- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.6 this looks good for India! Yes, it's given! Chahal pushes one flat at a leg stump line. It's pitching in line too. He looks to flick but he misses. Little doubt in this as it appears. De Kock won't even discuss a review. DRS however shows the ball would be spinning past leg stump 83/27.3 given lbw! Amla has missed one that's angled in. Full ball, angled in at off stump. Oh hang on, this could be a no-ball...nope, he gets the benefit of doubt. Very very close from Bumrah. Unlike the lbw decision, he's plumb there. Beaten by pace more than anything, late on the attempted drive 30/149.2 holes out to long-off. High-ish full toss outside off. Looks to clobber it over extra cover again but that's tough to control when he has to reach out so much. Pandya settles under it and completes the catch. World class innings from Faf 264/720.4 caught at midwicket! Good work from Pandya, running to his left to intercept a pretty hard-hit flick. Markram would have expected a lot of runs for that shot, having charged down the pitch and picking up the ball on the half-volley. As it turns out, however, he's forced to walk back. 103/325.5 doesn't pick the googly and that makes it all the more special for Kuldeep. He pitches the ball a shade short, on and around off stump - step one of the plan. Step two depends on the batsman. If he spots the variation, he would play with a straight bat. Duminy doesn't. He thinks he can cut it away for runs. And the moment, he gets in position for that, he's in danger. Making things worse for him is that the ball skids through fairly low and knocks middle back middle stump 122/427.5 Kohli claims the catch and now it's over to the umpires. Ian Gould's soft signal is out. Lets see. Replays show conclusively that he's right. Good effort from the Indian captain, diving forward and scooping the ball up just as it dies on him. But the better one was from Kuldeep, in the way he drew Miller forward, forcing him to play away from the body. Beautiful work from the wristspinner, bowling slow and backing himself to beat his opponents in the air 134/540.4 oh he should be fined half his IPL contract for that shot. Morris has looked completely assured, but he's completely missed this. It's a full toss on off stump, prime for a flogging anywhere in front of the stumps. But he's made a decision early to sweep. He's also through the shot much before the ball arrives. It all looks very ugly in the end, as the ball lands on the crease, spins in and tonks off stump. That looked a bit like someone was learning video game controls 208/649.5 slower ball pushed wide and he can't get bat on it. But he does manage to get Andile on strike. Dhoni picks up and throws to the bowler who is ready at the non-striker's end to flick the bails off 268/8Extras6 (lb 3, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL269/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.38)Did not bat: Imran TahirFall of wickets: 1-30 (Hashim Amla, 7.3 ov), 2-83 (Quinton de Kock, 14.6 ov), 3-103 (Aiden Markram, 20.4 ov), 4-122 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 25.5 ov), 5-134 (David Miller, 27.5 ov), 6-208 (Chris Morris, 40.4 ov), 7-264 (Faf du Plessis, 49.2 ov), 8-268 (Kagiso Rabada, 49.5 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.3 taken by de Kock. An ugly hoick from Rohit. Length ball at off stump is always going to to rise when it's Morkel bowling. Rohit goes across the line and it sits in the pitch slightly. Enough bounce for him to get a top edge that will land in the gully region. Everyone makes way as the keeper calls loudly and takes an easy one 33/112.2 inside edge saves Dhawan from the lbw but Markram has lit the stumps up at the other end to run him out! Dhawan is unhappy with his partner. He's six yards short. He was looking to flick this behind square with the angle and narrowly escaped being caught right in front of middle stump because of an inside edge. In the mean time, Kohli tried to steal a single as the ball rolled pitch side into the off side. Two people in the game are still alive to the possibilities at this point - Kohli at the non-strikers end and Markram at point. Dhawan isn't ready for this run but Kohli is already halfway down. In the frenzy of the noise and the visuals, he decides to run because he doesn't seem to have a choice. Markram picks up with one hand and finishes the throw perfectly 67/244.3 yet another slower bouncer. Yet another hoick under it. This time Rabada comes under it and snaps it up. Unlike Kohli to keep going after that, but Phehlukwayo's persistence has been rewarded. Nevertheless, it's a standing ovation for Kohli for yet another stunning second-innings knock 262/442.4 lobs one for long-on. Length ball follows him down leg side. He goes for a pick-up over midwicket, but that gets too big on him. He ends up lifting a simple one for Tahir. A stunning knock from Rahane, if he ever needed one. 256/3Extras17 (lb 6, w 11)TOTAL270/4 (45.3 Overs, RR: 5.93)Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Rohit Sharma, 6.3 ov), 2-67 (Shikhar Dhawan, 12.2 ov), 3-256 (Ajinkya Rahane, 42.4 ov), 4-262 (Virat Kohli, 44.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Morkel 7 0 35 1 5.00 26 4 1 1 0 K Rabada 9.3 0 48 0 5.05 29 6 0 0 0 CH Morris 7 0 52 0 7.42 18 5 1 2 0 Imran Tahir 10 0 51 0 5.10 21 2 1 0 0 AL Phehlukwayo 8 0 42 2 5.25 23 4 0 2 0 JP Duminy 2 0 16 0 8.00 3 2 0 1 0 AK Markram 2 0 20 0 10.00 2 1 0 1 0
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 151 runs, 4 wickets)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (Q de Kock 20, F du Plessis 28, Ex 3)
- Drinks: South Africa - 83/2 in 15.0 overs (F du Plessis 29)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 20.1 overs (122 balls), Extras 4
- F du Plessis: 50 off 54 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 149/5 in 33.0 overs (F du Plessis 64, CH Morris 3)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 33.3 overs (202 balls), Extras 4
- Over 35.2: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - BP Jele, Batsman - CH Morris (Struck down)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (F du Plessis 27, CH Morris 25, Ex 1)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 39.6 overs (241 balls), Extras 5
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 69 runs, 3 wickets)
- F du Plessis: 100 off 101 balls (11 x 4)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 48.2 overs (291 balls), Extras 5
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (F du Plessis 31, AL Phehlukwayo 20, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 269/8 in 50.0 overs (AL Phehlukwayo 27, M Morkel 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 1 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 2
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 187 runs, 1 wicket)
- Drinks: India - 81/2 in 16.0 overs (V Kohli 19, AM Rahane 3)
- India: 100 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (V Kohli 26, AM Rahane 20, Ex 4)
- V Kohli: 50 off 56 balls (5 x 4)
- India: 150 runs in 27.4 overs (166 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 112 balls (V Kohli 61, AM Rahane 34, Ex 5)
- Drinks: India - 178/2 in 33.0 overs (V Kohli 73, AM Rahane 43)
- AM Rahane: 50 off 60 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 200 runs in 35.3 overs (213 balls), Extras 12
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 154 balls (V Kohli 78, AM Rahane 62, Ex 10)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 2 wickets)
- V Kohli: 100 off 105 balls (9 x 4)
- India: 250 runs in 41.2 overs (248 balls), Extras 14
- Over 44.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - HH Pandya (Struck down)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIndia's wristspinners announce themselves in the land of the wrong'un
Marrying magic with temperament, control with flair, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav stemmed a free-flowing South African innings, and sounded out a warning to teams around the world
We needed 300, unfair to blame bowlers - du Plessis
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said that while the pitch offered assistance for the spinners, South Africa's batsmen needed to adapt better and string together partnerships
Wise Kuldeep not scared to take his chances
For a spinner in only his 15th ODI, the thought process Kuldeep showed was wise beyond the years, but it also takes a lot of guts to do that
Kohli completes a unique set of centuries
Kohli's 189-run third-wicket stand with Ajnikya Rahane was also the third-highest ODI stand for any wicket against South Africa
Kohli 112 bests du Plessis 120 as India go 1-0 up
A difficult chase of 270 ended up being straightforward thanks to a mighty Virat Kohli century and solid contribution from Ajinkya Rahane at No. 4