Strong turnaround from India after looking very subdued in the first 30 overs or so. They've scored 141 in the last 14 overs to finish with 296, with Sanju Samson scoring a brilliant ton. It was his first hundred in international cricket and one that he and has fans would hope would be the start of something special after a stop-start career so far. India looked to be in some bother at 101/3 when Rahul was dismissed. At that point Tilak Varma came out to join Samson and struggled very badly. The left-hander couldn't rotate strike and was going nowhere, dragging India's run rate behind quickly. That phase of play led to a couple of rash shots from Samson as well. But after a couple of lucky escapes, the partnership was able to turn things around. Varma got a move-on and scored his first ODI fifty, while Samson - who mostly looked comfortable and fluent on a tricky pitch - reached the three-figure milestone. There was movement early on for the seamers, and then Maharaj and Markram found a bit of turn as well. The pitch is a bit dry and on the slower side, and we even saw a lot of cutters being bowled towards the end. Let's see how South Africa go about things with the bat. Back in 30...
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