Live Cricket Score: India vs South Africa, 1st ODI, Kingsmead - India beat SA by six wickets to take 1-0 lead

Right! Not quite the number 1 vs number 2 contest one would have hoped for. India have played like Kings in Kingsmead, blowing South Africa away. Will more of this follow in the second ODI? We head over to Centurion for the lone day game in this ODI series - at 1000 local (0800 GMT). That will be played on Sunday, 4th February, 2018. Do join us then. There will be a couple of other matches before that game but the one currently ongoing is the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka Test series where it is difficult to say who is putting up a fight and who is the underdog. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

Victorious Indian captain, Virat Kohli says that the first game of a series is very important and the team wanted to bring the confidence from Johannesburg (the third Test where India won). Adds that when they restricted South Africa to 270, they realized that they are in with a chance. Feels sorry for Dhawan but nice for Rahane as he sealed the number 4 spot. Agrees that chasing is fun, as it suits his game style more. On his century celebration, he smiles and says that he had not scored a century in South Africa and to do that in the very first game means great. On his knee injury, he says that he felt pain in his groin as well and players need to be careful in long tours like these. Is proud of his bowling unit - Bhuvneshwar, Bumrah and the two spinners. Praises Faf du Plessis for his innings too. Is happy that the two young spinners were bravely flighting the ball, in spite of playing their first game in South Africa. Is even happier that both bowlers were setting their own fields, which indicates their confidence. On Rahane, he says that watching him bat gave him confidence at the other end.

South African skipper, Faf du Plessis says that he went to the dressing room during the run chase not to HIDE, but because he wanted to check his finger. On his back, he says he is fine, not a worry. Blames the poor batting by his side for the loss. Praises India for their bowling but sternly tells that the Proteas were 60-70 runs short because India have a very good batting lineup. Is happy of the stands with Morris and Phehlukwayo but still, laments the batting effort in general. On the bowling, Faf says that he tried all that he could to try and pick up a wicket but Kohli was too good. Hopes that his side learns a thing or two from the Indian batting in this game.

Agreed, it is just the first match but once the new balls got older, the Proteas simply struggled to keep the Indians quiet. Singles were conceded easily and it was not till the 30th over when Rahane and Kohli actually decided to try and finish the game by the 40th over that the visitors pressed on the charge button. To win by 6 wickets, that too, with a proper batsman short, in a foreign venue, just goes to show the volumes of confidence, this team is in. Time for the presentation...

Really seems like an India-Sri Lanka ODI match all over once again. Pitch looked subcontinental, yet India found ways of losing two quick wickets. Then, the 189-run stand between Kohli and Rahane sealed the deal. South Africa have a lot of questions to answer in their quest for Mission WC 2019 and this is definitely not their best step.

Two fabulous knocks, one team goes on to win. Faf du Plessis' century lifted South Africa to 269. At the halfway stage, it seemed competitive. But halfway through the run chase, it just seemed like a respectable total defending which, the Proteas could try and pick some wickets.

45.3: K Rabada to MS Dhoni, FOUR! India go 1-0 up. In some style. Dominated South Africa at a venue where the Indians have not won a single ODI before tonight. A short ball around off, Dhoni swivels and pulls it through square leg. No one bothers to chase. Everyone wants this done and dusted with. Let us shake hands. VICTORY BY 6 WICKETS AND 27 BALLS TO SPARE!

45.2: K Rabada to MS Dhoni, A full toss outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

45.1: K Rabada to H Pandya, Outside off, pushed to the off side for a quick single.

44.6: A Phehlukwayo to MS Dhoni, Huge LBW shout, nothing in it. Full and straight, Dhoni misses his flick and is hit on the pads. Amla thinks this would have been worth a review but Hawk Eye shows it to be missing leg.

44.5: A Phehlukwayo to H Pandya, Full and outside off, pushed towards mid off for a single.

44.4: A Phehlukwayo to H Pandya, That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad. They manage to come back for the second. Leg byes given by the umpire.

MS Dhoni walks out now, officially the finisher.

44.3: A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, OUT! Kohli falls. After a valiant century. A short ball outside off, Kohli looks to pull but mistimes it miles in the air. Kagiso Rabada runs across to his left from fine leg and takes it comfortably. Kohli cannot take his team home but his side is nearly home. End of another magnificent innings.

44.2: A Phehlukwayo to H Pandya, Ridiculous review. Pandya had walked across his stumps and missed a straight delivery, a full toss, getting pinged on the pads. Phehlukwayo asked the question, only to be ignored. He convinced the stand-in skipper, Amla to go for the review, who decides to waste some time. Impact is umpire's call, hitting not even one of the three stumps. A single taken in the meanwhile.

Oh wow. A review at this time of the game.

44.1: A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, A short ball outside off, pull-slapped through mid-wicket for a single.

43.6: K Rabada to H Pandya, Full and outside off, Hardik gets across and defends.

43.5: K Rabada to V Kohli, Let's play football! What an effort. Kohli pulls this through fine leg where Tabraiz Shamsi, the substitute, runs to his left, slides and then kicks the ball away towards deep mid-wicket! A single taken.

43.4: K Rabada to H Pandya, Walks across his stumps and flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

43.3: K Rabada to V Kohli, Full and outside off, driven through mid off where Hashim Amla slides across to stop the ball to his right. Just a single.

43.2: K Rabada to V Kohli, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side.

43.1: K Rabada to V Kohli, A short ball outside off, Kohli looks to pull but misses.

42.6: A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, DROPPED! The substitute can be forgiven. The match is nearly over. But he has robbed Phehlukwayo off a wicket. A short ball outside off, Kohli looks to pull but gets a top edge which goes towards deep square leg. Substitute Khaya Zondo comes running in, gets to the ball but conveniently misses it. The ball goes through his hands, hits his chest and drops down. A single taken. Kohli looks furious with himself. Wants to finish unbeaten.

42.5: A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Ahhh... a short ball outside off, Virat looks to swat it but the ball goes off the top edge and lands beside him. Kohli asks the square leg umpire whether it would have been wided had he left it alone. In all probability it would have been.

Hardik Pandya walks in at number 5 for the finishing duties.

42.4: A Phehlukwayo to A Rahane, OUT! No double century stand, no 8-wicket win. South Africa have picked up a wicket more because Rahane has got bored of net practice. A length ball on middle, Rahane looks to go over the top but there is no timing on that. The ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards long on where Imran Tahir takes it calmly. What a partnership. Worth 189. Just 14 more needed.

42.3: A Phehlukwayo to A Rahane, Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket where the fielder makes a good diving stop.

42.2: A Phehlukwayo to A Rahane, Excellent yorker, dug out back to the bowler.

42.1: A Phehlukwayo to A Rahane, Full and outside off, Rahane chips it down the ground but Hashim Amla races across to his right and makes a decent stop.

41.6: K Rabada to V Kohli, Down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple. The throw comes at the non-striker's end but Rabada is the last bit interested, standing in the middle of the pitch, apparently too bored to move a muscle. Quinton de Kock runs at the stumps at the keeper's end, shouts, 'KG! KG!' indicating him to go to the stumps but the look on the bowler's face says it all - What is the point? South Africa look demolished.

41.5: K Rabada to A Rahane, Outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.

41.4: K Rabada to V Kohli, Works it through mid-wicket for a run.

41.3: K Rabada to V Kohli, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.

41.2: K Rabada to V Kohli, FOUR! A net session is going on. A young fast bowler comes on to bowl, someone who has troubled Kohli in the Tests. And the Indian skipper treats him like a rookie. Just lofts a length ball over cover for a boundary. 250 UP FOR INDIA. Almost there...

41.1: K Rabada to V Kohli, A length ball around off, defended to the leg side.

Kagiso Rabada is back on. For how long?

40.6: A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, A short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. 12 from the over.

40.5: A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, FOUR! ODI 100 NUMBER 33! 67 short? Another brilliant knock. Gets there in style too, reaching out to a half volley and driving it through the covers. His reaction makes it seem that he wanted this badly - scoring a hundred in the first match of the series and setting the tone. He roars. And more often than not, when he roars, the opposition cows.

40.4: A Phehlukwayo to A Rahane, Banged in short, pulled through mid-wicket for one.

40.3: A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Pushes this down to long on for a run.

40.2: A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, FOUR! Aerial but safe. Full and wide outside off, Kohli reaches out and slices it over point for a boundary! Moves to 95...

40.1: A Phehlukwayo to A Rahane, Outside off, punched through mid on for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo comes back on for some bowling practice or some batting hits for the batsmen.

POWERPLAY 3 time. Does it matter? 5 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle. This match is almost like 5 matches left in the series for SA.

39.6: I Tahir to A Rahane, Flicks this through the leg side for a run. 10-0-51-0 are the figures for Imran Tahir. Totally nullified tonight.

39.5: I Tahir to V Kohli, The batsman has played it to the point region. They pick up a single.