INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA  1st ODI 

match summery:

358 for 4 (Amla 65, de Kock 135, de Villiers 77, Duminy 59*, Shami 3-68) beat India 217 (Dhoni 65, Steyn 3-25, McLaren 3-49) by 141 runs

Johannesburg, Dec 5: Indian batsmen were rattled by pace, bounce and swing on their first day of international cricket in South Africa. The home team marched to a crushing 141-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series here on Thursday.

match highlights:

# South African were in Pink today in support of breast cancer awareness

# Mohammed Shami had figures of 3/68 in 10 overs

# The home team scored 135 in the final 10 overs, 84 came in last five

# This was De Kock's first ODI century at home. His other hundred came against Pakistn in Abu Dhabi last month

# Pace, bounce and swing from the home bowlers demolished India's batting

# This is the second heaviest defeat for India against the Proteas after 157-run thrashing in 2006