London, June 11 (Cricketnmore) South Africa skipper AB de Villiers on Sunday blamed soft dismissals for their eight wickets loss to India in the Champions Trophy cricket tournament here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
De Villiers also conceded that his side was outplayed in every department of the game and two run-outs in back-to-back overs were the game-changers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The two quick run-out dismissals -- of AB de Villiers (16) and David Miller (1) in the 29th and 30th overs, respectively -- saw South Africa reduced to 142\/4.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
De Villiers was run out when he ran for a single for du Plessis but a throw from Hardik Pandya at the wicket-keeper caught him short of the crease.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The second dismissal was a clear case pf pressure resulting in confusion as both Miller and du Plessis ended at the wicket-keeper's end after the former hurried for a run when the latter hit one straight into the hands of Bumrah at short third-man.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later, Bumrah accounted for Chris Morris (4) and Andile Phehlukwayo (4), while Bhuvneshwar removed Kagiso Rabada (5) and Morne Morkel (0) to floor the South Africans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's not an ideal way to finish the tournament. Very disappointing. That's not the way we usually bat. We got something going until those run-outs that cost us dearly today," the Proteas skipper said after the match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We never got going. We were hoping to play a better game of cricket today. We did not plan to play conservative cricket up front. We were completely outplayed today. We had a lot of soft dismissals," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
De Villiers also praised the opponents and said the Virat Kohli-led Indian team, which defeated them by eight wickets to enter the semi-finals, had a great intensity which helped them a lot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"They had great intensity, they didn't miss the mark very often and bowled pretty well," he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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