The Indian team, which came to chase the target of 117 runs, did not have a good start. Ruturaj Gaikwad walked out after scoring just 5 runs. However, after this Shreyas Iyer and Sai Sudarshan, who was making his debut in ODI cricket, took charge. Together they added 88 runs for the second wicket. Iyer played a brilliant inning of 52 runs in 45 balls.
Team India has started the ODI series with pride. Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, the Indian team tasted defeat to South Africa by 8 wickets in the first ODI. The host team’s batsmen had no success in front of Arshdeep and Avesh Khan and the entire team collapsed after scoring just 116 runs. Based on half-centuries from debutant Sai Sudarshan and Shreyas Iyer, India easily achieved the target of 117 runs by losing 2 wickets in 16.4 overs.
Sudarshan Iyer’s bat
The Indian team, which came to chase the target of 117 runs, did not have a good start. Ruturaj Gaikwad walked out after scoring just 5 runs. However, after this Shreyas Iyer and Sai Sudarshan, who was making his debut in ODI cricket, took charge. Together they added 88 runs for the second wicket. Iyer played a brilliant inning of 52 runs in 45 balls. During this inning, Iyer hit 6 fours and one six. Whereas, Sai Sudarshan remained unbeaten after scoring 55 runs and returned after leading the team to victory.
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South Africa’s decision to bat first after winning the toss proved completely wrong. Arshdeep showed Reeza Hendricks the way to the pavilion without opening the account. At the same time, Rassie van der Dussen also remained at zero. Tony DeJorji became the third victim of Arshdeep Singh after scoring 28 runs. Captain Adam Markram also could not show anything special with the bat and was out after scoring only 12 runs.
Heinrich Klaasen could not cross the sinking boat off South Africa and was out after scoring only 6 runs. Avesh Khan dismissed David Miller on the score of 2 runs. The South African team was all out after scoring 116 runs in 27.3 overs.
Arshdeep-Avesh wreaked havoc
Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan wreaked havoc on behalf of India in bowling. Arshdeep bowled brilliantly and took five wickets. Arshdeep also became the first Indian bowler to take five wickets in ODI cricket on South African soil. At the same time, Avesh also bowled lethally and took 4 wickets for just 27 runs. With this victory, the Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
