04/04Result
2nd Semi-Final (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Apr 4 2014
India won by 6 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Virat Kohli
Virat KohliIndia
04/04Result
2nd Semi-Final (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Apr 4 2014
India won by 6 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Virat Kohli
Virat KohliIndia

Match Day

Report
2356dThe Report by Firdose Moonda

Classy Kohli takes India to final

India marched into an all sub-continent final with a clinically cold-blooded chase against a South African team that put in one of their better performances in a crunch match but were still not good enough

1891dAlan Gardner in Dhaka

Trail goes cold for South Africa

Their failure at this stage was no mystery. South Africa haven't won a knockout game at a global tournament since 1998, perhaps the only puzzle was that they got so close

2356dAbhishek Purohit and Alan Gardner

Du Plessis out to a body blow

Plays of the Day from the second World T20 semi-final, between India and South Africa

1891dAbhishek Purohit in Mirpur

'My best T20 innings' - Kohli

Virat Kohli has rated his matchwinning, unbeaten 72 against South Africa in the World T20 semi-final as his best T20 innings considering the importance of the match

1891dAbhishek Purohit in Mirpur

Guts key to spin bowling - Ashwin

R Ashwin believes the "guts" shown by the Indian spinners to flight the ball and overcome the fear of being hit in T20s has been the major factor for India's success

1891dAlan Gardner in Mirpur

Du Plessis ready to risk suspension

Faf du Plessis, South Africa's captain, is prepared to risk being suspended for the World T20 final if it means overseeing victory against India

1891dAbhishek Purohit in Dhaka

Kohli sharpened under pressure

Pressure is supposed to be an impediment to executing your skills. It hacks away and blunts it. Not for Virat Kohli

Fantastic Kohli

70.66

Kohli's ave in chases in T20Is (excluding this match), averages 25.61 batting first

Run Machines

3

Number of fifties Kohli has scored in this World T20, equals the most. Stephan Myburgh has also got 3, from seven matches.

India's man for chases?

35.81

Yuvraj's average in chases, better than his ave of 30.27 when batting first. He has a strike rate of 140 in chases

Powerplay

56

Runs scored by India in the Powerplay - just one run short of the highest they have scored against SA

Profligate

8.91

SA's economy in the Powerplays, worst among teams in this World T20, they concede a boundary of every four balls

Early blues

10.60

Ave runs conceded by SA in the first over in this World T20, most by any team

India's spin strength?

9.18

Spinners' economy against SA in the last five - their worst against any team in T20Is

Mishra's nerves

17

Runs conceded by Mishra in his second over, the most he has conceded

Weakest link?

121

Runs conceded by Jadeja from his 16 overs, most by a spinner in the league stage

A new day

34

The previous highest India had conceded in the Powerplays in this World T20, against Pakistan, SA have scored 38 already

Silent Hash

40.75

Amla's average in this World T20, is the third-highest run scorer with 163 runs

Miserly

34

Runs conceded by Bhuvaneshwar Kumar from ten overs of Powerplay in this World T20, before today