India misplaced to South Africa by 5 wickets in a low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller between the edges in Perth on Sunday. Apart from the Proteas’ spectacular efficiency with the ball, it was the poor fielding of the Indian staff that noticed the results of the match go in favour of South Africa. While Virat Kohli missed a sitter at deep mid-wicket to see Aiden Markram survive at an important juncture within the recreation, India skipper Rohit Sharma missed a run-out probability in opposition to the identical batter later within the match.

Despite the 2 misfields from India, legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar backed the fielders and stated that it was somewhat Ravichandran Ashwin‘s costly spell that price India the sport.

“Things like dropping a catch and missing a run-out chance happen in cricket. We can’t blame any one player for the loss. When luck is not on one’s side, big players too can drop catches or miss run-out chances. I believe that the main problem when India fielded was one bowler giving away 47 (43) runs,” Gavaskar told Aaj Tak.

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Ashwin bowled 4 over within the recreation vs South Africa and conceded 43 runs, whereas taking the wicket of Tristan Stubbs.

Talking in regards to the recreation, David Miller hit an unbeaten 59 off 46 balls and Aiden Markram scored 52 as South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets in Perth on Sunday. The Proteas have been lowered to 24 for 3 of their chase of 134 runs within the recreation however a 76-run stand between Aiden Markram and David Miller helped them bounce again and win the sport ultimately.