Kohli surpassed Rohit during the second T20 international when he smashed an unbeaten 72 as India took a 1-0 lead in the series by registering a facile seven-wicket victory in Mohali
The new-look team will have a chance to draw level in the third and final game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday
With a washout in the first game in Dharamsala, both the teams were looking to take the upper hand and take an unassailable lead in the series in Mohali
The first match of the series was also abandoned due to rain at Dharamshala whereas the second T20I was won by India by seven wickets
Kohli credited his bowlers for restricting the visitors to a modest 149 for five
Kohli now has 2,441 runs from 66 innings to Rohit's 2,434 from 89 innings
Asked to bat first, South Africa rode new captain de Kock's 52 and Temba Bavuma's 49 to post a modest 149/5 in 20 overs
South Africa looked set for 180 when skipper Quinton de Kock and Bavuma were in the middle before the southpaw's dismissal put the brakes on the scoring rate, limiting the total to 149 for five
Shikhar Dhawan gave a fine start to India while Virat Kohli was at his best as he remained unbeaten on 72, surpassing Rohit Sharma as the highest T20I scorer
The T20I between India and South Africa here on September 15 was abandoned due to heavy rain without a single ball being bowled
Dharamsala weather played a spoilsport as it rained heavily diminishing all hopes for a full match
Quinton de Kock will captain the T20 squad with Rassie van der Dussen as vice-captain while Temba Bavuma will be the vice-captain to Faf du Plessis in the Test match squad
Faf du Plessis will continue to lead South Africa in the three-Test series that follows the T20s, with Temba Bavuma named his vice-captain
The Kiwi skipper shared the picture of the abdominal guard which was signed by Steyn
It's going to be India versus New Zealand in the first semifinal of the ICC World Cup on Tuesday, with hosts England taking on five-time defending champions Australia in the other on Thu
Faf du Plessis' century and Rassie van der Dussen's 95 power Proteas to 325/6. In reply, Australia had a shaky start but David Warner slammed a century with Alex Carey putting quickfire 85
Australia's bowling has been highly impressive too with left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc leading from the front and making inroads at crucial junctures of the game to win matches for his team
Then-captain Smith and Warner, his deputy, were hit with year-long bans by Cricket Australia for their roles in an extraordinary incident during a Test in Cape Town
Sri Lanka cricket team are all but out of the ongoing World Cup after suffering a nine-wicket drubbing against a clinical South Africa
A win for Sri Lanka would make the semi-finals race even tougher for teams and the Dimuth Karunaratne-led side would draw confidence from their win against tournament favourites England