South Africa vs India 2018: 5 subtle reasons why Kohli & Co. lost the 4th ODI

#2 Lightning break

The lightning break shifted momentum towards South Africa

When play was called off during the first innings due to lightning, India were cruising along at 200-2 after 34.2 overs. Despite losing Virat Kohli, the team looked all set to post a 350-run total as Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane were still at the crease with scores of 107 and 5 respectively.

Soon after play resumed, the Men in Blue lost both Dhawan and Rahane in quick succession. This slowed down the scoring rate considerably and shifted momentum towards South Africa. In the next 15 overs, they could only add 89 runs while losing 5 wickets. India ended at 289-7 which proved to be a below-par total.