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At the Optus Stadium in Perth, South Africa defeated India by five wickets to take first place in Group 2 with five points. India scored 133/9 in their allotted 20 overs in a closely contested game. In response, South Africa successfully defended the total with two balls remaining and five wickets in hand. Aiden Markram and David Miller each scored fifty runs, and together they added 76 runs for the fourth wicket to lead South Africa to victory. The 2022 T20 World Cup KL Rahul's miserable streak continued. Rahul battled against a forceful speed attack for the entirety of his powerplay innings until succumbing to a back of the length delivery from Lungi Ngidi that pitched outside off, took an outside edge, and flew to the fielder at first slip.
After India fell behind by two runs in the third game, the player who had scored the most runs for India in the competition hit a couple of beautiful boundaries. Kohli attempted to pull, but instead caught a heavy edge that travelled to the boundary at long leg. He then succumbed to Lungi Ngidi's short ball. In a match against South Africa on Sunday in Perth, the Indian cricket team suffered its first defeat of the T20 World Cup 2022. On a difficult surface, the Indian team scored 133 while the Proteas pursued the target in the final over. No other Indian batter, besides Suryakumar Yadav, was able to stay in the game for too long as India lost wickets quickly. Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has spoken out against India's performance against South Africa following India's defeat and batting meltdown.

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