ICC World Twenty20 2012

India v South Africa, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Colombo

De Villiers owns up to South African choke

Oct 2, 2012: Once before the tournament began, and now at South Africa's exit, AB de Villiers has confronted the choker's tag, and worn it self-critically

India v South Africa, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Colombo

India 'satisfactory' despite early exit - Dhoni

Oct 2, 2012: MS Dhoni, speaking with a catch in his voice that betrayed his acute disappointment, has called for a "practical" assessment of India's failure to make the knockouts of the World Twenty20 for the third successive time

India v South Africa, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Colombo

India and South Africa can only blame themselves

Oct 2, 2012: If they allow themselves to reflect on the cruelty of the format, both South Africa and India would be distracting themselves from reality: they were inconsistent, scratchy, confused, and poorly led

India news

Sehwag suffers ankle injury

Oct 2, 2012: Virender Sehwag could be a doubt for the Champions League T20 after he strained a ligament in his left ankle during India's final Super Eights match in the World Twenty20

India v South Africa, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Colombo

The ugliest shot of them all

Oct 2, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the Super Eights match between India and South Africa

India v South Africa, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Colombo

India's one-run win not big enough to qualify

Oct 2, 2012: India beat South Africa by one run but failed to make the semi-finals because of their net run rate

India v South Africa, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Colombo

So far, so good for India's part-timers

Oct 1, 2012: MS Dhoni, whose reliance on part-timers has proved successful so far in the World Twenty20, will hope his attack can deliver against South Africa

India v South Africa, Super Eights, World Twenty20, Colombo

India, SA need win and a bit of luck

Oct 1, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the Super Eights game between India and South Africa in Colombo

Super Eights, World Twenty20

What teams need to do to progress to semis

Oct 1, 2012: All eight teams have a shot at making the semi-finals. Here's what they need to do