India has won the toss and has opted to field first in the sixth and final One-Day International game against South Africa being played at the SuperSport Park, Centurion on February 16, 2018.
The match starts at 4:30 PM IST.
Final scorecard
India 206/2 in 32.2 overs. Virat Kohli 129 off 92 balls.
India won by 8 wickets (with 107 balls remaining)
South Africa 204 all-out.
Overs 41 - South Africa 168/7
Overs 7 - South Africa 27/1
Picture perfect post a 5-1 series victory. Congratulations to the bunch that made it possible #TeamIndia #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/W0Cy2KUeKv
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2018
Kohli said after the toss that he wants to win and give his bowlers first a chance to strike at the juicy wicket.
When everyone thought there would be many changes, Kohli ruled out any complacency.
💯! Third century of the series for @imVkohli and his 35th in ODI cricket.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/ZRTItuF5SA
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2018
For India, Shardul Thakur takes the place of Bhuvaneshwer Kumar as he is rested for the upcoming series.
IND XI: S Dhawan, RG Sharma, V Kohli, A Rahane, S Iyer, H Pandya, MS Dhoni, S Thakur, K Yadav, J Bumrah, Y Chahal
— ICC Live Scores (@ICCLive) February 16, 2018
Four changes for South Africa
South Africa wants to at least win this game and restore some pride, they lost this series 1-4, Four changes for the hosts — Morris is back in the squad along with Behardien, Tahir, and Zondo.
Can MS Dhoni complete 10,000 runs in ODIs today?
Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni needs just 33 runs to join the elite club of 10,000 runs scorers. If he gets a fair share of batting today, Dhoni will definitely score the required runs.
India is the only team other than Australia to have beaten South Africa at home in a five or more ODI series.
Watch India vs SA 5th ODI live streaming on Sony Liv here —>https://t.co/rt78ArKVQI pic.twitter.com/jswhyf3CKs
— Parasshuram (@Parasshuram) February 13, 2018
Tv telecast and streaming
Viewers in India can watch the game live on Sony Ten 1. SuperSport will telecast the game live in South Africa.
Sony Liv website and its App will be streaming the game live.
Yesterday, in a T20 game Australia chased a record-breaking score of 245 runs and beat New Zealand in Auckland.
