Virat Kohli once again stepped to the occasion as he guided the visitors to crucial victory, snapping South Africa’s winning streak. The skipper smashed a masterful century, his 33rd ODI hundred and his accomplish was Rahane, who also looked in solid form, scoring an important 79 runs.

India win and take 1-0 lead ✅
Virat Kohli’s 1st ODI ton in SA✅
Virat Kohli - Man of the Match✅
Rahane’s 5th straight ODI 50✅#TeamIndia #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/tVyX5P4Q8a

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 1, 2018

The duo stitched together a 189-run partnership, a record at Durban for the highest third wicket partnership. Additionally, India also recorded their first victory against South Africa at Durban since 1992-93.

 

A perfect outing for #TeamIndia as they take a 1-0 lead after a convincing six wickets win. The bowlers were on target and the batters chased down the target with 27 balls to spare. #TeamIndia

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Chasing a target of 270 runs, the Men in Blue crossed the line in 45.3 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the six-match series.

Brief Scores:

South Africa 269 for 8 in 50 overs (Faf du Plessis 120, Chris Morris 37; Kuldeep Yadav 3 for 34) lost to India 270 for 4 in 45.3 overs (Virat Kohli 112 , Ajinkya Rahane 79; Andile Phelukwayo 2 for 42) by 6 wickets .