Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

V Kohli
V Kohli
101(121) 10x4 - 0x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 38 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
8 7 15 2 26 6 18 19
SS Iyer
SS Iyer
77(87) 7x4 - 2x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 19 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
3 4 8 1 16 17 6 22

Best performances - Bowlers

RA Jadeja
RA Jadeja
O9
M1
R33
W5
Eco3.66
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav
O5.1
M1
R7
W2
Eco1.35
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Deiva and Ekanth

A one-sided game but a tremendous display of skills. Kohli gets a hundred on his birthday and India march forward. South Africa will have a small break to work past their setback, they'll face Afghanistan on Friday. India take on Netherlands next Sunday before their semi-final in Mumbai. Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka tomorrow. See you for that. Bye for now from me, Ekanth, on behalf of my report-writing co-commentator, Deivarayan Muthu, and our scorers, Chandan Duorah and Thilak Ram.

Adarsh: "So, India's first 10 overs with the bat would have been enough to win."

Rohit Sharma, India captain: If we look at how we played in the last three games, we played better in terms of adapting to the situation. We were put under pressure against England. In the last game as well, we lost a wicket in the first over but got to a good score and seamers came to the party. Today was not an easy pitch, you needed someone like Kohli, who batted to the situation. Not to forget Shreyas. It's important to let guys have freedom in the middle and what the team expects from them. You know it can't always be done but when it does it looks good and that's what happened with Shami. Same with Iyer, wasn't getting the runs but he's showed in the last two games the kind of class he has. Going hard in the first ten isn't something we've discussed. That's how Gill and I have batted together. We let our instincts take over. If the wicket is good, we keep going and things fall in place. Jadeja has been really good. Big matchwinner. He keeps doing the job, goes under the radar but today is a classic case of what he does - score late runs and take wickets. Not to get ahead of ourselves is something we are constantly talking about. When we turn up, we want to play to our potential.

Temba Bavuma, SA captain: We know the challenge, know the narrative around us while chasing. Didn't do it any justice today. When we talk about it as a batting group, gotta be honest. The first ten overs with the ball made it a challenge. We did do quite well after that. Biggest challenge was taking wickets and India built big stands. The conditions are the biggest learning. Wicket played as we suspected it to play - expected it to deteriorate but we didn't adapt well. It will be up to us to adapt our skills accordingly.

Virat Kohli, POTM: It was a big game. Probably playing the toughest team in the tournament so far, there was motivation for doing well. People made it a bit more special on my birthday. I had a sense of it being something more. When the openers start in that fashion, you'd think it was a belter. Conditions change with the old ball. Message from the management was for me to bat deep, I was happy from that perspective. We knew we were above par when around 315. I enjoy playing cricket again which is more important now and that I'm able to contribute for the team all over again. Tendulkar's tweet is quite special. It's all too much to take in for now. It's a huge honour to equal my hero's record. He's perfection with the bat. It's an emotional moment. I know the days I come from, I know the days I have watched him on TV. To receive appreciation from him means a lot to me.

8:31pm Could it have been more comprehensive?! That's something to ponder as the fireworks go off. Eighth consecutive World Cup win for India, joint highest with their streak in 2003. Today was a fight between the table-toppers but South Africa were blown away. India continued their bowling exploits from the Sri Lanka game against a much stronger batting line-up. The pitch was tricky but that underlines how well India batted as well. Siraj and Bumrah were on the mark as expected with the new ball. Siraj had the in-form QDK chopping on early. Bavuma got a jaffa from Jadeja, who was brought inside the first ten. Shami nicked off Markram by hitting a good length at the end of the first powerplay and India were right on top. Klaasen and van der Dussen were not given out but India reviewed successfully and with South Africa five down in under 14 overs, there was no coming back.

27.1
W
Kuldeep Yadav to Ngidi, OUT, That's it, A 243-run win for India, they will finish as table-toppers as no other team can get to 16 points from hereon. Full googly lands on middle and straightens, beats the straight drive and rattles the stumps. 81ks

L Ngidi b Kuldeep Yadav 0 (7m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

END OF OVER:
27 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 83/9 (244 runs required from 23 overs, RR: 3.07, RRR: 10.60)

  • Tabraiz Shamsi4 (4b)
  • Lungi Ngidi0 (2b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja9-1-33-5
  • Kuldeep Yadav5-1-7-1
26.6
0
Jadeja to Shamsi, no run, Goes across but manages to block it in front of the stumps
26.5
0
Jadeja to Shamsi, no run, Inside edge saves Shamsi. Ballooned up but landed on a good length of the pitch. Was on a length at middle and leg, Shamsi tried to flick it
26.4
4
Jadeja to Shamsi, FOUR, Dwayne Bravo-esque whippage from Shamsi, who whacks it off the pads through midwicket
26.3
0
Jadeja to Shamsi, no run, Very quick. Length on off, 97ks, worked to midwicket

Two slips, short extra cover, short midwicket

26.2
W
Jadeja to Rabada, OUT, Five for Jadeja, he tosses the ball up, catches it and shows it off with a beaming smile! Slow 84ks full ball around off, spun in a bit to find the inner-half of Rabada's thrashing drive. Hovered low, Jadeja went low and took it well.

K Rabada c & b Jadeja 6 (26m 26b 0x4 0x6) SR: 23.07

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6T BavumaQ de Kock
2nd16HE van der DussenT Bavuma
3rd13HE van der DussenAK Markram
4th5HE van der DussenH Klaasen
5th0DA MillerHE van der Dussen
6th19DA MillerM Jansen
7th8KA MaharajM Jansen
8th12K RabadaM Jansen
9th0L NgidiK Rabada
10th4T ShamsiL Ngidi