India is through to the semifinals for the fifth time in ICC Champions Trophy. India rode on Virat Kohli (76*) and Shikhar Dhawan’s (78) 128-run stand to defeat South Africa by eight wickets to seal ICC Champions Trophy 2017 semi-final berth.
After opting to field, India was left frustrated by the resilience of Quinton De Kock (53) and Hashim Amla (35). However, they suffered a couple of run outs to be reduced from 140/3 to 191 all out in less than 20 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets each as India dismissed South Africa for 191. India totally outplayed Proteas in all departments.
After losing Rohit Sharma (12) early in the run chase, Shikhar Dhawan (78) and Virat Kohli (76*) stitched together a 128-run stand to take India close to the South African total. Yuvraj Singh came out and played a bit of a cameo to take India home along with captain Kohli.Yuvraj finishes off in style for team India with a six.
As India reaches the semifinals to face Bangladesh, the fans started congratulating the team efforts on social media.
Irfan Pathan too took to Twitter to congratulate Team India. He wrote, “Indiaaaa india.convincing victory against South Africa,well done team India @imVkohli @anilkumble1074 #IndvSA #ChampionsTrophy17”
Indiaaaa india.convincing victory against South Africa,well done team India @imVkohli @anilkumble1074 #IndvSA #ChampionsTrophy17
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 11, 2017
India faces Bangladesh in the second semifinal in Birmingham.