India moved one step closer to their second World Twenty20 trophy on Friday when they beat South Africa by 6 wickets with 5 balls to go in the high-voltage 2nd semi-final.
Virat Kohli helped his team chase down 173 with a magnificent 44-ball 72 under huge pressure.
The Indians can match their 2007 triumph in Johannesburg when they meet Sri Lanka in the final on Sunday.
Kohli brought up his fifty in just thirty five balls, his seventh inT20I and shared a 56-run partnership with Yuvraj Singh (18).
Yurvraj fell to Imran Tahir missing the pitch of the delivery for a diving catch to de Villiers at deep midwicket.
Rohit Sharma, looking ominous, got India off to a brisk start with an aggressive 24 off 13 balls. He perished in the 4th over trying to hit Beuran Hendricks straight down the ground but skied it for Faf du Plessis to take the catch.
Ajinkya Rahane made a fine 32 before he played a wild shot and top-edged Wayne Parnell to AB de Villers at midwicket to leave his side at 77 for 2 in 9.3 overs.
He put on 38 runs for the second wicket with Kohli.
Earlier, South Africa skipper du Plessis scored a blistering 41-ball 58 to lay the platform for the challenging total at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Jean-Paul Duminy held the innings with an unbeaten 45 off 40 balls before David Miller’s 23 off 12 provided the late burst for South Africa to post 172 for 4.
The Proteas scored 106 runs from the last 10 overs after a slow start.
The Indians can match their 2007 triumph in Johannesburg when they meet Sri Lanka in the final on Sunday.
Kohli brought up his fifty in just thirty five balls, his seventh inT20I and shared a 56-run partnership with Yuvraj Singh (18).
Yurvraj fell to Imran Tahir missing the pitch of the delivery for a diving catch to de Villiers at deep midwicket.
Rohit Sharma, looking ominous, got India off to a brisk start with an aggressive 24 off 13 balls. He perished in the 4th over trying to hit Beuran Hendricks straight down the ground but skied it for Faf du Plessis to take the catch.
Ajinkya Rahane made a fine 32 before he played a wild shot and top-edged Wayne Parnell to AB de Villers at midwicket to leave his side at 77 for 2 in 9.3 overs.
He put on 38 runs for the second wicket with Kohli.
Earlier, South Africa skipper du Plessis scored a blistering 41-ball 58 to lay the platform for the challenging total at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Jean-Paul Duminy held the innings with an unbeaten 45 off 40 balls before David Miller’s 23 off 12 provided the late burst for South Africa to post 172 for 4.
The Proteas scored 106 runs from the last 10 overs after a slow start.