The world champions rode McGrath's spell to romp into the final for the first time with a 34-run victory over the Kiwis, but not before surviving a scare from the duo of Oram and Vettori.
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Playing true to their current form, India continued with their agonising sequence of flops to allow the Aussie juggernaut to canter into the semi-finals with an emphatic six-wicket thrashing.
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The opener cracked a fluent century to find his way into the record books as Sri Lanka launched their campaign with a scrappy 37-run victory over Bangladesh in a qualifying match.
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With a young Irfan and a rejuvenated Sachin, captain Dravid sets off to a great start, with even the spin of the coin favouring him and decisions paying off.
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The Pakistanis outplayed the hosts in all the departments to record a thumping 159-run victory in the high-profile match marred briefly by unruly crowd behaviour after a ceremonious start.
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Just 13 dismissals on the first four days, the 10 wickets today come a day too late as both sides claim their 'gains' and shift focus on the decider in Kolkata.
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The result now a foregone conclusion, Sehwag's (164) ruthless exhibition of stroke play enlivens proceedings on yet another fog-hit day and provides the ideal platform for the top order to come good after a prolonged lean run.
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Scoring at a rate of over four runs an over, Sehwag and Gambhir (85 apiece) take the stuffing out of the South African attack to power the hosts, chasing 510-9 declared, to 185 --their highest opening partnership against the rivals.
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As if Hall's career-best 163 in a marathon 588 minutes was not enough to torment the Indian spinners, toiling relentlessly on a 'lifeless track, debutant Zander de Bruyn's 83 multiplies the hosts' woes as South Africa place themselves in a commanding
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In his maiden appearance as a Test opener, the all-rounder plays the sheet-anchor role to perfection as his unbeaten 78 in the company of Boeta Dippenaar (46) leads the visitors' fightback after old warhorse Kumble had reduced them to 154-4.
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