South Africa vs India 2018, 5th ODI: Things which went right for the visitors

#4 Virat Kohli's captaincy

While South Africa floundered in the absence of their regular skipper Faf du Plessis, India flourished in the ODI series under the leadership of Virat Kohli.

The 29-year-old, who possesses excellent mental strength, orchestrated a turn-around for his team after they were beaten 2-1 in the three-match Test series.

After being put in to bat on Tuesday, Kohli brought up a 105-run partnership with Rohit Sharma and led India to 274/7 in 50 overs.

While defending, he deployed his bowlers at the right times and continued to pile on the pressure on the South African batsmen by keeping their scoring rate under check and claiming wickets at regular intervals, eventually dismissing them for 201 in 42.2 overs.

Kohli, who became the first Indian skipper to win an ODI series in South Africa, led by an example and with a series tally of 429 runs so far, has been India's most successful batsman.