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11 October 2015, 16:59 PM
Over 50 | Score 298/7
Rabada kept his cool in the final over to help South Africa seal the win. The young pacer picked up two wickets, that of Dhoni and Binny to seal India's fate.
S Binny c Amla b Rabada 2 (5b)
MS Dhoni c & b Rabada 31 (30b)
11 October 2015, 16:58 PM
MSD pulls off an ABD. Against Dale Steyn. 1st @Paytm ODI #INDvsSA https://t.co/eCTJCqZj0q
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 11, 2015
11 October 2015, 16:54 PM
Over 49 | Score 293/5
Dhoni shuffles across the crease to scoop the ball for a four to the fine leg boundary from outside the off stump. Innovation under pressure from MSD.
11 October 2015, 16:47 PM
Over 48 | Score 282/5
Dhoni showed why he is so highly rated in such situations. The skipper picked up a double on three occasions. Excellent running between the wickets as well.
11 October 2015, 16:40 PM
Over 47 | Score 273/5
Double strike from Tahir has brought South Africa right back into this match. The responsibility of guiding India now rests on the shoulders of Dhoni.
Raina c Duminy b Imran Tahir 3 (3b)
R Sharma c & b Imran Tahir 150 (133b)
11 October 2015, 16:35 PM
Over 46 | Score 269/3
Steyn's short of a length ball was pulled over square leg for a six. That's the fifty run partnership between Rohit and Dhoni.
11 October 2015, 16:32 PM
Over 45 | Score 258/3
Morkel's length ball outside off stump is flicked over the square leg boundary for a six by Rohit. This is a man at the peak of his powers.
11 October 2015, 16:10 PM
Over 44 | Score 249/3
Rabada's short ball was pulled to the deep backward square leg boundary for a four by Rohit.
11 October 2015, 16:01 PM
Over 40 | Score 214/3
Steyn's ball was a half-volley on the pads and Kohli flicked it to Morne Morkel at short fine leg. Another soft dismissal. South Africa are right back in it.
V Kohli c Morkel b Steyn 11 (18b)
11 October 2015, 15:58 PM
Over 39 | Score 209/2
Another excellent over from the South Africans. Tahir concedes just three off it. 95 runs required from 11 overs.
11 October 2015, 15:55 PM
Over 38 | Score 206/2
Steyn followed up a good over from Tahir with another tight one, conceding just 3 runs.
11 October 2015, 15:55 PM
.@ImRo45 is on a roll. Brings up his eighth ODI century in style. 1st @Paytm ODI #INDvsSA https://t.co/uBddwhzV2R
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 11, 2015
11 October 2015, 15:45 PM
Over 36 | Score 201/2
Rohit got to his hundred by flicking Behardien's a full ball flat over midwicket's head for a boundary. This has been a superb knock from the opener. He has been in complete command right from the first ball.
11 October 2015, 15:38 PM
Over 35 | Score 194/2
De Villiers brought Morkel back into the attack immediately after Rahane's dismissal. Good tactic from the SA captain to build pressure on the new batsman Kohli.
11 October 2015, 15:24 PM
Over 34 | Score 192/2
Rahane played an ordinary delivery from Behardien straight to Miller at extra cover. After having done so well, the right-hander will be gutted with that shot. Kohli is the new man in.
A Rahane c Miller b Behardien 60 (82b)
11 October 2015, 15:22 PM
Over 32 | Score 186/1
Behardien's juicy half-volley outside off stump was driven to the cover boundary by Rahane to pick up four runs. Indians are running away with this game.
11 October 2015, 15:20 PM
Over 31 | Score 179/1
Morkel was introduced into the attack. AB de Villiers and South Africa are in desperate search of a wicket. No luck in this over.
11 October 2015, 15:17 PM
Over 30 | Score 176/1
Rohit played two glorious shots off Tahir on the last two balls of the over. Both identical shots and in the same area but with different results - a boundary and a six.
In the same over, Rahane got to his fifty with a single. Fine knock from the Mumbai lad.
11 October 2015, 15:14 PM
Over 29 | Score 162/1
Rohit played the most delightful sweep shot off Duminy to hit the ball over deep square leg for a six. Brilliant execution from the right-hander.
11 October 2015, 15:07 PM
Over 28 | Score 150/1
Tahir continued his effort, bowling yet another tight over. Only three runs came in that over.
11 October 2015, 15:00 PM
Over 27 | Score 147/1
Behardien's full and wide ball was guided past short third man by Rahane. With that he brought up the 100-run partnership between the two Mumbai batsmen.
11 October 2015, 14:56 PM
Over 26 | Score 140/1
Steyn continued his good work in his second place. He bowled another over without conceding a boundary. Five came off it.
11 October 2015, 14:53 PM
Over 25 | Score 135/1
Behardien's short ball outside off was pulled by Rahane to the wide long on boundary for a four. Much-needed boundary for India.
11 October 2015, 14:51 PM
Over 24 | Score 130/1
Another solid over from Steyn. What a second spell this has been from the pacer. Only 3 off it.
11 October 2015, 14:44 PM
R Ashwin has suffered a side strain injury. Harbhajan Singh has been added to India's squad for Paytm ODI series against SA.
11 October 2015, 14:41 PM
Over 22 | Score 120/1
Dale Steyn was brought back into the attack. The pacer bowled a miserly over, conceding just one run. The South Africans have bowled well in the last few overs, keeping things extremely tight.
11 October 2015, 14:37 PM
Over 21 | Score 119/1
Imran Tahir was economical in his third over, giving away just three runs.
11 October 2015, 14:36 PM
A crisp square-cut to get to 50, a lovely flick to celebrate it. @ImRo45 1st @Paytm ODI #INDvsSA https://t.co/qQ26arlnzM
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 11, 2015
11 October 2015, 14:34 PM
Over 20 | Score 116/1
Morkel came back strongly in the 20th over conceding only 3 runs.
11 October 2015, 14:27 PM
Over 18 | Score 108/1
Rohit got to his fifty by opening the face of his bat to guide Morkel's ball over backward point. He flicked the very next ball in the gap between midwicket and mid-on for another four.
11 October 2015, 14:22 PM
Over 17 | Score 99/1
Imran Tahir was introduced into the attack. Rohit rocked on to the back foot and cut the ball past the covers for a four.
11 October 2015, 14:14 PM
Over 16 | Score 94/1
Morkel was brought back into the attack. His third over cost South Africa just 4 runs.
Players then took a drinks break.
11 October 2015, 14:07 PM
Over 15 | Score 90/1
Duminy strayed down leg side and the ball missed Rahane's bat and de Kock's gloves. Five wides credited to India's total.
11 October 2015, 14:04 PM
Over 14 | Score 80/1
Excellent over from Rabada. The pacer managed to stem the flow of runs in the over. Only 2 came off it.
11 October 2015, 14:02 PM
Over 13| Score 78/1
Rohit got to the pitch of ball and planted it over short long-on boundary for a six. The right-hander appears to be in fine form.
11 October 2015, 13:51 PM
Over 10 | Score 59/1
Rohit showed why he is so highly rated. The right-hander played two glorious strokes of Morkel to score back-to-back fours.
11 October 2015, 13:45 PM
Over 8 | Score 49/1
Rahane played a cracking drive to Rabada's ball, which bounced over the cover fielder and reached the fence.
11 October 2015, 13:40 PM
Over 8 | Score 43/1
Another bowling change saw Morne Morkel being introduced into the attack. The pacer delivery the big wicket of Dhawan for his skipper. The left-hander was trapped LBW.
Dhawan lbw b Morkel 23 (28b)
11 October 2015, 13:32 PM
Over 7 | Score 42/0
Behardien was introduced into the attack. Rohit hit him for two fours in the very first over.
11 October 2015, 13:29 PM
Over 6 | Score 32/0
Rabada's short ball was pulled the ball through square leg for another boundary.
11 October 2015, 13:24 PM
Over 5 | Score 26/0
Dhawan continued to build pressure on the opposition bowlers. The left-hander picked up two boundaries in the 5th over.
11 October 2015, 13:20 PM
Over 4 | Score 18/0
Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada opened the South African bowling attack. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma got India off to a positive start.
11 October 2015, 13:19 PM
Report
Captain AB de Villers completed a spectacular century with a six off the final ball of the innings to lead South Africa to a record 303 for five in the opening cricket One-day International against India.
A packed stadium erupted when de Villiers (104 not out off 73 balls) smacked the ball over long-on boundary to bring his 21st ODI hundred, also ensuring that South Africa became the first to score 300 at the Green Park Stadium here.
With premier bowler Ravichandran Ashwin not finishing his quota of 10 overs, Indian pacers leaked heavy runs in the death, allowing South Africa to amass 109 off the last 10 overs.
The final over of the innings bowled by Umesh Yadav went for 21 runs as de Villiers ended the innings in a dramatic fashion. Faf du Plessis also scored a handy 62 in the middle overs.
The visitors made a sedate start to their innings after winning the toss.
Quinton de Kock (29) and Hashim Amla were solid in their approach and waited for the odd loose ball offered by pace duo of Umesh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
De Kock, playing his first competitive game of the tour, was the aggressor in the brief opening stand. Umesh, returning to action, gave the southpaw a few easy ones on the pads and he made full use of it. His first ball was a half volley on the leg stump and de Kock flicked it past midwicket with ease.
The left-hander struck five boundaries, four of which came though the leg side. While Amla was quiet at the other end, de Kock looked threatening.
With the new ball bowlers not providing him the breakthrough, India captain MS Dhoni went to his go-to-man Ashwin. And he took just four balls to strike, having the dangerous de Kock caught at first slip with a loopy off- spinner, leaving South Africa at 48 for one by the end of 10 overs.
Thereafter, South Africa chugged along with another handy stand of 59 runs between Amla and du Plessis as the Indians started bowling with more discipline.
The Indian skipper squeezed in as many as seven overs from part-timer Suresh Raina (0/37), who did well to keep things tight in his first outing with the ball on home ground.
While du Plessis scored at a decent pace, Amla was finding it tough to get a move on. Soon after, Amit Mishra was brought back into the attack and the leg-spinner prised out the second wicket for India by getting through the stumps of Amla with a faster one. He labored to 37 off 59 balls.
Amla's fall brought captain de Villiers out in the middle and that surprisingly attracted a huge roar from a sellout crowd. Du Plessis was going strong at the other end and he completed his 50 by hitting the first six of the match with a heave over deep midwicket.
However, du Plesis could not go on to score a big one as Umesh, who was wayward in his opening four-over spell, struck on the very first ball of his second burst trapping the right -hander in front.
At 152 for three in 33.1 overs and de Villiers and David Miller batting, South Africa still had 300 well within their reach.
De Villiers eventually got into his big hitting zone after the 40th over with the crowd cheering every one of his lusty blows.
He hammered military medium Stuary Binny for two sixes and as many fours in an over that leaked 21 runs and gave the innings a much need push.
The other power hitter Miller (13) and in-form JP Dumniy (15) departed cheaply but the captain ensured his team got to a record total on a pitch that was getting slower and slower.
The innings also saw Ashwin getting injured while diving off his own bowling in the 32nd over. He went off the field for while and that led to the premier strike bowler not being able to complete his full quota of overs.
Dhoni too took a gamble by using faster bowlers more in the death overs, letting Ashwin end with only 4.4 overs.
11 October 2015, 12:32 PM
Over 50 | Score 303/5
AB got to his hundred with a six off the last ball of the innings. He has powered South Africa to 303 here. The Indian batsmen have a mountain to climb in Kanpur.
11 October 2015, 12:28 PM
Over 49 | Score 282/9
Another huge over for SA. AB went on the rampage hitting two 6s and a 4 off Bhuvi. Indian bowlers are all over the place.
11 October 2015, 12:24 PM
Over 48 | Score 263/5
Yadav came under attack from Behardien and AB in that over. Three fours were scored by the duo. South Africans are headed for a big score.
11 October 2015, 12:22 PM
Over 47 | Score 250/5
Bhuvi's offered width outside the off stump to Behardien and was deservedly punished. The right-hander played the shot in air and picked up a four in the third man region.
11 October 2015, 12:13 PM
Over 46 | Score 241/5
Duminy will be disappointed with himself after getting dismissed by a poor delivery from Umesh. The left-hander slashed at a wide delivery from the pacer and edge it straight to the keeper. Behardien is the new man in.
JP Duminy c Dhoni b Yadav 15 (17b)
11 October 2015, 12:12 PM
Over 45 | Score 238/5
AB took Binny to the cleaners in the 45th over. The right-hander scored two 4s and a 6 off the last three balls of that over. 21 runs came off Binny's 8th.
11 October 2015, 12:03 PM
Over 44 | Score 217/4
Another good over from Bhuvi. Just four runs came off it.
