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Harbhajan Singh doing Bhangra
Yuvraj 119m Six
India (Yuvraj 70, Johnson 2-31) beat Australia (Hayden 62, Sreesanth 2-13) by 15 runs
Throughout this tournament India have never failed to surprise and it was especially manifest today. The full-house at Kingsmead, with half the Indian diaspora in attendance, were given a treat of their lives as India beat Australia by 15 runs in a nail-biting finish. Yuvraj Singh, in line for being voted player of the tournament for his six-balls-six sixes-heroics against England just three days back, came to the party yet again with an effortless 70 that spurred India to a competitive total of 188. Australia, however, demonstrated their mettle, as always rising to the big occasion, with Mathew Hayden giving them a solid start with a powerful 62 and putting them on course for a seemingly comfortable win. Sreesanth was the only Indian bowler who was really penetrative early on and the Australians took advantage of India's lack of a good fifth bowler But the spirited Indians provided a late twist to the tale as their bowlers, especially Harbhajan, RP Singh and Joginder Sharma, bowled immaculately to put Australia out of contention. A young Indian team, aggressive and irreverent in a format of the game where they have had precious little practice prior to this tournament, continue their golden run and now go on to the final at The Wanderers where they meet traditional rival Pakistan in what will be an even more high-voltage clash .
India Innings
Australia Innings
Pakistan 147 for 4 (Nazir 59) beat New Zealand 143 for 8 (Gul 4-15) by six wickets
New Zealand's least-favorite claim to fame is their status as cricket's most reliable semi-finalists. In five of the nine World Cups they have reached that stage of the tournament and gone no further, and that pattern was repeated in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20.
Chasing 144 for a place in the final, a late wobble from Pakistan's middle-order wasn't enough to turn the match back in New Zealand's favor. Imran Nazir led the assault with a 41-ball 59, adding 60 in seven overs with Mohammad Hafeez, before the captain, Shoaib Malik, sealed the match with a six with seven balls remaining.
New Zealand Innings
Pakistan Innings
Match 1
Match 2
Friends, we are almost there, just a few hours to go before four teams from two continents will fight for a spot in the finals. Stay tuned for the live links and come back for the fun and excitement. Hope the better teams win and the matches are fun. Watch the highlights of earlier games on the blog (scroll down).
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