ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Defending champions India thrash South Africa by eight wickets to enter semi-finals

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This resounding victory will most-likely guarantee India the top-position in Group B.

It was a complete team effort that helped the defending champions dominate the World No.1 side.

Jasprit Bumrah, for his brilliance with the ball, has been rightly declared the Man of the Match.

INDIA WIN!

Yuvraj Singh finishes it off with a six.

Lovely shot by Kohli, rapid flick of the wrists and the ball races away to the boundary.

Treating Tahir with disdain there.

IND - 173/2 after 35 overs.

India will surely have an eye on their Net Run Rate as they chase down this total by South Africa.

A big win will ensure a semi-final against Bangladesh. Considering England's form at the moment, that wouldn't be a bad proposition for the Men in Blue.

IND - 162/2 from 33 overs.

OUT!

Dhawan perishes after a well-compiled 78.

Tried to go up-and-over against Tahir, but got a leading edge that was taken well by Faf du Plessis at long-off.

Yuvraj Singh walks in.

IND - 151/2 from 30.1 overs.

50 for Kohli!

The captain has stood up when his team needed him.

These runs will hold him in good stead with the tournament entering its business end.

The India fans made their voices heard when @SDhawan25 brought up his 50! #INDvSA #CT17 pic.twitter.com/Dkl9qjrCwv

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

IND - 131/1 from 27 overs. 

100 run partnership between Dhawan and Kohli comes up with another boundary off the bat of the left-hander.

IND - 125/1 after 26 overs.

50 for Dhawan!

What an asset he's turning out to be for the defending champions at the top of the order.

Virat Kohli has taken full flight at the Kennington Oval in London.

Two boundaries in that over off Morne Morkel.

First one a trademark flick through mid-wicket, followed by a sumptuous cover-drive.

The simplicity with which the man goes about scoring runs is absolutely fascinating.

IND cruising at 110/1 from 23 overs.

A ferocious cut for four by Dhawan to end the over.

IND - 90/1 after 20 overs.

Tahir drops it short, Dhawan pounces on it and pulls it hard for a four.

Another half-tracker, another four. This time past point.

The left-hander's good form in the Champions Trophy continues.

IND - 85/1 from 19 overs.

Plenty of noise coming from the India fans as they look to cheer their side to the #CT17 Semi Finals.

LIVE: https://t.co/oXl2mH0zvg #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/TLtfC4dhRT

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

IND - 76/1 after 18 overs. 

India got off slowly, but the captain's presence has made sure the strike is rotating.

As long as they have wickets in hand, this should be a comfortable chase.

Time for drinks.

IND - 75/1 from 17 overs.

Kohli slowly coming to his own after a cautious start. The foot movement is much better now. The drives are flowing in. 

But suddenly Kohli nicks one. Hashim Amla can't hold on to a difficult catch in the first slip. Proteas need to grasp these chances if they have to defend 191. 

After 16 over, India 70/1/. Kohli-25  Dhawan-31 

¯\__/¯ @hardikpandya7 #CT17 pic.twitter.com/ltfLMpZTe4

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

IND - 47/1 after 12 overs. 

Shikhar Dhawan strokes two wonderful off-drives against Morkel for four.

India needed this after an impressive spell of fast-bowling by the two South African new ball bowlers.

Nevertheless, this has been a cautious start with the bat by the defending champions.

IND 37/1 after 10 overs.

Have to question Rohit's shot-selection there.

The team aren't chasing a huge total, he had hit a few big shots already, what was the need to try and manufacture such a stroke?

Meanwhile, captain Virat Kohli walks in and gets off the mark straight away.

IND - 24/1 from 6 overs.

OUT!

Rohit suffers a brain fade.

Goes for a wild slog against Morkel. Manages to only find a thick outside edge that's gleefully accepted by Quinton de Kock behind the stumps.

SIX!

What a shot from Dhawan!

Morkel bowls on the left-hander's leg stump, Dhawan plays a delightful pick-up flick for a maximum.

IND - 18/0 after 3 overs.

Just a gentle push by Rohit, the ball races past Rabada for a four.

Sheer class from the right-hander.

SIX!

After the boundary, Rabada pitches it short and Rohit pulls it handsomely for a maximum.

Playing into the Mumbaikar's strength there.

Ten runs off the last two balls of the third over. India are 12 for no loss.

The chase is on! 192 for a spot in the semi-finals! #INDvSA LIVE: https://t.co/oXl2mH0zvg #CT17 pic.twitter.com/hoI01AtuXT

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

Shikhar Dhawan survives a major scare!

Drops and runs, but David Miller is quick to get to the ball running in from covers. His throw misses the stumps by a whisker, with Dhawan nowhere in the picture.

India made no mistakes in the field and earned 3 run-outs, South Africa will have to make the most of each chance too.

IND - 2/0 after 2 overs.

Kagiso Rabada starts with a maiden.

Rohit Sharma comfortable leaving balls outside his off-stump.

Morne Morkel to share the new ball.

Another run out and that's the end of the South Africa innings. All out for 191, tough day at the office. #CT17 pic.twitter.com/4WyDIRqj8l

— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) June 11, 2017

Wicket-takers for @BCCI 

3: Run Out
2: Bhuvneshwar Kumar
2: Jasprit Bumrah
1: Ravichandran Ashwin
1: Hardik Pandya
1: Ravindra Jadeja pic.twitter.com/dviaoey7JG

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

Brilliant bowling and fielding sees South Africa bowled out for 191.https://t.co/oXl2mH0zvg #INDvSA #CT17 pic.twitter.com/ASDeA8JjBv

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

It's hard to tell what has caused this score-line.

Was India too good in the field, or were the Proteas simply too poor?

Whatever the case, India will be extremely happy with their performance.

191 is way below par in such batting-friendly conditions.

Join us after the break to catch Team India's reply with the bat!

South Africa are all-out!

Yet another run-out to end proceedings for the Proteas with the bat.

This time Kohli and Dhoni combine to send back Tahir.

India will need 192 in 50 overs to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.

Wicket! Dhoni takes another caught behind as Rabada edges.

South Africa 184/8https://t.co/oXl2mH0zvg #INDvSA #CT17 pic.twitter.com/YSMs82hDgo

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

SA - 190/9 from 44 overs. 

Imran Tahir survives the hat-trick ball with an audacious cut-shot.

OUT!

Kohli gets himself at slip, Morne Morkel edges it straight to him.

Bhuvi is on a hat-trick!

SA one wicket away from being all-out.

OUT!

Bhuvi gets his first wicket of the day.

Rabada gets caught-behind by a diving Dhoni.

Kohli's bowling changes have been on point today.

SA - 184/8 from 42.2 overs.

Kagiso Rabada pulls one for four.

Much-needed runs for the Proteas.

SA - 182/7 after 41 overs.

This has been a good game for Bumrah.

He had gone wicket-less in the first two matches.

Has picked two wickets today.

OUT!

Andile Phehlukwayo misses a full-toss by Bumrah and gets trapped in front.

The umpire gave it not, but a review by Kohli overturned the decision.

SA - 178/7 from 40.1 overs.

Virat Kohli had the easiest of run outs of David Miller thanks to a chaotic mix up.

WATCH: https://t.co/FNo0yp4Lxu #INDvSA #CT17 pic.twitter.com/8vioq3s5ma

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

OUT!

Morris fails to deliver the goods.

Bumrah pitches one short, the ball hurries on, Morris goes for a hard pull but finds a top-edge, Bhuvi takes a simple catch at square-leg.

Things going from bad to worse for the Proteas.

SA - 167/6 from 36.4 overs.

India taking strong hold on this game at 34 over mark ...need to finish the inning strong 260-270 will be good total to chase #INDvSA #CT17

— zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) June 11, 2017

SA - 165/5 after 36 overs. 

JP Duminy and Chris Morris are at the crease at the moment.

SA will hope the duo can carry on for at least the next 10 overs.

Morris has impressed many with his big hitting in the IPL.

Will he fire today?

The India fans are cheering their side on loud and proud at The Oval!

LIVE: https://t.co/oXl2mH0zvg #INDvSA #CT17 pic.twitter.com/EtUTq9irsV

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

SA - 162/5 from 35 overs. 

The right -hander survived two run-outs but fails to make the most of it.

This is turning out to be quite a disappointing performance by the Proteas.

SA - 157/5 from 33.3 overs.

OUT!

Faf du Plessis gets clean-bowled by Hardik Pandya!

The game-changing moment of #INDvSA?

WATCH the crucial run out of AB de Villiershttps://t.co/YOpJcm7z4k #CT17 pic.twitter.com/eYkBt36cZd

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

#CT17 - Turning the clock back: @msdhoni's glovework at best against @ABdeVilliers17 #TeamIndia #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/NKWcYCBJob

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 11, 2017

SA - 156/4 after 33 overs. 

Uhh, that's not how it's meant to work guys... #INDvSA #CT17 pic.twitter.com/K5xiUkrNTB

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

SA - 152/4 after 32 overs. 

JP Duminy survives a scare.

The umpire gave him out LBW off Jadeja, but the DRS review suggested that there was a slight inside-edge.

SA - 148/4 after 31 overs.

OUT!

Another one bites the dust!

Comedy of errors by the Protreas batsmen.

Both Miller and du Plessis ended up at the same end after a horrendous mix-up.

In the end, Miller has to walk back to the pavilion.

SA struggling at 145/4 from 30 overs.

ABD OUT!

Brilliant work by Dhoni and Hardik to run-out the Proteas captain.

This is a crucial partnership for the Proteas.

A lot will depend on how these two go about in these middle overs.

They're looking good as of now, rotating the strike well.

SA - 139/2 from 28 overs.

Jadeja is pumped up today!

Just one run conceded in his 6th over.

Disappointing over by Hardik.

Gets hit for a boundary each by both batsmen.

16 runs off his 6th over.

Questionable captaincy by Kohli too.

Is it the right decision to operate with Hardik when the opposition's best batsman has just walked out?

SA 131/2 from 26 overs.

OUT!

Jadeja knocks over de Kock's stumps.

Both the openers have failed to capitalise on good starts.

ABD is the new man at the crease. He'll need to play a captain's knock today.

SA - 199/2 from 25 overs.

50 for Quinton de Kock.

It has come off 68 balls.

Will the left-hander, who has a stellar record against India, get a big one today?

He's waited for his chance at #CT17, and @ashwinravi99 hasn't disappointed, getting the big wicket of Amla: https://t.co/444NSgDaIJ #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/gQY2JCoOGR

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

Strike rotating well since Amla's departure.

Du Plessis has raced to 18 off 17.

SA - 110/1 after 23 overs.

#CT17 - Missed by a whisker @imVkohli #TeamIndia #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/0K0clFGOQ1

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 11, 2017

Wild celebrations for the first wicket! #INDvSA #CT17 pic.twitter.com/9mmyEqDnQf

— ICC (@ICC) June 11, 2017

SA - 99/1 from 21 overs. 

Absolutely brilliant stuff from Ashwin there.

He tossed the first ball up and got hit straight for a four. The second ball was bravely tossed up again.

The third ball was slightly short, outside off-stump, quicker in the air, and skid on after pitching.

Amla went for a wild cut shot but only managed to find an edge.

Excellent catch by Dhoni too.

Just what India were looking for.

Faf du Plessis is the new man.

SA - 77/1 after 18 overs.

OUT!

That's the first breakthrough for India. Ashwin removes Amla!

The over started with a wide and a boundary, but Ashwin got the classy opener caught-behind on the third ball of the over.

Decent start by Jadeja. He'll be itching to put in a better performance after the thrashing he got against Lanka the other day.

SA - 71/0 from 17 overs.

Pandya leaks a few but Ashwin continues to keep it tight.

SA will need to get past 300 today. Is their start today too slow?

67/0 after 16 overs.

Amla and de Kock survive close-calls on back to back balls.

Brilliant fielding by Kohli at mid-off, de Kock was a dead-duck but the Indian captain's throw missed the stumps by a whisker.

Hardik then dropped a tough return catch off Amla's bat.

South African batsmen living dangerously.

Meanwhile, Ashwin comes in and gives just two runs from his third over.

SA- 52/0 after 14 overs.

Five good balls by Ashwin in his 2nd over, but the last one is a half-tracker that's put away for four by de Kock.

SA - 48/0 after 12 overs.

Great start by Ash!

Just a single and a wide conceded.

The experienced Amla looking a tad desperate to cut loose now

Hardik Pandya comes in to have a bowl.

SA - 35/0 after 10 overs.

After another quiet over by Bhuvi, Ravichandran Ashwin has been brought into the attack.

A lot has been spoken about the offie's place in the side, let's see how he goes.

This has been a sedate start by the Proteas openers.

The Indian new-ball bowlers have been accurate too.

SA- 30/0 after 8 overs.

Hat-trick of plays-and-misses by de Kock.

Bhuvi is in the middle of an excellent spell at the moment!

SA 28/- from 7 overs.

 R Ashwin playing today in place of Umesh Yadav.

Cautious start for Proteas so far. They are 16/0 after 4 overs. According to pundits, the pitch is slow so the South Africans will try to cash in later once they get their eyes set.