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

#1 Breaking South Africa's partnerships at crucial junctures

After being put into bat, India got off to a rollicking start and were comfortably placed at 180/3 with 18 overs remaining.

Well-set Rohit Sharma was removed by Lungi Ngidi and soon after his dismissal, India lost the plot and suffered a lower-order collapse finishing at 274/7 in 50 overs.

When South Africa came out to bat, they were off to a good start as well but, Hardik Pandya got rid of JP Duminy and AB de Villiers in quick succession to put the hosts on the back foot.

David Miller and Hashim Amla were then involved in a crucial partnership which could have changed the complexion of the game had it not been broken by Yuzvendra Chahal in time.

Later on, Amla and Heinrich Klaasen also got a partnership going that could have done the trick for South Africa but Hardik Pandya's direct hit at the non-striker's end sent the former packing and ending the hosts' hopes to keep the series alive.