Melbourne – Latest highlights from the World Cup Pool B clash between India and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
India won the toss and elected to bat first.
India innings:
3rd over – A terrible mix-up between India’s openers and a brilliant piece of fielding by South Africa captain AB de Villiers results in Rohit Sharma trudging off with a six-ball duck. De Villiers’ direct hit, from over 20 metres and almost perpendicular to the wicket, has a stumbling Sharma a foot short of his ground. India: 9-1.
5th over - Generating express pace, Dale Steyn softens up Shikhar Dhawan with some short-pitched bowling and the opener clumsily checks a pull shot that falls just shy of a diving Wayne Parnell at short mid-wicket. India 10-1.
8th over - With Steyn proving a handful, Dhawan and number three batsman Virat Kohli go after Vernon Philander, each smacking a boundary to take 10 runs off the seamer. India: 29-1.
9th over - De Villiers introduces leg-spinner Imran Tahir into the attack. Concedes three runs in a tidy over. India: 32-1.
10th over - Seamer Morne Morkel introduced into the attack and Dhawan, looking increasingly comfortable, slices him over point to the fence. India: 36-1.
15th over – Philander leaves the field with an apparent hamstring problem. India: 61-1
17th over – Tahir hits Dhawan on the front pad and South Africa appeal heartily after the deflection pops up in the air and is caught by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. The appeal is turned down and South Africa mull a review but decide against it. India: 70-1.
18th over – Dhawan brings up his 50 by smashing a boundary off all-rounder Parnell past third man. India: 77-1.
20th over – Diving right at backward point, Hashim Amla puts down a tough but quite catchable cut shot by Dhawan on 53 off the bowling of Parnell. India: 83-1.
22nd over – Huge pro-India crowd roars as their team given a free hit when Parnell adjudged to have no-balled, a decision shown to be wrong by the television replay. Kohli smacks the bowler for two runs. India: 94-1
25th over – Steyn growls his displeasure at team mate Faf du Plessis when the fielder gives up a second run from overthrows in the over with a deflection from a needless throw at the stumps. India: 123-1.
28th over – Kohli dismissed for 46 when he bashes a full toss off Tahir straight to Faf du Plessis at short mid-wicket. Partnership with Dhawan broken after 127 runs. India: 138-2.
33rd over – Next man in Ajinkya Rahane pulls Parnel for a boundary and edge eludes wicket keeper de Kock for another four. India 170-2.
35th over – Rahane hits a wide Parnell delivery to backward point boundary. Dhawan reaches his seventh ODI century with a boundary off the final delivery of the over. India: 183-2.
36th over – India take batting powerplay. Rahane hits Duminy’s fifth delivery through extra cover and follows it up with another boundary, this time through fine leg. India 195-2.
39th over – Morkel’s second delivery rises alarmingly but no harm to Rahane, who responds with two boundaries in the over. India: 214-2.
40th over – Dhawan picks Steyn’s slower delivery and sends it over mid-on for a flat six. Steyn bangs the next one short and Dhawan guides it over the wicketkeeper’s head to register his highest ODI score. India 227-2. – Reuters