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Evening Standard
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Jonathan Gorrie

Cricket World Cup: Virat Kohli levels Sachin Tendulkar's record as India thrash South Africa

Virat Kohli marked his 35th birthday with his second century of the Cricket World Cup and Ravindra Jadeja claimed five wickets as India thumped South Africa by 243 runs in a contest featuring the top two teams in the tournament at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

South Africa's chase of 327 began shakily as they lost half their side cheaply for 40 runs inside 14 overs as Jadeja (5-33) and Mohammed Shami (2-18) wreaked havoc before the Proteas fell to only their second defeat, dismissed for 83 in 27.1 overs.

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