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India Decimate South Africa for Historic Win
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India Decimate South Africa for Historic Win
February 22, 2015 18:37
India crushed South Africa by 130 runs to record their first win over the Proteas in World Cups
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Rohit Sharma was run out for a duck as India got off to a poor start against South Africa in the high-profile clash at the MCG on Sunday (Getty Images)
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South Africa's fans, although outnumbered by the Indians, were ecstatic after the early wicket.
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The legendary Sachin Tendulkar was in the ground to see India in action against South Africa on Sunday.
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Hashim Amla reacts after dropping Shikhar Dhawan early in the innings.
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Dhawan ducks away from the line of a bouncer as he settled in to play a great knock
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Dhawan and Virat Kohli engineered India's fightback with a fulent 127-run stand against South Africa
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Imran Tahir celebrates after snaring the dangerous Kohli for 46.
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However, Dhawan carried on and played some beautiful shots to make sure India were on the road to a huge total.
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India's fans had a field day as their bating heroes piled on the runs against the Proteas
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Rahane, who slammned 79, congratulates Rahane, who notched up his seventh ODI ton and the first in a World Cup.
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India have never lost an ODI where Dhawan scored a hundred.
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South Africa regrouped well to come back late into the Indian innings; the defending champions managed only 36 runs in the last five overs.
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India made early inroads and kept South Africa under pressure in chase of a steep 308.
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Regular wickets by India ensured the Proteas chase never really got off the ground.
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Faf du Plessis top scored for South Africa with 55 but it was too little at the end of the day.
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After defeats in 1992, 1999 and 2011, this was India's first win over South Africa in World Cup history.
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