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Yuvraj, Dhoni guide India to 188/5

By IANS

Durban : In-form Yuvraj Singh slammed 70 off 30 balls to guide India to 188 for five wickets in 20 overs against Australia in the second semi-final of the Twenty20 World Championship of cricket here Saturday.

Besides Yuvraj’s blitzkrieg (5x4s, 5x6s), captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed 36 off 18 balls (4x4s, 1×6) and Robin Uthappa scored 34 off 28 balls (1x4s, 3x6s) to lift India from 41 for two in seven overs to a competitive total.

Pacer Michael Johnson took two wickets.

Earlier in the day, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by six wickets in the first semi-final in Durban to enter the final, which will be played in Johannesburg Monday.

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Second semi-final, India vs. Australia, Twenty20 World Championship, at Kingsmead, Durban

India:
Gautam Gambhir c Hodge b Johnson 24
Virender Sehwag c Gilchrist b Johnson 9
Robin Uthappa run out (Symonds) 34
Yuvraj Singh c Hussey b Clarke 70
Mahendra Singh Dhoni run out (Gilchrist) 36
Rohit Sharma not out 8
Irfan Pathan not out 0
Extras: (leg byes 6, wide 1) 7
Total: (for five wickets in 20 overs) 188

Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Sehwag, 5.2 overs), 2-41 (Gambhir, 7.6), 3-125 (Uthappa, 14.3), 4-155 (Yuvraj, 17.3), 5-184 (Dhoni, 19.5)

Bowling:
Brett Lee 4 0 25 0
Nathan Bracken 4 0 38 0
Stuart Clark 4 0 38 0 (1w)
Michael Johnson 4 0 31 2
Andrew Symonds 3 0 37 0
Michael Clarke 1 0 13 1

Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and Mark Benson (England)
TV umpire: Billy Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee: Chris Broad (England)