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India 158-6 (30 overs) vs SA 358-4Just when Jadeja and Dhoni were looking to repair the damage, Kallis cripples India further with the wicket of Jadeja.
The left-hander is beaten all ends up as the ball crashes through his defences to bowl him for 29 from 30 balls, ending a good partnership of 50 runs from 44 balls for the sixth wicket.
India are 158 for six in 30 overs, needing 201 runs in 20 overs for victory with four wickets in hand.
23:19
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India 118-5 (25 overs) vs SA 358-4Dhoni leaves the first two deliveries from Tsotsobe before he turns the third ball on the leg side for one.
Two more singles as three runs come from that over.
India reach 118 for five at the halfway stage, with 241 runs needed from 25 overs for victory. Dhoni is on 23 from 28 balls, while Jadeja is on six.
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India 109-5 (23 overs) vs SA 358-4Raina tries to pull a short ball from Tsotsobe but the ball sails high over the batsman and wicketkeeper for four byes.
Raina then pulls a short ball and calls Dhoni for a second run but he is caught short by a quick throw from Steyn at deep square leg.
Raina is run out for 13 as India slip to 107 for five in the 23rd over.
Ravindra Jadeja gets off the mark with a single to deep midwicket.
22:54
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India 96-4 (21 overs) vs SA 358-4Tsotsobe, who bowled two overs in his first spell, comes into the attack to replace McLaren, who took two for 29 in five overs in his first spell.
Dhoni takes a single from the first ball before Raina comes down the track but can't beat the fielder at point. He then pulls a short ball to deep square leg for a single.
Dhoni (18) is put down at covers by David Miller as the right-hander tried to smash a short ball through the off-side.
Five runs from that over as Dhoni and Raina continue to repair the innings.
22:49
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India 91-4 (20 overs) vs SA 358-4Dhoni clubs Morkel over midwicket for a boundary to continue his attacking approach.
He defends the next two deliveries before taking one from the fifth ball.
Raina gets his first boundary from the last ball as he flicks Morkel square on the leg side.
India are 91 for four in 20 overs, needing 268 runs from 30 overs for victory.
22:29
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India 66-4 (16 overs) vs SA 358-4Parnell bowls a quick bouncer to Rohit but it slides down the leg side which the right-hander gloves and it goes down for a boundary. He gets a thick edge off the next ball trying to cut it for a single to thirdman.
Rohit is then run out as he responds to a call for a quick single from Suresh Raina. He walks back disappointed after a struggling innings of 18 from 43 balls.
Even India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is greeted by a bouncer which slips down the leg side.
22:20
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India 60-3 (15 overs) vs SA 358-4McLaren strikes with the wicket of Kohli, who is caught by Kallis at first slip, to leave India in trouble.
Kohli, who was dropped on two, made 31 from 34 balls with some positive boundaries before he edged one and was snapped up at first slip.
Yuvraj Singh is welcomed with a pacy bouncer which he tries to fend but is struck on the gloves. The next ball is full and it goes through Yuvraj's defence to bowl him for a two-ball duck.
21:54
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India 30-1 (9 overs) vs SA 358-4Steyn bowls a full delivery as Rohit edges it to thirdman for a single. Kohli breaks the shackles as he plays a magnificent cover drive off the front foot for a four. The next ball is full and Kohli punches it down the ground past mid-on for another boundary.
Kohli is beaten off the next ball but he edges the last ball which goes to thirdman for a single.
10 runs from that Steyn over as India manage to push their run rate over the three-run mark to reach 30 for one in nine overs.
21:40
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India 14-1 (6 overs) vs SA 358-4Morne Morkel replaces Tsotsobe and he strikes with his first delivery. Dhawan top edges the pull shot and is caught on the leg side by keeper de Kock after scoring 12 from 13 balls.
India struggled to score in the early overs and now they have lost an early wicket. The visitors are in trouble at 14 for one after 5.1 overs.
Rohit is surprised by the extra bounce from Morkel as he pushes at one but is beaten. The next ball is full as Rohit tries to drive away from his body and no surprise that he fails to make any contact.
Morkel makes the perfect start to his bowling stint with a wicket maiden.
21:35
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India 14-0 (5 overs) vs SA 358-4Rohit
finally decides to drive one but is beaten as the ball moves away after
pitching. Steyn playing on the patience of the youngster and so far its
working.
The next ball is full and Rohit has to play at it but
again it passes close to the edge of the bat. And the third ball is an
action replay of the previous delivery.
A huge roar as Rohit finally makes contact with the ball, defending it to point.
He
tries to drive the fifth delivery through the leg side but gets a
leading edge which goes through the covers for two runs. Rohit is off
the mark from the 17th ball he faced, as Steyn conceded the first runs
off his bowling in his third over.
A confusion from the last ball as Dhawan comes halfway down but is sent back and he manages to make his crease.
21:28
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India 4-0 (3 overs) vs SA 358-4Steyn content to bowl outside the off-stump and move it away as Rohit is content to watch them go through to the keeper.
The six deliveries follow the same script as Steyn bowls two maiden overs on the trot.
Rohit, who last month hit a double century in ODIs, is yet to get off the mark in 12 deliveries.
21:23
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India 4-0 (2 overs) vs SA 358-4Left-armer Lonwabo Tsotsobe to bowl the second over and facing him will be left-handed Shikhar Dhawan.
The first ball shapes away as Dhawan watches it go through to the keeper. The next ball goes straight as Dhawan offers no stroke again and it passes over the off-stump.
Dhawan gets India off the mark as he slaps the third ball back past the bowler through mid-off for a boundary.
The next delivery bounces a bit extra as Dhawan is beaten trying to play the cut shot. He punches the fifth ball but can't beat the fielder at cover.
The last ball beats Dhawan as India reach four for no loss after two overs.
20:34
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SA 358-4 (50 overs) vs IndiaIndia's bowling attack was shred to pieces in the final overs as SA's batsmen hammered 84 runs from the last five overs. Infact, 135 runs came from the last 10 overs as SA's batsmen went on a rampage.
Shami was easily India's best bowler on display but he went for runs in the end to finish with three for 68 in 10 overs.
Mohit was the most expensive with 82 runs from 10 overs, while Bhuvneshwar was smashed for 68 runs in nine overs.
Ashwin gave 58 runs in 10 and Jadeja gave the same number of runs in eight overs.
Duminy played an amazing innings of 58 not out from 29 balls, hitting two fours and five sixes.
20:31
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SA 358-4 (50 overs) vs IndiaShami to bowl the final over of the innings. De Villiers goes down on one knee and pulls it over fine leg for a six to bring up the 100-run partnership from 45 deliveries.
He tries to repeat the shot as he shuffles across to sweep but misses and is bowled after a quickfire innings of 77 from 47 balls, having hit six fours and four sixes.
De Villiers left the Indians shellshocked with his blazing partnership of 105 runs from 46 balls for the fourth wicket with with Duminy.
New batsman David Miller gets an outside edge off the first ball which goes through the vacant thirdman region for a four.
Two singles from the last two deliveries as South Africa finish on a mammoth 358 for four in their 50 overs.
20:25
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SA 345-3 (49 overs) vs IndiaDuminy and de Villiers are scoring at 12 runs per over, putting on 75 runs in 6.1 overs so far.
Mohit comes on to bowl the 49th over. The first ball is short as Duminy guides it over short thirdman for a four. He gets an inside edge from the next ball which beats as the two batsmen rush across for three runs.
Mohit drops short as de Villiers pulls it powerfully past midwicket for a four.
The South Africa captain comes down the track and lofts it over the off-side for a six. The next ball is hit powerfully down the ground for a boundary through long-on.
De Villiers then shuffles across and tries to sweep but gets a top edge which goes over Dhoni for a couple.
23 runs from that over as the carnage continues.
20:16
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SA 310-3 (47 overs) vs IndiaBhuvneshwar Kumar comes back as de Villiers smashes the second ball, a full toss, over the off-side for a six. Two balls later he repeats the shot as he sends a full delivery into the stands over the cover region for another six to bring up his fifty from 38 balls and also raise SA's 300.
Duminy smokes the last ball over midwicket for the third six of the over.
Bhuvneshwar has gone for 20 runs in that over as India's bowlers are completely clueless against the South African onslaught.
20:06
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SA 274-3 (45 overs) vs IndiaSouth Africa haven't got 300 in their last 16 ODI, while India have got four times in their last seven games.
Mohit is back to replace Ashwin. Duminy takes a single from the first ball before de Villiers smashes the next through the off-side for a boundary.
He tries to hit the next ball on the leg side but mistimes it to mid-off for one. Duminy launches the fifth ball on the off-side for a huge six and then plays the paddle scoop over short fine leg for a four.
Mohit has gone for 16 runs in that over as SA continue to prosper, hitting 51 runs from the last five overs.
19:55
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SA 248-3 (42 overs) vs IndiaDhoni has run out of ideas as he calls on part-time medium pacer Virat Kohli into the attack.
De Kock heaves Kohli over midwicket for a six but the bowler gets revenge from the next ball.
De Kock is caught and bowled by Kohli after a splendid knock of 135 from 121 balls, hitting 18 fours and three sixes.
De Kock and de Villiers put on a quickfire stand of 75 runs from nine overs to boost SA.
19:51
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SA 240-2 (41 overs) vs IndiaDe Villiers cuts Jadeja square on the off-side for two runs before he comes down and lofts it over the bowler's head for a four.
He comes down again to the next delivery and sweeps it on the leg side for another boundary.
De Kock plays out the inside out lofted shot for the third four of the over and repeats the shot off the last ball for a couple.
Jadeja has been hit for 17 runs in that over as SA have scored 33 runs from the last three overs.
The two spinners have bowled 17 overs in total, giving away 113 runs in total.
19:47
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SA 223-2 (40 overs) vs IndiaDhoni has been poor with his bowlers today, has allowed the game to drift. He has to remember that this not an Indian pitch where around 350 can be chased down.
Two singles from the first two balls before de Kock restores parity as he comes down and lofts it over mid-off for a boundary followed by a single.
SA are 223 for two in 40 overs as the duo bring up their 50-run partnership from 41 balls.
De Kock has batted splendidly for 123 from 117 balls, while de Villiers has made 18 from 22 balls.
19:28
Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) on Twitter says the young de Kock is the first batsman from South Africa to score 2 ODI centuries before turning 21.
"Quinton de Kock first South African batsman to score 2 ODI 100s before the age of 21 years. Kallis' maiden 100 came after 22!" he writes.
"Quinton de Kock fifth youngest to score an ODI 100 vs India after Shahid
Afridi, Salman Butt, Dinesh Chandimal & Ricardo Powell", he adds.
19:26
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SA 182-2 (34 overs) vs IndiaMohit oversteps to bowl a no-ball as de Kock makes most of the free hit, heaving it over midwicket for a huge six to take his score to 98 and then takes one to sweeper on the off-side for a single.
Captain AB de Villiers gets off the mark with a single on the leg side.
De Kock gets his century from 101 deliveries, with a single on the leg side.
SA scored 32 runs while losing two wickets in the five overs of Batting Powerplay.
19:12
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SA 168-1 (32 overs) vs IndiaMohit Sharma comes back to replace Shami, who is taken off, despite getting a wicket in his previous over.
He starts with a loosener, a short wide delivery, which Kallis smashes through point for a four.
Kallis plays the fourth ball square on the off-side for a single.
Dhoni decides to have a fielder at first slip for de Kock, who has edged a few today. The left-hander defends the last two balls of that over.
19:07
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SA 163-1 (31 overs) vs IndiaDe Kock is beaten by Kumar as he tries to play the cut shot but misses before he gets one from the next ball.
Kallis gets a single from the fourth ball to get off the mark. De Kock edges the fifth delivery and it goes fine through the vacant slip region for a boundary.
The last ball is short as de Kock pulls it over short fine leg region for another four to take his score to 92 from 93 balls, with the help of 15 boundaries.
19:02
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SA 152-1 (30 overs) vs IndiaSA have decided to take the Batting Powerplay with both openers going on well. India bring back Shami, replacing Raina after just one over.
Amla slaps the first ball through the covers but gets just one in the deep. De Kock gives Shami the charge but gets a thick outside edge for a single.
Shami makes the first breakthrough for India with the wicket of Amla, who inside edges it back on to his stumps.
Amla walks back after a good innings of 65 from 88 balls as he put on 152 runs from 177 deliveries for the opening wicket with de Kock.
Veteran Jacques Kallis is the new batsman. He lets the last three deliveries go through to the keeper as Shami bowls an excellent over.
18:48
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SA 131-0 (26 overs) vs IndiaDe Kock looking to lift the tempo as he sweeps Ashwin fine on the leg side for a boundary to take his score to 69, with 11 boundaries so far.
A single each for the two batsmen before de Kock chips it over short fine leg for the second boundary of the over.
Ashwin has struggled yet again, going for 37 runs in six overs.
18:34
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SA 99-0 (21 overs) vs IndiaLeft-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja come into the attack in place of Ashwin, who bowled three overs for 16 runs.
The first ball is pitched as Amla defends before he drives the next one, which is a bit shorter to the covers, for a single.
De Kock turns the fourth ball on the leg side for one as Amla plays out the last two deliveries.
A good start from Jadeja, conceding just two runs in his first over.
Ravi Shastri on commentary says the groundstaff are getting ready near the covers as some rain is expected soon.
18:10
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SA 78-0 (15 overs) vs IndiaWith the pacer bowlers not making an impact with the new ball, India introduce spin in the form of off-spinner R Ashwin.
Amla turns the first ball on the leg side for a single. Ashwin goes round the wicket to left-hander de Kock, who hits the third ball, which is wide and short through the point region for a boundary.
The fourth delivery is again short and wide for the same result as de Kock takes his score to 43 from 42 balls followed by two dot balls.
17:58
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SA 62-0 (12 overs) vs IndiaDe Kock is beaten by Shami as the pacer gets some extra bounce. The left-hander gets an inside edge off the next delivery and it goes past the stumps fine on the leg side for a boundary.
According to the weather forecast, a little bit of rain is expected later in the day.
De Kock takes a risky single from the fourth delivery as he has to dive to make his crease. Shami bowls a wide down the leg side before Amla takes one from the last ball to retain strike.
17:48
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SA 53-0 (10 overs) vs IndiaMohammed Shami comes into the attack, replacing Kumar, who bowled an ineffective first spell of four overs for 26 runs.
He makes a perfect start, bowling a maiden over to left-hander de Kock.
SA are 53 for no loss in 10 overs. De Kock is on 27 from 29 balls, while Amla has made 24 from 31 balls.
17:43
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SA 53-0 (9 overs) vs IndiaAmla on fire as he cuts a short delivery through the point region for his third boundary to take his score to 23.
He clips the fourth ball to square leg region for a single.
De Kock punches the fifth ball down the ground, getting it past the fielder at mid-off, who is a bit wide, for a boundary. He takes a single from the last ball to make it 11 runs from the over.
SA have scored 22 runs from the last two overs to race to 53 for no loss in nine overs.
17:33
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SA 31-0 (7 overs) vs IndiaMohit drops one short as de Kock rocks back and pulls it over square leg for a boundary, to take his score to 21 from 18 balls. He is beaten off the next ball as the ball bounces a bit extra.
De Kock slashes his bat at the next delivery which goes in the air to thirdman where Shami comes in and dives forward to take the catch but it falls just short.
Amla gets a leading edge off the next ball but again it falls short of Rohit Sharma in the covers. South Africa having a few close shaves here.
Amla gets an inside edge off the last ball which goes to fine leg for one.
17:24
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SA 24-0 (5 overs) vs IndiaAmla defends the first two deliveries from Mohit before he inside edges but luckily for him it hit his pads.
He drives the fourth ball down the ground as Dhawan at mid-on runs to the ball and tries a direct hit which misses as Amla is clearly struggling to make his crease.
De Kock throws his bat at the last delivery as it goes to thirdman for a single.
A good over from Mohit, conceding just two runs.
17:05
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SA 2-0 (1 over) vs IndiaThe two South African openers -- Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock -- wearing pink walk out to the middle. The South African are sporting pink for this match to support breast cancer awareness.
The young Mohit Sharma will bowl the first over. The first ball is outside the off-stump and it gets a lot of carry as Amla lets it go. Lot of bounce for the medium pacer. The second ball is driven to the fielder on the off-side.
Amla whips the third ball to fine leg region for a single to get SA off the mark.
De Kock defends the fourth delivery before hitting the next on the leg side for a single.
Amla defends the last ball on the leg side as just two runs come from the first over.
16:59
South Africa, who were beaten 1-2 in the ODI series by Pakistan, made two changes to their team from the last match.
Veteran all-rounder Jacques Kallis and fast bowler Dale Steyn come into the team for the hosts. No spinner in the South African playing eleven, as leg-spinner Imran Tahir is dropped.
Check out how the two teams line-up:
India: India: MS Dhoni (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma.
South Africa: AB de Villiers (captain), Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Ryan McLaren, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
16:37
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bowl in the first One-Day International against South Africa, in Johannesburg, on Thursday.
The visitors have retained the same team that beat West Indies by five wickets in the third ODI in Kanpur. Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the three pace bowlers, while R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are the two frontline spinners.
Dhoni is expecting rain to play a part later in the match and he says his bowlers have not yet figured out how to play with the wet ball.
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