Virat Kohli's RECORD ton, Kuldeep Yadav's four wickets help India edge out South Africa in Ranchi ODI .

Virat Kohli's wonderful century and Kuldeep Yadav's spin bowling attack take India to a run victory against South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. Photo by Bibhash Lodh/BS News Agency.

 

Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency, Ranchi: India's star batter Virat Kohli smashed a wonderful century in the 1st ODI against South Africa, looking at the bowling department, Kuldeep Yadav took four crucial wickets, helping India beat South Africa by 17 runs at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.

                                Photo by Bibhash Lodh/BS News Agency.

IND win by 17 runs; Virat Kohli comments on Test return India vs South Africa 1st ODI LIVE Score: IND win the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the series. The Proteas put up a gallant fight but ultimately fell 17 runs short.


                                            Photo by Bibhash Lodh/BS News Agency.

India vs South Africa 1st ODI LIVE Score: IND win by 17 runs after Virat Kohli's 100; Rohit Sharma takes the final catch

India vs South Africa 1st ODI LIVE Score: IND win by 17 runs after Virat Kohli's 100; Rohit Sharma takes the final catch IND vs SA ODI LIVE Score: A fine 135 from Virat Kohli and fifties from Rohit Sharma (57) and KL Rahul (60) helped India to post 349/8 in 50 overs in Ranchi in the first ODI against South Africa on Sunday. Sent in to bat first, India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal early before Rohit and Virat joined hands with a hundred-run stand. Although Rohit departed for 57, Kohli went on to notch up his 52nd hundred in ODIs and 83rd in international cricket to put India in a driver's seat. For South Africa, Marco Jansen and Nandre Burger, Corbin Bosch, Ottneil Baartman, all took two wickets each. Earlier, stand-in South Africa skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to field against India.