Kohli special takes India to the final

Apr 04, 2014

South Africa opted to bat but were off to a poor start, losing Quinton de Kock in the first over•AFP

But Amla had no answer to a terrific carrom-ball from R Ashwin and was bowled for a 16-ball 22•Getty Images

Ashwin found a way back for India as he dismissed the dangerous AB de Villiers for 10•ICC

Beuran Hendricks induced a false short from Rohit and had him caught at mid-off•Getty Images

Yuvraj Singh only scored 18, but added a critical 53 with Kohli in 6.3 overs•ICC

Faf du Plessis, who made a return after missing the last match, attacked the seamers and added a quick 35 with Hashim Amla•Getty Images

Du Plessis, after a brief lull, picked up the scoring and reached his half-century in 36 balls. He added 71 for the third wicket with JP Duminy•Getty Images

Duminy though stayed unbeaten till the end, on 45, to lift the team to 172•AFP

Ajinkya Rahane scored a useful 32 in a 38-run second-wicket stand with Virat Kohli•AFP

Dale Steyn and Faf du Plessis ran out of ideas as Kohli took control of the chase and South Africa were knocked out of yet another big tournament•AFP

But he too became a victim of and Ashwin doosra and was out for 58•Getty Images

Rohit Sharma blazed away at the start of the chase, scoring 24 off 13 balls in a 39-run opening stand•Getty Images

Kohli carried the chase on his shoulders comfortably, scoring yet another half-century, in 36 balls•Getty Images

Kohli was unbeaten on 72•ICC