The star of the show was Dhawan, who made 114 of a mere 94 balls to set the tone for India. Dhawan reacts after reaching his maiden ODI century against South Africa in Cardiff. Photo: AP
Ravindra Jadeja holds a stumps as he walks off the pitch after India defeated South Africa in their group stage ICC Champions Trophy cricket match. Photo: AP
Ishant Sharma pats South Africa's Ryan McLaren on the back at the end of the game. Photo: AP
South Africa's AB de Villiers hits a ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Photo: AP
Mahendra Singh Dhoni removes the bails to run out a stranded Robin Peterson of South Africa. Photo: AP
Robin Peterson stand still as he reacts to being run out by India. Photo: AP
India's wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni reacts and appeals for LBW against South Africa's JP Duminy, who was was given out after a TV replay. Photo: AP
Indian fans wave flags ahead of the group stage ICC Champions Trophy match against South Africa in Cardiff on Thursday. Photo: AP
South African cricket team form a team huddle ahead of their match against India in Cardiff. Photo; AP
Virat Kohli plays a shot during his knock of 31 against the South Africans. Photo; AP
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan in a mid-field conference during the match. Their opening partnership of 127 opened the gates for the batsmen to follow and India scored a mammoth score of 331 for 7 in their allotted 50 overs. Photo: AP
Rohit Sharma plays a shot during his splendid knock of 65. Photo: AP
M.S. Dhoni plays a shot during his knock of 27. Photo: AP
Ravindra Jadeja hits a six during his blistering knock of 47 not out in 29 balls during the match. Photo: AP