The incident occurred in the fifth over of India's innings, when Kohli made contact with bowler Beuran Hendricks while taking a run
With three demerit points, Kohli needs to keep his on-field aggression in check as India have just started a hectic home season; one more demerit point before January 16 next year will trigger a ban
India managed to put a paltry 134/9 in 20 overs. Quinton de Kock continued the top form with a fifty and took South Africa easily towards victory.
India vs South Africa 3rd T20I LIVE scoreboard
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
Captain Virat Kohli recently made it clear that the youngsters will have to prove themselves in the 'four or five' opportunities they get
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
Ind vs SA 2nd T20I LIVE scoreboard
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
India's first Test against South Africa will start in Visakhapatnam on October 2, while the second and third games will be held in Pune (October 10-14) and Ranchi (October 19-23) respectively.