Rabada holds his nerve to seal thrilling win for South Africa
Kanpur saw its two highest ODI totals scored on the same day in a match that seemed to be a mirror image of itself until India cracked
11/10Result
1st ODI, South Africa tour of India at Kanpur, Oct 11 2015
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
298/7 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
11/10Result
1st ODI, South Africa tour of India at Kanpur, Oct 11 2015
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
298/7 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
South Africa fined for slow over rate
South Africa captain AB de Villiers has been fined 40% of his match fee for maintaining a slow over rate during the first ODI against India in Kanpur, while his team-mates were docked 20%
Rohit, de Villiers hold their own in Kanpur furnace
In the face of testing conditions, Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers produced memorable hundreds, and on that day, neither was better than the other
Never felt so much pressure before - Rabada
Kagiso Rabada has said that he had never felt so much pressure in a game before and that it was crucial for him to keep a clear mind defending in the last over against MS Dhoni
Kanpur chants 'AB, AB'
Plays of the Day from the first ODI between India and South Africa in Kanpur
Rohit touches 40, de Villiers crosses 1000
Stats highlights from the first ODI between India and South Africa in Kanpur
Dhoni takes blame for botched chase
MS Dhoni has said that he was let down by his fast bowlers, who he felt should've "executed the yorkers" better during the death overs
Ashwin suffers side strain, Harbhajan in as cover
A side strain to offspinner R Ashwin has forced India to call up Harbhajan Singh as back-up for the second and third ODIs against South Africa
De Villiers plays down influence of spin
South Africa captain AB de Villiers has suggested spin has not been the deciding factor it was made out to be ahead of the team's tour of India
Only the fifth
4
No. of instances of India batsmen hitting centuries in chases in ODIs against SA before Roiht Sharma in this match.
Kohli at No. 4
64.35
Virat Kohli's average batting at No. 4 - the best he averages at any position. He has scored 1094 runs at No. 4 including 4 hundreds.
a different batsman
65.59
Rohit Sharma's batting average in ODIs in India - double his average of 32.60 outside India.
Acceleration=AB
54
Balls AB had taken to score his fifty. He took only 19 more deliveries to make his century.
Awesome AB
7
No. of fifty-plus scores AB de Villiers has made in his last ten ODI innings in India. Five of these have been hundreds.
Miller's first
0
No. of ODIs David Miller had played in India before this match. He had played 49 T20 matches.
Faf's improvement
7
50+ scores by du Plessis in ODIs in each of the last 2 years - '14 and '15. He had a total of 7 such scores in 3 years before 2014.
AB at home
4
No. of centuries by AB de Villiers in his previous six ODI innings in India. Overall, he averages 63.91 in ODIs in India.
Slower than usual
66.00
Hashim Amla's SR in his first-50 balls in this inns, as opposed to his average strikes rate of 84.28 in his first-50 balls in ODIs.