New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming wins the toss and elects to bowl first on a pitch that could help his bowlers

Fleming's decision is justified as Kyle Mills removes Shane Watson - caught by Peter Fulton at mid-off for a duck

Australia are left rocking at 4-2 as they lose Adam Gilchrist - tamely lofting Mills to Jacob Oram for just three

Ponting comes to the crease with his side in trouble but both he and Damien Martyn lead the recovery with a 50 partnership

The crowd enjoy the action in Mohali as Ponting and Martyn's solid stand continues with a variety of attacking strokes

New Zealand make the breakthrough in the 20th over as Daniel Vettori traps Martyn lbw for 26 leaving Australia 70-3

Ponting makes his 55th fifty in one-day interantionals off 73 balls as Australia progress to 108-3 in the 27th over

Australia are reduced to 123-4 as Mills claims the crucial wicket of Ponting - caught by Vettori for 58

Mike Hussey and Andrew Symonds help Australia build a useful total as they share in an important 50 partnership

Symonds reaches 50 shortly after Hussey is dismissed by James Franklin for 35 with Australia 193-5 in the 42nd over

Mills finishes with 4-38 as Australia continue to lose batsmen, but they still eventually manage to post a total of 240-9

In reply, New Zealand get to the sixth over before losing their first wicket when Lou Vincent edges Glenn McGrath for one

Four runs later Australia have their second victim when Nathan Astle is bowled by Brett Lee for a duck

The batting side's innings limps to 30-4 following the cheap dismissals of Hamish Marshall and captain Stephen Fleming

In the 14th over, Peter Fulton rashly leaves a McGrath delivery and becomes the fifth man to go

Australia look unstoppable as Nathan Bracken then gets Brendon McCullum to spoon a catch to mid-on shortly after

The wicket-keeper's departure brings Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram together and they set about salvaging the situation

The partnership is finally broken 103 runs later when Oram is stumped while chasing a Symonds delivery

Vettorri falls to Mitchell Johnson after adding an impressive 79 runs but the last two batsmen still need to find another 61

Mills and Shane Bond score 26 before Lee gets the last wicket that seals a 34-run win and books a place in the final