INDIA WIN BY 22 RUNS!!!

SA 225-all out (43.4 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Tahir throws his bat at a wide delivery from Bhuvi but gets an inside edge which goes on the bounce to Dhoni.

But he gets an outside edge off the next delivery which is gobbled up by Dhoni behind the stumps.

India continue to chip away at the wickets and need just one more for victory while South Africa need 27 runs from the remaining 40 deliveries.

Morne Morkel punches the first ball back past the bowler and manages to beat the fielder at mid-off for a four.

He falls off the very next delivery, edging it to Raina at first slip to fall for four.

South Africa are bowled out for 225 in 43.4 overs to lose by 22 runs as India level the ODI series 1-1.

Superb bowling from Bhuvi as he finishes with three for 41 in 8.4 overs, while Axar took three for 39 and Harbhajan claimed two for 51.

SA 221-8 (43 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Yadav to continue as Tahir takes a single from the second ball before Rabada gets a single on the off-side courtesy of a misfield. Tahir defends the last three deliveries of the over as Yadav concedes just two runs in his seventh.

With South Africa needing another 38 from 54 balls, it is evident that the only way India can win this match is to take the remaining two wickets.

Bhuvneshwar replaces Harbhajan, who did a good job with the ball, taking two for 52 in 10 overs.

Rabada not trying anything fancy as he turns the third ball on the leg side for one followed by two more singles as three come from the over.

Rabada goes after Yadav, smashing the third ball through the off-side for a much-needed boundary for the Proteas. The next ball is punched powerfully to mid-on where Bhuvi makes a good stop and prevents the single.

The last ball is a bouncer as Rabada misses the pull shot but gets it on the gloves for a boundary fine on the leg side to get eight runs from the over.

SA 208-8 (40 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Rabada showing some talent with the bat as he plays a cracking drive through the covers for a four before he takes a single as Mohit goes for seven in that over.

Harbhajan comes back and gets the key wicket of Behardien, who is caught down the leg side. Replays show that maybe the ball might have missed the bat and once again it is is Vineet Kulkarni, who rules that out.

Imran Tahir lofts the fifth ball of the over for a six to get off the mark in smashing fashion.

South Africa are 208 for eight in 40 overs, needing 40 from the last 10 overs for victory with just two wickets in hand.

SA 188-7 (37 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Steyn can't hold back for too long. He goes after Harbhajan, slog sweeping him over midwicket for a six. The off-spinner nearly gets him with the next delivery, as he gets him to edge one which goes straight through but the edge goes Raina at first slip for a four.

Behardien content to play second fiddle while Steyn is looking keen to attack at every opportunity.

Mohit sends down a quiet over as just three singles come from it to take South Africa to 184 for six in 35 overs with another 64 needed from 15 overs for victory.

Harbhajan switches to round the wicket to Steyn and looks to fire it on the stumps as the right-hander hits it down the ground to long-on for one.

Yadav comes back and Steyn decides to go after him immediately. But he mishits the attempted loft down the ground and only manages to lob a simple catch to Kohli on the off-side.

Steyn walks back for 13 as South Africa are reduced to 186 for seven in the 37th over.

Left-hander Kagiso Rabada edges the first ball which goes through to thirdman for a single and Behardien takes another single.

Rabada goes after a wide one but is beaten before his partner turns down a single from the last ball.

SA 171-6 (33 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

India would be looking to get the big wicket of AB de Villiers before he gets his eye in. He would certainly play a big role in the outcome of this match with just the lower order batsmen to follow.

Axar concedes three in his final over to finish with excellent figures of three for 39 in 10 overs.

South Africa are 152 for five in 30 overs, needing 96 from 20 overs for victory at just under five runs per over.

AB releases some pressure as he flicks a full delivery from Bhuvneshwar through midwicket for a four, the first after nearly five overs.

He chips down the track to the last ball of the over and lofts it over long-off for a six to get 11 from the over.

Harbhajan comes back into the attack. He bowls a good over as Behardien and AB see him off with two singles each.

Mohit comes back and he strikes with the big wicket of AB. The right-hander plays an uppish shot through the off-side where Kohli dives full length to his left to complete a stunning catch.

De Villiers walks back for 19 as South Africa slip further to 167 for six in the 33rd over.

Dale Steyn walks out to the middle as India look the favourites at this stage, having taken six wickets already.

Steyn gets off the mark with a single from the fifth ball before Behardien takes two runs from the final delivery.

SA 142-5 (27 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Suddenly the wickets are falling in a heap. Bhuvneshwar bowls a beauty to get the wicket of new batsman David Miller, who has a poke at the outswinger and gets an edge to be caught behind by Dhoni for a duck.

Three wickets in the space of 15 deliveries leave South Africa in a spot of bother at 142 for five in the 27th over.

Farhaan Behardien edges the last delivery but it falls short of wicketkeeper Dhoni as India suddenly look a completely transformed side with the ball.

SA 141-4 (26 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

AB de Villiers walks out to a loud cheer from the Indore crowd. Bhuvneshwar comes back for another spell, taking over from Yadav, who was hit for three fours in his previous over.

He starts with four dot balls before du Plessis creams one through the covers for a four. He takes a risky single from the last ball to complete his fifty, from 51 balls, to keep South Africa in control of the run chase.

In his next over, Axar claims the key wicket of du Plessis. The right-hander comes down the track but is unable to get it over Kohli in the covers, who takes a good high catch.

Du Plessis walks back for 51 as SA are reduced to 141 for four after 26 overs. The double strike by Axar has brought India right back into the contest with 107 runs more needed from 24 overs.

SA 134-3 (24 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Yadav comes back. Du Plessis get warmed up nicely and boundaries are coming more frequently off his bat. Once again the bowler drops short as du Plessis pulls it through midwicket for a four.

In the next over, he cuts a short ball from Raina past point for another four to get eight runs from the over.

Yadav starts his new over with a short ball which du Plessis pulls powerfully over midwicket for another four to take his score to 42 from as many balls.

Two balls later, Duminy inside edges but it misses the stumps and goes behind for another four. The last ball is short as Duminy pulls it through the leg side for the third four of the over, which goes for 13 runs.

Axar comes back and he makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Duminy. The left-hander, who made 36, went for the sweep but was beaten and was caught in front of the stumps.

SA 103-2 (20 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Finally a break for the spinners as pacer Mohit Sharma comes into the attack. He beats Duminy with the first delivery as he went after a wide delivery but misses. A single each for Duminy and du Plessis in that over as Mohit concedes just two runs in the over.

Harbhajan also gets a break as Axar switches ends, taking over the senior off-spinner, who bowled one for 27 in six overs.

Two singles from the first two balls before du Plessis hits one through the covers for a four followed by two more singles from the last two deliveries.

Mohit attempts a short ball to Duminy who pulls it to deep midwicket for one. Du Plessis slaps the next ball through the off-side for three runs before Duminy gets a leg bye followed by another quick single to mid-off.

Part-timer Suresh Raina comes into the attack. Immediately du Plessis sweeps him fine for a single and Duminy plays the same shot for two more runs.

The left-hander paddles the third ball fine for another couple of runs before he punches it to long-on for one.

Raina drops short as du Plessis yet again plays the backfoot cover drive for a four as 10 come from the over.

South Africa looking comfortable on 103 for two in 20 overs, with another 145 needed from 30 overs for victory.

SA 73-2 (15 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Patel continues as du Plessis and Duminy pick a single from his third over with India managing to build some pressure after the early wickets.

Harbhajan in the midst of a good spell. Duminy comes forward to defend but is beaten by the turn as it spin past the face of the bat. Duminy paddles the next delivery fine for two runs before he picks a single from the fifth ball.

South Africa's brisk start means the two new batsmen -- Faf and Duminy -- can spend some time out in the middle before they can step on the gas.

It's all spin at the moment with Axar and Harbhajan bowling in tandem and the two South Africans are content to play it safe, knocking it around for singles.

They are doing well to keep the scoreboard moving with singles as Harbhajan and Axar both go for five singles each in back to back overs.

South Africa are looking steady on 73 for two in 15 overs, needing 175 from 35 overs at an asking rate of five.

SA 56-2 (10 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Harbhajan giving it a lot of air as de Kock gets a thick outside edge but it falls short of the fielder at point as three come from the over.

Axar drops short in the next over as de Kock rocks back and cuts it past point for a four before he retains strike with a single from the last ball.

De Kock goes after Harbhajan in the next over as he comes down the track and lofts it over midwicket for a four.

But the off-spinner gets revenge a couple of deliveries later as he makes room and hits it straight into the hands of Mohit at long-off.

One risk too many by de Kock as he falls for 34 as South Africa are reduced to 52 for two in the 10th over.

AB de Villiers struggling with some injury as J P Duminy comes ahead of him. Harbhajan drops short as Duminy slaps it through the covers for a four to get off the mark.

SA 40-1 (7 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Spin introduced early as Harbhajan Singh comes into the attack. The two batsmen pick two singles each to get four runs from the off-spinner's first over, perhaps waiting to get settled to him before they take a chance or two.

Spin from both ends as left-arm spinner Axar Patel is called from the other end.

Amla comes down the track and lofts it over mid-on for a four. However, the bowler gets revenge two balls later as Amla comes down the track but is beaten and is stumped for 17.

Faf du Plessis is hits on the pads off the last ball of the over but the ball is clearly slipping down the leg side.

SA 29-0 (4 ovs) vs India 247-9 | Scorecard

Bhuvneshwar Kumar to open the bowling for Proteas and facing him is Hashim Amla with Quinton de Kock at the other end.

Amla gets off the mark with a single to thirdman from the second delivery. De Kock gets off the mark with a four, flicking a full delivery on the pads through square leg as five runs come from the first over.

Umesh Yadav to bowl the second over. Amla goes after a wide delivery but gets an edge which flies past the slips for a four.

Left-hander de Kock is beaten as Yadav gets the ball to move away before he takes a single from the last ball.

Bhuvneshwar again pitches on the pads as de Kock flicks it through the leg side for a four.

In the next over, de Kock gets a lifeline as he pulls a short ball but Rohit at midwicket is unable to hold on to a tough chance. He punches the next ball down the ground past mid-off for a four before a leading edge gets him two runs through covers.

The last ball is again overpitched as Amla times it sweetly through midwicket for a four to get 11 from the over.

SA off to a flier as they reach 29 for no loss in four overs.

India 247-9 (50 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

When Dhoni walked out to bat, India were struggling on 82 for three in the 18th over before they slipped to 124 for six at one stage.

A splendid innings from Dhoni with just the tailenders for company as he gave the Indian bowlers a fighting total to bowl at.

Renewed hopes for India but South Africa will take heart from the fact that the pitch has offered nothing for the bowlers and the total is very much chaseable on this flat track.

If India can manage to take a few early wickets and if their spinners can bowl well in the middle overs, then certainly they have a chance to make a match of this.

India 247-9 (50 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Rabada feeling the pressure of bowling to Dhoni as he starts with a leg side wide to the Indian captain.

Three dot balls in a row before Dhoni spots a slower ball early and lofts it straight down the ground over mid-off for a six. He promptly takes a single from the last ball to keep strike as India look in a position to get around 250.

Dhoni pulls Steyn to long-on but turns down the single with just lastman Mohit Sharma at the other end.

The second ball is sent crashing over the mid-off for a four before Dhoni pulls it square two balls later for the same result.

He takes a single from the fifth ball as Mohit Sharma finally gets the strike, for the last ball of the penultimate over.

Mohit gets a huge cheer as he watchfully defends the last ball with a dead straight bat.

Dhoni once again fails to find the big hit against Rabada as he bowls five dot balls in a row to the Indian captain.

However, he pulls the last ball for a six over midwicket to end the Indian innings in grand style.

Dhoni finishes unbeaten on a superb innings of 92 from 86 balls, having hit seven fours and four sixes.

India finish on a respectable 247 for nine in their 50 overs courtesy of captain's splendid knock.

India 225-9 (47 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Harbhajan throwing his bat at everything but fails to find the gap and is getting just singles off Morkel. The tall pacer is bowling a good length and both batsmen are unable to get the big hits in his final over. He goes for just five runs in the 46th over to finish with two for 42 in his 10 overs.

Steyn comes back, he has two overs in hand. Harbhajan is beaten off the first ball as he has a wild swing but smashes the next through the off-side for a four.

He has another wild swing but gets an edge and is caught behind after a good innings of 22 from as many balls.

Umesh Yadav gets off the mark with a boundary as he pulls a short ball from Steyn through midwicket.

But Steyn gets revenge as Yadav also edges one and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock comes up with a stunning one-handed catch diving to his right.

India 212-7 (45 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Morkel is proving to be difficult to get away even in the late overs as he concedes just four singles in his ninth over.

Dhoni nudges Tahir fine on the leg side for a four to take India past the 200-run mark. The fourth ball is lofted straight down the ground for a big six over long-on as Dhoni looks at his devastating best.

Two singles end the over as Tahir goes for 16 runs in his final over to finish with two for 42 in 10 overs.

A good recovery from the Indians with 47 coming from the last five overs to take the score to 212 for seven in 45 overs.

India 192-7 (43 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Rabada tries a short ball at Dhoni who pulls it over square leg for a four and two balls later hits a wide one through the off-side for another boundary as Dhoni finally looks to break the shackles.

Morkel, who has three overs in hand, comes back. Harbhajan pulls the third ball but can't get enough power on it for a single to deep midwicket. A short ball to Dhoni is pulled to fine leg for one before Harbhajan fails to get a run from the last two deliveries.

Duminy comes back as South Africa still have one over pending of the fifth bowler's quota.

He starts with a short ball which Dhoni pulls straight down the ground for a six to bring up his fifty in some style, from 56 balls.

Dhoni winds up for another one but is beaten in the flight for just a single.

Harbhajan Singh has a slog but fails to hit it cleanly for a four through midwicket as the fielder is unable to get it. But he gets the next one bang off the middle for a six over long-on but is beaten off the last ball as Duminy goes for 17 in the over.

India 165-7 (40 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Tahir comes back and he continues to keep up the pressure giving away just four singles in his seventh over.

Bhuvi takes a risk against part-timer Duminy as he shuffles across and sweeps it past short fine leg for a four.

In the same over, Dhoni gives Duminy the charge and hoists him over square leg for a six as 13 runs come from the over.

Will this over trigger a change in momentum as far as the Indian innings is concerned?

But Tahir manages to keep it tidy, giving away just four singles before Rabada is brought back into the attack.

He starts with a no-ball but not his fault as South Africa had only four fielders in the 30-yard circle. It is a free but Bhuvi can only loft it high in the air on the leg side for a single.

Once again Rabada keeping it short of good length as India can manage only six runs from the over.

Tahir bowls a beauty to get the wicket of Bhuvneshwar, who is beaten by the slight change of pace but misses one which goes straight and is bowled for 14.

Harbhajan Singh defends the rest of the over as Tahir bowls a wicket maiden with India struggling on 165 for seven in 40 overs.

India 138-6 (35 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Duminy continues as Dhoni picks a single from the second ball before Bhuvneshwar Kumar plays out the remaining four deliveries.

Dhoni drives Steyn through the off-side for two runs and gets another couple from the next ball through fine leg.

At the drinks break, India in a complete mess at 132 for six in 32 overs.

Duminy in the middle of a good spell as he bowls another tidy over, giving away just two runs in the 33rd over.

Once again Steyn is taken off after a short spell and makes way for Morkel. Bhuvneshwar plays four dot balls before taking a single on the leg side and Dhoni punches the last ball straight down for two runs.

The Indian innings seems to have got stuck and even singles are a premium at the moment. Duminy rushing through his overs as he gives just one in his seventh over with India reaching 138 for six in 35 overs.

India 125-6 (30 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

South Africa firmly in control as India's batting fails yet again. Tahir goes from round the wicket to left-hander Patel, who defends the first five balls before taking a single from the last ball.

Rabada takes over from Morkel, who gets a breather despite taking a wicket in his previous over.

Patel nudges one to square leg but is sent back by Dhoni but the left-hander is casual getting back and is lucky that the throw missed the stumps with him out of the crease.

The last ball is short and Dhoni pulls it fine on the leg side for a four, his first of the innings.

De Villiers using the opportunity to bring back part-timer Duminy, also realising that the fifth bowler's quota needs to be taken care of. The off-spinner slips in a tidy over, conceding just three runs.

De Villiers doing well to keep attacking from one end with his pacers as Steyn comes back, in place of Rabada, who bowled just one over in his previous spell.

Patel looks to pull a short ball but is beaten by the extra pace of Steyn, who picks just a single from the last ball of the over.

In the next over, Patel looks to break the shackles as he lofts Duminy down the ground over long-off for a six.

Steyn cripples India further with the wicket of Patel, who is beaten by a full delivery and is caught in front of the stumps.

He is dismissed leg before wicket for 13 as India slip to 124 for six in the 30th over. The impact was a bit high, just on the knee roll but umpire Aleem Dar ruled in the bowler's favour.

India reeling on 125 for six in 30 overs with captain Dhoni unbeaten on 18 from 20 balls.

India 105-5 (24 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Nice to see Steyn interact with fans on the boundary ropes, shaking hands or punching fists and signing autographs on the plenty between deliveries. The Indians fans have taken so warmly to the Proteas right from the start of the series.

Morkel attempts a few short balls to new batsman Suresh Raina, who does not look comfortable against the rising deliveries. And one such delivery brings about his downfall as he looks to defend but gets a glove and is caught on the leg side for a duck.

India's half the side back in the hut and we have not reached the halfway mark in the innings. Axar Patel walks out to the middle in the 24th over to join his captain Dhoni, who has his task cut out here.

India 102-4 (23 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Tahir bowling a good spell, just giving away singles. Another quiet over, conceding just three as his figures read 16 runs from four overs.

Morkel comes back as part-timer Behardien gets just one over. Rahane takes a single from the first ball before Dhoni walks across and nudges it on the leg side for two runs followed by a single on the off-side.

Morkel tries a short ball which Rahane ramps over the keeper and it goes straight for a four to complete his fifty from 59 balls. Another good innings from the Mumbai right-hander and he looks set for a big innings here.

India suffer another big blow as Rahane is bowled by Tahir from round his legs as he misses the sweep shot.

Rahane cannot believe how it came back to hit his stumps but the third umpire confirms the dismissal as India slip to 102 for four in the 23rd over.

That turned sharply off the right patch outside the leg-stump as Rahane was also guilty of not covering the line to lose his wicket for 51.

India 90-3 (20 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni also needs to play a big innings with the bat with just one specialist batsmen -- Suresh Raina -- to follow. With India looking to get their innings back on track, AB looks to get the fifth bowler's quota out of the way as he brings Farhaan Behardien into the attack.

A tidy start from Behardien giving away just four runs in his first over as India reach 90 for three in 20 overs.

India 82-3 (18 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Disaster strikes for India as Kohli is run out for 12. The right-hander seems to have nicely settled at the wicket and is looking good for a big one before he is unfortunately run out.

Rahane (40) looks to chip Steyn over the fielder at mid-off who is unable to hold on to the tough catch. Following the drop, Kohli sprints back for the second but Rahane has not moved from his crease at the non-striker's end resulting in the wicket of Kohli.

Kohli's poor run with the bat continues as he walks back for 12, having gone 12 innings with a half-century now.

India in trouble at 82 for three in 18 overs with Rahane unbeaten on 41 from 46 balls and with a lot more responsibility on his shoulders now following his part in the Kohli run out.

India 71-2 (16 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Duminy continues after an expensive first over. This time he manages to keep it a bit tight as Rahane and Kohli pick up five easy singles from the over.

Spin from both ends now as leg-spinner Imran Tahir comes into the attack. Both Kohli and Rahane seem to have set their sights on building a big stand in the middle overs and are content to take four singles from Tahir's first over.

AB de Villiers wants to keep India under the mat as he brings back Steyn with Kohli still fresh at the wicket. Kohli steers the second ball past point and picks up two runs in the process before he takes another single from the fifth ball to get three runs from the over as India reach 71 for two in 16 overs at the drinks break with Rahane looking good on 35 from 39 balls.

India 59-2 (13 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Rahane plays a strange pull shot as he goes low and guides it to fine leg for a single followed by three more singles in the over.

South Africa introduce spin as part-timer J P Duminy comes into the attack. He starts with a long hop as Dhawan is happy to rock back and pull the short ball over midwicket for a four followed by a single each to the two batsmen.

Rahane plays another lovely drive through the covers but Behardien makes a full length at sweeper cover to save the four and concede just two as Duminy goes for nine in his first over.

Morkel makes the crucial breakthrough in the next over as Dhawan is foxed by the slower ball. He is too early into the shot and manages to chip it straight to the fielder in the covers to fall for 23.

Virat Kohli is welcome to the crease by a good bouncer just outside the off-stump. He is desperately short of runs in ODIs, having gone 11 innings without a half-century. He manages to see off the remaining two deliveries of the over as India reach 59 for two in 13 overs.

India 44-1 (10 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Rahane in a positive frame of mind. Another short wide delivery is slammed over the off-side by the right-hander for another boundary. He takes a single from the third ball before Dhawan punches a full delivery from Morkel down the ground past mid-off for a four.

Rabada continues as Rahane misses the flick off the first ball. What looks like a good over is spoiled by a short ball from the young pacer as Rahane pulls a short ball square on the leg side for a four before he takes a single from the first ball.

A good recovery from the Indians as they reach 44 for one in 10 overs, with Rahane looking good on 24 from 25 balls and Dhawan on 14 from as many balls.

India 30-1 (8 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Rabada starts his third over with a quick bouncer to Dhawan, who manages to sway out of the way. He mixes his length well for the rest of the over and even bowls a sharp yorker which Dhawan defends for the first maiden of the innings.

Steyn is taken off after being hit for three fours in the previous over by Rahane. Morne Morkel comes into the attack and he starts with a wide as Rahane goes after it but misses out. Two balls later he steers it to thirdman for a single and Dhawan takes a leg bye before Morkel bowls another wide to concede four runs in his first over.

Rabada continues to keep Dhawan tied up as he bowls another three dot balls in a row to make it 13 balls in a row not scored against him.

Dhawan breaks the shackles as he makes room and slaps it through the off-side for a four before taking one from the next.

India 20-1 (5 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

Steyn bowls a fast short of length delivery to Dhawan, who defends it awkwardly on the off-side. He gets off strike from the very next delivery as he calls Rahane for a quick single, who has make a full length lunge to make his crease. That was very daring of the two to challenge the quick South African fielders!

Dhawan gets the first boundary of the match as he plays a cracking drive through the covers off Rabada, who for once erred with his line. Three dot balls follow before Dhawan is struck on the pads but the huge appeal for LBW is turned down by umpire Aleem Dar.

Rahane goes after Steyn, smashing a wide delivery over the cover fielders for a four. That was a shot of confidence and Steyn looks angry as he beats Rahane with a quick outswinger next up.

Another play and miss before Rahane again lofts a short wide delivery over the off-side for the second four of the over.

Steyn pitches the next ball right up as Rahane flicks it through midwicket for another four.

Three fours in the over as India reach 20 for one in five overs.

India 3-1 (2 ovs) vs SA | Scorecard

The in-form Rohit Sharma walks out to open the batting with Shikhar Dhawan, who needs a big innings to ward off his critics.

Dale Steyn to open the bowling and he immediately settles into a good line, just outside the off-stump and Rohit is happy to see them through. He drives the last ball through the covers for a single to get off the mark as just a single comes from the first over.

The young Kagiso Rabada to bowl the second over after his impressive showing in the first game.

The two Indian openers have a slight misunderstanding as Dhawan is sent back after coming down halfway for a quick single.

Rohit drives the next ball through the covers with some superb timing and gets two runs in the process.

Rabada gets the early wicket for South Africa with the big wicket of the in-form Rohit, who is beaten by the extra pace and is bowled for three. That was fast and came in sharply as it nudges the pads before crashing into the stumps.

Ajinkya Rahane comes in at No. 3 and he manages to see off the remaining two deliveries as India reach three for one in two overs.

Check out how the two teams line-up for today's match:

India: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, A Rahane, V Kohli, MS Dhoni (captain), S Raina, A Patel, H Singh, B Kumar, M Sharma, U Yadav

South Africa: Q de Kock, H Amla, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers (captain), JP Duminy, D Miller, F Behardien, D Steyn, M Morkel, K Rabada, I Tahir

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has finally managed to win the toss and has no hesitation in electing to bat against South Africa in the second ODI in Indore.

The big news is that the in-form Ravichandran Ashwin is unable to play because of injury and is replaced by veteran Harbhajan Singh.

There are two more changes as Amit Mishra, despite an impressive spell in the first ODI as Dhoni himself admitted during the toss, is replaced by all-rounder Axar Patel, while Mohit Sharma comes in for all-rounder Stuart Binny.

Meanwhile, the South Africans are unchanged.

With critics gunning for his head, India ODI captain Mahendra Singh, perhaps for the first time in his career, finds himself in a very challenging situation.

Facing one of the toughest phases of his cricketing life, an under-fire Dhoni will seek to revive his career and change the fortunes of a dispirited Indian team against South Africa in the second One-dayer in Indore, on Wednesday.

India are yet to taste victory since the South African team's arrival in the country, having lost two Twenty20 Internationals (the third one was abandoned) before suffering a close five-run defeat in the first ODI.

Dhoni, in particular, is in a spot. The year 2015 hasn't been a happy one for him after the semi-final loss in the World Cup.

The loss in the IPL final was followed by humiliation in Bangladesh in the ODI series, and the T20Is against the Proteas proved to be yet another no-contest.

While the public debate on Dhoni's poor run with the bat in the recent few months continues, stats guru Rajneesh Gupta comes up with a detailed statistical feature on the India captain.

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