Key takeaways from first ODI between South Africa and India

#2 India's wrist-spinners

India's young wrist spinners in Kuldeep Yadav (3/34) and Yuzvendra Chahal (2/45) vindicated their captain's trust in them as they applied the screws on the South African innings in the middle overs.

Having lost Hashim Amla early, Quinton de Kock got into the groove as he notched up a 50 run partnership with skipper Faf du Plessis, the duo targeting India's third seamer - Hardik Pandya. Kohli's move to bring Chahal into the attack paid immediate dividends as the leggie got one to turn back into the left-hander de Kock and rap him on the pads.

The wicket opened the floodgates for India as the wrist spinners made a telling impact in the middle overs, striking at regular intervals. The duo gave away 79 runs between them, notching up five wickets in the middle overs, which eventually turned out to be the difference between the two sides.