13/02Result

5th ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa at Gqeberha, Feb 13 2018

IndiaIndiaIND
274/7
South AfricaSouth AfricaSA
201 (42.2/50 ov)

India won by 73 runs

Player of the Match

Rohit SharmaIndia

13/02Result

5th ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa at Gqeberha, Feb 13 2018

IndiaIndiaIND
274/7
South AfricaSouth AfricaSA
201 (42.2/50 ov)

India won by 73 runs

Player of the Match

Rohit SharmaIndia

Match Day

2263dThe Report by Firdose Moonda

Rohit, wristspinners fetch India first ODI series win in SA

India have won their first bilateral series in South Africa across any format bar a one-off T20, with victory in the fifth ODI in Port Elizabeth

1867dSidharth Monga in Port Elizabeth

Imperfect Pandya, impactful Pandya

This hasn't been the most consistent of tours for the allrounder, but, as he showed once again in Port Elizabeth, he has kept finding ways to make match-turning contributions

1867dFirdose Moonda

Gibson's tenure twist: from honeymoon to nightmare

After easing in with wins against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, the South Africa coach's term has turned disastrous early, with five losses in six matches against India

1867dESPNcricinfo staff

Rabada fined for Dhawan send-off

The South Africa quick lost 15% of his match fee over the incident, and gained one demerit point, taking his overall tally to five; eight points within a specified period mean a weighty suspension

1867dSidharth Monga in Port Elizabeth

Rohit turns around misfortune with runs

"I get out in three matches and you start saying I am out of form. If somebody doesn't have three good matches, you say he is in bad form," Rohit Sharma said after his match-winning innings

2263dBharath Seervi

South Africa's worst home-series defeat

And there's no doubt who was the biggest cause of the hosts' woes: the visiting wristspinners, who claimed the biggest tally by India slow bowlers in a bilateral series ever

1867dSidharth Monga in Port Elizabeth

The secret behind India's success against Amla

Many legendary fast bowlers have delivered many hundred balls at Amla in international cricket, but no one has ever nailed him lbw more than two times. Bumrah has done it thrice, in one tour

Preview

2264dThe Preview by Firdose Moonda

Wristspin in focus again as South Africa return to green

The hosts need another win to keep the series alive. Both teams might also want to keep an eye on the weather, with showers forecast for the afternoon in Port Elizabeth

Videos

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Agarkar: Bhuvneshwar has looked flat, an opportunity to rest him
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Something rare

3

No. of home bilateral series of 5 or more matches lost by South Africa, including this. The first two were both against Australia in 1996-97 and 2001-02. This is India's first series win in South Africa.

Lost the way

10/3

Runs scored and wickets lost by India in the four overs from 42nd to 45th. Lungi Ngidi sent back Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Shreyas Iyer in that phase. India could add only 34 more runs in the final 5 overs.

Second-wicket high

132.50

Average 2nd-wicket partnership for India in this series, their second-highest in any ODI series or tournament of 5 or more matches. In this series they have had 3 century stands for 2nd wkt in 5 matches.

Dhawan & Kohli

2

No. of India players to score 300-plus runs in a bilateral series against South Africa. Both have been in this series - Kohli & Dhawan. Previous highest: 285 by Ganguly in 1999-00.

Win toss, bowl first

4-0

Win-loss record for chasing sides in last 4 ODIs in Port Elizabeth since 2015. However, in the two day/night matches in last 10 years at the venue, both being in 2015, the teams failed to chase down the target.