South Africa bid
India farewell
NOTTINGHAM, England, June 16, 2009 (AFP) - South Africa warmed up for the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 by fighting back to defeat ousted champions India by 12 runs here on Tuesday.
The Proteas hit back after being restricted to 130-5 by keeping error-prone India down to 118-8 in the last Super Eights match at a Trent Bridge ground packed with some 15,000 disappointed Indian supporters.
Graeme Smith's men topped group E with three straight wins in the Super Eights and now await resurgent Pakistan in the first semi-final at the same venue on Thursday.
Sri Lanka, the group F champions, take on the West Indies in the other semi-final at the Oval in London on Friday.
The bowlers did well but we have a few things to work on when it comes to the batting, said India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.