing the target, the opening pair of Rahane and Rohit Sharma added 41 runs in less than 4 overs. Rohit Sharma got out in his attempt to add another boundary to his account. But Rahane and Kohli made sure that Indian innings did not lose any momentum.
Rahane departed after he and Kohli added 38 runs together. Yuvraj Singh joined Kohli in the middle as India still needed 96 runs to win the game.
Although Yuvraj did not succeed batting fluently, he gave Virat a good company as these two put up a 50-run partnership. India lost Yuvraj in the 16th over when India’s score was 133.
Raina walked in to partner Kohli and quickly scored 21 runs off 10 balls with the help of 3 fours and a six. While he got out, India were just 6 runs away from the target.
Kohli hit a four on the first ball in the final over to seal India’s victory in the semi-final and sealed their place in the final.
Earlier, batting first, South Africa lost an early wicket in the first over. Q de Kock was knocked out after making 6 runs off 4 balls courtesy Bhuvneshwar Kumar. South Africa made 17 for 1 in 3overs.
A good partnership by Du Plessis and Amla took South Africa to 43 for 1 in 5 overs.
Ashwin did the trick for India as he ousted Amla in the 6th over. Amla was out after he made 22 runs off 16 balls. South Africa were at 44 for 2 at the end of 6 overs.
South Africa made a modest 66 after losing two wickets at the end of 10 overs, with F du Plessis making 25 runs out of 24 balls and Duminy with 8 off 16 balls.
Duminy and du Plessis attacked Amit Mishra and Suresh Raina as South Africa brought up their hundred in the 13th over. Faf du Plessis also reached his fifty in the same over. Ashwin dismissed du Plessis in the 14th over.
AB de Villiers joined Duminy in the middle following du Plessis’ wicket. But de Villiers too did not last long as he was caught in the deep by Rohit Sharma on Ashwin’s bowling. South Africa were 129/4.
Miller and Duminy added 43 quick runs together crossing the boundary ropes at will in the last 4 overs.
India now face Sri Lanka in the final on Sunday. South Africa, on the other hand go home failing to win the ICC trophy.