Overview
- India posted 349/8 after a 136-run stand between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, with KL Rahul adding a late 60.
- Kohli’s 52nd ODI hundred set a single-format record as he finished with 135 off 120 balls.
- Rohit reached 352 career ODI sixes to surpass Shahid Afridi’s mark during his 57 off 51.
- South Africa fell for 332 in pursuit despite Matthew Breetzke’s 72, Marco Jansen’s 70 and Corbin Bosch’s 67.
- Kuldeep Yadav’s 4-68, including a double strike that removed Jansen and Breetzke, swung a tense chase as India took a 1-0 series lead ahead of Wednesday’s Raipur ODI.