In pics: India hammer South Africa to reach CT semi-final

South Africa's circumspect approach allowed them to score just 76 runs in the first 18 overs. Hashim Amla was the first to go nicking Ashwin to Dhoni, followed by Quinton de Kock's dismissal, when he missed a sweep off Ravindra Jadeja. (AP Photo)

South Africa were progressing watchfully at 116/1. They would then go on to lose their remaining nine wickets for 76 runs that led to a collapse, continuing SA's trend of crumbling under pressure in knockout matches. (AP Photo)

South Africa arrested the momentum with the run-out of AB de Villiers for 16 when lack of communication with Faf du Plessis caught the flamboyant batsman short of his crease. Du Plessis was involved in another run out (of David Miller) that saw SA slump further. (AP Photo)

Faf du Plessis played on to a delivery from Hardik Pandya that slumped South Africa to 157/5. (AP Photo)

Imran Tahir was the third run-out casualty for South Africa that folded their innings for 192, a far cry from the way they began their proceedings. (AP Photo)

India had scored 23 runs when Morne Morkel dealt them the first blow. A poor shot from Rohit saw him lose his wicket for 12 in which he had hit a four and a six. (AP Photo)

Shikhar Dhawan followed his half-century against Pakistan and a century against Sri Lanka with yet another scintillating knock. He scored 78 off 83 balls with 12 fours and a six. (Reuters image)

Dhawan, along with Virat Kohli, added 128 runs for the second wicket that got India close to the target. (AFP image)

Kohli, out for a duck against Sri Lanka, didn't start off too well, and scored at a strike rate of below 50. But once the initial period was seen off, Kohli stepped up his game and scored his 41st ODI fifty. (AFP image)

Dhawan fell for 78 but a thumping six from Yuvraj Singh sealed the game for India, who won the game comfortably by eight wickets to cement their place in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy. They face Bangladesh on June 15. (AFP image)