India knocks host RSA - to play Australia Semi final

ICC Twenty 20 world cup today has major upset match,host favourites South Africa who were consecutively on last four wins found themselves not only defeated by men in blues but fail to qualify for the second position in semifinal and were pushed out of the semis as they were unable to attain the target of 126 runs.New Zealand in turn qualified for the other semi finalist who will play Pakistan.India will play the hot favorites Australia in the other semi final.Australia defeated Sri Lanka with ten wickets to reach to the semi final after their two earlier defeats and is considered the most competent team in all departments of game to the ICC world Twenty 20 title.India won the toss elected to bat and found themselves in early loss of four wickets.Partnership of Skipper MS Dhoni who scored 45 and Rohit Sharma scoring 50 batted magnificently driving the balls to all around and made score reach to 153 . South Africa batsman Mark Boucher and Morkel scored 36 each in their total team target of 116 runs in twenty overs.RP Singh (4-13) then helped reduce the hosts to 31-5 but partnership of Boucher and Morkel folded well short of the 126 they needed to progress.

In another encounter Pakistan beat Bangldesh by four wickets to clash New Zealand in semi final.