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6th ODI: India beat SA by 8 wickets
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23:10 Win series 5-1
India 206-2 (32.1 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
After Thakur picked four wickets to restrict South Africa to 204, Kohli put up another five-star, effortless performance to score his 3rd ton in the series to take India to a memorable series win.
India win by 8 wickets as Kohli seals the win with a straight drive down the ground.
India now need 3 runs for the win as Tahir continues.
India need 10 runs to win as Ngidi continues.
He starts off with a wide down the leg side.
Rahane pulls the ball square on the leg side for a single.
Kohli tries to go after the bouncer but misses it as the ball goes towards the keeper.
Kohli then takes a single to bring Rahane on strike.
Rahane plays the ball through extra cover for a boundary.
Tahir continues and Kohli shows him no mercy.
First a delicate shot to third man for 2 and then he sweeps him for a six over mid-wicket and then follows that up with a straight six over long on.
15 big runs come in that over.
22:56 Kohli completes 35th ODI century
India 180-2 (30 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
Ngidi comes back into the attack.
Kohli gets a top edge and plays it behind the keeper for a boundary to third man.
Intended yorker, played out by Kohli and he takes a run to long on.
And 6 runs come off the over.
Tahir continues.
Rahane takes a run to mid-on.
Kohli looking to hit over extra cover and he gets a reprieve as the fielder fails to hold on to the catch.
The batsmen then just rotate the strike, taking 4 runs in the over.
Morris continues and he gives 5 runs in the over.
22:45 India milking the bowling
India 165-2 (27 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
Tahir continues.
Kohli gets to his ton with a shot straight down the ground. This is his 3rd century in this series.
Rahane just plays the ball to cover for a single to bring Kohli on strike.
Morris comes back into the attack.
Kohli just creams the ball past covers for a boundary. He moves to 97.
Kohli then plays the ball down to fine leg to get to 99.
He pulls the ball without timing it, luckily it falls short of the fielder at mid-on.
He is made to wait for his century till the next over.
Tahir continues and five runs come off the over.
22:33 Kohli surpasses 500 runs in the series
India 149-2 (24 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
Phehlukwayo continues.
There is a misfield and Kohli runs two.
Another short ball and Kohli just pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
He then plays the ball to third man for a couple.
He then plays the ball to mid-off and hares down the pitch for a single.
9 runs come off it.
India continue to milk the bowlers as Rahane and Kohli take another 3 runs off Tahir with ease.
Phehlukwayo continues and 3 runs come off the over.
Tahir continues.
Kohli and Rahane just milking the bowling here.
Four runs come off the over.
22:18 India need just over 70 runs to win
India 130-2 (20 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
Phehlukwayo continues and Kohli has played two beautiful boundaries to start the over and Kohli is now surpassed 500 runs in the series.
Rahane and Kolhi then rotate the strike.
10 runs come off the over.
Spinner Tahir comes into the attack and gives just 2 runs in the over.
Phehlukwayo comes into the attack.
Kohli places the ball through covers and that is a beautiful boundary.
India batsmen rotate the strike. 5 runs come off the over.
Morkel continues and Rahane starts with a single behind point.
Three runs come off the over.
22:01 SA bowlers bleeding runs
India 110-2 (16 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
India closing in another win here and drinks are called as Kohli completes his 47th ODI fifty.
Morris continues.
Rahane takes a single.
Kohli gets to his half-ton with a boundary straight down the ground.
Kohli gets another boundary with a pull short.
9 runs come off the over.
Morkel come back in the attack.
Rahane starts the over with a four and 7 come off it as 100 comes up for India.
21:52 Ngidi strikes!
India 94-2 (14 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
9 come off the over.
Morris continues and Rahane gets a quick single.
Slightly wide and Kohli plays it through point for a sweetly-timed boundary.
He then plays the ball to mid-off for a single.
Rahane then plays the ball straight down the ground and Ngidi makes the chase and cuts the ball in at long-on. Rahane fetches three runs for that shot.
9 runs and a wicket come off the over.
Rahane comes to the crease at the fall of Dhawan's wicket.
He gets off the mark with a single to mid-wicket.
Last ball, Kohli whips it off his pads for a boundary to deep backward square leg.
Ngidi comes back into the attack and it's short and Dhawan cuts it for a four.
Ngidi then peppers the batsman with a couple of short ones.
Ngidi finally gets Dhawan.
Short ball, Dhawan cuts it and it's right in the hands of Zondo at point.
India lose their 2nd wicket.
21:40 Get easy runs
Three runs come off the over as India bat smoothly.
Morris continues and Dhawan takes a single to point.
Kohli gets a single to backward point.
Dhawan takes another single as India rotate the strike with ease here.
Ngidi comes back into the attack
Kohli gets 2 runs to cover and then he pulls it to the boundary. Zondo dives but in vain as the ball rolls over to the boundary.
He then gets a couple to deep backward point.
Kohli then plays it down to square leg for a single.
Last ball of the over, Dhawan plays it off his hips for a single to square on the leg side.
Another expensive over as 10 come off it.
21:31 SA bowlers get a tonking
India 63-1 (10 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
Chris Morris comes into the attack and he gives 4 runs in the over.
Morkel continues and Kohli just tabs it down wide of gully for a single.
Dhawan pulls and a four to mid-wicket.
6 runs come off the over.
Ngidi continues and Kohli gets a run to third man.
Dhawan then gets a single.
Ngidi bowls short, Kohli pulls and plays it down for a boundary to backward point.
Another bouncer, Kohli gets a good hold of it and he hits it to mid-wicket for a boundary.
Kohli then gets a run to point for a single.
21:19 Kohli goes after Morkel
India 42-1 (7 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
Morkel continues.
Short and Kohli pulls it hard for a boundary over point.
Kohli then plays it wide for a boundary through to third man.
Kohli then just drops the ball to point and gets a single.
Dhawan plays out 3 dot balls as 9 runs come off the over.
Ngidi continues.
Short and wide and Dhawan cuts it square for a single.
Ngidi then bowls a wide.
Kohli then plays a pull and the ball just flies over short fine leg Phehlukwayo for a boundary.
He then takes a single to mid-wicket.
The ball swings on pitching and the ball flies past keeper Klaasen. That is four byes for India. 11 runs come off the over.
Morkel continues.
A wide and a run off Dhawan's bat to the leg side means just to come off the over.
21:05 Ngidi strikes!
India 20-1 (4 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
A wicket and four runs in the over that has South Africa see the back of Rohit.
Kohli comes to the crease.
2nd ball is wide.
Ngidi continues and Dhawan takes a single off the first ball.
Rohit then gets a couple down to backward square leg.
Two balls later, back of a length ball, Rohit gets tied up and he tries to flick it to the leg side but the balls pops up into the air and that is a simple catch to Klaasen behind the stumps.
Rohit goes for 15.
Morkel continues.
Rohit takes a single and the Morkel bowls a wide.
Dhawan gets a single behind square.
Rohit plays the most exquisite square cut as Tahir misfields at the boundary.
Seven runs come off the over.
20:55 India need 205 for victory
India 9-0 (2 ovs) vs SA 204 (46.5 ovs | Scorecard
Nigdi is Morkel's bowling partner from the other end.
And he starts off with a maiden.
Morkel opens the bowling as Rohit and Dhawan open the innings for India.
Dhawan gets off the mark with a single to the leg side.
Rohit gets a fortunate boundary. He is made to play at it and is just wide off the man at gully and the ball races to the third man boundary.
Last ball of the over is cut brutally through backward point for boundary. 9 runs come off the over.
20:09 Thakur finishes with 4 wickets
SA 204 (46.5 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
South Africa all out for 204 after another spineless batting performance.
Zondo was the only noteworthy performer with a half-century while Thakur was the pick of the bowlers for India with four wickets.
Thakur continues and after Phehlukwayo smashes the bowler for 2 big sixes, the revenge is had as he is caught and bowled for 34.
Ngidi is the No 11 batsman and plays out 2 dots.
Bumrah comes back into the attack at the other end.
Phehlukwayo takes a single on the off side and brings Tahir on strike.
He is gone next ball. He tries to drive, it's in the air and straight to Kohli at short cover.
South Africa lose their 9th.
Thakur comes back into the attack.
A wide and 2 runs come in the over.
19:54 Morkel gone after lightening innings
SA 188-8 (44 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Tahir comes in to bat and gets off the mark with a single.
9 runs and a wicket come off the over.
Pandya comes to the crease.
Morkel picks the slower one and lofts it over mid-wicket for a big six!
He then cuts it square for a single.
Phehlukwayo then gets a single to bring Morkel back on strike.
He is gone this time.
It's short and wide, he cuts and right into the hands of Iyer in the deep.
Bumrah comes back into the attack.
A misfield at cover and Morkel takes a run.
Phehlukwayo digs out the yorker. He then plays it down to the on side for a single.
Morkel plays the ball to short third man. Phehlukwayo runs half the pitch even as the batsman screams no. Morkel dives and Rahane's not so accurate throw saves him.
Three runs come off the over.
Pandya comes back into the attack.
Phehlukwayo takes a single to cover.
Morkel then cuts it to third man for a single.
Phehlukwayo then catches on to the half-volley and times it through covers for a boundary.
Phehlukwayo plays it to deep mid-wicket and Dhawan makes a hash of it at the boundary. He misfields, doesn't get his hands around the ball and it flies over the boundary line to gift SA a four.
Chahal continues and the batsmen are now trying to find the gaps.
They have taken 4 runs off the over as Chahal spell ends with 2 wickets.
19:28 SA lose 7th
Yadav continues.
Phehlukwayo is under pressure here as he cuts the ball for a single.
Morkel comes down the wicket and plays it to long on for a single.
Chahal continues and Morkel plays it square on the leg side for a single.
Phehlukwayo is being tested here.
He takes a single to square leg.
Morkel on strike. The ball hits him flush and low on the pads. Umpire Dar, after a long thought raises the finger. SA ask for a review.
And the DRS says the ball was missing the stumps. Another smart use of DRS as they save another review.
Morkel comes in to bat and Yadav continues.
After four dots, Morkel just times the ball to perfection, right over the bowler's head for a six.
He then plays the ball to mid-on for a single to keep the strike.
7 runs come off the over.
Chahal continues.
Phehlukwayo takes a single. Zondo plays the ball to cover for a couple.
This time Zondo is gone.
Chahal tosses it up and Zondo is gone. He goes after the slower one and is caught in the deep on the off-side.
Zondo gone for 54.
Yadav continues and Phehlukwayo is being tested here.
Three runs come off the over as Phehlukwayo gets a life. Yadav misses a caught and bowled chance and splits the webbing in his right thumb.
3 runs come in the over.
19:03 SA struggling here
SA 145-6 (35 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Just two runs come off that over.
Chahal continues and Zondo gets a single to cover.
Phehlukwayo comes to the crease and he gets off the mark with a single to extra cover.
Yadav continues and Zondo picks the wrong one and plays it to third man for a single.
Morris then plays the ball down to deep square leg for a couple.
Morris has not picked the googly, he skies it and Dhawan takes an easy catch as Yadav gets his first. South Africa lose their 6th.
Zondo gets to his fifty with a single down to long-off. His first ODI fifty is a good one.
18:51 Thakur takes 3rd
Pandya comes back into the attack and the batsmen get just two runs in the over as drinks are called.
SA have now lost two wickets in 2 overs.
Thakur continues and strikes again!
This time he gets the wicket of Behardien. Behardien tries to cut the bowler but is caught nicely -- a one-handed running catch by Bumrah -- at third man.
Chris Morris comes to the crease and he is nearly gone. Bouncer, Morris tries to play the pull and the ball falls short of fine leg.
A run and a wicket in the over.
Just when Klaasen was beginning to settle in and the partnership starting to flourish, SA have lost two quick wickets here.
Behardien is the new batsman in and he gets off the mark with a single off the last ball of the over.
What a catch!
Bumrah continues and he gets the wicket!
Klaasen is foxed by the slower delivery. He tries to go after it. Kohli takes a nice low catch at short cover and Klaasen is out for 22.
Thakur comes back into the attack and Zondo starts off with a single.
Klaasen comes down the track and chips it over deep mid-off for a boundary. Klaasen has chipped his bat it seems and is getting a replacement.
Short ball and Klaasen manages to play it square on the leg side for a single.
6 runs come off the over.
8 runs come off the over.
Bumrah cones into the attack.
Klaasen gets a boundary. Plays it through mid-wicket for a boundary -- first in 40 minutes.
The last ball is a short ball and is pulled over mid-wicket for another boundary.
18:27 9 overs since last boundary
SA 121-3 (28 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
9 overs since the last boundary as SA struggle to keep scoreboard moving.
Pandya continues and Zondo pulls it to short fine leg for a single.
Klaasen plays a shot to point and hares down the pitch for a single.
Just two come off the over.
South Africa batsmen trying hard to build a partnership here.
Chahal continues.
Klaasen and Zondo take a single each to long-on.
Pandya continues and Klaasen not getting a chance to play his shots.
Just one run comes off it as the batsmen takes a single to the off side.
Chahal continues and Zondo and Klaasen now just finding the gaps for the singles.
5 singles come off the over.
18:11 Zondo, Klaasen build innings
SA 111-3 (24 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Pandya is brought back into the attack as the runs have been kept under check after De Villiers' dismissal.
Klaasen and Zondo take a single each as two runs come off the over.
Chahal continues and Zondo is trying to play smartly.
Short ball and he cuts it for a single to deep backward point. Just one comes off the over.
Yadav continues and he gives just two runs in the over.
18:00 Chahal gets him with a googly
SA 106-3 (21 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Klaasen comes to the crease at the fall of De Villiers' wicket and is off the mark with a single.
Chahal continues and De Villiers is gone!
It's a quicker one, a googly, De Villiers tries to make room and cut it but misses and is bowled all ends up.
Yadav continues.
De Villiers starts with a single behind square.
Zondo then takes a single and De Villiers plays a paddle sweep for a single.
Zondo then plays a single to long-off.
Just time just 4 runs come off the over.
Chahal continues and Zondo is out LBW. The batsman take DRS.
DRS shows that Zondo had taken the edge of the bat before hitting his thigh.
Umpire has to change the decision.
Short ball and Zondo pulls the ball out of the park to deep mid-wicket and that is a six!
The fifty partnership comes up with that six.
Another short ball and whack! Zondo pulls it again to deep mid-wicket for another six to bring up South Africa's 100.
12 runs come off the over.
17:46 Chahal, Yadav taken to the cleaners
16 runs come off that Yadav over as drinks are called.
Yadav continues and the batsmen are doing well to rotate the strike and finding the gaps.
Fuller ball and De Villiers just opens the face of the bat and that is a boundary through covers.
De Villiers gets the inside edge and it misses everything and the ball races to the boundary behind the keeper.
De Villers then plays a reverse sweep and the ball races to the third man boundary.
Chahal cones to the attack and De Villiers takes a run to covers.
Zondo plays it to deep backward point for a couple.
He gives 5 runs in the over.
Yadav gives the ball some flight and Zondo plays it over mid-off for a four.
He then bowls short and Zondo pulls it for a boundary behind square leg.
Zondo does well to then play off the remaining overs. 8 runs come off the over.
Pandya continues and Zondo takes a single to point.
De Villiers takes a run to the off side for a single.
He gives 3 runs in the over.
17:30 Thakur strikes twice
Yadav continues and he is challenging Zondo here.
Zondo finally gets a run to deep mid-wicket.
De Villiers is teased with the wrong un but reads it right.
Just one run comes off the over.
Pandya continues and De Villiers just tucks it behind square for a single.
Short and wide and Zondo places it nicely as the ball races to the boundary past point.
Pandya then comes nicely as he makes Zondo play.
Zondo takes one run to third man and six come off the over.
Yadav comes into the attack.
Zondo and De Villiers run two runs each as four runs come off the over.
Pandya continues and gives away just one run.
17:16 SA lose captain Markram
SA 44-2 (10 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Khaya Zondo comes to bat at the fall of Markram's wicket and he gets off the mark with a single on the off side.
Thakur continues and he starts with a wide.
Markram pulls and gets the elevation. That is the first six of the match.
Slower ball and Markram tries to get the ball through point but is caught by his Mumbai teammate Iyer. Lovely catch to dismiss the South African captain and Thakur gets his revenge after being hit for the six earlier in the over.
Pandya comes into the attack.
Markram runs a single to the on side.
Just 3 runs come of the over. Nice start by Pandya.
Bumrah continues.
De Villiers gets the middle of the bat and the ball races through covers for a boundary.
He then gets a single to the leg side.
Six runs come off the over.
17:02 Thakur gets first wicket
SA 27-1 (7 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
De Villiers comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a tight run to cover as Markram just makes it to the crease.
Markram then cuts the ball to backward square leg for a couple and 5 come off the over.
Thakur continues and Markram takes a run to mid-on.
Thakur bangs it in short and Amla chases the ball and gets a glove on it. Dhoni takes a simple catch.
Amla out for 10.
Bumrah continues and 4 runs come off the last ball of the over as another beautiful over is bowled.
Thakur continues and Markram chips it over mid-wicket for a fortunate four.
Five runs come off the over.
Bumrah continues. Ball keeps low as Markram gets a small edge.
Bumrah keeps it tight and bowls a maiden as he gives Markram to room to play his shorts.
Thakur continues and after bowling good 5 delieveries, teasing Amla, he bowls the last one wide and Amla cuts it behind point for a single.
16:39 Thakur gets a game
SA 9-0 (2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah opens the attack at the other end.
And straightaway there is some swing.
The ball then flies off Amla's outside edge past gully to third man for a single.
Markram leaves the next 4 balls as only one comes off the over.
And, South Africa take 8 runs off the over.
Shardul Thakur opens the bowling for India as Amla and Markram take strike for South Africa.
16:30 India have won the series
India captain Virat Kohli has won the toss and elected to field in the 6th ODI in Centurion.
The Men in Blue have already won the six-match series 4-1, after victories in Durban, Centurion, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. Their only loss came at the rain-affected fourth ODI in Johannesburg.
Playing XI
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram(c), AB de Villiers, Khaya Zondo, Farhaan Behardien, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Lungisani Ngidi
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
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