India faces South Africa in the 2014 T20 World Cup cricket tournament semifinals on Friday, March 4.
UPDATE: India won by six wickets
India will now face Sri Lanka, which beat the West Indies in the other semifinal. See the full schedule and complete results here.
-----------Original story below
The teams are playing at Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The match is set for a 1 p.m. GMT (3 p.m. SAST, 6:30 p.m. IST) start time.
It will be broadcast live on STAR Sports in the Indian Sub-Continent (India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan); and Supersport in South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa.
It will also be shown on OSN Sport Cricket in North Africa and the Middle East; PTV in Pakistan; Astro in Malaysia and Brunei; Lemar TV in Afghanistan; Star Cricket in Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Philippines; SKY Sports in England, Wales, Scotland, and Republic of Ireland; Eurosport in the rest of Europe; Fox Sports in Australia; and SKY TV in New Zealand; and ESPN3 in the West Indies, South America, Central America, United States, and Mexico.
Live streaming is available on Sky’s Now TV app, StarSports.com, WatchESPN, PTV.com, SuperSport.com, and MTVsports.lk. Some of the live streaming is only available in one country or region.
India has the distinction of being the only unbeaten team in this tournament--it beat rival Pakistan by seven wickets before taking out the West Indies by eight wickets, Bangladesh by eight wickets, and Australia by 73 runs.
South Africa started out the tournament with a loss to Sri Lanka by five runs before beating New Zealand by two runs, the Netherlands by six runs, and England by three runs.
Although India has a better record in the tournament this year and historically, South Africa has momentum on its side, according to an article on the tournament’s website. India has won five of the seven T20I matches between themselves and South Africa, including the most recent game, a one-run win in a group match at the ICC World Twenty20 in 2012.
See squads below:
India:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt, wk), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron.
South Africa:
Faf du Plessis (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, AB de Villiers, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Beuran Hendricks, Aaron Phangiso, Imran Tahir, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Farhaan Behardien.
India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin (L) addresses a press conference as media manager RN Baba looks on during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on April 3, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
India cricket coach Duncan Fletcher (L) talks with cricketer Virat Kohli at a training session during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in The Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah in Dhaka on April 2, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
India cricketer Rohit Sharma bats in the nets at a training session during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in The Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah in Dhaka on April 2, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
South Africa cricketer Quinton de Kock plays a shot in nets at a training session during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on April 2, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis gestures during a training session at The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on April 3, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
South Africa cricketer Inran Tahir stretches at a training session during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament at the Dhaka Academy in The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on April 1, 2014. (AFP/Getty Images)
South Africa bowler Wayne Parnell (R) celebrates the wicket of England batsman Alex Hales with captain AB de Villiers during the ICC World Twenty20 tournament cricket match between England and South Africa at The Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on March 29, 2014. South Africa beat England by three runs. (AFP/Getty Images)
