ICC Champions Trophy - 5 reasons why South Africa lost to India

2. Erratic Running:

South African sides take a particular pride in their agility on the field and their running between the wickets. Whereas one would put down Peterson’s run-out to the superb ground-work and great match awareness of Ravindra Jadeja, David Miller’s run-out was complete chaos. A run-out is much different from any other cricketing dismissal as it threatens to push the team into panic. It leaves the surviving player in some doubt and overtly cautious, causing a snowball effect. The same seemed to have happened with South Africa as David Miller and Peterson became victims to run-outs, and AB De Villiers lost his wicket soon after a major confusion in the middle that saw him run two runs by himself while his partner remained at rest.