Virat Kohli's yet another historic knock for India
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DURBAN, South Africa - Virat Kohli hit his 33rd one-day century as India defeated South Africa by six wickets in the first of a six-match series at Kingsmead on Thursday.
Kohli made 112 off 119 balls as India chased down their 270-run target with 27 balls to spare.
South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis also made a century, 120 off 112 balls. ------------------------------
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South Africa
Q. de Kock lbw b Chahal 34
H. Amla lbw b Bumrah 16
F. du Plessis c Pandya b Kumar 120
A. Markram c Pandya b Chahal 9
J. Duminy b Kuldeep Yadav 12
D. Miller c Kohli b Kuldeep Yadav 7
C. Morris b Kuldeep Yadav 37
A. Phehlukwayo not out 27
K. Rabada run out (Dhoni) 1
M. Morkel not out 0
Extras (lb3, nb1, w2) 6
Total (8 wkts, 50 overs) 269
Did not bat: Imran Tahir
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Amla), 2-83 (De Kock), 3-103 (Markram), 4-122 (Duminy), 5-134 (Miller), 6-208 (Morris), 7-264 (Du Plessis), 8-268 (Rabada)
Bowling: Kumar 10- 1-71-1 (1w), Bumrah 10-0-56-1 (1w), Pandya 7-0-41-0 (1nb), Chahal 10-0-45-2, Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-34-3, Jadhav 3-0-19-0
India
R. Sharma c De Kock b Morkel 20
S. Dhawan run out (Markram) 35
V. Kohli c Rabada b Phehlukwayo 112
A. Rahane c Imran Tahir b Phehlukwayo 79
H. Pandya not out 3
M. Dhoni not out 4
Extras (lb6, w11) 17
Total (4 wkts, 45.3 Overs) 270
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Sharma), 2-67 (Dhawan), 3-256 (Rahane), 4-262 (Kohli)
Did not bat: K. Jadhav, B. Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, J. Bumrah, Y. Chahal
Bowling: Morkel 7-0-35-0 (1w), Rabada 9.3-0-48-0, Morris 7-0-52-0 (2w), Imran Tahir 10-0-51-0, Phehlukwayo 8-0-42-2 (2w), Duminy 2-0-16-0 (1w), Markram 2-0-20-0 (1w)
Result: India won by six wickets
Toss: South Africa
Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG), Bongani Jele (RSA)
TV umpire: Aleem Dar (PAK)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Remaining matches:
February 4, Centurion
February 7, Cape Town
February 10, Johannesburg
February 13, Port Elizabeth
February 16, Centurion
