Summary

  • India beat S Africa by 130 runs in Melbourne

  • India 307-7: Dhawan 137, Rahane 79, Kohli 46

  • SA 177 (40.2): Du Plessis 55, Ashwin 3-41

  • India stay top of Pool B

  • Pool A: Sri Lanka bt Afghanistan by four wkts

  • Afghanistan 232; SL 236-6: Jayawardene 100

Live Reporting

Adam Williams, Justin Goulding and Marc Higginson

  1. Barry Richards
    Ex-South Africa batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    "It's almost like they have given up, which is not the South African way. The captain won't be happy with this."

  2. WICKET

    Start the car. Morne Morkel takes a huge hack at a floaty ball from Ashwin. He swings, he misses, the stumps flash once again and another man in green and yellow makes his way off the park.

  3. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "I wouldn't mind seeing a speed gun on Mohammed Shami, he's steaming in and getting good bounce against Morne Morkel who is a very tall man."

    Shami's fastest ball today was registered at 89.3mph

  4. SA 161-8 (Shami 7-1-22-2)

    Mohammed Shami's fully justified his selection today and has a couple of wickets to his name plus a catch. Morne Morkel's the latest man in as South Africa look to restore some pride.

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    Amod: Indian fielding today reminds me of the South Africa of the 90s, the way South Africa are batting reminds me of India from 90s.

  6. Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "It's been a wonderful all-round display by the Indians. They started slowly with the bat but didn't panic at any point and all their bowlers have been on form."

  7. WICKET

    Steyn walks offAP

    And they're up on their feet once again as Dale Steyn is the latest South Africa batsman to come and go. Banged in short outside off by Shami and Steyn cuts it straight to the waiting Shikhar Dhawan at cover point.

  8. 'The end is nigh'

    Kalika Mehta
    BBC Sport in Melbourne

    "The crowd are on their feet and can sense the end is nigh as fans' favourite Ashwin's over accounts for two more South African wickets. The dhol's are beating along to sound of cheers and whistles."

    MCG

  9. SA 157-7 (Ashwin 8-0-35-2)

    Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith is among those despondent supporters I just mentioned. Wonder what difference he might have made today if he'd still been playing. Just the one off another tidy over from Ashwin.

  10. Harsha Bhogle
    BBC Test Match Special

    "There was quite a bit riding on this game if you consider that whoever wins is likely to finish top of the group. They will then avoid having to face Australia or New Zealand... and play England. Or possibly Bangladesh or Afghanistan!"

  11. SA 156-7 (Req rate 10.13)

    Suresh Raina comes on as the sixth different bowler for India. Dale Steyn is out in the middle to join Parnell. There's some glum looking faces in the crowd among the South African contingent as they know what's coming.

  12. Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "South Africa's largest World Cup defeat by runs is 83 by Australia at Basseterre in 2007. They could eclipse that today."

  13. Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "There's no nick, it's hit him on the back leg and has not got far to go. It's out! I'm here to support Ashwin anyway... the off-spinner's union."

  14. WICKET

    Wayne Parnell watches as India's Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates dismissing South Africa's Vernon PhilanderReuters

    Two gone in an over. Vernon Philander's stay at the crease lasts just two balls. Ashwin flights one up that turns back to the right-hander and traps him on the back foot in front of the timbers. Umpire Richard Kettleborough gives him out and there's an immediate call for a review. DRS shows it was hitting the top of middle and off on umpire's call. Could be an early finish at "The G".

  15. Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "MS Dhoni very cleverly threw the ball rather than taking the ball with his gloves to the stumps. Excellent wicketkeeping."

  16. WICKET

    Miller watches as he is run outAP

    More fantastic fielding from India and this is quickly derailing for South Africa. Miller sweeps down to the man who has to chase from deep square leg. A fantastic throw in from Umesh Yadav as they sprint back for two and once again MS Dhoni shows great awareness to guide the ball on to the stumps. Miller is inches short despite the huge dive.

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    Kishin Mahtani: South Africa now need to score as many as possible as Net Run Rate is going to be critical to decide who goes to the next round.

    DrHolmes: Unlike other teams, SA are not just about a couple of players. We all know they can counter punch. This one's going down the wire.

    Robin Gelder: Never seen India field so well.

  18. Drinks break

    Shami works his way through another neat over. The boundaries have dried up for South Africa and the last five overs have gone by at 18-2. India doing a cracking job here of squeezing the opposition, very much in the same way they did to Pakistan at Adelaide. On comes the fastest drinks cart in Melbourne for another refreshment break.

  19. Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "India's seamers have been fantastic, especially when you consider they have had a long, hard tour of Australia with little success heading into this tournament."

  20. Close!

    Parnell backs away and squirts the ball out to the point fence. They scamper back for two as the throw comes in and Miller has to get a full-length dive out to get home. Shami breaks the bails, but the replays show Miller is home just in time.