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

#3 Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma partnership

South Africa's stand-in skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first as India got off to a good start by going past fifty-run mark in the 8th over. Shikhar Dhawan continued his dream run in the series hammering 8 fours in his 34 off just 23 balls before Kagiso Rabada removed him.

From there on, Rohit Sharma (115) and Virat Kohli (36) stitched together a 105-run partnership for the 2nd wicket to lay a solid foundation for a total in addition of 300.

In the 26th over Rohit flicked the ball towards the point region and failed to take off immediately while Kohli was quick on his feet. There was chaos in the middle, JP Duminy took advantage of the hesitation and hit the stumps as the partnership ended by a run out for the 7th time in ODI history.

Throughout the series, Kohli has been involved in some crucial partnerships that have led to India's domination.

In the 1st ODI, Ajinkya Rahane and Kohli brought up a stand of 189 runs, 2nd highest by an Indian pair in South Africa against South Africa in ODIs, to orchestrate the visitors' fightback.

Chasing a modest total of 118 in the 2nd ODI, Dhawan (51*) and Kohli (46*) went on to stitch an unbeaten partnership worth 93 runs to take the visitors to the finish line.

In the 3rd ODI, Dhawan (76) and Kohli (160*) were involved in a 140-run partnership for the second wicket to lay a solid foundation for a huge target.