Africa with brilliant ton
… storm into Super Eights
A stunning century from Suresh Raina inspired India to a 14-run victory over South Africa in their World Twenty20 match at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia.
A magnificent 101 from 60 balls from Raina  fired India to an impressive total of 186 for five, and a valiant response from the Proteas came up short.
Raina’s score is just the third century made in a Twenty20 international and included nine fours and five sixes as he played with belligerence and bravery to give MS Dhoni’s side their second win of the tournament.
South Africa’s reply was led by a bristling innings from Jacques Kallis, who plundered three sixes in his 54-ball 73, while Graeme Smith, who earlier won the toss and elected to field, scored a swift 36.
AB de Villiers injected a fresh dose of aggression in the closing overs with an enthralling cameo in which he struck 31 runs off 15 balls, but it was not enough for the Proteas.
Raina’s knock proved the difference between the two sides, and even the nine sixes hammered by Smith’s side proved insufficient.
The 23-year-old enjoyed a big slice of luck in the fifth over though when he was caught off a no-ball from Albie Morkel, but proceeded to capitalise with unerring confidence.
Yuvraj Singh’s 37 contributed to what proved to be a vital 88-run partnership with Raina who brought up his ton with a huge blow over midwicket in the final over before he was caught off the next ball from Morkel.
India head Group C with two convincing wins, and will enter the Super Eight stage brimming with confidence, while South Africa will have to beat Afghanistan to seal their progression.

INDIA
Dinesh Karthik c Smith b Kallis 16
Murali Vijay c wkpr Boucher b Kleinveldt 0
Suresh Raina c de Villiers b A Morkel 101
Yuvraj Singh c Smith b Kleinveldt 37
Yusuf Pathan c Van der Merwe b Steyn 11
MS Dhoni not out 16
Harbhajan Singh not out 0
Extras (w4, nb 1) 5
TOTAL (5 wkts, 20 overs) 186
Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-32, 3-120, 4-163, 5-178.
Did not bat: Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra.
Bowling: Kleinveldt 4-0-48-2, Steyn 4-0-24-1, Morkel 4-0-32-0, Morkel 3-0-39-1, Kallis 4-0-30-1, Van Der Merwe  1-0-13-0.

SOUTH AFRICA
J Kallis c Jadeja b Chawla 73
L Bosman c Chawla b Pathan 8
*G Smith run out 36
AB De Villiers c Chawla b Nehra  31
A Morkel c Harbhajan Singh b Pathan   12
+Mark Boucher not out   4
JP Duminy not out 4
Extras (b1, lb2, nb1) 4
TOTAL (5 wkts, 20 overs) 172
Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-118, 3-128, 4-152, 5-167.
Did not bat: R Van Der Merwe, R Kleinveldt, D Steyn, M Morkel.
Bowling: Harbhajan Singh 4-0-33-0, Praveen Kumar 1-0-3-0, Ashish Nehra 4-0-27-1, Yusuf Pathan  4-0-42-2, Piyush Chawla  3-0-27-1, Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-37-0.
Points: India 2, South Africa 0.