1st ODI: South Africa Edge Out India in Thriller

October 11, 2015 17:27

South Africa won by 5 runs against India to take a 1-0 win the five-match series.

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South Africa won by 5 runs against India to take a 1-0 win the five-match series.(Photos: AFP and BCCI)

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South Africa opted to bat first and lost De Kock early.

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India were happy keeping the runs down in the initial overs.

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The Proteas however were playing it cool.

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AB de Villiers cut loose as he changed gears drastically.

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India's good work came apart at the end of the innings.

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The bowlers began to feel the heat.

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Runs came all over the park as the last 10 overs went for 109.

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De Villiers reached his century with relative ease.

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Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane put on 149 runs for the second wicket as India looked to chase down 304.

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Rohit got his fifty and was looking good for more.

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Rahane hit a fluent 60 as he played second fiddle to Rohit.

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After Rohit, Rahane perished and Suresh Raina followed, MS Dhoni looked to take India over the line as the required rate went up.

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In the end it was a little too late as India lost 2 wickets in the last over and South Africa won by five runs.

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India vs South Africa Stats

Most Runs
Most Wickets

Player	Runs	AVG
Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma	128	64.00
JP Duminy JP Duminy	98	-
AB de Villiers AB de Villiers	70	35.00
Virat Kohli Virat Kohli	44	22.00
Farhaan Behardien Farhaan Behardien	43	43.00

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