In the thrilling ODI match played in Ranchi, the Indian team defeated South Africa by 17 runs and took a significant lead of 1-0 in the three-match series. Batting first, India scored 349 runs in the allotted overs, which included Virat Kohli’s brilliant century (135 runs), Rohit Sharma’s 57 runs and captain KL Rahul’s 60 runs. In reply, the South African team was all out for 332 runs. The hero of the match was Virat Kohli, who not only played a strong innings but was also chosen player of the match. This was the 52nd century of his ODI career, with which he also broke Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of most centuries in one format (51 Test centuries). Kuldeep Yadav played an important role in bowling and turned the match towards India by taking two wickets in one over. Team India’s morale has been boosted by this victory, while the pressure has increased on South Africa to win both the remaining matches to win the series. watch video
