India advanced to Saturday's final against Sri Lanka with a 29-run win over rival Pakistan on Wednesday at Mohali.

There was as much emphasis on off-field issues surrounding the semifinal as what happened on the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium pitch.

The Indo-Pak encounter led to a thawing of tension between nuclear-armed neighbors who have fought three wars since former British colonial rulers divided the subcontinent.

The focus shifts back to the players against Sri Lanka at Mumbai on Saturday. Dhoni says “there is plenty to come” from his team, which is trying to earn India's first World Cup title since 1983.