IND beat SA by 124 runs | India vs South Africa, Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd ODI Match - Commentary

The presence of Virat Kohli in the middle though meant that runs kept coming from one end and he found an able partner in Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Together they managed a crucial unbeaten 67-run partnership off 44 balls which pushed the Indian score over the 300-run mark. It was a flavourless bowling performance by the Proteas with the exception of JP Duminy and Chris Morris, who were impressive in the middle overs. The pitch seems to be two-paced once the ball gets old, so the start will be very important for South Africa. Let's see how they fare after the break.

After suffering an early blow in their innings, Dhawan and Kohli combined forces to provide India with a smooth sail. They were involved in a massive 140-run stand for the second wicket and put the touring team in a position to score a big total. However, they stuttered in the middle overs. The introduction of the part-time spin of JP Duminy brought a couple of wickets and then they lost Hardik Pandya cheaply who was promoted up the order. MS Dhoni also struggled to get going and the untested middle-lower half got exposed in a way.

Yet another grand knock from a special batsman! Virat Kohli, you beauty. Extraordinary innings. He held one end tightly and in spite of losing partners at regular intervals, he remained unfazed. This is also his longest innings in ODIs in terms of balls faced. Mind you, conditions are not very conducive and you have to be as fit as him to survive for so long. All those hours in the gym have really paid off.

JP Duminy is caught on the sidelines. He says it is nice to get an opportunity to take two wickets. Reckons that his mindset is always to pick up wickets and it doesn't matter how he gets them. States that there is turn on the surface yet is upbeat about his team's chances of gunning this down. Iterates that being positive is the way forward in spite of the opposition bowlers taking regular wickets.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Finishes it off in style! Rabada overpitches around off, Kohli attacks it with all his might and drills it down the ground for a boundary at long off. INDIA END ON 303/6!

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. SIX! Going...going...gone! Kohli has nailed this one. Rabada is on the shorter side around off, Virat swivels on the back foot and muscles his pull shot over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Short in length, Kumar tries to pull but ends up dragging it off the inside half of the bat. It rolls in the gap at square leg and they cross.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Wide! Very wide outside off, flirting with the tramline, Kumar leaves it.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Short ball on middle, pulled in the gap on the leg side for a brace.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Outside off, Kumar flashes and misses.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Third 150-plus score for Virat Kohli in ODIs, first as the skipper of the Indian cricket team. He is just getting better with every passing day. A short ball on off, Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. Seems he is running out of gas, no celebration this time, just a raise of the arm to acknowledge the crowd.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. A full toss on middle, Kohli powers it over mid-wicket for a run. 12 from this over, spoiling Morris' bowling figures.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Wide! Down the leg side, Kohli fails to flick.

Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Follows the batsman down the leg side with a length ball, Kumar pats it down to point for one. 50-run stand comes up!

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Goes hard at a length ball outside off and gets an inside edge towards square leg for a run.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. SIX! But an excellent piece of fielding by Miller too. The catch won't count but don't take anything away from his effort. Fuller in length and on middle, Kohli launches it over widish mid on and Miller rushes across to his right in the deep. He dives to take the catch but the momentum takes him beyond the rope. He didn't get the opportunity to release the ball. My colleague pings, this would have been one of of those rare instances where a fielding side would have hoped that the catch gets dropped. Would have saved at least 4. Hmm...fair point!

Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Slower delivery, wide outside off, a full toss, Kumar throws his bat at it and drags it off the inside edge to the leg side. They take a run.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. A low full toss on middle, Virat hits it down to long on for one.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Tries a yorker probably but it ends up being a full toss. Kohli forces it down to long on for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bowls it wide outside off, Kumar hangs back and drills it to extra cover. Only a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Kohli has driven it through mid on. They pick up a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Sharp delivery, short and around off at 141 kph, Kohli is beaten for pace as he attempts the pull shot.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Sliding down the leg side, Kohli tries to flick but misses. They appeal and the umpire turns to signal a wide.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. David Miller nearly takes a stunner. What an effort to get there, at least! A mistimed pull shot by Kumar to a well-directed short delivery and it balloons in the air in front of square leg. Miller runs across to his right from mid-wicket, dives full length but fails to hold on to the catch. Maybe, going with two hands would have been a better option. The batsmen cross.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Very full and on middle, Kohli tickles it off his pads to deep square leg for a run.

Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Too full and on off, Kumar moves back and squeezes it out to point. Straight to Amla and it ends an excellent over, just 5 singles off it.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Full toss around off, knocked down to long on for a run.

Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Looks like a slower delivery, full and on middle, Kumar pushes it with an angled bat to point for a run. The speedgun reads 133 kph. Surely that's not the case.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Good length ball on middle, Kohli glances it through square leg for a run.

Chris Morris to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Arrows in a fuller length ball on middle, Kumar digs it out back past his skipper at the other end. It rolls slowly towards mid on and they cross.

Long off is called back inside the ring.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Fuller in length outside off, 134 kph, Kohli strokes it through covers for a single.

Chris Morris returns. 7-0-28-1, so far from him. Can he finish well?

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Spears in a fuller length ball on middle, Kohli brings down his bat in time and kicks it out through mid-wicket for a run. Retains strike.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Outside off, dabbed down to third man for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. FOUR! Lovely hit! A length ball around off, Kumar moves back to create room and whacks it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Digs in a short ball on off, Kohli intentionally keeps his pull shot all along the ground through backward square leg for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Follows the batsman down the leg side with a full ball, Kohli pushes it straight to covers.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Good length ball around off, with gentle hands, Kohli works it to mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run. 1000 ODI runs for Virat Kohli against South Africa!

Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Turns it in the gap at mid-wicket for another run in the over. 11 from it, a costly one by Andile.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Attacks the width outside off and smashes it over point for one.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Bouncer, a slower one, going over the batsman. Kohli has nothing to do with it.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Wow, glorious! Soothing to the eyes. This man is so attractive to watch when in full flow. It's a slower one, not sure an off cutter or leg cutter, doesn't matter either as Kohli has just lofted it nonchalantly over mid off for a boundary. Effortless.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Angling down the leg side, Kumar fails to put bat to ball and it goes off his thigh pad to the leg side. They cross for a leg bye.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Extra slower delivery. It's short and Kohli actually has to wait for quite some time before pulling it towards square leg for a run.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Wide! Short and down the leg side, Kohli tries to work it around but misses.

Imran Tahir to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Imran Tahir to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Not out! Missing leg. A quicker delivery, full and on middle, skidding down at 96 kph, Kumar shuffles across to flick but misses. It hits him on the pads, they appeal and the batsmen cross for a couple of times. The umpire signals it leg byes and South Africa go for the referral. Missing leg, confirms the replay. Review lost for the home team.

Shout for an lbw! Not given, looks like missing leg but Tahir convinces his skipper to take the DRS.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Shot! No stopping this one. Floated full ball on middle, Virat kneels and nails his shot over mid-wicket for a boundary. Well struck, skipper!

Imran Tahir to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Driven towards the mid off region. One run added to the total.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Misfield saves the day for Bhuvi! A leg spinner landing around off and spins away, Kohli dabs it down to short third man. Miscommunication between the batsmen as Kohli calls for a run but then stops. Kumar is already midway down the pitch, would have been run out but Amla misfields. They complete the run now.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Goes full and on middle, Kumar gets on the front foot to mid on. Good field placement to have the fielder up inside the circle.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. A touch short and outside off, Kumar stands back and taps it down to backward point.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the new batsman.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Kedar Jadhav. OUT! Catching practice for the wicketkeeper. Not a wicket taking delivery but Jadhav has found a way to make it one. Tries to run a length ball wide outside off to third man but gets a top edge to Klaasen. He makes no mistake, his third catch of the match and he is having a good debut. India in a little bit of bother now.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Kedar Jadhav. Wide! Sliding down the leg side, Kedar tries to flick but misses.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Width on offer outside off, Kohli latches onto it and thwacks it through point for a cracking boundary.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Fantastic stop, Markram! Kohli gives the charge and slaps a length ball through the line. Aiden at extra cover dives full length to his left and makes an outstanding stop. Saves four.

Imran Tahir to Kedar Jadhav. Slower full ball on off, Kedar defends it to the off side.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Imran Tahir to Kedar Jadhav. Turning back into the new batsman, Jadhav gets back and taps it on the leg side. They sneak in a quick single.

Kedar Jadhav walks in next.

Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. OUT! Well, well, well, Tahir and Lungi, the Chennai recruits in the Indian T20 League have combined to remove the Chennai skipper. This was coming with MS struggling to get his innings going. He decides to attack the leggie. Dances down the track, tries to emulate his 2011 World Cup winning shot but there isn't enough venom behind the shot. Easily caught by Ngidi at long on. Big wicket for the Proteas.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. A mistimed shot, it's IN THE AIR, drops short... Probably a googly by Tahir, this. On the shorter side and Kohli mistimes his pull shot over backward square leg. Phehlukwayo runs in but it falls in front of him. They take a single.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Flatter, quicker and slightly shorter, around off, Kohli plays a late square cut but finds short third man.

Change of ends for Imran Tahir.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Shortish on middle and off, an extra slower delivery, just 99 kph on the speedgun, Kohli defends. One thing to notice here is that the slower ones are gripping the surface. Hmmm...

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Wide! Phehlukwayo attempts a slower one but fails to place it better on the pitch. Too wide outside off, the batsman leaves it and the umpire stretches his arms.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Straighter in line this time as Andile angles it on middle and leg, Kohli plays it straight to short mid-wicket.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Angles in a full ball on off, Kohli is on the front foot as he pushes it to covers.

Andile Phehlukwayo to MS Dhoni. Fuller and outside off, Dhoni drives it in his own style, not at all attractive but effective. It's goes through the gap at covers and they change ends.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Good length ball outside off, a mistimed shot by Kohli towards mid off and he scampers across to the other end for a run. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

Andile Phehlukwayo is back on. Slightly more time between the overs as Kohli called for the physio.

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Flighted on off, Dhoni leans forward and works it with soft hands through square leg. Immediately calls for two and completes it with ease. 10-0-60-2, JP has done a decent job for his skipper!

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Finds the gap on the leg side and rotates the strike.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Gets forward and plays it with the spin to mid-wicket.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Clears the rope this time. Brings his bottom hand into play and whips it through mid-wicket. No chance to the fielder in the deep this time and a boundary results.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Walks forward to take it on the full and clips it through mid-wicket for a couple.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. HUNDRED NUMBER 34 FOR VIRAT KOHLI! It's usual business for the Indian skipper. A quiet celebration from him, just takes his helmet off and acknowledges the crowd. A tossed up ball on middle, Kohli gets back and deflects it towards fine leg for a couple of runs. The run machine continues to inflict damage on the opposition teams. Seems there is no way to stop him at the moment. Batting in a different world altogether. Take a bow, Captain Consistent!

Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. Fuller and on leg, Dhoni fails to get it away off his pads.

Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. Takes a stride forward to a full ball and pushes it to extra cover.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Fullish and on middle, forced down to long on for one. Kohli moves to 99!

Imran Tahir to MS Dhoni. Jumps out of the crease and flicks a full ball to backward square leg for a run.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. A little dab down towards short third man for a single.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Short and outside off, Kohli cuts it straight to point. A big cry of anguish from the Indian skipper.

Imran Tahir is back on.

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Once again Dhoni uses his feet but ends up pushing it back to the bowler. Struggling to get going, 6 off 16 balls, MS!

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Advances down the track and defends it back.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Full flighted on middle, eased down to long on for a run.

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Presses forward and helps it to short fine leg. Rabada misfields and allows a single.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Gets forward to a full ball and drives it through covers for a single.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Sliced away! Flighted full ball outside off, Kohli tries to loft it over covers but it goes over point for a boundary. Not where he intended but a boundary nonetheless.

Chris Morris to MS Dhoni. Too full and on middle, 140 kph, Dhoni flicks it on the leg side and finds the only man inside the ring. Amla stops it at mid-wicket. Just 2 runs from the over.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. An off pace delivery, short and wide outside off, Kohli reaches out for it and mistimes his shot towards third man. The strike is rotated.

Chris Morris to MS Dhoni. Finally a run in the over as Dhoni drives a length ball through covers.

Chris Morris to MS Dhoni. Another leave outside off from MS Dhoni. Morris has bowled brilliantly in this spell.

Chris Morris to MS Dhoni. Lands it on a length outside off, just inside the tramline, Dhoni allows it through.

Chris Morris to MS Dhoni. Pitches it full around off, Dhoni drives it off his front foot but finds mid off.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Flatter and fuller on middle, Kohli whips it in through square leg for a couple of runs. 200 up for India!

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Fuller and on middle, Dhoni eases it to the leg side. Duminy and the short mid-wicket fielder converge but it goes through them to long on. A single taken by the pair.

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Lunges to a full ball and pushes it to mid-wicket.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Gets forward to a full ball and drives it through covers for one.

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Walks down the track and pushes it down to long on for a run.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Goes back and guides it to third man. The initial call from Dhoni was no, but then they cross over for a single.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Nearly an edge! Clever change in pace by Morris. Bowls it full and wide outside off, Kohli goes for the drive but misses.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. A mistimed pull shot from the bat of Kohli, doesn't carry to the mid-wicket fielder inside the ring.

Chris Morris to MS Dhoni. It's been driven superbly through the covers. One run added to the total.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Shortish and outside off, Kohli flashes his blade through the line and edges it down to third man for a run.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Shout for a catch behind the stumps! Not given by the umpire and when asked by Markram, both the keeper and bowler were unsure about it and hence advised against the usage of DRS. Shortish delivery around middle and leg, angling down, Kohli fails to connect with his pull shot and it goes very closely past his gloves. Klaasen and Morris get excited but the umpire remains still. The replays don't look too conclusive. No Snickometer shown which would have given a better picture. Strangely, no wide was signalled by the umpire either.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Duminy drags his length short outside off, MS punches it through covers for a run.

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

JP Duminy to MS Dhoni. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Gets his front leg forward and nudges a full ball through mid on for a run.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Flighted on middle, flicked towards mid-wicket.

Chris Morris to MS Dhoni. Lets the ball go outside his off stump. A good over by Chris!

MS Dhoni arrives in the middle.

Drinks break. A good period of play for the Proteas. They have managed to pick three quick wickets and are trying to claw their way back after a big partnership between Kohli and Dhawan. The Indian skipper is still out there and that's the biggest danger for them as he is nearing yet another century. We now enter into an unknown territory as the Indian middle-lower order has not been tested so far.

Chris Morris to Hardik Pandya. OUT! The move to send Pandya up the order has flopped. Morris provides width and plays with the patience of the batsman. Two dot balls before this and Hardik sees the opportunity to free his arms. He flashes his bat at it but gets a thick outside edge behind to the new South African keeper. Klaasen makes no mistake and India have lost their fourth wicket. Good going from South Africa. Morris roars in delight. He knows the importance of this wicket as Hardik Pandya can prove to be dangerous with his ability to hit big shots.

Chris Morris to Hardik Pandya. This one is full and angled on middle, Pandya plays it off his pads towards mid-wicket. That would have been a good shout for an lbw had he missed.

Chris Morris to Hardik Pandya. Back of a length delivery around off, Pandya goes on the back foot and punches it straight to the cover fielder.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Gets forward to a full ball and pierces the off side field with his cover drive. A single results.

Chris Morris to Hardik Pandya. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Chris Morris is back on.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Shout for an lbw! Tossed up ball outside off, Kohli fails to execute his flick shot and is hit on the pads. They put in an unsuccessful appeal. The replays show that it's spinning and bouncing too much, going over the sticks.

JP Duminy to Hardik Pandya. Takes a stride forward to a full ball and taps it quietly in front of backward point. They cross for a quick single.

JP Duminy to Hardik Pandya. Gets forward to a full ball and pushes it back.

JP Duminy to Hardik Pandya. SIX! Bang! Duminy tosses it up and lands it full around off, Pandya latches onto it and powers it over the bowler's head for a maximum. He is sent up the order for doing this!

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. LEADING EDGE! Tossed up ball on middle, Kohli tries to flick but closes the face of the bat early. It pops out of the leading edge and loops behind the bowler. A run is taken.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. A late cut by Kohli. He goes back to a short ball and dabs it down to third man for a couple.

Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. This time it's full and outside off, Virat is on the front foot as he strokes it through covers for one.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. On a good length outside off, Kohli looks so good while punching off his back foot. He finds the gap at covers and takes two.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Short in length again, probably slower in pace, Kohli is early into the pull shot and hence gets a bottom edge. It however rolls behind safely.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Short in length around off, Kohli stays back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs across to his left and they take a couple.

Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya. Angles in a length ball on middle, Pandya works it through mid-wicket for a run.

JP Duminy to Hardik Pandya. Tossed up ball outside off, driven through covers for a run.

JP Duminy to Hardik Pandya. Flatter and a bit shorter around middle, Pandya drags it down fine on the leg side for a brace.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Works it with the spin on the leg side, it's in the gap and they run.

JP Duminy to Hardik Pandya. Knocks a full ball down to long off for a run.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Shout for a run out! Not given. The umpire doesn't feel the need to go upstairs. Flighted full ball outside off, Kohli hammers it back and Duminy gets some fingertips on it as it goes on to destroy the stumps at the other end. They appeal as Hardik was backing up but nothing from the umpire. The replays show that Pandya has plonked his bat in just in time. Not a good technique, should be always dragging it in.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. A mishit but Kohli is safe. Short in length and around off, Kohli pulls it more from the top half of the bat than middle and it screams to deep backward square leg. Not carrying to the fielder in the deep and they take a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Angles in a length ball on off, Kohli defends it off his back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya. Direct hit would have been curtains for Hardik Pandya. India survive a disastrous moment. Pandya tries to tap and run as he pushes it on the off side. The skipper responds but there is no single on offer. The point fielder attacks the ball, takes aim at the non-striker's end but fails to score the direct hit. Pandya was nowhere in the frame. Big let off. Needs to be careful with his running.

Kagiso Rabada to Hardik Pandya. Shortish and on off, defended from the crease by Hardik.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Stands back and tickles it on the leg side. Finds the gap and they take a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Back of a length ball on off, defended off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada is back on.

JP Duminy to Hardik Pandya. Loopy and full outside off, Pandya defends it by getting well forward.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Tossed up ball on middle, turned in the gap at mid-wicket for a run.

This is interesting. Hardik Pandya is promoted in the batting order.

JP Duminy to Ajinkya Rahane. OUT! Very unnecessary piece of cricket by Rahane and he has thrown his wicket away. Sunil Gavaskar on air is very angry with the shot selection, says that he just came in and all he needed to do was rotate the strike. Fair point, sir. Duminy has another wicket in the kitty. He serves a loopy full ball on middle, Rahane runs down the track aiming for a big shot across the line but fails to reach the pitch of the delivery early. He ends up miscuing it completely in the air as his bat turns in his hands and Phehlukwayo backtracks from mid off to take a well-judged catch. A disappointed Rahane walks back and South Africa would like to build on this wicket.

JP Duminy to Ajinkya Rahane. Aggression shown by Jinx but he fails to middle his shot properly. Jumps out of the crease quite early, seeing that the bowler fires it in, Rahane attempts to flick but gets a leading edge. It goes safely towards Amla at short third man.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Flighted again, it's full around off, Kohli uses his wrists to flick it through mid-wicket for a single.

JP Duminy to Ajinkya Rahane. Loopy full ball on off, Rahane lunges and pushes it with gentle hands to cover-point for a run.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. A good looking cover drive by the Indian skipper but Markram dives across to his right at extra cover to make an outstanding stop. Four singles from the over.

Imran Tahir to Ajinkya Rahane. A low full toss this time, on middle, Rahane forces it down to long on and collects a single.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Nice loop on this one, full and landing around leg, Kohli tickles it through widish mid on for one.

Imran Tahir to Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane uses his feet to get to the pitch of the delivery and eases it past the diving bowler for a run towards long off.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Leans forward to a full ball and drives it through the gap at covers for one.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Flatter and on middle, it's punched off the back foot but the mid-wicket fielder has it covered.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Short and outside off, cut through point for a run.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Tossed up ball on middle, worked off the front foot but this time straight to Miller at mid-wicket.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Good fielding, Miller. Full and on middle, Kohli flicks it across the line but Miller quickly moves across from mid-wicket to stop the ball.

JP Duminy to Ajinkya Rahane. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Misfield and a run is conceded. Flighted full ball outside off, driven through the line and Markram inside the ring at covers fumbled.

JP Duminy to Ajinkya Rahane. Shortish and on off, Rahane gets back and cuts it square of the wicket on the off side for a run.

Imran Tahir to Ajinkya Rahane. Driven through mid-on by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Driven straight back towards the bowler, Tahir gets some hand to that but fails to stop that. The ball rolls towards mid on and a run is taken.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Flatter on the pads, Kohli looks to work it on the on side but gets a leading edge towards mid off.

Imran Tahir to Ajinkya Rahane. Indecisiveness would have got Rahane here. Flatter just outside off, Rahane is unsure of whether to guide it to third man or block it. Ends up getting an inside past the left of the keeper for a single.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Outside off, driven through covers for one.

Imran Tahir to Ajinkya Rahane. Tossed up around middle, flicked away through square leg for one.

JP Duminy to Ajinkya Rahane. Duminy comes round the wicket and serves a low full toss. Eased down to long on for one by Ajinkya. A successful over for JP ends.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Virat has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

JP Duminy to Ajinkya Rahane. No Miller, not done. Served on the stumps, wristed straight to mid-wicket. David there is lazy to get down and lets it through for a single.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Now Kohli plays a similar shot and gets to the other end.

JP Duminy to Ajinkya Rahane. Floated around off, driven to long on to open his account.

Ajinkya Rahane walks in at number 4. He stroked his way to an unbeaten half century in the first game of the series and will make yet another opportunity count here.

JP Duminy to Shikhar Dhawan. OUT! Dhawan throws it away! There was a hundred for the taking, but he has shut shop and let it pass. Tossed up around off, Dhawan gets down the track and looks to go big on the on side. Doesn't get the elevation that he wanted and ends up chipping it towards mid-wicket. Markram has stationed himself there and he takes a wonderful catch tumbling to his left. End of the 140-run association between Dhawan and Kohli, South Africa get a breakthrough against the run of play. Duminy the man with the golden arm, the first wicket by a Protea spinner in this series.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Landed around off, hit to long off to retain strike.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Kohli rotates strike by knocking it to long off.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Tossed up around off, eased through mid off for one.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Defended off the front foot onto the ground.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Just outside off, it's the googly again. Virat doesn't pick this one early and ends up chopping it to short third man for one.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Terrific shot. Flighted delivery on the fuller length around off. Kohli gets his front foot forward and drives it wristily down the ground. Such is the power on that, that long on didn't stand a chance to come in the frame to cut that off. Another look showed that it was the googly and Virat picked it nice and early.

JP Duminy to Shikhar Dhawan. Around middle and leg, flicked away to square leg.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Slower through the air, outside off. Kohli goes back and cuts it powerfully through point. Rabada runs to his left in the deep and puts in the dive. Saves a run for his side.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. Tossed up around off, Kohli looks to drive it through the off side but gets it off the inner half towards mid on. The Indians would relish looking at this turn.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. This one is worked away to mid on.

JP Duminy to Shikhar Dhawan. Outside off, pushed through mid off for a single.

JP Duminy to Virat Kohli. 46th ODI fifty for Kohli, to go with a century in the series. This is his sixth against the opposition and fourth in this nation. He gets a nicely tossed up ball around middle, knocks it down to long on and gets to the other end.

Jean-Paul Duminy is called up for his bowling service. A slip in place for him. Good to see this, as when Tahir came on, there was no one close-in.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. VK has driven it through mid off. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Eased through mid off to rotate strike.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan is bossing Imran Tahir here. Sees the tossed up delivery and gets down the track in a flash. Flicks it in the air and collects a boundary through deep mid-wicket.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Slower through the air around off, Virat pushes it towards covers and gets to the other end.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan gets down the track and pushes it to long off for a single.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Flatter on the stumps, Virat goes back and punches it down to long on for a single. Moves to 47 now.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Kohli retains strike after flicking it to fine leg.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Excellent running. Length ball outside off, Kohli opens the face of the bat and guides it through backward point. Before the man from third man gets to the ball and returns the throw, a couple is taken.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Short in length, Dhawan whips the pull away for a single through backward square leg.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Length ball on the body, Virat hops and tucks it to fine leg for one.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, slanting in on the body. Shikhar gets inside and nudges it to fine leg for one. Runs coming on both sides of the wicket now.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! How are you, thank you, says Dhawan! Short and wide outside off, he stays back and clobbers this past backward point for a boundary.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Kohli taps it to the off side and wants a run but there's none available. He stays 8 short of a fifty.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Looped up around off, defended towards covers.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan gets down the track early and milks it down to long off for one.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. This ball is kept out to point off the outer half.

Imran Tahir to Virat Kohli. Floated full around off, driven back to the left of the bowler. Tahir dives to his left and ends up parrying it towards mid off. A quick run taken.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Tossed up around middle and leg, Dhawan lunges and works it away through backward square leg for one.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Outside off, pushed through cover-point for one. Without taking an ounce of risk, India get 8 off the over.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. WIDE! Another one down the leg side, SD goes after it but misses. Not the ideal line from Lungi.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Driven through covers for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Hurled on a length around off, defended from the crease.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. This one is pulled through square leg to rotate strike.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. WIDE! Short and down the leg side, Shikhar misses the pull shot. Wide signaled.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. This one is glided to third man for a single. Brings up the 100-run stand between the two at run-a-ball. They have been successful in seizing the early momentum from the opposition.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Shot! Length ball outside off, Kohli stands tall and punches it over covers. Gets a brace as a result.

Lungi Ngidi is back on.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Defended off the back foot by the batsman. 10 runs off Imran's first over.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! BANG! Dhawan picks up the tossed up wrong one. There wasn't much turn on this one. He goes over mid-wicket and gets a one-bounce boundary.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Shorter outside off, Dhawan cuts it straight to short third man.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Fuller in length, driven down the ground. Rabada does well on the mid off fence and keeps it down to two.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! 25th ODI fifty for Shikhar Dhawan, his second in the Rainbow Nation and 4th against the Proteas. Back-to-back ones for him, showing that he is continuing from where he left out on the other day. Gets down on a knee and nails this sweep shot through square leg for a boundary.

Imran Tahir to Shikhar Dhawan. Floated full on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler.

Spin time! Imran Tahir is brought into the attack. Can he be effective on this drier surface?

Drinks are on the field. South Africa would have felt that it's their day today after snapping up Rohit Sharma for a duck and giving Indians a scare with Virat Kohli's dismissal. But the latter survived, thanks to a good use of the DRS. Ever since, it has been a one-way traffic as Shikhar Dhawan and his skipper have went along scoring runs at ease. Yes, there were a few edges here and there in their 87-run unbeaten stand. But they have made sure the hosts toil hard on the field. Kagiso Rabada was the only one who looked like troubling the visitors and so too was Chris Morris, who is going through a good spell. Debutant Lungi Ngidi has been a disappointment so far.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. Another delivery on the shorter side, pulled to deep square leg for one.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Timing and placement. Short length ball angling in from round the stumps. It sits up and asks to be hit, Dhawan obliges. The timing on the pull shot is impeccable and it beats fine leg to his right.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. Lazy! Back of a length just outside off, Shikhar moves away from the line and just looks to ramp it away. Misses.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. A cry of anguish from Kohli as he doesn't time his slap through covers. This was a length ball, a run taken as the ball goes to the man in the deep.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. Too good a shot for too little. Length ball outside off, Dhawan camps back and punches it powerfully. Finds sweeper in the deep on the off side and gets just one.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. On a length around off, Virat lets it come on and turns it to mid-wicket for a quick run. A wild throw is hurled at the bowler's end before which the batsman has made it in.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. 10 runs off this over as another delivery on the shorter side is pulled through the leg side in front of square. One run added to the total.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. This short ball is pulled through square leg for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Slower one on a length outside off, Virat waits a touch and slaps it to deep covers for one.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. Gets to the other end now by playing this to third man.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Dhawan is getting in the mood now. This is when he starts getting dangerous for the opposition. Reads the leg cutter early and charges down the track. Goes through with the aerial flick shot that he had planned and gets it over mid-wicket. Almost goes the distance.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. Hurled outside off, slapped past backward point for a brace. Tahir, the man there, doing the mopping up.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball outside off, guided towards third man to retain strike.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. Yorker, dug out towards mid on.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. Slower in pace outside off, Dhawan is early in getting his bat down to play the shot. Ends up getting a bottom edge and the ball goes on the bounce to the keeper.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. Banged short, Dhawan lets it go.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. On the pads, flicked through backward square leg for a single.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Fuller on off, bunted from the crease.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Finally a pull shot played to the right ball. Short and angling down leg, Shikhar gets inside the line and pulls it through fine leg for a boundary.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. Well done, Duminy. Smashed towards backward point. The man there stops it with a dive to his left.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball, just a bit on the shorter side. Dhawan looks to pull it away but does so just over Markram at mid-wicket. Gets a couple, although the shot selection is questionable yet again.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Outside off, slapped through point for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. The batsman works it down the leg side.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. WIDE! Length ball angling down leg, Dhawan misses the pull. Klaasen dives to his right but fails to collect that. A bye results as a result.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Fuller outside off, Kohli plays the drive. Ends up slicing it towards third man for a single.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Another quick run. Kohli pushes this to mid off and hares to the other end. Don't know whether the throw was aimed at the stumps at the batter's end or at Dhawan. Misses both though.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. Short in length, pulled away through backward square leg for a single. Not sure, if the length was there to play the pull.

Chris Morris to Shikhar Dhawan. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Risky, risky! Would have been fatal for Dhawan. Kohli taps it to the off side and takes off for a run. Dhawan responds. Duminy gets to the ball from backward point and underarms a throw at the striker's end but misses. The ball rolls deep to the on side but no extra run is taken. Another look shows that Shikhar was not even in the frame. The mind goes back to the mix up between the two in the first ODI.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Short in length, kept out to the on side.

The slip goes out and a mid-wicket comes in place after the previous shot. A short mid-wicket and a mid on in place.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Length ball outside off, Virat walks across the stumps and flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan dances down the track and blocks it down.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. Fuller outside off, driven to covers.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan taps this one to the on side and wants a run, but is sent back by Virat.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Outside off, driven through cover-point for one.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Virat Kohli. Length ball around off, defended watchfully.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shikhar Dhawan. Phehlukwayo comes in from round the wicket and angles it in. Dhawan works it through square leg for one.

Time for Powerplay 2. A maximum of 4 fielders can man the boundary line till the 40th over. Also, Andile Phehlukwayo comes into the attack.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Streaky! Lucky for Kohli. On a length just outside off, Kohli looks to force it through the off side. Ends up getting an inside edge and the ball goes just past the off pole. There is a short fine leg in place, meaning the ball speeds away to the fence. What's the reason? Low bounce? Or did Kohli misread the length? Perhaps the latter. The initial Powerplay is done, the 50-run stand between the two Delhi lads is up and so is the Indian 50.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Length ball outside off, Kohli chops it to covers off the back foot.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Fuller in length, defended with a straight bat.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Ohh! Length ball slanting in to Kohli, he manages only an inside edge towards fine leg for a brace.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Virat stands in the crease and defends this one.

Chris Morris to Virat Kohli. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Chris Morris to run in as the first change.

Regarding the ball on which Kohli took the DRS, the inside edge saved him. If not for that, the skipper would have been sitting in the dugout now, as the Hawk Eye returns umpire's call as the ball would have gone on to clip the leg stump.

Kagiso Rabada to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! How many drives through the off side has Dhawan played since the start? Use Ctrl F to find out. This is hurled full outside off from round the stumps, the southpaw gets a stride out and drives it through covers for another boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Flicked off the pads to the on side for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Yorker outside off, Kohli digs it out to the bowler. Rabada throws the ball back and it hits Kohli's shoes before rolling away further. Just a smile in response from the Indian skipper.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. What was that? This was bowled on the shorter side, Kohli gets down on a knee to let it pass. But just as an after-thought, he has a waft at that and misses by just.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. 'Aaah' shouts Kohli as soon as he hits it. This was a ball to be driven to the cover fence but he finds the man at mid off with this one. Hence that reaction.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Hurled around off, VK stays in the crease and defends.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! No timing, just placement. Length ball outside off, Shikhar looks to smash it through the off side. Mistimes it but finds the gap between covers and backward point. Has enough in it to go to the fence. 10 runs off this over.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Hurled around off from over the wicket, patted towards covers.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Good running. Length ball outside off, Virat taps it to the off side and gets across for a single. Dhawan responds before the man from second slip gets to it.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Delectable cover drive! Full in length outside off, Kohli lines himself up well for that. Gets his front foot to the pitch of the ball and just times his drive through covers for a boundary. Didn't try to hit it too hard.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Fuller around off, clipped to mid-wicket.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Edged but safe, again! Fuller outside off, Dhawan goes for the drive. Gets a thick outside edge past gully for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length ball again in line of the stumps, defended from the crease.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Blocked watchfully from the crease.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Length delivery on the stumps, Kohli stands back and defends.

Kagiso Rabada to Shikhar Dhawan. The over-the-wicket angle almost works. It induces the outside edge of Dhawan's bat, which came down for the drive. But the ball rolled well past the lone slip fielder, towards third man for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Shikhar Dhawan. Oh Duminy, well done! This is on a length, slanting away. Shikhar stands tall and cuts it straight to backward point. JP there, does well to not let the ball pass him.

Kagiso Rabada to Shikhar Dhawan. Rabada continues over the wicket to the southpaw and lands it on the stumps. Dhawan keeps it out to the on side.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. This one is kept out off the back foot to the off side.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Back of a length ball on off, Kohli hops and keeps it down.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Outside off, left alone.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Aerial but safe! Fuller angling on the pads, Kohli flicks it a touch in the air. It is well away from the square leg fielder there and he gets a boundary.

Nice point. Mike Haysman states that Morne Morkel has picked up wickets in the last four games. Despite this, the pacer has been benched today. The commentator fails to understand the reason behind this move, especially in such an important clash.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. Full outside off, Virat lets it be.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Ngidi comes round the wicket and hurls it on a length outside off. Dhawan hangs back and slaps it towards third man for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Another ball well outside off, Kohli lets it be.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Hurled outside off, left alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Authoritative! Short in length around off, Kohli stands tall and pulls it powerfully in front of square on the leg side. The ball races away to the fence.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. WIDE! Full in length, sprayed down leg, Kohli fails to flick it. The ball goes to the keeper, who appeals just to put the umpire off. He isn't fooled and stretches his arms to signal an extra.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Kohli stays back to this one and blocks it down.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Full in length around off, defended towards covers.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball on the stumps, defended.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Well played. Length ball angling away from the southpaw, Dhawan hangs back and opens the face of the bat. Is successful in getting it past the diving second slip. The man at third man runs to his right and puts in the dive, but only manages to parry it away to the fence.

Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli. This ball is tucked away to fine leg for a single.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. On the pads, flicked away to get to the other end.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Delectable. Full and outside off, driven through covers nicely. The ball speeds away to the fence in a trice.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Not the ideal delivery. Sprayed on the pads, Kohli flicks it away through fine leg for a boundary to get going. An eventful over ends.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Around off, blocked off the front foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Oh wow! The South African crowd cheers as they want to see Kohli bat. NOT OUT is the call from the TV umpire! Ian Gould cannot believe it. Hurled in line of the stumps, Kohli gets across to flick but misses. The ball hits the pads and goes to the on side. Rabada and the players appeal and the dreaded finger is raised from the umpire, Gould. Kagiso is up in celebration and celebrates the same going towards the batsman. Kohli has a chat with his partner and opts to take it upstairs and guess what! Snicko spots an INSIDE EDGE as the spike is deduced when the ball passes the bat. The on-field umpire cannot believe it as it wasn't detectable to the naked eye. Good use of the review by India and the skipper survives. One wonders, wouldn't the batter know if there is an inside edge or not.

HUGE MOMENT! Kohli has been adjudged LBW and after a chat with Dhawan he opts for the DRS. Looks to be close.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Bouncer on the stumps, Kohli ducks to let it be.

Kagiso Rabada to Virat Kohli. Lovely! In the channel of apprehension outside off, Kohli has a feel for it but misses. Ideal lines for the Indian skipper.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Bouncer on the stumps, Shikhar ducks to let it be. Decent start from the newcomer.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball on the stumps, defended from the crease.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. Punched off the back foot to covers.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. This is outside off, left alone.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. The batsman drives the ball straight down the ground.

Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Wow! What a shot to open your account! Full and angling away from the left-hander, Dhawan gets his stride out and times his drive through covers to perfection. Seems to have done enough there as the ball goes to the fence, beating the man chasing. First runs on the board for India in form of a boundary.

Virat Kohli finds himself in the middle as early as the second over. Also, Lungi Ngidi, the debutant, takes the second new ball from the other end.

Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma. OUT! Gone? Yes! Didn't seem so on the first look. This is hurled a touch fuller outside off, Rohit looks to play it at first but then tries to withdraw his bat to let it go. Seems to have done well as the ball goes to the keeper. What happens next catches us by surprise. An appeal for caught behind is made and it is upheld as well. Wow! First dismissal for Klaasen behind the wickets. Another look shows why this turns out to be a good decision. Sharma was late in getting the bat out of the way and the ball moved in as well. As a result, the faintest of inside edges was taken and that's that. India yet to put a run on the board and they lose a wicket. Just the start the hosts needed, a maiden wicket over.

Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma. Beaten! An appeal made, turned down as well. On a length just outside the line of off, Sharma looks to push it to the off side but fails to make contact. The ball goes to the keeper and Rabada goes up in appeal. However, he is the only one doing so and the umpire stays unmoved. Asks about the DRS to Amla, who isn't convinced either.

Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma. EDGED BUT SAFE! Back of a length delivery around off, it bounces more than Sharma expects. It takes the outside half on the splice and lobs towards backward point. Duminy runs in from that position and puts in the dive but the ball lands agonizingly short.

Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma. Fuller around off, pushed defensively towards covers.

Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma. Fuller and just outside off, Rohit watches it and lets it be. A hint of away movement there.

Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma. Runs in from over the wicket and lands it on a length around off and middle. Rohit stays back and presents a straight bat in defense. The ball rolls to the on side.

So, the clock ticks to 1300 local time, meaning, it's time for play to get underway. The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the men striding out with the bat for India. The southpaw is on the back of a fifty from the previous game. For South Africa Kagiso Rabada has the first new white rounded object in hand. Remember, their captain had reckoned using the 'helpful' conditions first up. Will they do that? Let's see. Two slips in place. Here we go...

PITCH REPORT - Mike Haysman and Neil McKenzie are out their inspecting the playing surface. The former puts up the general stats here, saying that pacers have been dominant at this venue. The latter expects this one to play a bit quicker than the previous two games. Reckons that you can always expect some movement at this venue. Adds that the bounce would be high and an even one. Both of them analyze Virat Kohli's innings in this series and state that he has used his feet nicely against spin, mainly Imran Tahir. Now after having a look at Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram's dismissals, they opine that both the Proteas weren't picking spin well and that has been their undoing. They end stating that the surface looks good for batting. They sound hopeful of the South Africans chasing down the target that they will get.

Virat Kohli, the Indian captain, reckons that they were looking to bat first, as they wanted to change things up and see how they turn up. States that the wicket looks nice and hard, apart from expecting some assistance with the ball later. Says that they will look to make early inroads and put pressure on the opposition middle order, which is already under pressure. Asserts that wrist spinners are a usable commodity on any surface. Mentions about not letting go of the momentum that they have with them. Ends saying that they go in unchanged.

Aiden Markram, the South African skipper, reckons that although India chase well, their decision is based on using the conditions on offer. Adds that he expects the ball to do its bit initially. States that the guys have been working hard and it isn't fair to look too deep and put pressure upon themselves due to one collapse. Informs that there are two debutants in Heinrich Klaasen and Lungi Ngidi. The former will take the gloves in place of de Kock and the latter replaces Morne Morkel, he adds. Further adds that Andile Phehlukwayo comes in for Tabraiz Shamsi.

TOSS - Tails is the call... Heads it is! Aiden Markram says SOUTH AFRICA WILL BOWL FIRST.

For the hosts, their problems do not show signs of subsiding. Quinton de Kock is ruled out and at least one debutant and hence a change, in Heinrich Klaasen, seems a certain. How the new skipper copes with this, would be an interesting watch. The tourists, on the other hand, have done whatever they have done in the first two games, right. Their batting, though, remains to be tested. Will India take an unassailable lead today or do South Africa have something to offer and keep the series alive? Stay with us as the action unravels.

If you'd have been told that the ODI series between the top two sides will be a lopsided one, you would have laughed your skins off. Two games into the series, that's what has happened, sadly for the sport. Unlike the second ODI, this one is a day-night game and hopefully the officials would have had their 'meals' and we wouldn't witness a mistimed break. That is only possible if either of the sides collapse quickly and one would hope for that to not happen. Welcome to our coverage of the third ODI between South Africa and India to be played at Newlands, Cape Town.