After spin twins Chahal and Kuldeep combined to take 8 wickets and dismiss the hosts for just 118, Kohli (46*) and Dhawan (51*) sent the SA bowlers to cleaners to reach home in 20.2 overs.
After spin twins Chahal and Kuldeep combined to take 8 wickets and dismiss the hosts for just 118, Kohli (46*) and Dhawan (51*) sent the SA bowlers to cleaners to reach home in 20.2 overs. SCORECARD
India win by 9 wickets! Dhawan (51*) played out a maiden after the break, leaving it to skipper Kohli (46*) who scored a couple off the second ball he faced to complete the last rites for a comprehensive win. But it was all set up by spin twins Chahal (5/22) and Kuldeep (3/20) who combined to take 8 wickets and dismissed the hosts for just 118. India take 2-0 lead in the six-match series.
Bizarre scenes at the Centurion. India are within two runs of victory, and the umpires have announced innings break. Virat Kohli (44*) is clearly upset as it makes little sense to not allow another over and get done with the game. Guess the umpires are sticking to 'rules are rules' thing, but it still defies logic. Dhawan is on 51*. India 117/1, chasing 119 to win.
50 up for India. Things look great for the visiting team. Kohli now fetches a four off the bowling of Chris Morris. Kohli 16*, Dhawan 20*. India 55/1 in 9 overs, need 64 more to win.
Now Virat Kohli gets in on the act and dispatches Kagiso Rabada for a six. Rabada was trying the same tactics as those against Rohit Sharma but Kohli, unlike Rohit, gets the better of the bowler and hooks him for a six. India 48/1 in 8 overs.
Now it's Rohit Sharma's turn to show his exquisite side. Picks up two elegant fours off the bowling of Kagiso Rabada. However, off the fifth ball of the fourth over he awkwardly hooks and finds Morne Morkel at deep fine leg. Rohit departs for 15. Perfect case of "from the sublime to the ridiculous". India 26/1 in pursuit of 119.
There goes down the last wicket as South Africa crash to 118 in 32.2 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal completes a maiden ODI five-for with the wicket of Chris Morris (14). He returns figures of 5/22. This is South Africa's lowest total at home, previous was 119 vs England in 2009. Incredible show by the Indian spinners. Don't forget Kuldeep Yadav has also taken three scalps (3/20). Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have taken one wicket each.
South Africa started well and were nicely placed at 39-0 at one time. Bhuvneshwar then removed Hashim Amla and touched off the collapse. India should have no difficulty in getting these runs, which would mean a 2-0 lead and number one spot in the ICC rankings.
There is some sort of competition going on between Chahal and Kuldeep. The latter now pushes the South Africans into deeper waters as he traps Kagiso Rabada in front of the wickets for 1. Rabada couldn't read the ball at all. The South Africans are totally at sea against the Indian spinners. 110/7 in 29.3 overs.
Here comes the second wicket for India. Quinton de Kock hits Yuzvendra Chahal straight into the hands of Hardik Pandya at deep mid-wicket. The ball came on a little slow and that appears to have done for the left-hander, who made 20. Here is another wicket off the first ball of the next over and stand-in captain Aiden Markram (8) finds Bhuvneshwar Kumar at deep mid-wicket off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav. Fairly similar dismissal. South Africa 51/3 in 13.1 overs
The rub of the green is going South Africa's way early on here in Centurion. Quinton de Kock fends off a short delivery from Jasprit Bumrah and the ball hops onto his stumps but luckily for him the bails are intact. More trial by bouncers by Bumrah in the over and de Kock is holding his hand in pain. South Africa 4/0 in 2 overs.
Remember, it's a day game. There will be a little bit of bounce and turn for the spinners on this SuperSport track, however, pace wouldn't be as much, says former South Africa batsman Neil McKenzie. Just the kind of news Indian spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav would want to hear. Both had a great time in Durban sharing five wickets between them and will look to build on that performance today.
Playing XIs here:
IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, A Rahane, MS Dhoni, K Jadhav, H Pandya, B Kumar, K Yadav, J Bumrah, Y Chahal
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 4, 2018
SA XI: H Amla, Q de Kock, A Markram, JP Duminy, D Miller, K Zondo , C Morris, K Rabada, M Morkel, T Shamsi, I Tahir
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 4, 2018
India win the toss and decide to bowl. India want to chase again. Clearly, Virat Kohli has a lot of faith in his team's chasing abilities.
The Indian team is unchanged, while South Africa have made two changes. Khaya Zondo makes his ODI debut and he replaces the injured Faf du Plessis. Meanwhile, Andile Phehlukwayo has been left out in favour of spinner Tabraiz Shamsi.
Hello and Welcome to the second ODI between India and South Africa from Centurion's SuperSport Park. India chased down 270 on a canter in Durban and will look to continue their dominance in this game as well. If India win this contest today, they will momentarily claim the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings. With Faf du Plessis out of the remainder of the series with a finger injury, the inexperienced Aiden Markram has been named Proteas captain for the rest of the rubber. Stay tuned. We will soon be back with the toss update.