The Indian team were on full on swing to heat the battle ground. Kohli with his iron will, steely wrists and the game sense of a grandmaster. He scored 56 with Yuvraj Singh in 6.3 overs, and after Yuvi was dismissed courtesy an unbelievable running catch by AB de Villiers at long off for 18, Kohli stood to give Raina good company when the latter smashed 21 off just 10 balls.
India scoreboard has Kohli's unbeaten 72 (44balls; 5x4, 2x6) and a fantastic bowling effort from R Ashwin (4-0-22-3; 13 dot balls) to storm into the final of the ICC World T20 with a clinical win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here .Set to chase 173 for victory, India achieved the target with five balls to spare, setting up a repeat clash of the 2011 50-over World Cup final against Sri Lanka.
After Yuvi was out, India needed 40 from four overs. Raina hit the left-arm-seamer for three fours in that over, which cost 17, as India romped home comfortably. The efforts of Rohit Sharma (24; 13b,4x4, 1x6) and Ajinkya Rahane (32; 30 b, 2x4, 1x6) at the start cannot be discounted as they injected momentum into the chase with a stand of 39 in 3.5 overs.
Earlier, Du Plessis, who had stressed on the eve of their semifinal that his side wasn't looking at previous failures in knockouts, played with refreshing freedom to strike a delightful 58 (41b; 5x4, 2x6). Southpaw JP Duminy scored an impressive and unbeaten 45 (40b; 1x4, 3x6), but left the big-hitting a touch too late for the evening.
