After beating Ireland by 9 wickets in the first game of the 80-day UK tour,India faces a challenge against the second ranked ODI team - South Africa.

The two sides will play each other on 3 occasion,all three being held in Belfast.

Both teams will be very keen on this series and India especially would want to win it since they have to play Pakistan in a one-off game after that before the 3 test and 7 ODI series against England.

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Karthik Venkatesan

They need some luck with the weather to get the games on as the forecast this week is pretty grim.

Interesting match going on. Tendulkar got out on 99 but helped India come back and post a decent total in very difficult conditions.

SA should win from here on though the spinners are troubling them a bit.

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My computer can beat me at chess.....but its no match for me at kick boxing.

The obdurate Kallis is getting stuck-in as usual. SA should get there in the end..

SA need 19 from 25 deliveries....almost there.

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My computer can beat me at chess.....but its no match for me at kick boxing.

Congrats SA for a well deserved victory. India fought well and they didn't let it go easily. Better bowling attack would've made a difference.
Game between India and Pak will be interesting (if not hampered by rain) as Pakistan has a good bowling attack but a very fragile batting line.

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Had cricket been a religion, Imran Khan would've been the god.

I have no interest in these pointless matches which the Indians play on regular basis.

I cant see how playing against S.A the team who was # 1 going into the WC is pointless? Well played India... the batting looked great today

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Even I fail to see how these matches are pointless.

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My computer can beat me at chess.....but its no match for me at kick boxing.