Virat Kohli, Shardul Thakur help India wallop South Africa 5-1

Virat Kohli’s 35th century helped India thrash South Africa by eight wickets to win the six-match ODI series 5-1. (BCCI )

Updated on: Aug 22, 2018 1:00 PM IST

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Virat Kohli’s 35th century helped India thrash South Africa by eight wickets to win the six-match ODI series 5-1. (BCCI )

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India won the toss and opted to bowl. (BCCI )

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Shardul Thakur got India off to a good start as he removed Hashim Amla in the seventh over. (BCCI )

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Thakur then removed Markram (for 24) as South Africa were 43/2 at the end of the powerplay. (BCCI )

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Khaya Zondo and AB de Villiers steadied South Africa’s ship and took the team’s total past 100. (BCCI )

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AB de Villiers, who looked set to score a big one, fell to Yuzvendra Chahal in the 21st over. (BCCI )

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India got the wickets of Heinrich Klaasen, Farhaan Behardien and Chris Morris in quick time to leave the hosts in all sorts of trouble. (BCCI )

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But Zondo held one end and brought up his half-century. (BCCI )

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Thakur took a total of four wickets as South Africa were bundled out for 204. (BCCI )

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In reply, the visitors lost Rohit Sharma in the fourth over of their innings. (BCCI )

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But Kohli looked a like a batsman from a different planet as he toyed with the quality South African attack. (BCCI )

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Ngidi, who got the wicket of Rohit, removed Dhawan in the 13th over. (BCCI )

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Kohli then got support from Rahane as the duo stitched together an unbeaten 126-run stand to guide India home with 107 balls to spare. (BCCI )

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This was Kohli’s third century of the series. (BCCI )

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The India captain was adjudged the Man of the Match and the Man of the Series. (BCCI )

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India will now play three T20s against South Africa, starting February 18. (BCCI )