Kolkata: The India juggernaut continued as they bulldozed South Africa by a staggering 243 runs in a lop-sided league stage fixture of the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 at the iconic Eden Garden stadium in Kolkata on Sunday.
India rode on a dogged 101 not out by star batter Virat Kohli to post a challenging 326/5 on a tricky wicket and then bundled out the opposition for just 83 to script a memorable victory. India, who have already qualified for the semi-finals and are sitting at the top of the points table, take on the Netherlands next Sunday in Bengaluru.
- 8.29 pm
India defeated South Africa by 243 runs and remained unbeaten in the tournament. - 8.21 pm
Marco Jansen gave a sitter to Ravindra Jadeja as South Africa lost their eighth wicket for 79. - 8.10 pm
Jadeja and Kuldeep are getting a lot of turn from the pitch and every ball looks like a tough question to solve for the South African batters from now on. - 8.00 pm
Ravindra Jadeja strikes once again as he castled Keshav Maharaj with a delivery including a sharp turn and the batter walks back to the pavilion. - 7.51 pm
Ravindra Jadeja bowled a full delivery and Miller tries to play a scoop. However, he misses the shot and the stumps are shattered as a result. - 7.43 pm
Jadeja is getting a lot of turn from the surface and he would like to encash on it in the upcoming overs. - 7.33 pm
A DRS masterclass is on the cards as Shami bowls a delivery nipping back into Rassie van der Dussen and the batter is hit on his pads. Once again, the umpire adjudged it not out but the Indian team opted for a review. Ball-tracking technology showed that the delivery is hitting the top of the middle and India bagged one more wicket. - 7.28 pm
Ravindra Jadeja is on fire as he bowled a full delivery spinning away from the batter and Klaasen misses the sweep. The ball hit his pads but the umpire signaled not out. However, Rohit opted for DRS as Jadeja insisted and the Indian team got a breakthrough as a result of it. - 7.24 pm
Only two runs from the last couple of overs showcase the kind of brilliance shown by the Indian pacers. - 7.16 pm
Shami has dismissed Markram as the batter nicked a short of a length delivery and KL Rahul made no mistake in catching the sitter with his gloves. - 7.13 pm
A seaming-in delivery from Shami almost got rid of Markram as the inside edge missed landing on the stumps and raced behind the wickets for four runs. - 7.08 pm
Ravindra Jadeja's good length delivery spun away from Temba Bavuma and the batter was beaten all hands up as he failed to handle the sharp turn. - 7.00 pm
Indian pacers are bowling on tight lines and they are not allowing the South Africans to their free their arms with ease. - 6.38 pm
Mohammed Siraj castled in-form South African opener Quinton De Kock (5 off 10 balls) in the second over. De Kock, who had slammed four centuries in the current World Cup, played onto his stumps as South Africa lost their first wicket for six. - 6.32 pm
Jasprit Bumrah conceded only two runs in the first over as the South African chase began on a cautious note. - 5.39 pm
Virat Kohli has made history as he scores his 49th ODI ton equalling Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's record. The Eden crowd has gone frenzy as it is just Virat and his magical aura that has engulfed the ground. Virat equals the great Tendulkar's record on his 35th birthday. India finish the innings with 326/5 as Virat remains 101*. - 5.30 pm
Suryakumar Yadav gloves one to the wicketkeeper while playing a sweep and Quinton de Kock grabbed the sitter with ease. - 5.00 pm
Virat Kohli is now timing the ball with ease and steering the scoreboard to take India to a huge total. - 4.38 pm
Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer are playing around the park and have taken the Opposition attack to task. With 14 overs remaining and both the batters set, India would look to cross the 350-run mark. - 4.22 pm
Both Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer look set in the middle and the duo has so far added 103 runs for the unbroken third wicket and took the team out of the trouble. Kohli is inching towards his record-equalling 49th ODI ton. Shreyas has been more aggressive and is playing shots at will. - 4.10 pm
Shreyas Iyer reaches his 17th ODI half-century and the partnership is now heading for a 100-run stand. - 4.00 pm
Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli are now building their partnership slowly to take the team towards a huge total. - 3.50 pm
Shreyas Iyer whacks a six against Keshav Maharaj and both the batters are now looking to switch gears as Virat Kohli reaches his 71st ODI fifty. - 3.32 pm
Stumper Quinton de Kock dropped the catch of Virat Kohli, as the stare batter got a life. It was a shortish down-leg delivery from Tabraiz Shamsi and Kohli tried to glance the ball towards the leg side, but de Kock couldn't glove it cleanly. - 3.21 pm
India's innings started like a T20 contest but after the introduction of spin, South Africa pulled things back. The wicket is offering spin and it is going to play quite a big part at the Eden Gardens. - 3.15 pm
The run rate has gone down after the wicket of Shubman Gill. Virat Kohli and Mumbaikar Shreyas Iyer are rebuilding the Indian innings. However, the duo has managed to score only 13 runs in the last five overs. - 2.54 pm
It was Keshav Maharaj, who provided the much-needed breakthrough, as he cleaned up Shubman Gill (23 off 24 balls). Gill hit 4 boundaries and a six. - 2.50 pm
The fall of Rohit Sharma has not affected the scoring rate as Shubman Gill and 'Birthday Boy' Virat Kohli are pummeling the South African attack to submission. - 2.32 pm
Change in bowling has worked for South Africa. Kagiso Rabada, who replaced Lungi Ngidi provided a much-needed breakthrough for South Africa. Rohit Sharma came down the pitch to play a lofted drive and it went straight into the hands of Bavuma, who was standing at mid-off. - 2.22 pm
India gets a blistering start. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill accumulated 10 runs from the second over of Marco Jansen with two boundaries. Also, Tabraiz Shamsi dropped an easy catch of Rohit Sharma at third-man. Rohit gets a lifeline here on 23 runs. - 2.16 pm
Another expensive over for South Africa as Lungi Ngidi went for 13 runs. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill hitting boundaries. Rohit playing a drive of a wide half-volley from Ngidi through covers. Gill placed it into the gap wide of mid-wicket on a pitched-up delivery. Gill let the ball come and then let his wrists do the talking. - 2.10 pm
Expensive over from South Africa's pacer Marco Jansen to start with. Jansen conceded 18 runs in his first over with eight runs coming from wides and two beautiful shots for a boundary, one on the front through covers and the other between the short mid-wicket and long-on. - 2.04 pm
Skipper Rohit Sharma opened his account with a four. Lungi Ngidi bowled a slightly overpitched and wide of off stump, Rohit leaned forward and had no hesitation to play it in the air over covers for a boundary. - 2.00 pm
Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are in the middle. Lungi Ngidi will start the attack for South Africa with a new ball in hand. Here we go! - Playing XI
South Africa: Quinton de Kock(wicket-keeper), Temba Bavuma(captain), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj - 1.32 pm
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first against South Africa at Eden Garden in Kolkata.
