In-form Sachin Dhas staged Team India's fightback with a match-winning 96 as Uday Saharan and Co. chased down the modest 245-run target in the first semi-final.
Sachin and Saharan stitched a record-breaking run stand for India after the Men In Blue suffered a top-order collapse in the penultimate clash of the U-19 World Cup.
Playing a captain's knock, Saharan scored 81 off 124 balls to carve out a famous win for the defending champions.
Earlier, South Africa took the upper hand for a brief period thanks to opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius.
However, spinners Musheer Khan, Murugan Abhishek and Priyanshu Moliya came in and strangled the Proteas in the middle overs.
South Africa ended up becoming the first team in this tournament to score more than 170 against India and were limited to a score of 244/7 in 50 overs.
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Defending champions India will meet either Pakistan or Australia in the U-19 World Cup.
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