Proteas hurting, making mistakes all the time: Faf du Plessis

Under-fire South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis said his "hurting" team is trying to fight but is just not able to avoid mistakes in what is turning out to be a horror World Cup campaign.

South Africa lost by six wickets to India for their third successive loss in the ongoing showpiece.

"Ours is a change room that is hurting, trying to make sure we keep fighting but we are making mistakes all the time," Du Plessis said in the post-match presentation on Wednesday.

Reflecting on the team's performance against India, du Plessis said Virat Kohli's men put up a professional performance and the absence of injured pacers like Dale Steyn and Lungi Ngidi hurt his side.

"Their bowling was magnificent, they have got good fast bowlers and spinners. We did well to pull it back with the bat before their spinners ran through our middle order.

"Rohit (dropped twice) had a bit of luck but he did what we didn't do - get a hundred and win the game."