As usual India's passionate fans are out in force to see their heroes take on South Africa in a Group B match in Nagpur - a win would secure unbeaten India's place in the quarter-finals
For the fifth match in a row opener Virender Sehwag starts the India innings with a boundary and he continues to hit the South Africa attack all around the ground to the delight of the home fans
Fellow opener Sachin Tendulkar is also in fantastic form and times the ball beautifully to help India maintain their impressive start - 87 coming off the first 10 overs
South Africa's Francois du Plessis is unable to stop yet another Sehwag boundary as the India openers bring up the century partnership in the 12th over, with Sehwag the first to reach fifty
The partnership finally ends on 142 when Sehwag is out for 73 from 66 balls after chopping leg-spinner Du Plessis on to his stumps, but Tendulkar is still there on 61
Tendulkar continues his serene progress and brings up his 99th international century, his 48th in ODIS and sixth in World Cups, to spark raucous celebrations among his adoring fans
Morne Morkel has Tendulkar caught in the deep for 111 from 101 balls, featuring three sixes and eight fours, but with the score 267-2 in the 40th over a massive total is still in the offering
Suddenly, however, South Africa are in the wickets and fast bowler Dale Steyn claims five wickets to end India's innings on 296 - the last nine wickets falling for an amazing 29 runs
South Africa make a slow but steady start until they lose captain Graeme Smith for 16 after Tendulkar takes a stomach-high catch off the bowling of Zaheer Khan to reduce the visitors to 41-1
Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis build the total carefully, hitting only two boundaries between them during a stand of 86 which is ended when Amla is caught by behind for 61 off Harbhajan Singh
With the overs fast counting down, AB de Villiers smashes his side's first six of the innings, hitting Harbhajan high over midwicket in the 32nd over, as he seeks to raise South Africa's run rate
Kallis' innings ends when he is run out on 69 from 88 balls when Harbhajan's throw from the deep is well taken by Dhoni - South Africa now 173-3
De Villiers brings up his fifty with some audacious shots, including this incredible reverse flick, but he is out for 52 from 39 balls when he holes out to Virat Kohli in the deep
JP Duminy hits two sixes but then charges down the wicket and is stumped for 23 at the third attempt by Dhoni to give Harbhajan his third wicket
Johan Botha makes 23 from 15 balls, including a six and two fours, to boost South Africa's chances but Munaf Patel removes him for his second wicket and give his side renewed hope
South Africa need 13 from the final over and Robin Peterson (18 not out from seven balls) smashes a four and a six off the first two balls before sealing a remarkable three-wicket with two balls to spare
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