After dismissing Pakistan for a paltry 136, India made roughweather of a small target as they were reduced to 127 for nine in 41 oversafter being in a comfortable 124 for six at one stage.
It was a nerve-wrecking final 25 minutes as Mumbai ladHarmeet Singh and number 11 Sandeep Sharma from Punjab held their nerves to ekeout a narrow one-wicket win with two overs to spare at the Tony Ireland Stadiumhere.
The two tail-enders played out seven overs to score theremaining 10 runs as the Pakistanis applied pressure with their fieldersclosing in.
The victory came when Harmeet pulled Mohammad Nawaz towardsthe square-leg boundary to score two runs and take India to the victory target.
The victory shot triggered off scenes of wild celebration inthe Indian camp as his teammates rushed onto the field to hug him.
India will now take on New Zealand in their semifinal onAugust 23. New Zealand beat West Indies by three wickets in the otherquarter-final match.
