13/02Result
5th ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa at Gqeberha, Feb 13 2018
India won by 73 runs
Player of the Match
Rohit Sharma
Rohit SharmaIndia
13/02Result
5th ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa at Gqeberha, Feb 13 2018
India won by 73 runs
Player of the Match
Rohit Sharma
Rohit SharmaIndia

END OF OVER:
50 | 5 Runs | IND: 274/7 | RR: 5.48

  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar19 (20b)
  • Kuldeep Yadav2 (4b)
  • Kagiso Rabada9-0-58-1
  • Lungi Ngidi9-1-51-4

5:10pm Welcome back! We're not far from the start of the chase. South Africa's opening pair unchanged.

4.40 pm The final 10 overs have fetched India only 55 runs. In Jo'burg, it was 59. The middle order isn't quite doing enough after the top three have had their fun. Shikhar Dhawan got the hundred in the previous match, only to see the innings falter. It was Rohit Sharma's turn today. His 115 was typical of any of his best innings: a slow start followed by steady consolidation. But then the explosive end did not come because the PE pitch has seemed a bit slow. That brings Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal into play and South Africa will have to get the better of them again if they want to keep the series alive. Join us in half an hour to see how things pan out. A reminder that fans in the Indian subcontinent can catch highlights of all the action by following this link

WATCH - Markram's athletic effort to dismiss Dhoni (Available only to viewers in the Indian subcontinent)

"Put myself under pressure in my first spell. Just waiting for my chance to bowl. But I knew I would bowl in the last 10, with guys coming at me, and so there was the opportunity for me to pick up wickets. The surface is a bit slow, I bowled a couple of slower balls and it gripped and turned," says Lungi Ngidi. "Ball got softer, started keeping low. We were asked to target the stumps, but I seemed to be getting bounce as well so I stuck to my guns. We'll definitely take 270-odd"

49.6
1
Rabada to Kumar, 1 run, predicts the right-hander would be making room, angles the bouncer sharply into his body. Bhuvi fends it away to point and picks up a single
49.5
0
Rabada to Kumar, no run, looks for the slog, but Rabada's extra bounce allows him to leap past the top edge. Cross-seamer
49.4
1
Rabada to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run, full on middle, Kuldeep dabs to backward point
49.3
1
Rabada to Kumar, 1 run, backs away, sees the bouncer following him, pulls it fiercely to deep square leg. Miller keeps it to a single. Super throw
49.2
1b
Rabada to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 bye, hurries away outside off to try and scoop the ball away. Can't connect. But Bhuvi urges Kuldeep on to steal a bye
49.1
1
Rabada to Kumar, 1 run, lifts the back of a length delivery meant to cramp him down to long-on

END OF OVER:
49 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 269/7 | RR: 5.48

  • Kuldeep Yadav1 (2b)
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar16 (16b)
  • Lungi Ngidi9-1-51-4
  • Kagiso Rabada8-0-54-1

WATCH - Iyer gets an edge on the cut shot (Available only to viewers in the Indian subcontinent)

48.6
0
Ngidi to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, too much pace for Kuldeep to deal with. Nevertheless, he tries to cut the big fast bowler and comes up second best. Ngidi finishes his spell with 4 for 51, all of those wickets taken in the final 10 overs to turn the match on its head

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Something rare

3

No. of home bilateral series of 5 or more matches lost by South Africa, including this. The first two were both against Australia in 1996-97 and 2001-02. This is India's first series win in South Africa.

Lost the way

10/3

Runs scored and wickets lost by India in the four overs from 42nd to 45th. Lungi Ngidi sent back Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer in that phase. India could add only 34 more runs in the final 5 overs.

Second-wicket high

132.50

Average 2nd-wicket partnership for India in this series, their second-highest in any ODI series or tournament of 5 or more matches. In this series they have had 3 century stands for 2nd wkt in 5 matches.

Dhawan & Kohli

2

No. of India players to score 300-plus runs in a bilateral series against South Africa. Both have been in this series - Kohli & Dhawan. Previous highest: 285 by Ganguly in 1999-00.

Win toss, bowl first

4-0

Win-loss record for chasing sides in last 4 ODIs in Port Elizabeth since 2015. However, in the two day/night matches in last 10 years at the venue, both being in 2015, the teams failed to chase down the target.