The Men in Blue : India beats to South Africa by 130 runs
Chasing a stiff target of 308, South Africa were bowled out for 177. They began cautiously but lost both their openers within the first 10 overs. Quinton de Kock (7) was the first to depart after being caught by Virat Kohli off Mohammed Shami in the fourth over. Hashim Amla looked good during his brief stay but Mohit Sharma lured him into a pull that was well taken by Shami near the fence.
The scorecard at this point read 40/2 and South Africa had AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis in the middle. The duo began the repair work, adding 68 runs for the third wicket. Plessis completed his fifty and it seemed the Proteas were back on track. However, against the run of play, De Villiers was run out for 30 (38b, 4X3) in the 23rd over.
After that, the Indian team continued to tighten its grip over the game with regular strikes. Plessis was caught for 55, Duminy fell to R Ashwin for just six while big-hitting Miller could only manage 22.
At 153/6, South Africa were staring at a big defeat with all their recognised batsmen back in the pavilion. Little could be expected from the tailenders as the bowlers wrapped them up quickly to complete a comprehensive win.
Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan smashed 137 off 146 balls to steer defending champions India to 307.
The left-handed opener, who resides in Melbourne with his British-Asian wife Ayesha and three children, hit 16 boundaries and two sixes in his seventh one-day international century after India won the toss and elected to bat.
Some 80,000 spectators, including retired Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar, packed the stands to watch a confident display against Dale Steyn and company.
Steyn, one of the most fearsome fast bowlers in the modern game, was clipped by Dhawan over backward square-leg for six and driven over his head for another six by Ajinkya Rahane.
Steyn finished with unflattering figures of one for 55 from 10 overs. South Africa were hampered further when seamer Vernon Philander hobbled off the field with a hamstring injury after sending down just four overs.
Dhawan, who made 73 during India's tournament-opening 76-run win over Pakistan in Adelaide last Sunday, put on 127 for the second wicket with Virat Kohli (46) and 125 for the third with Rahane (79 off 60 balls).
The 29-year-old Dhawan fell in the 44th over when Amla, who had floored a difficult chance off Wayne Parnell when the batsman was on 53, picked up an easy catch at fine leg off the same bowler.
India lost five wickets for 41 runs after sailing comfortably at 261 for two, but still managed to score 80 runs off the last 10 overs.
With both teams having won their opening games, the winner will almost certainly be assured of a place in the knock-out rounds.
Kohli and Dhawan came together in the third over after non-striker Rohit Sharma was run out for nought by a direct throw by South Africa captain AB de Villiers from mid-off.
Kohli, who scored 169 and 54 at the MCG during the drawn Test against Australia in December and followed that with a match-winning 107 against Pakistan, fell against the run of play.
The Indian vice-captain appeared set for another big score when he pulled a short ball from leg-spinner Imran Tahir down Faf du Plessis's throat at midwicket.
South Africa, who have won four of their last five one-dayers, including a 62-run win over Zimbabwe in their first match, will chase a target of 6.2 runs an over under lights.
