Aiden Markram's explosive ton and well-calculated fifties from Dewald Brevis and Matthew Breetzke outshone the centuries from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Virat Kohli as the Proteas chased down 359 runs at Raipur to set up an exciting series decider at Visakhapatnam on Saturday. India's sloppiness on
South African stand-in skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first in the first ODI against India at Ranchi's JSCA International Stadium Complex on Sunday.
The right-handed opener reached the milestone during his side's first Test against South Africa at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens. He scored 39 in 119 balls, with four boundaries and a six, failing to convert his start into something big.
Playing on a tough Centurion surface, coming to the crease at 92/4, the middle-order batter batted for most of his knock with lower middle-order/lower-order batters to register a memorable comeback ton.
Ahead of India's two-game Test series against the Proteas, bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur said playing the longest format cricket in South Africa is always difficult.