South Africa vs India 2018, 4th ODI: Things which went wrong for the visitors

South Africa's incredible run in pink continued as they staged a stunning turnaround and defeated India by 5 wickets (D/L) to keep their hopes alive in the series.

Chasing a revised target of 202 (28) in a rain-curtailed match, the hosts crossed the finish line inside 26 overs to get their first win of the ODI series at Johannesburg on Saturday.

South Africa were on the verge of losing 4 ODIs in a row for the second time in history but they managed to soak in the pressure and turn the game on its head.

India lead the six-match series 3-1 and the 5th ODI will be played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on Tuesday, February 13.

Now, let us have a look at what went wrong for Virat Kohli & Co.

#5 Middle and lower order collapse

Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first at the New Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg. Rohit Sharma (5), who made yet another early exit, was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada for the 6th time on the ongoing tour.

Captain Kohli and opener Shikhar Dhawan then stitched together a 158-run partnership for the second wicket to put India in cruise control mode.

Kohli, who fell 25 runs short of his 3rd ton of the series, was removed by Chris Morris for 75, while Dhawan (109) became the first Indian player and 9th overall to score a century in his 100th ODI before being undone by Morne Morkel.

Soon after, Lungi Ngidi got rid of Ajinkya Rahane (8), India lost the momentum and could not capitalise on the solid start provided by the two Delhi batsmen.

At one point, the visitors looked on course for a score in excess of 300, but, they ended up scoring just 89 runs and lost 5 wickets in 15.4 overs after the rain interruption.

Despite a vital cameo of 42 not out off 43 balls by MS Dhoni, India could manage only 289/7 in their quota of 50 overs.

#4 Rain and lightning interruptions

There were two rain delays in Saturday's match, one in each innings, but the first one proved to be fatal for Virat Kohli's men.

The visitors were well set for a huge total despite losing Rohit Sharma early as Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan were on song with their third successive big partnership.

The duo put on an unbeaten 93 in chasing down a small target in the 2nd ODI at Centurion and added 140 in setting up a win in the 3rd game at Cape Town.

After Dhawan and Kohli's departure, India were still in control with a score of 206/3 in 35.3 overs, but the rain and lightning interruption broke the flow and the visitors could eventually manage 289/7 in 50 overs.

There was another interruption when South Africa came out to bat and the match was then reduced to 28 overs and hosts' target was revised to 202, which they reached with 15 balls to spare.

#3 Shreyas Iyer dropping David Miller's catch

The 18th over of South Africa's innings bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal turned out to be the most eventful of the match.

On the 3rd delivery of the over, Chahal managed to get a thick outside edge of dangerous David Miller's bat as the batsman attempted a sweep shot.

Shreyas Iyer, who was included in the playing XI in place of an injured Kedar Jadhav, ran to his right and got to the ball comfortably but it bounced off the wrists of the fielder as Chahal looked at the horrid sight in disbelief.

Overall, India, who are an excellent fielding side, were not their usual self and were quite shoddy in the field throughout the game. Even the likes of Virat Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav faltered in ground fielding and ended up giving some crucial runs to their opponents which proved costly for the Men in Blue in the end.

#2 Yuzvendra Chahal's no-ball to David Miller

When you are a spin bowler, it is a crime to bowl a no-ball and overstepping on a wicket-taking delivery is completely unacceptable.

After Shreya Iyer dropped David Miller, 3 balls later, Chahal managed to beat the batsman with a slower one. Miller attempted a sweep shot but was fooled by the change of pace and was bowled by the young spinner.

However, Miller, who was playing on 7 at that time, was declared not out because Chahal had overstepped and that moment changed the complexion of the game.

The 28-year-old South African batsman, who got two lifelines in the same over, then shifted gears and brought up a vital 72-run partnership with Heinrich Klaasen to turn the tide in the hosts' favour.

Chahal, who recorded his career-best ODI figures at Centurion 6 days ago, cut a sorry figure with his lacklustre performance on Saturday.

#1 David Miller-Heinrich Klaasen partnership

Until the end of the 18th over of South Africa's innings it seemed that India had a tight grip on the match, but, after David Miller got a new lease of life, he turned destructive.

Miller combined forces with Heinrich Klaasen, the stand-in wicketkeeper, as the duo took on India's wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, who ended with figures of 6-0-51-2 and 5.3-0-68-1 respectively.

The duo brought up a crucial 72-run partnership as South Africa were just 29 runs short when Chahal, who ended up with an economy of 12.36 in the match, removed Miller for 39.

Klaasen, who remained unbeaten on 43 off 27 balls in the high-pressure scenario, and Andile Phehlukwayo (23 off 5 balls) finished off the business quickly and sealed South Africa's win with 15 balls remaining.