India trounces South Africa to stay perfect and raise hopes of a third World Cup victory.

Virat Kohli's brilliant ton and Shreyas Iyer's attacking fifty complemented an attacking start from Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill as India finished over 300.

South Africa fought hard in the field, halting the flow of runs in the middle overs, but India benefited from a strong start and finish.

This was Kohli's 49th ODI century, making him the joint-highest ODI century maker.

The Indian bowlers struck quickly with the new ball, dismissing South Africa's top-order in the first Powerplay.

Following that, Ravindra Jadeja (5/33) took center stage, picking up regular wickets to derail the Proteas' efforts.

Mohammed Siraj struck early for India, getting Quinton de Kock to play on in the second over. The batter had just scored 1000 runs in the Cricket World Cup off the previous ball.

India's pacers increased the pressure even more by stringing together a series of dot balls. Rohit Sharma used Ravindra Jadeja in the Powerplay after assessing the amount of turn available on the wicket. The move paid immediate dividends, as Jadeja cleaned Temba Bavuma's stumps.

And Mohammed Shami completed the Powerplay by getting Aiden Markram (9) to nick one behind the wicket.

India struck at regular intervals thanks to disciplined bowling. When Jadeja finished off David Miller for 11, the South African chase was effectively over. They were eventually dismissed in the 28th over.

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