South Africa vs India 2018, 2nd ODI: Things which went right for the visitors

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#2 Partnership between Kohli and Dhawan

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Chasing modest totals can be quite tricky but chase masters India faced no problem whatsoever as they went past South Africa's total of 118 in just 20.3 overs to win the second ODI.

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India lost opener, Rohit Sharma, early but Shikhar Dhawan (51*) and Virat Kohli (46*) then went on to stitch an unbeaten partnership worth 93 runs to take the visitors to the finish line.

In the 1st ODI, Ajinkya Rahane and Kohli brought up a stand of 189 runs, second highest by an Indian pair in South Africa against South Africa in ODIs, to orchestrate the visitors' fightback.

While Rahane scored 79 off 86, Kohli brought up his 33rd ODI ton to become the first player to score a century in each country that he has played in ODI cricket.

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