South Africa to chase India’s 326 runs

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Host India posted 326 runs in 50 overs by losing 5 wickets over South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday.

Top-order batter Virat Kohli scored the highest 101 runs off 121 balls while Shreyas Iyer scored 77 runs off 87 balls.

Indian skipper and opener Rohit Sharma smashed 40 runs off 24 balls while another opener Shubman Gill scored 23 runs from 24 balls, Suryakumar Yadav smashed 22 runs off 14 balls and Ravindra Jadeja smashed 29 runs off 15 balls.

South African bowlers Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj got one wicket each.

Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bat first.

India is the topper in the point table of the tournament with 14 points followed by South Africa with 12 points.

South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

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