By: Tarish Bhatt
As expected, India had the better off South Africa in must-win game. They, quite rightly, entered the last four of the tournament. So what was different in this South Africa match? India were simply superior to the Proteas.
South Africa, who have the habit of choking in the ICC events, chocked once again at the crunch time. Most importantly, the bowlers again came to the party with a very resounding performance.
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On a pitch that was good for batting, the Indian bowlers and fielders worked in tandem to restrict the South Africans to a relatively low score. From there, it was the powerful Indian batting line-up that took over.
Shikhar Dhawan yet again came up with a special knock and Kohli too joined the bandwagon. It was a completely clinical performance that one doesn’t get to see quite often against a quality side like South Africa.
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This win also ensures that India would face Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy semifinal. India had beaten Bangladesh by a massive margin in the practice game before the tournament started.
The India bowlers, especially, had very good memories of that practice match. They were able to bowl out Bangladesh very cheaply. India would be hoping to do the same in the all-important game.
Both Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah would be hoping to repeat their South African match performances.
