South Africa vs India 2018, 3rd ODI: Things which went right for the visitors

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#2 Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan partnership

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South Africa's stand-in skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first as Kagiso Rabada removed Rohit Sharma for nought to extended his barren run in South Africa.

From there on, Shikhar Dhawan (76) and Virat Kohli (160*) stitched a 140-run partnership for the second wicket to lay a solid foundation for a huge target.

The duo saw off a hostile opening spell from Kagiso Rabada and led India to a position of strength.

Other than Kohli and Dhawan, no other Indian batsmen were able to make an impact as the visitors' middle-order suffered a mini-stutter.

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, second 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 second ODI, Dhawan (51*) and Kohli (46*) went on to stitch an unbeaten partnership worth 93 runs to take the visitors to the finish line.

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