India beat South Africa in Champions Trophy opener

India 331/7 off 50.0 overs defeated South Africa 305 off 50.0 overs by 26 runs
India defeated South Africa last night in the first match of the Champions Trophy tournament. India started off at a blistering pace with Shikhar Dhawan scoring a century to further strengthen his international reputation. Rohit Sharma, the other opener, scored 65 in an opening stand that was worth 127. South Africa picked up a few wickets in the middle of the innings with McLaren picking up three, albeit being hit for 70 off his 10 overs at the same time. Jadeja hit a quickfire 47* to push India to a big total of 331/7.

South Africa were in all sorts at the beginning of their innings losing openers Amla and Ingram for not many. Robin Peterson played well for his 68, as did captain AB de Villiers (70) but both failed to capitalise. Ryan McLaren provided some impetus at no.8 with 71, however it was not enough as the South Africans fell 26 runs short.

India's next match is against West Indies on Tuesday, while South Africa play Pakistan on Monday.