India vs South Africa 5th ODI: Proteas humiliate India for historic series win

Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers all hit centuries as South Africa thrashed India by 214 runs on Sunday to clinch the five-match one-day international series.

The Proteas batted first at a sweltering Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and made an awesome 438-4, the fourth-highest ODI total on record and the highest ever scored in India.

Left-handed opener de Kock hit 109, de Villiers notched 119 and du Plessis smashed 133. It was only the second time in a one-day that a trio of batsmen from the same team made three figures.

Hosts India could only manage 224-10 in reply.

"It was a complete performance with both bat and ball," said South Africa captain de Villiers.

De Kock was first to take advantage of a favourable pitch and some woeful Indian bowling to notch his eighth one-day century and his second of the series off 87 balls.

The 22-year-old put together a formidable partnership with du Plessis, who came on after Hashim Amla was caught for 23, as the batsmen combined for a second-wicket stand of 154 runs.

De Kock reached 50 with a risky single in the 13th over and then survived a scare moment later when Mohit Sharma fumbled a catch after misjudging the flight of the ball.

He reached 100 off 78 balls in the 35-degree-Celsius (95 degrees Farenheit) heat, but was made to walk when he was caught by Virat Kohli near the boundary off Suresh Raina.

De Kock's ton, which included one six and 17 fours, came after he scored 103 in the third ODI in Rajkot.

His dismissal failed to faze du Plessis, who then combined with de Villiers to make the most of a lacklustre and extremely generous Indian bowling display during the day-night match.

Smashing sixes

Right-hander du Plessis and his skipper took it in turns to smash sixes all over the ground.

Du Plessis hit six sixes and nine fours, even reaching a couple of boundaries while hobbling on one leg, and could have had many more if he had not been forced to retire with cramp.

De Villiers picked out De Plessis's ton as the pick of the three centuries.

"The knock he played was probably the most important of the three. He controlled the innings exceptionally well," said the skipper.

De Villiers, 31, was a man on a mission, racing to 119 off only 61 balls, for his third century of the series.

He hit three fours and an astonishing 11 sixes before being caught behind by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

India's bowling figures made grim reading, with Kumar giving away 106 runs for just one wicket and Sharma conceding 84 for his one.

The hosts needed a miracle with the bat, but got off to the worst possible start when opener Rohit Sharma was caught on 16 and Kohli went for only seven.

Shikhar Dawan and Ajinkya Rahane put on a spirited show under the floodlights, notching 60 and 87 respectively, but South Africa's total was never in danger.

"It was a very difficult target to chase," said India captain Dhoni. "I won't really count (it as) a bad performance, it was so bad you can't really count it," he added.

Pacemen Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn were the stars of South Africa's bowling attack, claiming four wickets and three wickets respectively.

The one-day series will be followed by four Test matches. South Africa will be seeking a clean sweep, having won the earlier Twenty20 series 2-0.

Final scoreboard :

South Africa:
Q. de Kock c Kohli b Raina 109
H. Amla c Dhoni b M. Sharma 23
F. du Plessis retired hurt 133
AB de Villiers c Dhoni b Kumar 119
D. Miller not out 22
F. Behardien c Raina b Singh 16
D. Elgar not out 5
Extras: (lb2, w9) 11
Total (for four wickets, 50 overs) 438
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Amla), 2-187 (de Kock), 2-351 (du Plessis), 3-398 (de Villiers) 4-430 (Behardien)
Bowling: Kumar 10-0-106-1 (w3), M. Sharma 7-0-84-1 (w2), Harbhajan Singh 10-0-70-1 (w3), Patel 8-0-65-0, Mishra 10-0-78-0 (w1), Raina 3-0-19-1, Kohli 2-0-14-0

India:
R. Sharma c Tahir b Abbott 16
S. Dhawan c Amla b Rabada 60
V. Kohli c de Kock b Rabada 7
A. Rahane c Behardien b Steyn 87
S. Raina b Rabada 12
M. Dhoni b Tahir 27
A. Patel c Miller b Steyn 5
H. Singh c Morris b Steyn 0
B. Kumar c Miller b Tahir 1
A. Mishra lbw b Rabada 4
M. Sharma not out 0
Extras: (lb1, w4) 5
Total (for 10 wickets, 50 overs) 224

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (R Sharma), 2-44 (Kohli), 3-156 (Dhawan), 4-172 (Raina), 5-185 (Rahane), 6-195 (Patel), 7-201 (Singh), 8-210 (Kumar), 9-219 (Dhoni), 10-224 (Mishra)
Bowling: Steyn 7-0-38-3 (w1), Rabada 7-0-41-4 (w2), Abbott 7-0-39-1, Behardien 8-0-55-0, Tahir 7-1-50-2 (w1)

South Africa won by 214 runs, win five-match series 3-2
Toss: South Africa
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (IND) and Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)
TV umpire: Vineet Kulkarni (IND)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)

Series win

South Africa have thrashed India by 214 runs to win 5th one-day international at Wankhede Stadium to record a historic series win in India on Sunday.

Rabada claims his fourth wicket trapping Mishra with a toe crusher as India are all out for 224 in 35.5 overs.

Amit Mishra lbw b Rabada 4 (6b 1x4)

Dhoni hammers a couple of boundaries off Behardien but is snared by Tahir. Ind 219-9, 34.2 overs.

MS Dhoni b Tahir 27 (29b 3x4)

It is all over bar the shouting as Kumar falls to Tahir though Dhoni is still in the middle. Ind 210-8, 33 overs.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar c Miller b Tahir 1 (8b)

Steyn gets another one as Harbhajan slaps him straight to point. Ind 201-7, 30.2 overs.

Harbhajan Singh c sub (Morris) b Steyn 0 (4b)

Steyn strikes again as Patel slices straight to point. Ind 195-6, 29 overs.

Axar Patel c Miller b Steyn 5 (8b)

Steyn strikes on his return removing Rahane hitting straight down the throat of midwicket. Ind 185-5, 26.2 overs.

Ajinkya Rahane c Behardien b Steyn 87 (58b 9x4 3x6)

Rahane is playing is a majestic innings greeting Abbott with two consecutive boundaries. Ind 185-4, 26 overs.

Rabada has done it again hitting the base of Raina's leg stump  as he shuffles across and misses the yorker. Ind 172-4, 24.5 overs.

Suresh Raina b Rabada 12 (13b 1x4 1x6)

Raina is not going to hang around slog sweeping Tahir for a towering six. Ind 168-3, 24 overs.

Rabada strikes again as Dhawan attempts to flick it to leg only to miscue it for Amla to take a superb catch at mid-on. Ind 156-3, 22.3 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan c Amla b Rabada 60 (59b 8x4)

Rahane comes down the track and hits a flat six off Tahir to bring up the 100-run partnership with Dhawan off 82 balls.

Rahane completes his 13th ODI fifty off just 41 balls with a sizzling cover drive off Behardien. Ind 137-2, 21 overs.

Dhawan completes a run-a-ball half century, his first in the series.

Rahane dances down the track and lofts Tahir for a classic straight six. Ind 112-2, 18 overs.

Rahane has struck two sizzling boundaries off Steyn while Dhawan is let off by Miller. Ind 82-2, 14 overs.

Kohli hoists Rabada for a towering six but hangs his bat out two balls for de Kock to take a brilliant catch. Ind 44-2, 7.4 overs.

Virat Kohli c de Kock b Rabada 7 (6b 1x6)

Dhawan gets a couple of boundaries on either side of the wicket off Abbott. Ind 37-1, 7 overs.

Abbott draws first blood as Rohit goes for a big one only to mishit to third man. Indi 22-1, 5 overs.

Rohit Sharma c Tahir b Abbott 16 (20b 3x4)

Rohit survives being caught behind off Rabada with de Kock failing to latch onto a c chance while Dhawan escapes being run out. Ind 21-0, 4 overs.

Dhawan also gets going by flicking Rabada to the fine leg fence. Ind 12-0, 2 overs.

Rohit opens India's account as they begin chasing 439 with two consecutive boundaries off Steyn. Ind 8-0, 1 over.

South Africa innings

Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and captain A.B. de Villiers smashed centuries on Sunday as South Africa notched a mammoth 438-4 against India in the fifth and final one-day international.

De Villiers capped the innings with 119 off 61 deliveries as South Africa put itself in a strong position to clinch its first bilateral series win in India after the two sides went into the game with the series level 2-2.

The South Africans scored at will on a flat pitch with left-handed opener De Kock setting the platform with 109 and Du Plessis dominating the middle overs with 133.

It was the highest ever total against India and only the second instance of three batsmen getting centuries in an ODI innings.

The earlier feat was also registered by South Africa against the West Indies earlier this year when de Villiers had recorded the fastest ever ODI century off just 31 balls. Hashim Amla and Rilee Rossouw were the other centurions in that innings.

De Villiers struck his third century of the series, bludgeoning 11 sixes and three fours in his trademark style to heap pressure on an already struggling bowling attack.

Faf du Plessis retired hurt on 133 after hitting six sixes and nine fours off 115 balls. Du Plessis, who unleashed big hits despite limping with cramps in his feet, finally converted a knock into three figures after scoring three fifties in the series.

Du Plessis, who got two chances on 47 and 86, added 164 with de Villiers before walking off the ground.

Du Plessis had earlier played second fiddle to Quinton de Kock during a 154-run second wicket stand.

De Kock kept up his fine record against India as he slammed his fifth century against the opposition and eighth overall.

De Kock, who was dropped at mid-off by Mohit Sharma off leg-spinner Amit Mishra when on 58, struck 17 fours and a six off 87 deliveries and was out to spinner Suresh Raina, caught at long off while trying to keep up the flow of runs.

Opener Hashim Amla, who scored 23 off 13 balls, became the fastest to 6,000 runs in ODIs during his 123rd ODI innings. Virat Kohli was the previous fastest, reaching the mark in his 136th innings.

South Africa fell short of the highest ODI total by five runs as they smashed the Indian attack to make 438-4 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

It was carnage as Quinton de Kock (109), Faf du Plessis (133 retired) and AB de Villiers (119) put the Indian bowlers to the sword posting the highest ever ODI total against the hosts.

Behardien departs after hammering a couple of sixes. SA 430-4, 49.2 overs.

Farhaan Behardien c Raina b Harbhajan Singh 16 (10b 2x6)

Kumar gets a century as Miller continues the assault plundering three boundaries while Berhardien hits a six to finish with 1-106. SA 424-3, 49 overs.

Kumar finally gets AB de Villiers with a bouncer which he nicks behind after having blasted two more sixes. SA 398-3, 46.4 overs.

AB de Villiers c Dhoni b Kumar 119 (61b 3x4 11x6)

AB de Villiers reaches his 23rd ODI century and third in this series off just 57 balls with a couple before celebrating by hammering Mohit for his ninth six. SA 384-2, 46 overs.

AB de Villiers takes over from Faf du Plessis smashing two consecutive sixes off Mishra. SA 367-2, 45 overs.

Faf du Plessis retires after making 133 off 115 balls having pummelled nine boundaries and six sixes.

Patel goes for 24 with Faf du Plessis battling cramps and hammering three sixes and a boundary. SA 340-2, 43 overs.

AB de Villiers is on fire pummelling Mohit for his fourth six to bring up the 300 of the innings in 40.2 overs.

AB de Villiers completes his half century off 35 balls by top edging Kumar for his third six.

AB de Villiers announces his arrival by sending Raina into the stands at midwicket. SA 205-2, 29 overs.

SIX!  Du Plessis opens his shoulders and lofts Patel over extra cover for a six. SA 195-2, 28 overs.

WICKET! Quinton de Kock perishes trying to hit Raina inside out and only miscuing it to long off with a tired looking shot. SA 187-2, 26.5 overs.

Quinton de Kock c Kohli b Raina 109 (87b 17x4 1x6)

Faf du Plessis completes his fourth half century of the series off 61 balls.

CENTURY! Quinton de Kock smashes his fifth ODI century against India racing to it by flicking Mohit for a six to long leg and cracking a boundary through the covers before reaching three figures with a single.

His eighth ODI century came off just 78 balls and contained 16 fours and a six.

De Kock is looking good for another century smashing a couple of boundaries off Mishra. SA 142-1, 20 overs.

The 100-run partnership between de Kock and du Plessis comes off 90 balls. SA 134-1, 19 overs.

De Kock is living dangerously just clearing the long off fielder to pick up a boundary off Mishra. SA 109-1, 16 overs.

Quinton de Kock completes his sixth ODI fifty by scrambling for a single. SA 92-1, 13 overs.

Patel comes into the attack but there is no stopping de Kock who sweeps him to the fence. SA 73-1, 10 overs.

Faf du Plessis gets into the act cracking two consecutive boundaries off Kumar. SA 62-1, 8 overs.

De Kock stands tall and pulls Mohit to square leg for a boundary to bring up the 50 in the 5.4 overs. sa 52-1, 6 overs.

Boundaries are flowing off the bat off de Kock who gets a couple off Kumar and then jabs Mohit through midwicket.

WICKET! Mohit strikes after being hit hammered for three boundaries by Amla who nicks one behind. SA 33-1, 4 overs.

Hashim Amla c Dhoni b Mohit Sharma 23 (13b 5x4)

Amla slams Mohit for a boundary to become the fastest to get 6,000 runs in 123 innings.

Amla punches Mohit down the ground for his first boundary followed by a square cut through point for back-to-back hits to the fence. SA 15-0, 2 overs.

Quinton de Kock hits the first boundary of the match easing Kumar's final delivery through midwicket beating a diving Harbhajan. SA 5-0, 1 overs.

AB de Viliers has won the toss and South Africa are batting first.

Dean Elgar and Kyle Abbott come in for South Africa.

Teams

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Amit Mishra

South Africa: Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers, Dean Elgar, Farhaan Behardien, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Kyle Abbott

Preview

Virat Kohli's return to vintage form has triggered India's resurgence as they lock horns with South Africa in the decisive fifth one-day international at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

Having conceded the T20 series, Dhoni's men have clawed their way back to set up a tantalising series decider after winning in Chennai.

India's bowlers backed up a long-awaited century from Virat Kohli as the hosts defeated South Africa by 35 runs on Thursday to level the five-match one-day series 2-2.

Kohli smashed 138 off 140 balls to lift India to 299-8 after Mahendra Singh Dhoni elected to bat in the must-win international at the Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.

The tourists managed only 264-9 in reply despite a heroic 112 off 107 balls by skipper AB de Villiers even as the other batsmen folded in the stifling heat and humidity.

Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed three wickets and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took two to set the stage for the decisive final match at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

"The mood is great, especially considering we beat them in Chennai which was a must-win game for us. We hadn't played good cricket collectively, until Chennai. It was important to get a collective performance in. Now, due to the rule changes game awareness is important. We figured what had to be done and we were able to execute it, which is a good thing. All the batsmen are in a very good mental space," said Kohli who was personally looking forward to the virtual final.

"This Wankhede pitch should have more carry and bounce. A game like tomorrow's is something that I personally like to be a part of. You want to be performing in big games and winning for the team. That feeling after you make a significant contribution to the team's win is something that, as a sportsman, is hard to replicate in any aspect of life," he added.

Kohli struck six boundaries and five sixes in his 23rd one-day century, the first after a gap of 13 innings since scoring the match-winning 107 against Pakistan in the World Cup match in Adelaide in February.

South Africa badly missed all-rounder JP Duminy and fast bowler Morne Morkel who were ruled out of the key game due to injuries.

"It's been a very exciting and close ODI series. We've managed to win four games out of six and its good for us. Both teams have been competitive and it will be exciting," said South African batsman Hashim Amla.

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