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Wrist-spinners Chahal, Kuldeep wreak havoc as India outfox South Africa in 2nd ODI - See Pics

Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav's magical wrist spin outfoxed a depleted South Africa as India romped to a crushing nine-wicket win in the second ODI.

Wrist-spinners Chahal, Kuldeep wreak havoc as India outfox South Africa in 2nd ODI - See Pics

Centurion, Feb 4: Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav's magical wrist spin outfoxed a depleted South Africa as India romped to a crushing nine-wicket win in the second ODI to reclaim the pole position in the ICC rankings here.

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India now lead the six-match series 2-0 as they literally annihilated the home team which had the ignominy of being shot out for a paltry 118 in 32.3 overs -- their lowest-ever score at home.

Chahal recorded his career-best ODI figures of 5 for 22 in 8.2 overs and was superbly complemented by Kuldeep (3/20 in 6 overs) with none of the Proteas batsmen able to read them off their hands nor off the pitch.

Interestingly, Chahal's figures were best by any Indian bowler on South African soil eclipsing Yuvraj Singh's 4 for 6 against Namibia at Pietermaritzburg during 2003 World Cup.

It was a walk in the park for the batsmen as Shikhar Dhawan (51 no) helped himself to a nice half-century in the company of skipper Kohli (46 no) to get India atop the 50-over rankings, finishing the match in 20.3 overs.

However, ICC will not be releasing the ranking list till the end of the series as it is a convention. The end of the match bordered on farcical as on-field umpires Aleem Dar and Adrian Holdstock called for lunch with India needing only two runs for a victory.

The umpires went by the book to call for lunch as 19 overs of Indian innings was possible before the break. However, commentators Mike Haysman and Sunil Gavaskar were very critical of the rigid ICC 'Playing Conditions' with players required to come back for scoring two runs.

Probably to make a point, India played a maiden over before Kohli got a couple to finish off the match. It was once again the wiry-framed Chahal and chubby-cheeked Kuldeep, who bamboozled the batsmen with their difficult art-form with a collective haul of 8 for 42 -- best ever by the spin duo in an ODI on the South African soil.

While AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis' absence is an advantage, the performance on South African soil by the spinners will go a long way in shedding the tag of being backyard bullies.

Here are the images of the second ODI:

Bhuvneshwar strikes first

Bhuvneshwar strikes first

Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave South Africa their first breakthrough as he trapped well-set Hashim Amla in front.

Amla was caught behind the stumps by MS Dhoni as he edged the pacer in the last over of the first powerplay. He even went upstairs to review the umpire's decision but in vain.

Chahal strikes in his second over

Chahal strikes in his second over

Chahal struck in his second over as Quinton de Kock (20) was caught in the deep trying to pull his leg-break.

Chahal recorded his career-best ODI figures of 5 for 22 in 8.2 overs.

Interestingly, Chahal's figures were best by any Indian bowler on South African soil eclipsing Yuvraj Singh's 4 for 6 against Namibia at Pietermaritzburg during 2003 World Cup.

Kuldeep remains effective as usual

Kuldeep remains effective as usual

The chubby-cheeked spinner superbly complemented Chahal. Kuldeep (3/20 in 6 overs) kept things tight for the batting side as none of the Proteas batsmen were able to read both the bowlers off their hands nor off the pitch.

Both Chahal-Kuldeep bamboozled the batsmen with their difficult art-form with a collective haul of 8 for 42 -- best ever by a spin duo in an ODI on the South African soil.

Kohli-Shikhar frustrate Proteas

Kohli-Shikhar frustrate Proteas

Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli grounded their disheartened bowling attack to dust. The duo put on a chanceless 93-run partnership for the 2nd wicket, putting on a show for the capacity crowd at Supersport Park.

The only Indian wicket to perish in the second ODI was that of Rohit Sharma after he couldn't break his poor run on South African soil and was out caught at fine leg off Kagiso Rabada (1/24).

The latter had troubled Rohit throughout, and nearly had him earlier when a confident shout for caught behind was turned around off DRS in the batsman's favour.

Chahal gets Man of the Match

Chahal gets Man of the Match

Yuzvendra Chahal holds the man of the match trophy after winning their second one day international cricket against South Africa and India at Centurion Park.

Chahal and Kuldeep's magical wrist spin outfoxed a depleted South Africa as India romped to a crushing nine-wicket win.

Hardik Pandya with Blue Streaks

All-rounder Hardik Pandya did a unique hairstyle for the second ODI. Pandya coloured his hair blue which grabbed several eyeballs. Even the commentators were seen discussing Pandya's 'blue streaks'.

Story first published: Sunday, February 4, 2018, 22:21 [IST]
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