The victor of the game will advance to the semifinals, likely against England at the same venue on Wednesday.
A do-or-die match, India took 44.3 overs to restrict South Africa for 191 after India batsmen chased down the total in just 38 overs.
"To me, every game the same; you win some, you lose some". "That five overs, in a game like today, five overs like that is very, very big", du Plessis said. "You can expect the likes of Virat Kohli to come and keep things steady right till the end, especially when the team is chasing".
Preview: Zaman starts attacking from this over, getting three boundaries in four deliveries, targeting the off-side on each occasion. It was a remarkable performance by India.
Kohli's side crushed South Africa by eight wickets at The Oval in their final Group B fixture to set up a semi-final showdown with Bangladesh on Thursday.
Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin got the break-through for India when Amla mistimed a cut and Mahendra Singh Dhoni displayed lighting quick reflexes to glove the top edge. "We didn't pitch up as a team". "It suits our game", said Kohli.
Winning was non-negotiable for South Africa if they were to reach the semi-finals.
Both the unfancied teams are on two points each after identical records of one win and a loss from their previous group matches.
He does not know why South Africa continue to choke in big events, but a defiant AB de Villiers insisted that he wants to stay on as captain and take the Proteas to the World Cup triumph in 2019.
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"We normally don't bat that way". Quinny [de Kock] is an opener, he gets hundreds for a living and all of us are to blame.
"The way we lost was the most disappointing part of it", he said.
The fourth and fifth run outs by India in this tournament sent a shiver through the South Africans that they couldn't shake off.
Rohit Sharma then put his foot down to score runs in the way India would prefer, sending an on-drive for four before a six off the next of Rabada's deliveries.
But Kohli gradually began to take more risks and his pull to fine leg narrowly evaded the diving Morkel.
According to du Plessis, India's bowlers and fielders were mounting pressure quickly and with The Oval packed with fans, mostly Indian supporters, it was hard to hear the calls in the cacophony.
With such a small target, India were never in danger of falling behind the run rate and Dhawan kept them on cruise control with some lusty blows off Imran Tahir. The victor will meet England in the other last-four contest.
As the partnership between Dhawan and Kohli went past 100, it was clear there would be no late fightback from South Africa.
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