India beat South Africa to qualify for semi-finals: ICC Champions Trophy, 2017

ICC Champions Trophy, 2017 India beat South Africa by 8 wickets

 India beat South Africa  to qualify for semi-finals

India defeated South Africa by eight wickets to march into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 on Sunday. Chasing 192, Indian batsmen started off cautiously and lost Rohit Sharma in the sixth over itself. But, opener Shikhar Dhawan along with skipper Virat Kohli not only revived India's chase but stitched together a match-winning partnership of 128 runs. Dhawan departed for 78, while Kohli remained not-out on 76 to take the team through with 12 overs to spare. In all likelihood, India is expected to top the Group B, which means they will meet Bangladesh in the semi-finals

Batsman                                                                R       B       4s     6s    SR
Rohit Sharma   c de Kock b Morne Morkel             12     20      1      1       60.0      

Shikhar Dhawan   c du Plessis b Tahir                   78     83     12     1       93.98  

Virat Kohli (c)             not out                                76     101     7      1      75.25 

Yuvraj Singh              not out                                 23     25      1      1      92.00   

Extras      4 (b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 1, p 0)                            Total193 (2 wkts, 38 Ov) 

Man of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah

Batsman                                                                  R       B