Cape Town - India drew level in the 5-match ODI series on Wednesday when a collapsed run chase saw the Proteas crashing back down to earth in Indore.
Scores in brief
India
247/9 after 50 overs (Dhoni 92*, Steyn 3/49)
Proteas
225 all out after 43.4 overs (Du Plessis 51, Patel 3/39, Kumar 3/41)
India won by 22 runs
AS IT HAPPENED: PROTEAS BUNDLED OUT IN INDORE
The series is now leveled at 1-1 going into Sunday's 3rd ODI in Rajkot.
In case you missed it, here are 5 talking points to have emerged from the match:
DHONI SAVES THE DAY
The Indian captain's undefeated 92 from 86 balls helped his side recover from 124/6 to 247/9. The 34-year-old showed that he still has plenty left in the tank with an innings of the highest quality that included sevens 4s and four 6s.
PROTEAS BOWLERS COULDN'T FINISH
The bowling department seems healthy at the moment. Morne Morkel is bowling well again, Dale Steyn was immense and Kagiso Rabada's delivery to get rid of Rohit Sharma was another reminder of the bright future that awaits him. But it was criminal to let India back into the game from 124/6, and there will surely be some head-scratching in the aftermath.
GETTING IN AND GETTING OUT
With the exception of David Miller's golden duck, all of the Proteas top order batsmen got starts. But only Faf du Plessis (51) raised his bat. The modest Indian total would not have been enough had one of the six starters batted through.
BEHARDIEN DISMISSAL
The Proteas No 7 has been in good form, and at 200/7 he was his side's last recognised batsman. But he was given out caught behind when replays showed absolutely no activity on Snicko after he had attempted to glance a Harbhajan Singh delivery.
#SSCricket #INDvSA And once again the importance of DRS shows up. Behardien hard done with that. Umpire fell for old ruse of keeper shouting
— Eduard Rosenstrauch (@ERosenstrauch) October 14, 2015
INDIA BACK IN IT
We have waited a while, but India have finally turned up on the tour. The series is now in the balance, and Sunday's clash in Rajkot presents both sides with an opportunity to take a giant leap towards winning the series.
Lot of people wait for me with open swords: @msdhoni http://t.co/ZzbIfVLQiD pic.twitter.com/Q0cJEmk3Aq
— Times of India (@timesofindia) October 15, 2015