Umesh will open the bowling..

Welcome back.. India have posted 300 or more for the second successive time. The bowlers had it easy against Pakistan. But South Africa is a different opposition altogether..

Jinks: "I really enjoyed batting in the middle. I knew I was batting well, I got a few fifties in the practice games so I just had to continue my momentum. I just took my time initially and later on capitalised. It was important to carry that momentum because Virat and Shikhar was batting really well. I thought when I went in, I had to carry that momentum forward. The wicket was really good and Shikhar was batting really well. I had the confidence in my mind and I just took my chances. I think it's a pretty decent total, big outfields here, I'm sure we will bowl well. First 10 overs will be very crucial for us."

It is a true wicket and South Africa still should fancy their chances of chasing down the target. For India, it is up to the bowlers to step up to fashion a victory. It would be interesting to see whether the seamers will get a few deliveries to skid off the surface under lights by bowling cross-seam.

On a flat wicket, barring Imran Tahir, none of the South African bowlers were able to stem the run flow. To make it worse for the Proteas, Vernon Philander was troubled by a hamstring problem and could only bowl four overs.

Earlier, after India won the toss and elected to bat, the South African pacers started on a good note. Steyn got a good shape away from Rohit Sharma. AB de Villiers, then effected a brilliant direct-hit to run out Rohit. Steyn and Morkel also flicked their wrist to get a few deliveries to climb awkwardly on Dhawan. But Virat Kohli played with composure and Dhawan opened up his shoulders to hit a flurry of boundaries, as India slowly but steadily picked themselves up and turned the screws on South Africa's bowling. Hashim Amla dropping a catch at backward point to give Dhawan a reprieve certainly didn't help their cause.

In the 39th over of the innings, he lofted Morkel down the ground for a boundary before slapping him through the cover-region for yet another four. To make it even better, he hoisted Dale Steyn over mid-off for a six in the 46th over. Rahane has also been known for playing horizontal-bat shots and with the South African bowlers testing the middle of the pitch, he used that stroke to collect runs.

Ajinkya Rahane, who too essayed a stirring knock, matched Dhawan stroke-for-stroke by playing an innings full of poise and balance. He took a heavy toll off JP Duminy's bowling before smashing the rest of South Africa's attack to shreds.

On the back of Shikhar Dhawan's majestic innings of 137, India posted a massive total. However, South Africa took a slew of wickets in the end overs to gain a bit of momentum. Dhawan played with a dash of bravado to flay the famed South African pace attack to all corners of the ground. When South Africa bowled short, he used the pull shot to great effect. He also showcased good footwork by getting his front foot more to the pitch of the ball to essay cover-drives with a royal flourish. In fact, the way he shuffled across to flick a delivery from Morne Morkel over fine-leg for a six gave an indication that he had no time for the reputation of the bowler.

49.6 - Steyn to Shami, no run, three dots in a row to end! Length outside off, Shami swings and misses. Should have gone with a straight bat, instead of across the line, de Kock taunts Shami to run. Has a smile and threatens to under-arm the throw back onto the stumps. So India on 307

49.5 - Steyn to Shami, no run, excellent bowling. Steyn is bowling wide of off, it makes Shami's job difficult, full and wide, Shami reaches out, but can't lay bat on ball

49.4 - Steyn to Shami, no run, Shami made too much room and missed the big hit over the off-side, Steyn went full and wide outside off

49.3 - Steyn to Shami, FOUR, Shami swings and connects. Steyn missed the yorker, length delivery angling into middle and leg, Shami gets it over backward square leg and beats fine leg

49.2 - Steyn to Ashwin, 1 run, pitched up on the stumps, Ashwin is deep on his crease and wristed it wide of mid-on, single taken

49.1 - Steyn to Ashwin, no run, pitched up outside off, Ashwin winds up for a big swing to leg, can't connect

Dale Steyn [9.0-1-50-1] is back into the attack

48.6 - M Morkel to Shami, no run, Shami can't connect with the slash. Another off-cutting short ball, Shami arched back to cut and missed

Mohammed Shami, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.5 - M Morkel to Dhoni, out Caught by de Kock!! Top edge and gone. Good catch by de Kock. An off-cutting short ball, Dhoni too early into the pull and takes the top edge, it was going to the left of de Kock who leapt and caught it. Dhoni walked and didn't even wait for the decision. Dhoni c de Kock b M Morkel 18(11) [4s-3]

M Morkel to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

48.4 - M Morkel to Ashwin, 3 runs, Ashwin shuffles across a lot and then lofts the full toss over mid-on's head. Tahir running back slides near the rope to pull it back, saves a run for his side

Dhoni walks up to Ashwin to have a chat

48.3 - M Morkel to Ashwin, no run, Ashwin makes room and too much room, Morkel follows him with a back of a length delivery, Ashwin can't connect with the ramp

48.2 - M Morkel to Dhoni, 1 run, Morkel cramps Dhoni up, who was making room, nudged to short mid-wicket

48.1 - M Morkel to Ashwin, 1 run, Steyn comes in and then allows the ball to bounce at third man, in front of him, Ashwin backing away and cutting it in the air, Steyn decided to save the boundary, instead of going for the catch

Morne Morkel [9.0-0-54-1] is back into the attack

47.6 - Parnell to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni winds up for a big hit and completely splices it, wanted to go over mid-wicket, the ball goes to mid-off, sends Ashwin back. Has a smile and word with his partner

Now Parnell comes round the wicket

47.6 - Parnell to Dhoni, wide, very short and wide called. The slower ball bouncer and Dhoni just left it

What will Parnell do now?

47.5 - Parnell to Dhoni, FOUR, short again and that's three fours in a row for Dhoni. Down leg too with short fine in, poor, poor bowling from Parnell, Dhoni swivels and pulls one bounce over the ropes at backward square leg

47.4 - Parnell to Dhoni, FOUR, now the full toss goes for a four. Mid-off is in, Dhoni had to place it and did so, beating the umpire at the other end. Too easy for Dhoni

47.3 - Parnell to Dhoni, FOUR, fine leg was up and Dhoni gets a boundary. Controlled the pull and sent it wide of the man inside the ring, beats deep square running across and diving, the short ball was at stomach height and Dhoni didn't miss out

Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

47.2 - Parnell to Ravindra Jadeja, out Ravindra Jadeja Run Out!! Two in two for AB today. Driven to mid-off, Ravindra Jadeja isn't quick to beat AB's throw. Direct hit and Jadeja didn't even dive, was hit too hard for Jadeja's liking. Ravindra Jadeja run out (de Villiers) 2(4)

Parnell to Ravindra Jadeja, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

47.1 - Parnell to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, Ravindra Jadeja left it thinking it was a wide, but the fuller length delivery outside off, was just inside the guideline. Good bowling from Parnell

Wayne Parnell [8.0-0-72-1] is back into the attack

46.6 - Tahir to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, very full on the stumps, clipped away to deep mid-wicket

46.5 - Tahir to Dhoni, 1 run, fired in on the pads, clipped to square leg, quick single

46.4 - Tahir to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, floated up outside off, Ravindra Jadeja comes on the front foot and eases it to long-off

46.3 - Tahir to Dhoni, 1 run, googly from Tahir, Dhoni watches it and nudges it to the short mid-wicket area

46.2 - Tahir to Dhoni, 2 runs, short outside off, Dhoni smashes the cut square of the wicket, and hurries back for the second

46.1 - Tahir to Dhoni, no run, shortish outside off, Dhoni thumps and finds short cover

Imran Tahir [9.0-0-42-1] is back into the attack

Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease

45.6 - Steyn to Rahane, out Lbw!! Steyn comes back to get Rahane. Straight and on a length, fast as well, the cross-seam delivery and Rahane misses the swing to leg, hit on the back thigh and that looked out, despite Rahane bending his knee. Aleem Dar had the finger up in a flash. Steyn roars in delight. Rahane lbw b Steyn 79(60) [4s-7 6s-3]

Steyn to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

45.5 - Steyn to Rahane, SIX, Rahane has connected as Steyn misses the yorker. Overpitched outside off and Rahane lofts the quickie over mid-off, inside the ring. Hit well to carry all the way. Kohli is up from his seat and clapping the hit

45.4 - Steyn to Rahane, no run, fabulous yorker from Steyn, Rahane digs it out and looks for the quick single, but Dhoni isn't interested, sent back as Steyn charges in

45.3 - Steyn to Rahane, no run, another yorker outside off, Rahane throws his bat and misses with the shot

45.2 - Steyn to Rahane, no run, Steyn finds the yorker outside off, produces an inside edge from Rahane, great diving one-handed stop by de Kock, saved a boundary

45.1 - Steyn to Dhoni, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Dhoni goes hard and finds deep extra cover

Dale Steyn [8.0-1-43-0] is back into the attack

44.6 - M Morkel to Rahane, 2 runs, full on the stumps, Rahane shuffles across and clips it to deep square leg, for a couple of runs. Quick running does the job

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

44.5 - M Morkel to Raina, out Caught by (sub)Rossouw!! This time Rossouw doesn't make a mistake. Similar shot to the one two balls ago, this one had more elevation and height, Rossouw back-tracked from deep mid-wicket and took a simple catch. On any other ground it would've been into the crowd, but here at the 'G' the square boundaries are huge. Raina connected well, but didn't connect enough to send it over the fence. Raina c (sub)Rossouw b M Morkel 6(5) [4s-1]

M Morkel to Raina, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

44.4 - M Morkel to Raina, no run, Raina makes room and has to reach out to make contact, in the end he can only find cover after coming down the track

44.3 - M Morkel to Raina, 2 runs, dropped by Rossouw! Raina pulls and looks to have hit it in the gap, but Rossouw runs to his right at deep mid-wicket, slides on his knees and gets both hands, but it spills out. Once he got there, he should've held on

A slip in place now

44.2 - M Morkel to Raina, no run, Morkel beats Raina with a delivery outside off, Raina pokes and misses

After Dhawan was dismissed, he twirled his moustache on the way back. Kohli punched him on the glove, with a smile on his face. What were they saying about those two not getting along?

44.1 - M Morkel to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man

Morne Morkel [8.0-0-49-0] is back into the attack

43.6 - Parnell to Raina, FOUR, Raina is off the mark with a cracker of a cut shot. Short and wide outside off, Raina cuts and beats point. That was hit really hard

43.5 - Parnell to Rahane, 1 run, Parnell comes round the wicket and bowls it full outside off, Rahane eases it off the front foot to sweeper cover

Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease

43.4 - Parnell to Dhawan, out Caught by Amla!! The crowd clap and send Dhawan off. They are checking for the no-ball now. The crowd cheer as they think Parnell might have overstepped. But he hasn't. The heel landed behind the line and slid forward. That's fine. Dhawan pulls and gets a top edge, this time the fine leg is back and Amla takes it cooly near his shoelaces. So nonchalantly done. But that's how Amla is. Never fussed about anything. Dhawan walks off to a standing ovation. Well deserved too. It has been a brilliant, brilliant innings. Dhawan c Amla b Parnell 137(146) [4s-16 6s-2]

Parnell to Dhawan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

43.3 - Parnell to Dhawan, no run, full toss outside off, Dhawan wants to smash it wide of cover, but drags it straight to the fielder at mid-on, went too hard at it

43.2 - Parnell to Rahane, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket, where there is a fumble

Free-hit coming up. AB and Parnell have a chat. About the field

43.2 - Parnell to Rahane, no ball, 2 runs, Parnell has overstepped here. Or has he? Because the first no-ball call was a wrong one. Here he has overstepped. Low full toss outside off, Rahane slaps it towards deep cover, Duminy does a great job, runs to his right and dives to get a hand and save the boundary

43.2 - Parnell to Rahane, wide, Rahane charges Parnell, who digs it in very short, called a wide for height

43.1 - Parnell to Rahane, 2 runs, short on the stumps, pulled to deep mid-wicket, where Rossouw - the sub - dives to his left to field and keep it to a couple

42.6 - Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane was setting up for a big sweep, then saw the length was full, jammed it to the right of short mid-wicket

42.5 - Tahir to Rahane, no run, another googly, flicked straight to the fielder at short mid-wicket

42.5 - Tahir to Rahane, wide, googly gone wrong, down leg, Rahane paddles and misses

42.4 - Tahir to Rahane, no run, comes down the track and drives, but picks out cover

42.3 - Tahir to Rahane, no run, skidding on, Rahane can only find cover

42.2 - Tahir to Rahane, SIX, terrific batting from Rahane. He comes down the track and then gets the legs out of the way, lofts it beautifully over long-on, who was a mere spectator. All class in the shot

42.1 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan comes down the track and mishits the full toss to long-off

Imran Tahir [8.0-0-33-1] is back into the attack

41.6 - Parnell to Dhawan, 1 run, Parnell fires in the low yorker outside off, seeing Dhawan charge, the batsman gets a big inside edge of sorts in front of mid-on, they take a single

41.5 - Parnell to Dhawan, no run, pitched up outside off, Dhawan sat down and wound up for a big hit, but can only find mid-off

This now is the highest score by any batsman against South Africa in World Cups. Dhawan's 135 that is

41.4 - Parnell to Rahane, 1 run, now backs away and dabs it to point, quick single taken

41.3 - Parnell to Rahane, SIX, Rahane is a fine player of the pull and the hook. Takes on the short ball and pulls handsomely over mid-wicket. The ball lands flush on the ad-hoardings. The crowd are going mental at the 'G'

41.2 - Parnell to Rahane, no run, now comes down the track and swipes across the line, but finds short mid-wicket

41.1 - Parnell to Rahane, no run, looked like a slower delivery outside off, Rahane throws the bat at it and doesn't connect

Wayne Parnell [6.0-0-52-0] is back into the attack

40.6 - M Morkel to Rahane, 1 run, 50 for Jinks now. Slower ball on the pads, glanced away to fine leg, Rahane looks at the heavens and soaks in the applause. Gets a hug from Dhawan

40.5 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 1 run, sensible batting that time, dabs it in front of point and takes off

40.4 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, wild slog now from Dhawan and he misses, the ball flies over the stumps. That shot had no conviction at all. Maybe Dhawan is getting tired

40.3 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, Morkel beats Dhawan with one that hits the seam and moves away, short of length outside off and moves past the poke of Dhawan, de Kock appeals for caught behind, but no dice

40.2 - M Morkel to Dhawan, SIX, Dhawan is bringing on his A game out now, that is arrogant from Dhawan. He shuffles across and then flicks a middle and off delivery over fine leg, almost Viv Richards-esque. So nonchalantly done

40.1 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 2 runs, on the hips, nudged wide of deep backward square leg, good running gives them a couple

44 have come off the batting powerplay. A good one for India. If one casts their mind back to the 2011 WC game, it was the batting powerplay that cost India the game. Tendulkar got out and the rest just imploded. Steyn finished with five that day. Looks like a repeat of that match isn't on the cards.

With Rahane too playing a quickfire knock, India are in a position of strength. In particular, Rahane took heavy toll of some poor bowling by JP Duminy to thump him for a couple of boundaries in the 36th over of the innings. He followed it up by lofting Morne Morkel down the ground for a boundary and then slapped him through the cover region. Rahane has played with poise and balance.

Here is Bharath Ramaraj's analysis of the last 10 overs: Shikhar Dhawan continued to play with a dash of bravado and adventurism to amass his seventh ODI century. It was an innings, where he didn't just play majestic shots, but also showcased good defence while facing up to South Africa's pacers. South African pacers tested Dhawan's technique on the back-foot, but he washed away the challenge with aplomb.

39.6 - Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan doesn't know where the ball went to, full and on leg, Dhawan clipped that and it went off a thick leading edge to third man

39.5 - Steyn to Rahane, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Rahane dabs it down to third man

39.4 - Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, full on the legs, clipped to deep mid-wicket

39.3 - Steyn to Dhawan, FOUR, intelligent batting. The length is short and Dhawan arches back to ramp it to the third man fence, the fielder couldn't get there in time. Steyn is a disappointed man. Dhawan is turning it on big time at the 'G'

39.2 - Steyn to Dhawan, SIX, take that Steyn says Dhawan! Mid-on is up and Dhawan deposits the slower delivery over the fence. Wound up and belted the ball, a flat hit and it went all the way

39.1 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan is shuffling around a lot, now he moves outside off, low full toss, squeezed to point

38.6 - M Morkel to Rahane, no run, now tries to run a back of a length delivery outside off, down to third man, gets an edge, that is fielded by Amla on the bounce at slip

38.5 - M Morkel to Rahane, FOUR, Rahane packs a punch when he hits them! Here he backs away and slaps the leather off the ball through cover, that was hit very, very hard

38.4 - M Morkel to Rahane, no run, angling in, on a back of a length, Rahane closes the face of the bat a bit early, the leading edge pops up but falls well in front of Morkel

38.3 - M Morkel to Rahane, FOUR, magnificent shot from Rahane. When Morkel pitches it up, Rahane takes him on and goes over mid-off, emphatic shot, one bounce over the ropes

38.2 - M Morkel to Rahane, no run, that is good from Morkel. Again disconcerting lift from a back of a length, Rahane was forward to play and then had to take his head back as the ball flew past the bat

38.1 - M Morkel to Rahane, no run, now Morkel beats Rahane with extra pace and bounce, outside off, Rahane dabs and misses

Morne Morkel [6.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack

37.6 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan had made so much room, so soon that Steyn could bowl it where he wanted it to, Dhawan backs away outside leg and Steyn slips in the slower delivery, following the batsman, Dhawan can't lay bat on it

37.5 - Steyn to Rahane, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Rahane closes the face of the bat and wrists it to fine leg

37.4 - Steyn to Rahane, no run, that flew through to de Kock. Rahane playing a square drive and beaten by the pace of Steyn

37.3 - Steyn to Rahane, no run, low full toss on the stumps, was the attempted yorker, Rahane chips it in front of the onrushing mid-on, falls just short

37.2 - Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan makes room and dabs that to backward point, quick single taken, there is backing up this time

37.1 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, what a delivery from Steyn. Pitches outside off and rears up on Dhawan, who was looking to defend off the back foot, the ball flies over the edge. Looked a cross-seam delivery from Steyn

Dale Steyn [6.0-1-28-0] is back into the attack

36.6 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, on the middle and leg stump line, calmly worked away through mid-wicket

36.5 - Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane comes down the track and turns it with soft hands wide of short mid-wicket for a single

36.4 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan gets forward and drives to long-off

36.3 - Tahir to Dhawan, FOUR, poor ball and easy for Dhawan, in that kind of form, just shuffles across and then scoops it over backward square leg, everyone were in and that became an easy ball to deal with

36.2 - Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, googly and Rahane goes back to wrist it to short mid-wicket, for a single

36.1 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, low full toss, Dhawan reverse laps to short third man, the fielder somehow dives and keeps it to a single

Imran Tahir [7.0-0-24-1] is back into the attack

35.6 - Duminy to Rahane, FOUR, Duminy kicks the turf in disgust after bowling it full and down leg, Rahane had to get something and did so, glancing it to the fine leg fence, short fine was inside and that meant, it was a gift for Rahane

35.5 - Duminy to Rahane, FOUR, the round-arm delivery goes wrong, dragged down and Rahane smashes it flat over mid-off, needed to get it over the man and did so

35.4 - Duminy to Rahane, no run, short and wide outside off, Rahane misses out, cuts and finds point

35.3 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, shortish on the stumps, Dhawan gets back and punches it to long-on

35.2 - Duminy to Dhawan, 2 runs, Dhawan gets forward and glances it through backward square leg, for a couple of runs

Huge smile as Dhawan celebrated. Raina was the first man up from the dug-out to pump his fist. Rahane embraced his partner as well.

35.1 - Duminy to Rahane, 1 run, nudged to backward square leg, single taken

34.6 - Parnell to Dhawan, FOUR, 100 for Dhawan! Must say that is a fabulous innings. He was under immense pressure coming into the tournament, but he has produced the goods at the right time for India. Gets to a 100 with a punchy drive on-the-up, wide of cover-point, the ball races away and Dhawan starts celebrating. His trademark pose - with both arms stretched wide. Rahane too joined in the celebration. The crowd make their presence felt.

Seven inside the ring as chants of Dhawan and Dhawan ring around the 'G'

34.5 - Parnell to Rahane, 1 run, length ball outside off, Rahane comes on the front foot and eases it square of the wicket

34.4 - Parnell to Rahane, 2 runs, on the hips, Rahane nudges it to deep backward square leg, good running gives the batsmen two

34.3 - Parnell to Rahane, no run, short of length on the stumps, Rahane wrists it back to Parnell

34.2 - Parnell to Rahane, FOUR, that came right off the toe end, still it beat Morkel at third man. Width from Parnell and Rahane reached out to drive, Morkel isn't the greatest of movers in the field and can't get there

34.1 - Parnell to Rahane, no run, pitched up outside off, Rahane drives and picks out mid-off, straight to the fielder

33.6 - Duminy to Dhawan, no run, uses his feet and drives to short cover, still on 99

There are six men inside the ring. Good captaincy that

33.5 - Duminy to Dhawan, no run, now dabbed to short cover, no run again as du Plessis is there

33.4 - Duminy to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan is smiling at Rahane. He pushed it in front of Duminy and set off, Rahane sent him back and Dhawan got back. Gives the thumbs up to Rahane. Not a run at all

The crowd are up as Dhawan is on 99

33.3 - Duminy to Rahane, 1 run, Rahane gets forward and turns it softly to square leg, Dhawan is quick and makes it to the other end

33.2 - Duminy to Rahane, no run, no timing on the pull as Rahane finds square leg

33.1 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, nudged to short fine leg, Dhawan moves to 99

Jean-Paul Duminy [5.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

32.6 - Parnell to Rahane, FOUR, edged and did it carry to de Kock? Full and wide outside off, Rahane threw his bat at it, got a thick edge, it was dying on the diving de Kock and he could only get a glove, parried it away and the ball still had enough to roll into the ad hoardings at third man. Once the replay is in, will confirm whether it carried or not

32.5 - Parnell to Rahane, FOUR, that is a brilliant pull shot. Rahane goes back and then takes it from outside off, to pull to deep mid-wicket, the fielder went to his left, but could only watch the ball race past him

32.4 - Parnell to Dhawan, 1 run, on the pads, full and Dhawan flicks to deep square leg, for a single

32.3 - Parnell to Rahane, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Rahane gets forward and drives to sweeper cover

32.2 - Parnell to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, down leg and it's a poor delivery, Dhawan flicks and misses, they take a leg bye to fine leg

32.1 - Parnell to Dhawan, 2 runs, Dhawan shuffles across and clips to fine leg, there is a fumble from Morkel and they come back for the second

32.1 - Parnell to Dhawan, wide, slower delivery gone wrong, down leg

Wayne Parnell [4.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack

Time for the second drinks break

31.6 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Dhawan bottom-edges the cut to third man

Once again Dhawan pulls away. de Kock is unhappy, wondering what the fuss is all about

31.5 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, tight delivery on the stumps, Dhawan hops and defends to the left of Morkel

31.4 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, nips back in and catches Dhawan on the pads, but that pitched outside leg, the ball rolls to de Kock off the pads, he keeps the batsmen down to a dot

31.3 - M Morkel to Rahane, 1 run, dabbed with soft hands to the left of backward point, quick single

31.2 - M Morkel to Rahane, no run, nothing shot from Rahane, short and wide outside off, Rahane plays a iffy dab to third man and the ball beats him. There was extra bounce on offer that time for Morkel

31.1 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 1 run, short of length outside off, Dhawan opens the face of the bat and guides it to the right of backward point, they take the single

Morne Morkel [5.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack

30.6 - Duminy to Rahane, 2 runs, that was risky as Rahane took it from middle and leg, reverse swept it from there square of the wicket, and got two

30.5 - Duminy to Rahane, no run, a delivery that drifts away now, Rahane is beaten on the flashy drive and de Kock whips the bails off, but Rahane was going nowhere

30.4 - Duminy to Rahane, no run, goes straight on and beats Rahane's attempted dab to third man, so close to the outside edge

30.3 - Duminy to Rahane, 2 runs, Rahane makes room and punches it in the gap at cover for a couple

30.2 - Duminy to Rahane, 2 runs, Morkel now at backward square leg dives to his left and makes a half-stop, saved two runs, Rahane swept and must've felt that he got a boundary, until Morkel's intervention

30.1 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, shortish outside off, punched to deep extra cover

Jean-Paul Duminy [4.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack

Despite the track occasionally offering the pacers variable bounce, it is still a true wicket. As a result, the South African pacers have struggled to get the ball to cut or grip the surface when they have looked to bowl cross-seam.

For South Africa, Imran Tahir, with his googly and the quicker one is the one bowler, who has troubled Dhawan. He got the reward for some fine bowling by dismissing Virat Kohli. Steyn though, has struggled to make an impact. In his second spell, he was smashed around and gave away 18 runs in just two overs.

Here is Bharath Ramaraj's analysis of the last 10 overs: Barring a few moments of alarm, Shikhar Dhawan reprised the fine form that he showed in India's first game against Pakistan and scored a fifty. He twinned good defence with improvisation to put the South African bowlers under pressure. South Africa tested him with short stuff, but Dhawan was up to the challenge. He effortlessly ramped a short delivery from Wayne Parnell over the wicket-keeper before playing a sparkling shot down the ground in the same over. Dhawan followed it up by pulling Dale Steyn for a boundary. Dhawan has certainly played with better footwork in this World Cup and that has helped his cause.

29.6 - Tahir to Rahane, no run, Rahane gets forward and defends towards short cover, immediately the call is for 'no'

29.5 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Dhawan cuts in the air and Morkel does well at backward point to dive and keep it to a single, it spun back in and into Morkel's hands, which helped him too

29.4 - Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, dabbed to backward point, quick single taken

29.3 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan gets forward and pushes it past the dive of Tahir, straight down the ground

29.2 - Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, skidding on outside off, Rahane pushes it off the back foot wide of cover

29.1 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan uses his feet and drives to long-off

AB is off the field. Amla is the acting captain. Not sure why AB is off though

28.6 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 1 run, on the pads, Dhawan tucks it through the vacant square leg area for a single

28.5 - M Morkel to Rahane, 1 run, short of length outside off, Rahane rises onto his toes and runs it down to third man

28.4 - M Morkel to Rahane, no run, Rahane opens the face of the bat and dabs the short of length delivery outside off to point

A slip in place for Rahane

28.3 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length on the hips, Dhawan nudges it through square leg

28.2 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, short of length on the stumps, Dhawan defends it close to him

28.1 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Dhawan's bat turns as he mistimes the drive to mid-off

Morne Morkel [4.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack

27.6 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan comes down the track and drives to long-off, keeps the strike

27.5 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, slower and on the stumps, Dhawan gets forward and defends softly to point

27.4 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, skids on to off, Dhawan punches and finds short cover

27.3 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan gets forward and defends to short cover

27.2 - Tahir to Rahane, 1 run, the googly, Rahane picks out and gets forward to defend in front of cover point, quick single taken

Ajinkya Rahane, right handed bat, comes to the crease

27.1 - Tahir to Kohli, out Caught by du Plessis!! Kohli is gone. He is livid with himself. He swings his bat in the air and walks off. Tahir meanwhile, is off and celebrating. Skidding on and on middle, Kohli went back and played that bottom-handed whip, failed to keep it down and finds du Plessis at short mid-wicket. A sharp catch as the ball was travelling. It was hit straight to the fielder, but still had to be taken. Kohli punches the bat in frustration and yells as he knew he had made a mistake, throwing his wicket away after getting in. Kohli c du Plessis b Tahir 46(60) [4s-3]

Tahir to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

26.6 - Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, now Amla with a good stop at mid-wicket, pulled to his right and he got down to parry it close to him. Kohli hit it down and not in the air as he took it from outside off

26.5 - Steyn to Kohli, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Kohli leans into a drive, square of the wicket, Philander tries a one-handed pick up and throw, fumbles and that allows the second. That won't make Steyn happy

26.4 - Steyn to Kohli, 2 runs, Kohli swivels on the pull and gets it down to deep backward square leg, Tahir runs to his left, slides and makes the stop, saved two with that effort, Steyn claps Tahir's effort, so too de Kock

26.3 - Steyn to Kohli, no run, short outside off, Kohli sways out of the line and sits, lets it go

26.2 - Steyn to Kohli, no run, punched back to Steyn, who sticks his right-hand out and deflects it towards short cover, stops the single though

26.1 - Steyn to Kohli, FOUR, class from Kohli. Full from Steyn, outside off, Kohli shows the full face of the bat and on-drives superbly through mid-on, the fielder was well wide and it beat him easily

25.6 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, punched off the back foot to short cover

25.5 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, tries to sweep and misses, the ball rolls off the pad behind de Kock, Dhawan wants a single, is sent back by Kohli

25.4 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, pushed off the back foot to short cover

25.3 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan wants to hammer Tahir out of the attack, charges Tahir and looks to go over cover, a thick outside edge is found and it lands in front of short third, so easily could've carried to the fielder, Dhawan gets lucky once more

25.2 - Tahir to Dhawan, FOUR, edged and lucky! Through the vacant slip, Dhawan forced at one and the edge ran away, beating short third inside the ring

25.1 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, du Plessis almost runs Kohli out! It was punched towards mid-off, Dhawan was halfway down for the single, as he thought the ball would go away from du Plessis, but the South African dives after running a long way, fields and then flicks it back to Tahir, Kohli too was down and had to get back. A direct hit would've had him

Imran Tahir [4.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

24.6 - Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, driven to deep extra cover, for a single

24.5 - Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, Steyn isn't a happy man at all! du Plessis with the throw from point even as Dhawan was inside the crease, it was defended to point, there was no run and du Plessis dived forward to field, got up and shied, hit, gave away an extra run off the ricochet. Steyn was livid and let his frustration known. A huge release of anger from the quick. du Plessis meanwhile, smiles

24.4 - Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, another short delivery and again Dhawan pulls, but straight to the fielder at fine leg, this time

24.3 - Steyn to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan is on song and that is another four! Short and down leg, Dhawan pulls and gets a boundary, couple of bounces and into the ropes, fine leg had no chance. Bad delivery from Steyn as he couldn't get it up near the chest area of Dhawan or in line with his face

Steyn pulls out as he loses his run-up

24.2 - Steyn to Dhawan, 2 runs, tight single as Dhawan defends to cover and sets off, Miller runs in and misses the throw at the striker's end, if he had hit, it would've been close. Instead there is no-one backing up and they come back for the second

24.1 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, off cutter from Steyn, on the stumps, Dhawan sees it and defends to point

Dale Steyn [4.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack

23.6 - Parnell to Kohli, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Kohli plays his trademark punchy cover drive through the diving fielder at cover, the man from sweeper comes around to keep it to a couple

23.5 - Parnell to Kohli, no run, short and down leg, Kohli got inside the line to hook, but can't connect. An appeal for caught behind is turned down as there was no contact with bat, Kohli is disappointed that he missed out, while AB claps Parnell's delivery

23.4 - Parnell to Kohli, no run, yorker length outside off, Kohli fails to dig it out, the ball goes to de Kock

23.3 - Parnell to Dhawan, 1 run, short of length outside off, Dhawan stays back and opens the face of the bat to run it down to third man

23.2 - Parnell to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan has smashed that! Pitched up outside off, Dhawan's weight is on the back foot and hammers it through mid-off, the fielder was in and Dhawan got it wide of him. Dhawan is making a statement of sorts. The Indians in the crowd clear their throats

23.1 - Parnell to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan was wanting to play that against Parnell, he had left it the last two times, but this time ramps the short delivery to the third man fence, beats Steyn comfortably, a safe shot too

22.6 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, skidding on, punched off the back foot down to long-on

22.6 - Duminy to Dhawan, wide, what happened there? Duminy tried something which didn't come off, a different delivery, almost missed the cut-strip. Well kept by de Kock

22.5 - Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Kohli gets forward and drives to long-on

22.4 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan uses his feet and drives to long-off

22.3 - Duminy to Dhawan, FOUR, very poor ball and Dhawan has put it away, rocked back and hammered the pull to the deep square boundary, as Duminy dropped it very short. Hit the gap well

22.2 - Duminy to Dhawan, no run, down leg, Dhawan misses out on the clip, the ball rolls away off the pads into the off-side

It has gone a bit dark at the 'G'. A shower is predicted, hope that stays away

22.1 - Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli comes down the track and drives to long-on

Coming back to the no-ball, Aleem Dar may have got it wrong. The heel landed behind and then the foot crossed the line, dragging over. Shouldn't have been called a no-ball

21.6 - Parnell to Kohli, 1 run, down leg and it's been glanced away to fine leg

21.5 - Parnell to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli looks for an off-drive, but the ball hits the inside half and runs to mid-on

21.4 - Parnell to Kohli, 2 runs, caught by Miller at deep mid-wicket, buit it's a free-hit. So it won't count. Kohli mishit the pull and was caught in the deep, they come back for the second

Free-hit time! The field can change as they took the run. AB and Parnell have a chat. Kohli patiently waits

21.4 - Parnell to Dhawan, no ball, 1 run, Parnell has overstepped and the crowd cheer. It was tucked through square leg for a single

21.3 - Parnell to Kohli, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Kohli gets forward and plays a drive, the ball runs off a thick outside edge to third man

21.2 - Parnell to Dhawan, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Dhawan hops and reaches out, toe-ends the cut to third man

21.1 - Parnell to Dhawan, no run, shortish and outside off, Dhawan lets it go and it carries well to de Kock

20.6 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan plays a controlled reverse paddle to short third and keeps the strike

20.5 - Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, worked away off the back foot to deep mid-wicket, for a single

20.4 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan uses his feet and drives wide of the diving cover

20.3 - Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, Dhawan almost is caught napping! If Duminy had hit, Dhawan was gone. It was punched back to Duminy and Dhawan was backing up, Duminy under-armed and missed the stumps, Dhawan would've been just short. A stroke of luck for Dhawan

Now goes round the wicket

20.2 - Duminy to Kohli, no run, tossed up and turning in, Kohli pats with soft hands to short mid-wicket

20.1 - Duminy to Kohli, no run, Kohli turns it with the spin, straight to the fielder at square leg

Morkel occasionally extracted variable bounce by hitting back of a length and tested Dhawan's technique on the back-foot. In the 16th over of the innings, he even got one to climb awkwardly from back of a length to hit Dhawan on the left glove. Dhawan gave Morkel a fitting riposte by pulling the next delivery for a four. South Africa didn't help their cause, with Hashim Amla dropping a catch at backward point to give Dhawan a reprieve. To make it worse for them, Vernon Philander is down with a hamstring problem and is off the field for assessment of the injury. Proteas need to break the partnership to pull the batting side back.

Here is Bharath Ramaraj's analysis of the last 10 overs: Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli farmed the strike superbly to help India gather steady momentum after they lost the wicket of Rohit Sharma. AB de Villiers, South Africa's captain, marshalled his resources well by introducing Imran Tahir and Morne Morkel into the attack. However, Dhawan and Kohli used their feet to Tahir to keep the scoreboard ticking.

19.6 - Parnell to Kohli, 1 run, drop and run to short cover, good thinking from the Indians

19.5 - Parnell to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man, saw the length and played the safe shot

19.4 - Parnell to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, Kohli shuffles across and misses the clip, the ball rolls off the pad in front of de Kock and they take a quick single

19.3 - Parnell to Kohli, no run, good length outside off, Kohli gets forward and defends to short cover

19.2 - Parnell to Kohli, no run, yorker length outside off, squeezed to point

19.1 - Parnell to Dhawan, 1 run, dropped by Amla! Great captaincy by AB, to put a fielder there at backward point. An extra man that is. Dhawan went hard at the cut and hit it in the air, Amla went to his right and got both hands, but it spilled out. The ball was travelling and it was not an easy catch at all. Someone from the team pats Amla on the back after that chance went down

18.6 - Duminy to Kohli, no run, clipped straight to the fielder at square leg

18.5 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, shortish outside off, Dhawan rocks back and punches to deep extra cover

18.4 - Duminy to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan gets forward and clips to short mid-wicket

18.3 - Duminy to Dhawan, no run, cut straight to the fielder at point, Behardien is on and makes the stop

18.2 - Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, on the stumps, Kohli prefers to go back and wrists it to deep mid-wicket

18.1 - Duminy to Kohli, no run, shortish outside off, Kohli goes back and dabs to short third

Jean-Paul Duminy [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack

17.6 - Parnell to Dhawan, FOUR, even AB is impressed with that cut shot. The crowd roar and roar. The Indians in the dug-out are up applauding Dhawan's fifty. Width on offer, short and wide outside off, Dhawan plays a rasping cut to the right of point, beating third man handsomely. That raced to the fence in a jiffy

17.5 - Parnell to Dhawan, no run, short outside off, Dhawan hops and sees it through to de Kock, wanted to play the ramp and then decided against it

17.4 - Parnell to Dhawan, no run, pitched up on off, Dhawan gets forward and drives, but picks out cover

17.3 - Parnell to Kohli, 1 run, pitched up on the pads, Kohli clips it to deep square leg

17.2 - Parnell to Dhawan, 1 run, shortish outside off, Dhawan plays a late cut to third man, single taken

17.2 - Parnell to Dhawan, wide, way outside off and wide called

17.1 - Parnell to Dhawan, no run, pitched up outside off, Dhawan goes for a big drive and misses. Encouraging start by Parnell

Wayne Parnell, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Snicko shows nothing as well on the Dhawan caught behind appeal

16.6 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, uses his feet and drives to long-on

16.5 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan comes down the track and looks to defend, the ball was very close to the glove, but from the replay it looks like it may have missed it, de Kock and Tahir were celebrating, but Kettleborough made the right call. The review wasn't taken after a discussion

de Kock and Tahir are convinced, that Dhawan has edged one onto his pad. They are having a conversation and decide against the review

16.4 - Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, shortish outside off, punched to sweeper cover

16.3 - Tahir to Kohli, no run, Kohli closes the face of the bat and inside-edges the tuck onto the pads. He practices the shot again

16.2 - Tahir to Kohli, no run, driven hard to cover, AB makes a flying stop to his right and throws the ball at Dhawan's end, Dhawan was going nowhere

16.1 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, shortish on middle, punched off the back foot to long-on

Drinks have been taken now

15.6 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 1 run, the pull now and it doesn't carry to Tahir at fine leg, the fielder doesn't come running in and dive forward to take it, he opts to field on the bounce. Dhawan rolled his wrists, but still it went in the air, it was more of a help as Morkel went short again

Dhawan does a little shimmy outside leg and Morkel was in his run. He doesn't deliver

15.5 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, Morkel hits the bat hard and forces Dhawan on the back foot, one hand comes off the bat handle as he defends to short mid-wicket

15.4 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, pitched up outside off, Dhawan gets forward and defends solidly to point

Square leg goes back now

15.3 - M Morkel to Dhawan, FOUR, what a riposte from Dhawan. This short delivery sits up for Dhawan to hit and he pulls hard and to the deep square leg fence, one bounce over the ropes. That is an emphatic hit

15.2 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan is in all sorts of strife as Morkel delivers a short ball and hits Dhawan on the left glove. Dhawan was looking to duck and was late in doing so, the ball thudded into the glove and went behind him. He didn't know where the ball had gone, as he was shaken by the impact. The body swung back due to the force

15.1 - M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, Kohli shuffles across and turns it in the gap at short mid-wicket

Harsha Bhogle on air says that Vernon Philander has a tight hamstring. He is off the field currently

14.6 - Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, flighted outside off, Kohli gets forward and wrists it down to long-on

14.5 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, quick single taken as Dhawan drops and runs in front of cover-point. Kohli responded well too

14.4 - Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli opens his stance a bit and dabs that in front of point, for a single

14.3 - Tahir to Kohli, no run, full and on middle and leg, clipped to short mid-wicket

14.2 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, shortish on off, Dhawan gets back and punches it to long-off

14.1 - Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Kohli gets forward and pushes it in the gap at cover point

13.6 - M Morkel to Dhawan, FOUR, clipped away! Past the diving mid-on. Length on middle and leg, Dhawan gets forward and forces through the diving fielder. Dhawan looks in good nick

13.5 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, almost dragged on! Dhawan looks for a dab to third man, the length isn't there to be playing the shot and the inside edge bounces over the stumps

Dhawan pulls away at the very last second as Morkel almost completes his action. Must say, that must make the bowler very unhappy. But Morkel takes it well and walks back without any fuss

13.4 - M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, that kept low and Kohli did well to crouch low and pull to deep mid-wicket, rolled his wrists and kept it down. That was the cutter from Morkel

13.3 - M Morkel to Kohli, no run, dabbed to the left of backward point, Dhawan is way down, but manages to get back as the fielder doesn't shy

13.2 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 1 run, length outside off, Dhawan goes for a big drive and gets a thick outside edge to third man, wide of the slip fielder

13.1 - M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, full on middle, Kohli shuffles across and clips towards mid-wicket

12.6 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, use of the feet from Dhawan and he finds short mid-wicket

12.5 - Tahir to Dhawan, 2 runs, Steyn misfields running to his right at long-off and that allows a couple, it was driven past Faf and Steyn charged at the ball, but couldn't pick it up cleanly with one hand

12.4 - Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, very full outside off, Kohli shovels a bottom-handed whip to long-on

12.3 - Tahir to Dhawan, 1 run, skidding on, punched to long-off

12.2 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, Faf at cover dives to his left and stops a fierce drive, saved at least a couple of runs. Superb stop that

12.1 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan comes down the track and finds Tahir in the way

11.6 - M Morkel to Kohli, FOUR, too full and too straight from Morkel and Kohli makes him pay. A delightful flick of the wrists and the ball is sent scurrying across the turf wide of mid-on. The quick outfield does the rest

11.5 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 1 run, even though Dhawan is cramped for room, he finds a way to chop it down to deep backward point

11.4 - M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, 'two, two' was the call from Kohli as he tucked it through square leg, but the fielder got to the ball quickly and the batsmen were content with just a single. Kohli sent Dhawan back

11.3 - M Morkel to Dhawan, 1 run, too straight from Morkel and Dhawan gets inside the line to nudge it down to fine leg

11.2 - M Morkel to Kohli, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Kohli gets forward and pushes it through cover, for a single

11.1 - M Morkel to Kohli, no run, Kohli shuffles across and defends to the right of Morkel, mid-on fields

Sachin is seen taking a selfie at the ground!

10.6 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan makes room and cuts, finds cover-point, the fielder did well as the ball bounced in front of his face

10.5 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan uses his feet and finds short mid-wicket

10.4 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, quicker and on the middle and leg stump line, Dhawan pushes it to short mid-wicket

10.3 - Tahir to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan shimmies outside leg and then comes back in line to drive to cover

10.2 - Tahir to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Kohli gets forward and plays a whippy bottom-handed drive to long-off

10.1 - Tahir to Kohli, no run, down leg, swept to short fine, inside the ring, Kohli looks for a quick single, sent back

Imran Tahir, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Among the South African pacers, Steyn was impressive. He got a nice shape away from the right-handed Rohit, early on in the innings. He also troubled Dhawan with short stuff. His ability to flick the wrist to get the ball to climb awkwardly on the batsman reminds cricket pundits of former England pacer, John Snow. On the other hand, Vernon Philander extracted subtle seam movement to occasionally trouble the Indian batsmen. With Rohit being dismissed, India need both Dhawan and Virat Kohli to set a solid platform.

For India, Dhawan looked in fine touch. Dhawan was getting his front foot more to the pitch of the ball rather than planting it straight down the ground and that helped him to handle the South African pacers reasonably well. The point can be encapsulated by Dhawan getting more to the pitch of the ball to essay a cover-drive off Steyn's bowling in the seventh over of the innings.

Here is Bharath Ramaraj's analysis of the first 10 overs: South Africa started on a superb note with AB de Villiers running out Rohit Sharma. Rohit slipped at the non striker's end and that cost him his wicket, as de Villiers effected a brilliant direct-hit, with the batsman finding himself short of the crease. The wicket sparked scenes of great celebration in the South African camp.

9.6 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Dhawan drives and picks out mid-off

There is a bit of seam protruding out of the ball. The umpire uses his scissors to cut the extra bit

9.5 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Dhawan gets forward and defends towards mid-off

9.4 - M Morkel to Dhawan, FOUR, cracked by Dhawan! Short and wide outside off, Dhawan slashes it up and over point. Deliberately hit in the air and Kohli comes up to punch gloves, pats Dhawan on the back too

9.3 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, pitched up on off, Dhawan gets forward and defends to backward point, played with an open face

9.2 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, short of length on off, Dhawan hops back and defends to point

9.1 - M Morkel to Dhawan, no run, pitched up on middle and leg, Dhawan drives and finds Morkel

Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

8.6 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan uses his feet and flicks to deep mid-wicket

8.5 - Duminy to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan looks for a drop and run single to cover, Kohli sends him back

8.4 - Duminy to Dhawan, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Dhawan dead-bats it

8.3 - Duminy to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli goes on the backfoot and whips that to deep mid-wicket

Only a slip in place for Kohli as Duminy continues from round the wicket

A slip and a leg slip that is deep, is in place for Dhawan

8.2 - Duminy to Dhawan, 1 run, tossed up on off, Dhawan gets forward and drives to long-off

8.1 - Duminy to Dhawan, no run, drifts in from round the wicket, sliding on, Dhawan is on the back foot, misses the defence and is rapped on the pads, would've gone down

Jean-Paul Duminy, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

7.6 - Philander to Dhawan, 1 run, driven wide of short cover's dive and Dhawan beats AB's effort from mid-off, makes the quick single even as AB misses the throw. I guess, Dhawan would've made it anyway

No slips in place. The lone slip has moved to short cover catching

7.5 - Philander to Dhawan, FOUR, no problems with the timing that time. Hit on-the-up as Dhawan leathers the ball through cover. Right off the middle and time for the Indian flags in the crowd to flutter in the breeze

7.4 - Philander to Dhawan, no run, pitched up on middle and leg, turned softly to short mid-wicket

7.3 - Philander to Dhawan, no run, once again against Philander, Dhawan mistimes a punch, the ball bounces a bit and catches the splice, rolls towards mid-off

7.2 - Philander to Kohli, 1 run, too straight from Philander, Kohli shuffles across a tad and works it to deep square leg

7.1 - Philander to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli gets his first boundary. Gets a good stride forward and finds the gap at cover. Not hit off the middle, but in the gap and it beats the chasing fielder. A long chase and the ball trickles into the ad hoardings

6.6 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, now du Plessis at short point makes a fine stop as Dhawan cuts and finds him. It was hit with power but Faf intercepted it well

Sachin Tendulkar is in the building at the 'G'. The crowd see him on the big screen and go wild. Sachin is chatting to Dave Richardson, with a smile on his face

6.5 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, back of a length outside off, Dhawan defends to short point

6.4 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, short of length on middle and leg, Dhawan defends to mid-off and looks for a quick single, takes a step out and then retreats, knowing there is no single on offer

6.3 - Steyn to Dhawan, FOUR, Dhawan picks the slower delivery and blasts the cover drive through cover, the off cutter and Dhawan got forward to lace the drive, splitting cover and mid-off. The variation in pace didn't work out for Steyn that time

6.2 - Steyn to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli gets forward and opens the face of the bat to run it down to third man

Steyn v Kohli is the battle that the crowd have come to see. Steyn is steaming in at the moment. He has two slips to assist him and how he would love to get India's premier batsman out and make a statement of sorts

6.1 - Steyn to Kohli, no run, that's a good leave, short of length and outside off, carried nicely to de Kock as Kohli shoulders arms

5.6 - Philander to Dhawan, no run, cramped for room by a good length delivery on off, Dhawan mistimes the punch as the ball rolls away to mid-off

5.5 - Philander to Dhawan, no run, pitched up on off, Dhawan gets forward and plays a crisp drive, but straight to the fielder at mid-off

5.4 - Philander to Dhawan, 2 runs, short and on the stumps, Dhawan pulls, but doesn't get it off the middle, over short fine inside the ring, Parnell runs around from deep backward square to keep it to a couple

5.3 - Philander to Dhawan, no run, length on the stumps, Dhawan with that open stance of his, punches straight to the fielder at short cover

5.2 - Philander to Kohli, 1 run, quick single taken as Kohli plays with soft hands and turns to the right of short mid-wicket

5.1 - Philander to Dhawan, 1 run, length on the hips, nudged to deep square leg

Coming back to Rohit's run out, it was Duminy who fumbled at cover but AB was there at mid-off. Rohit should've realised that, but set off thinking it was an easy single.

4.6 - Steyn to Kohli, no run, Kohli is iffy and nervy. That is a nervous stroke. Width outside off - short and wide, Kohli doesn't go hard on the cut but just flails at it. As often is the case, he is beaten

4.5 - Steyn to Dhawan, 1 run, low full toss as Steyn attempts the yorker, driven wide of cover

4.4 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, just in front of Parnell at square leg. He dived forward but couldn't get there. An awkward pull as the short ball got big on Dhawan, he jabbed at it and was lucky that the ball didn't go into Parnell's hands

4.3 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, that is a ripper and Dhawan is smiling. Short and Dhawan was late in swaying away from the line of that delivery. Hit on the left forearm protector. That delivery followed Dhawan and he was caught in no-man's land. Steyn doesn't say a word and walks back to his mark

4.2 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, another length delivery on middle and leg, Dhawan defends to the left of Steyn

4.1 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, short of length on the hips, turned to square leg

The reactions from Steyn and AB after Rohit's dismissal said it all. While AB was fist pumping, Steyn punched the air with ferocity. That trademark Steyn celebration, bringing his right hand into play and going hard at thin air. The South African team are surely pumped up for the clash. There is intensity brimming from them all around

3.6 - Philander to Kohli, no run, Kohli shuffles across to cover off and then shows the full face of the bat to defend it back to Philander

3.5 - Philander to Kohli, no run, short of length outside off, Kohli plays a nice looking punch, but finds point

3.4 - Philander to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli gets a nice stride forward and blocks solidly to cover

3.3 - Philander to Kohli, no run, Philander is probing away in the corridor of uncertainty, on a fuller length and outside off, Kohli gets forward and shoulders arms

3.2 - Philander to Kohli, no run, Kohli is beaten! That's a Philander special, short of length and jagging away, Kohli has an iffy poke and is comprehensively beaten. Did well not to nick it. Taken near first slip by the keeper

3.1 - Philander to Kohli, no run, pitched up outside off, Kohli gets forward and shoulders arms. Saw it and left it

2.6 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, short of length on off, defended firmly to cover

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.5 - Steyn to Dhawan, out Rohit Run Out!! Brilliant from AB and Rohit is gone. It was driven to cover's left, the fielder dived and misfielded it, the ball went towards mid-off, that forced Rohit to set off, Dhawan sent him back as he knew AB was circling around, Rohit slipped and that cost him, he tried to get back with a dive, but AB threw down the stumps with a direct hit, with just one stump to aim it. He knew it as soon as he hit the stumps. Minimal followthrough from AB as he rifled it in. Rohit lost his bat while getting back too. The third ump confirmed Rohit's fears. Rohit run out (de Villiers) 0(6)

Steyn to Dhawan, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Rohit has been run out! He is shaking his head as he walks back. What sensational fielding from AB. Unbelievable stuff and India lose their first wicket

2.4 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, Steyn keeps Dhawan quiet with a full one on off, the batsman defends to the right of Steyn

2.3 - Steyn to Dhawan, FOUR, superb square drive from Dhawan. The width was there from Steyn, full and wide outside off, Dhawan opens the face of the bat and drives wide of the point fielder, third man had no chance

2.2 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and outside off, nice carry to de Kock. This was bowled at 145kph, left alone

2.1 - Steyn to Dhawan, no run, short of length outside off, Dhawan plays a careful defensive shot to point

1.6 - Philander to Dhawan, 1 run, driven well and wide of AB at mid-off, who slides and throws, but without the ball in hand, they are happy with a single

1.5 - Philander to Dhawan, no run, pitched up on middle and leg, Dhawan mistimes the on-drive, to mid-on

1.4 - Philander to Dhawan, FOUR, that's the first runs of the game. India have waited till the 10th delivery to open their account. Philander helps them with a full one on leg stump, Dhawan flicks wide of the square leg umpire, the quick outfield does the rest

1.3 - Philander to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan stays back and punches a good length delivery on off to cover

Two slips in place for Philander too

1.2 - Philander to Dhawan, no run, full and on the stumps, Dhawan gets forward to defend to mid-off

1.1 - Philander to Dhawan, no run, look at that piece of fielding by Miller at backward point, bad ball by Philander, short and wide outside off, Dhawan cuts and to the right of Miller, who dives and knocks it down with his right-hand. Saved a boundary

Vernon Philander, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 - Steyn to Rohit, no run, Steyn starts with a maiden over. Drew the false stroke from Rohit after aiming for that all over, pitched up and swinging away, Rohit went for the cover drive and was lucky that he didn't edge it. Just about carried to de Kock

0.5 - Steyn to Rohit, no run, short of length outside off, Rohit plays a dab to the right of point

0.4 - Steyn to Rohit, no run, short of length and moving away, but starts well wide of off, definitely swinging for Steyn, but Rohit can leave that and does so

Two slips in place

0.3 - Steyn to Rohit, no run, there is that outswinger, but starts off well wide of off, easy leave for Rohit

0.2 - Steyn to Rohit, no run, nice shot but timed straight to the fielder at mid-on, pitched up on off and middle, Rohit gets forward to play a crisp on-drive, the fielder slid to his left to cut it off

0.1 - Steyn to Rohit, no run, shape away for Steyn, but not alarming first up, on a good length and on off, Rohit presses forward to defend solidly

Rohit and Dhawan are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Steyn will open the attack