Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision didn’t work as they lost 4 wickets for just 61 runs. This time, Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni came for the rescue work as they added 85 runs at quick pace for the sixth wicket. Sharma remained unbeaten on 50 from 40 balls whereas Dhoni was run-out in the last over after scoring 45 from 33. India post a decent score of 153 runs.

RP Singh dismissed the Proteas openers for paltry scores. While Hershell Gibbs was lbw, Graeme Smith nicked one towards slips where Dinesh Karthik jumped to his left to take an excellent catch. It was a middle-order collapse for the Proteas and such was their poor show that apart from Mark Boucher (36 from 41) and Albie Morkel (36 from 37), none of their batsmen could score in double digits.

India comprehensively won the match by 37 runs and South Africa were eliminated from the tournament. With his victory, India also moved into the semi-final.