RANCHI, India (AP) — Batting great Virat Kohli smashed his 52nd ODI century and India went on to beat South Africa by 17 runs in their series opener on Sunday.

Kohli’s 135 off 120 balls powered India to 349-8 in 50 overs after the home team lost its 19th consecutive toss and South Africa opted to field first.

South Africa made an impressive recovery after losing three early wickets as Matthew Breetzke (72), Marco Jansen (70) and Corbin Bosch (67) struck aggressive half centuries before the Proteas were bowled out for 332 in 49.2 overs.

“I just wanted to play the ball and enjoy the game of cricket,” Kohli said. “I’ve never been a believer of a lot of prep, all my cricket has been mental. I work physically very hard, as long as my fitness levels are up and then you visualize batting and f

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