While the Indian team management will be hoping that Yuvraj recovers fully from his ankle injury which he sustained during a football session, selecting the final XI could be a tricky proposition for them.
The dilemma facing the Indians is whether to retain Ajinkya Rahane in place of out of form Shikhar Dhawan and Mohit Sharma, who had replaced Mohammed Shami in the last match against Australia.
While skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will wish that senior pro Yuvraj remains fighting fit for the crucial match, the South Africans will be wary of the quality spin attack that they will have to encounter in order to book a berth for the final.
It will be a keenly-fought contest when Virat Kohli's swagger will meet Imran Tahir's guile and Rohit Sharma will try to douse the 'fire' set by Dale Steyn.
While India have had an all-win record coming into the last-four clash, the South African team won three out of their four games, albeit in a contrasting manner.
India have so far convincingly crushed some of the teams such as Australia, Pakistan and Bangladesh while registering a comfortable win against defending champions West Indies.
South Africa, on the otherhand, have recorded some close victories against New Zealand, The Netherlands and England in their last three games.
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