India lost to South Africa by five wickets, now need to win both matches

Perth , dt . 30

South Africa defeated India by five wickets with the help of fast bowlers and won the top position in Group Two of Super-12 of T- 20 World Cup . India managed to score 133 runs for nine wickets after the top order . In reply, South Africa scored 19 . They won the match by scoring 137 runs for five wickets in 4 overs . India will now have to win the last two matches to enter the semi-finals of the T -20 World Cup. Pakistan is also still involved in the race .

Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in Perth . However, this decision proved shocking . NGDI took the wickets of Rohit ( 15 ), Rahul ( 9 ), Kohli ( 12 ), Hardik ( 2 ). Nortje dismissed Hooda ( 0 ). With this, India was reduced to five for 49 runs . Finally, the pair of Suryakumar and Dinesh Karthik added 52 runs .

Chasing an easy challenge of 134 to win, South Africa also fell for three wickets for 24 runs . Arshdeep bowled de Kock before his first and second overs of the innings . After that, he got the wicket of Rossouw in the same over . Shami dismissed Bavuma . However, Markram and Miller brought the team to the verge of victory by adding 76 runs . Markram received four lives . Kohli dropped his easy catch . Rohit also missed an easy chance to run him out .