Clinical South Africa hammer West Indies by 9 wickets in their Super 8 match in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Given this result, Net Run Rate will no longer be an issue for India provided they win their remaining matches.
Chasing 177 for victory, Markram and de Kock put on a 95-run opening partnership before Rickelton and the captain put on an 82-run stand to take the Proteas through.
Earlier, Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd lifted West Indies to a competitive 176 for 8.
Opting to bowl, South Africa dished out a clinical bowling effort with the pace trio of Kagiso Rabada (2/22), Lungi Ngidi (3/30) and Corbin Bosch (2/31) sharing seven wickets.
But Holder and Shepherd smashed 89 off 57 balls for the eighth wicket to take them to a challenging score.
Holder back in the attack and Markram slaps the ball down the ground to bring up the winning runs.
Shepherd is back in the attack and the high full toss is cut to deep backward square leg for a couple.
Rickelton checks it for a no ball. No ball called by third umpire.
Wide yorker next before Rickelton drills the ball through vacant off side for a four.
A single next. 6 needed off 27 balls now.
Wide down the leg side next. Markram then takes a single to the leg side.
High full toss next and Rickelton hits it straight to the stumps at the other end.
A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.
Holder is back in the attack and Markram starts the over with a couple to long on.
A single later, Rickelton digs out the yorker to the leg side for a single.
Markram then punches the ball to sweeper cover for a couple.
He then squeezes out the yorker to long on for a single.
Rickelton then pulls the ball to deep midwicket for a single as 8 come off it.
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