In response, India failed to launch in the first six overs and were already in trouble at 31/3 after powerplay.
Captain Markram led from the front, opening the bowling and getting the crucial wicket of Ishan Kishan in the first over.
Though Abhishek Sharma finally got off the mark, after three successive ducks in the tournament, he fell for 15. Corbin Bosch held on to brilliant running catch, despite colliding with teammate Keshav Maharaj, to dismiss the southpaw.
South Africa kept a lid on the explosive, and deep running, Indian batting line up. Dube, who had brought the fireworks during India’s big win over the Netherlands at the same venue a few nights ago, was the only one with a substantial contribution, scoring 42.
For the Proteas, the pacers delivered in a clutch match, varying their pace brilliantly to keep the batters guessing. Lungi Ngidi conceded only 15 runs in his four overs, Marco Jansen was superb up front, dismissing Sharma and Tilak Varma, to finish with figures of 4/22 and Corbin Bosch claimed 2/12 in three overs.
Keshav Maharaj conceded a few runs, but snapped three wickets, including that of the dangerous Hardik Pandya and Rinku Singh within the space of three balls.
