1st ODI live: Spinners put India on top in Durban

OVERS 35: Things are in any case shifting upwards for the hosts after the center over setbacks. Bhuuvneshwar Kumar was once brought back however conceded two fours in it - one every to Faf du Plessis and Chris Morris. Score 166/five

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150 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA IN 33.three OVERS. FAF DU PLESSIS 65*, CHRIS MORRIS three*

SO 20 OVERS TO GO AND SOUTH AFRICA ARE 138/five WITH CAPTAIN FAF DU PLESSIS STILL BATTING. HOW MUCH WILL THEY END UP WITH?

OVERS 27.five: OUT! Excellent catch from Indian skipper Virat Kohli who dives ahead to take a low catch at short covers and removes the dangerman David Miller on 7. South Africa have lost part their aspect for 134 now. Kuldeep Yadav has two wickets.

FIFTY FOR SOUTH AFRICA CAPTAIN FAF DU PLESSIS - 30TH OF HIS ODI CAREER

OVERS 25.five: OUT! JP Duminy's return is not a sweet one as Kuldeep Yadav bamboozles him with the person who comes with the ball crashing at the stumps. He scored 9. South Africa 122/4

OVERS 25: Halfway thru their innings, South Africa have reached 120/three with captain Faf du Plessis the set batsman on 46*

OVERS 20.4: OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal will get his second wicket in Aiden Markram who has been caught on 9 by way of Hardik Pandya. South Africa have crossed the 100-run mark however have lost three wickets now.

OVERS 20: Spinners are in operation from both the ends now. The scoring fee has long gone down just a little now. Chahal has bowled five overs for 16 runs while chinaman Kuldeep has three overs for 10 runs. Score 99/2

OVERS 14.6: OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes! He traps Quinton de Kock, who was once having a look excellent, with the person who spun. He scored 34 off 49. Score 83/2

FIFTY UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA IN 10.2 OVERS

OVERS 10: Faf du Plessis will get going with three fours in a row off Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The first by the use of pressure thru mid-off, second a pull to square leg and the third - intentionally opening the face to persuade it previous the slip cordon. Score 43/1


OVERS 7.three: OUT! And Jasprit Bumrah strikes with the wicket of opener Hashim Amla. He has been given lbw on 16. The umpires are checking for a no-ball. That appears shut however Amla must stroll back after umpire are satisfied. Score 30/1

UPDATE: Virat Kohli has long gone off the sector. He seem to have hurt his knee while saving a boundary. Currently he's sitting in the Indian dugout and is being attended by way of the group physio. Shreyas Iyer is the synthetic fielder.

OVERS five: While Bhuvneshwar Kumar is conserving it tight, Jasprit Bumrah has leaked two fours in his first two overs. The second four got here in the fourth over as Quinton de Kock spotted a slower one that was once well out of doors off and crashed it thru covers for his second boundary. Score 18/0

OVERS 2: Three runs from the primary over bowled by way of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In the second, bowled by way of Jasprit Bumrah, Quinton de Kock struck a four straight previous the bowler for the primary boundary of the innings. Score 7/0

So Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball, on strike is Quinton de Kock who has Hashim Amla as his opening spouse.

PLAYING XIs
INDIA: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

SOUTH AFRICA: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis (capt), Aiden Markram, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir

TOSS: South Africa have received the toss and opted to bat first in Durban

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PREVIEW

The first of six One-day Internationals between South Africa and India, scheduled on the Kingsmead cricket stadium here for Thursday, is a sellout. There are simplest that many this 25,000-capacity stadium can accommodate, and even the parking space here throughout the stadium premises does no longer have a place to squeeze in.

Durban happens to be one of those South African towns the place India, the instant they come, start to feel at home. The Kingsmead monitor, so as to add to the rush, is a belter: a 350-kind of wicket that are meant to make up for all the runs that had dried up in the longer layout all of January.

Where the contest is anxious, there's a lot at stake. South Africa have not lost the final 17 One-day suits they have performed at home and are the World's No. 1 ranked group. Catching up fiercely, India have lost a mere seven games of their final 25-odd outings, which more or less pits the 2 teams on an equal footing.

And in the present situation, following an overwhelmingly well-fought Test sequence, both teams have a point to turn out. It is here that the sequence — beginning with Thursday's game — has so much to offer on the subject of a competition however little to achieve from in the present context.