South Africa wins 2nd ODI and series against India

South Africa won the second one-day international against India and the series on Friday by chasing down a target of 288 with ease. South Africa finished on 288-3 for a seven-wicket victory with 11 balls remaining. South Africa leads the ODI contest 2-0 and clinched the series ahead of a final game in Cape Town on Sunday. (AP Photo)

India slumped from a promising start to its tour and a big victory in the first test to lose that series 2-1, and now has also gone down in the ODIs. (AP Photo)

An opening partnership of 132 between Janneman Malan and Quinton de Kock set up South Africa's victory on Friday on a scorching hot day in the wine-producing city of Paarl near Cape Town, where temperatures went past 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo)

De Kock made 78 and Malan went on to score 91 before he was denied a century by India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. (AP Photo)

India also got South Africa captain Temba Bavuma for 35 but Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram saw the Proteas home, even if Markram had to scramble and dive for the crease for the match and series-winning single. (AP Photo)

India chose to bat first and had half-centuries from captain KL Rahul (55) and Rishabh Pant, who produced another sparkling innings with for his 85 from 71 balls with 10 fours and two sixes. (AP Photo)

Had Pant not played the role of an enforcer to perfection, even a target of 288 wouldn't have been possible. And this was after it seemed India would score close to 315 when he was having a steady stand of 115 with his skipper. (AP Photo)

South Africa celebrates the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan during the second ODI match between South Africa and India in Paarl, South Afric. (AP Photo)

India's archaic approach, a very '90s safety first mind-set, hurt the teamas has been the case for a while now in the white-ball format. (AP Photo)

A tour that started with a great Test win at the Centurion is now in tatters and the Indian contingent would be looking to board the charter flight back home on Monday after the inconsequential third ODI at the Newlands, which would be a spicier track compared to the one at Boland Park. (AP Photo)