India bowls SA out for lowest ODI total

The decision to bowl first after winning the toss reaped Virat Kohli and India rich rewards.

Published : Feb 04, 2018 17:06 IST

Kuldeep Yadav (third from left) and Yuzvendra Chahal (right) enjoyed another outing on South African soil.

Aided by its wrist-spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal (five for 22) and Kuldeep Yadav (three for 20), India bowled South Africa out for 118 in the second ODI in Centurion on Sunday.

Match centre

This now is its lowest ODI score on home soil, going past the 119 it had been bowled out for by England in 2009.

South Africa's lowest ODI scores at home

ScoreOppositionVenue
118IndiaCenturion
119EnglandPort Elizabeth
129EnglandEast London
129AustraliaCenturion
140/9West IndiesCape Town

 

Earlier in the day, Virat Kohli had chosen to bowl first after winning the toss. India went with an unchanged side from the six-wicket win in the first ODI, while South Africa made two changes in personnel, Khayelihle Zondo and Tabraiz Shamsi replacing Faf du Plessis and Andile Phehlukwayo.