World Cup Photos: Dhawan, Ashwin help India break jinx against South Africa
Shikhar Dhawan’s century propelled India to a 300-plus total against favourites South Africa.
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Shikhar Dhawan acknowledges India's boisterous fans on reaching his century against South Africa — a feat which put India in a strong position against the World Cup favourites and helped them post their first win against them in the World Cup. Getty Images
Virat Kohli got out four runs short of his fifty, but Ajinkya Rahane came in an accelerated the innings -- uncharacteristically thumping 79 off 60 balls. Getty Images
It allowed Dhawan to wait for the bad balls and put them away. He finally got out 137, caught at long on by Hashim Amla. Getty Images
It was not a blitzkrieg from Dhawan, but more of an calculated hundred -- which came off 146 bals and consisted of 16 fours and two sixes. Getty Images
AB de Villiers, who had just started looking dangerous, was run-out by fine work from Mohit Sharma and MS Dhoni at a crucial juncture. Getty Images
Mohit Sharma is engulfed by his teammates as India smell blood. They won by 130 runs and finally broke the World Cup jinx vs the Proteas. Getty Images