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World Cup Live! India thrash South Africa by 130 runs at the MCG
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16:23
South Africa: 177 (40.1 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
Suresh Raina is given a bowl now. India can afford anything at this moment. They are in complete control. He gives away just three runs.
In the 37th over, Shami replaces Raina and strikes with his second ball, having Steyn (1) caught by Dhawan at cover point.
In the next over Morkel (2) goes for a big hit and has his stumps shattered, giving Ashwin his third wicket.
And Jadeja has Tahir (8) out leg before to ensure India a comprehensive win.
South Africa all out for 177 (40.1 overs) and India win by 130 runs.
15:57
South Africa: 153-7 (34 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
India should win this match comfortably now, barring a miracle.
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Miller (22), who was looking confident, is run out by Yadav, all but endig the South African hopes.
Vernon Philander is adjudged leg before off Ashwin. He goes for a review. The decision stays. SA are seven down.
This, even before the batting powerplay is taken. The Proteas are heading for heavy defeat at the MCG.
15:42
South Africa: 148-4 (32 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
It's gotten worse for South Africa as Duminy (6) departs early. A reverse sweep goes wrong and Raina takes an easy catch, giving Ashwin his first wicket.
Wayne Parnell is the new man in. The Indian batsmen smashed him all over the park. Can he return the favor?
15:29
South Africa: 134-4 (29 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
Bowling change in the 29th over. Mohit replaces Jadeja (8-0-35-0).
The impact is instant, as Du Plessis (55) is caught off the first ball, by Dhawan at mid-off.
Du Plessis' 71-ball innings was inclusive of five boundaries. But he got out at a team when his team could ill-afford it.
JP Duminy comes out to join Miller at the crease.
15:18
South Africa: 131-3 (27 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
David Miller replaces his captain at the crease.
A single off Ashwin helps Du Plessis complete his 13th ODI fifty, his second against India after the 60 in Newlands in 2011.
Miller has started attacking from the word go. It is perhaps the right approach.
15:07
South Africa: 108-3 (23 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
A boundary by De Villiers, off Jadeja, helps raise the 50-run partnership for the third wicket. It has been a crucial partnership, and for South Africa's sake, these two need to build on.
R Ashwin replaces Jadeja (5-0-22-0) in the attack in the 22nd over. Du Plessis hits the fourth ball to the fence, bringing up the South African hundred.
A change of ends for Jadeja, replaces Yadav (6-0-34-0) in the 23rd over.
Against the run of play, Dhoni runs out his South African counterpart. De Villiers' (29) hit three boundaries and helped Du Plessis add 68 runs for the third wicket.
14:48
South Africa: 79-2 (18 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
Ravindra Jadeja is introduced into the attack in the 12th over, eplacing Shami (5-1-15-1). He gives away just seven runs in his first two overs.
The South African innings is moving at a snail's pace. De Villiers albeit eases the pressure with successive boundaries off Mohit Sharma.
Umesh Yadav replaces Mohit (5-0-25-1) in the attack after drinks (17th over). Du Plessis helps himself to a couple of boundaries in the over.
14:20
South Africa: 43-2 (11 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
First bowling change for India. Mohit Sharma replaces Yadav (3-0-13-0) in the attack in the seventh over. Seven runs come off the over, with Amla finding the fence.
The pressure exerted by the Indian bowlers tells as Mohit strikes in his third over, having Amla (22) caught by Shami at long-leg.
AB de Villiers, the captain, comes out to bat with his team in trouble.
13:46
South Africa: 12-1 (4 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
Shami strikes in his second over, having De Kock (7) caught by Kohli at mid-off.
India have got the early wicket they needed. It is the first time De Kock has scored less than hundred against India.
Faf du Plessis is the new man in. It's a wicket maiden.
13:41
South Africa: 12-0 (3 overs)
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock open the batting for South Africa and it will be Umesh Yadav first up for India. Six runs come off it.
Mohammed Shami to bowl the second over. He gives away just two runs.
12:58
India: 307-7 (50 overs)
Dhoni eases the pressure with three successive boundaries off Parnell.
Three runs by Ashiwn, off Morkel, helps India get past the 300-run mark, in the penultimate over of the innings.
Morkel has Dhoni (18) caught behind in his final over, to end with figures of two for 59.
Steyn (1-55) bowls an excellent last over as India manage 307 for seven, thanks largely to Dhawan's 137.
12:43
India: 288-6 (48 overs)
Rossouw puts down Raina (on 4) at deep square leg off Morkel, but atones for his mistake two balls later.
Captain MS Dhoni is the new man in.
Rahane (79) hits a six over mid-off off Steyn, but the bowler hits back immediately, having him out leg before.
Jadeja (2) is run out, courtesy another De Villiers direct hit.
12:26
India: 266-3 (44 overs)
South Africa get a wicket again against the run of play. Parnell has Dhawan (137) caught by Amla at long-leg.
Dhawan's 146-ball knock was inclusive of 16 hits to the fence and two over it, and he added 125 runs (off 99 balls) with Rahane for the third wicket.
Suresh Raina is the new man in. He starts off with a boundary off Parnell.
12:11
India: 237-2 (41 overs)
Dhawan and Rahane have now added more than 50 runs for the third wicket, under a run-a-ball.
A single by Dhawan, off Tahir, helps India reach the 200-run mark, in the 37th over.
Dhawan hits a six apiece of Steyn and Morkel to get to his highest ODI score. Another single off Morkel helps raise the 100-run partnership for the third wicket.
Rahane takes a single off Morkel to reach his ninth ODI fifty.
11:45
India: 195-2 (36 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane is the new man in.
A couple by Dhawan, off Duminy, helps India reach the 150-run mark, in the 31st over.
A boundary off Parnell, his 14th, helps Dhawan to his seventh ODI century, his second against South Africa.
11:08
India: 138-2 (28 overs)
Parnell is unlucky in his second over as Amla puts down Dhawan (on 53) at backward point.
Dark clouds hovering over the MCG at the moment. A boundary followed by single by Dhawan helps India get to the 100-run mark, in the 23rd over.
Successive boundaries by Dhawan, off Parnell, helps raise the 100-run partnership for the second wicket.
Against the run of play Imran Tahir strikes, having Kohli (46) at short midwicket by Du Plessis.
Kohli's 60-ball innings was inclusive of three boundaries and he helped Dhawan add 127 runs for the second wicket.
10:27
India: 79-1 (19 overs)
Wayne Parnell replaces an expensive Morkel (4-0-25-0) in the attack in the 18th over.
Dhawan smashes the last ball to the third man fence to complete his 13th ODI fifty, his first against South Africa and his second in this World Cup.
10:07
India: 61-1 (15 overs)
South Africa make the first bowling change in the ninth over, JP Duminy replacing Steyn (4-1-10-0) in the attack. Interesting move this. He gives away just three runs first up.
It's a twin bowling change for South Africa, Morne Morkel replacing Philander (4-1-19-0) at the other end. Dhawan hits the fourth ball over point for his fifth boundary.
It's a third change in three overs for the Proteas, Duminy (1-0-3-0) taken off after just one over and Imran Tahir is handed the ball. He gives away just a single first up.
A single by Kohli, off Morkel, help India get to the 50-run mark, in the 14th over.
A single by Dhawan, off Tahir, helps raise the 50-run partnership for the second wicket.
09:39
India: 29-1 (8 overs)
Virat Kohli is the new man in. Steyn and Philander have done a good job here for South Africa.
After a quiet start, just two runs off the first 10 balls, Kohli helps himself to a first boundary, a drive through square cover off Philander.
In the same over, Philander's fourth, Dhawan helps himself to his fourth boundary, past extra cover.
09:16
India: 9-1 (3 overs)
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan open the batting for India and it will be Dale Steyn first up for South Africa. It's a maiden from Steyn.
Vernon Philander to bowl the second over. Dhawan hits the fourth ball to the square leg fence for the first boundary of the Indian innings.
The second happens in Steyn's second over, Dhawan hitting the third ball past backward point. However, Rohit (0) is run out in the fifth ball, courtesy an AB de Villiers direct hit.
08:48
Good morning and welcome to the live coverage of the World Cup Pool B match between India and South Africa in Melbourne.
The news is India has won the toss and opted to have a bat first.
India is unchanged while South Africa have Wayne Parnell in place of Behardien.
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