India got defeated by poor fielding against South Africa. Though Suryakumar Yadav played the best knock of his short international career but South Africa exposed India's inadequacies against extreme pace and bounce to win a low-scoring thriller by five wickets in the T20 World Cup here on Sunday.

While Surya's 68 off 40 balls will easily qualify as one of the most accomplished knocks in adverse conditions, India's defence of a below-par total of 133 for 9 was always going to be a challenge.

Arshdeep Singh, the lion-hearted left-armer, did bowl another dream first spell but Aiden Markram (52 off 41 balls) and David Miller (59 not out off 46 balls), one of the best T20 finishers in the game, ensuring the target was achieved in 19.4 overs.

India made a match of it on the tournament's spiciest track in cold conditions but Virat Kohli's costly miss of Markram at deep mid-wicket off Ravichandran Ashwin's bowling along with some close run-out chances cost India dearly.

Eerily, former India head coach Ravi Shastri, while watching the match with scribes in the press box commented that 14th over being bowled by Ashwin will be make-or-break. Markram and Miller hit a six each and 17 came off that over which sealed India's fate. Ashwin (1/43 in 4 overs) lost his confidence after the dropped catch and it showed in subsequent overs as Miller devoured his length deliveries.

Earlier, India was at 49 for 5, India looked deep down the barrel as some of the top-order players were failing to get their bats down in time as the ball reached the keeper's gloves. It was Surya who saved India from blushes with a knock that had six fours and three sixes but couldn't save the night.

India got defeated by poor fielding against South Africa. Though Suryakumar Yadav played the best knock of his short international career but South Africa exposed India's inadequacies against extreme pace and bounce to win a low-scoring thriller by five wickets in the T20 World Cup here on Sunday.

While Surya's 68 off 40 balls will easily qualify as one of the most accomplished knocks in adverse conditions, India's defence of a below-par total of 133 for 9 was always going to be a challenge.

Arshdeep Singh, the lion-hearted left-armer, did bowl another dream first spell but Aiden Markram (52 off 41 balls) and David Miller (59 not out off 46 balls), one of the best T20 finishers in the game, ensuring the target was achieved in 19.4 overs.

India made a match of it on the tournament's spiciest track in cold conditions but Virat Kohli's costly miss of Markram at deep mid-wicket off Ravichandran Ashwin's bowling along with some close run-out chances cost India dearly.

Eerily, former India head coach Ravi Shastri, while watching the match with scribes in the press box commented that 14th over being bowled by Ashwin will be make-or-break. Markram and Miller hit a six each and 17 came off that over which sealed India's fate. Ashwin (1/43 in 4 overs) lost his confidence after the dropped catch and it showed in subsequent overs as Miller devoured his length deliveries.

Earlier, India was at 49 for 5, India looked deep down the barrel as some of the top-order players were failing to get their bats down in time as the ball reached the keeper's gloves. It was Surya who saved India from blushes with a knock that had six fours and three sixes but couldn't save the night.