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South Africa make it 2-0 after bowling India out for 92

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Asked to bat on a surface full of cracks, India got off to a decent start, with their openers putting on 28 in four overs  AFP
Awkward bounce was a feature of the pitch, as Rohit Sharma found out when a ball from Imran Tahir knocked his bat out of his hands in the second over  Associated Press
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Chris Morris delivered South Africa their first breakthrough, trapping Dhawan lbw  Associated Press
Virat Kohli was run out two balls later, looking for a second run and taking on Morris' arm  AFP
Rohit was run out too and Ambati Rayudu followed soon after, bowled trying to hit a full-toss across the line  Associated Press
MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina's partnership of 22 took India past 50 but Albie Morkel, playing for South Africa after 18 months, broke the stand  Associated Press
Imran Tahir then removed Raina and Harbhajan Singh off consecutive deliveries to leave India 69 for 7  AFP
The lower order could not do much either. Morkel bowled Bhuvneshwar Kumar and finished with figures of 3 for 12 as India were shot out for 92  AFP
Hashim Amla went early, caught at leg slip off R Ashwin, who took the new ball for India  Associated Press
Faf du Plessis went after Ashwin, striking him for a four and a six off consecutive balls, but was out going for another attacking shot  AFP
Ashwin then bowled AB de Villiers and completed his four overs with figures of 3 for 24  AFP
Despite Ashwin's wickets, India had too few runs on the board to defend. South Africa's march was only interrupted when the crowd held up play by flinging bottles onto the ground  AFP
There were two interruptions, totalling 51 minutes. When play finally resumed, JP Duminy guided South Africa home with 2.5 overs remaining  Associated Press

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