India led by Shikhar Dhawan lost to South Africa in the 1st ODI by a very narrow margin of 9 runs. The match was held at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday, October 6. With this victory, the visitors earned the crucial Super League points with which they can qualify for next year’s World Cup in India. The hosts didn’t have a good start chasing the 250-run target. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan didn’t even last long in the field that left the hosts at 51/4 after 17.4 overs.
India vs South Africa 1st ODI: Match Highlights
South Africa came to bat first but due to the rain, the match for reduced to 40 overs for each side. David Miller and Heinrich Klassen smashed half-centuries that helped South Africa have a 139-run stand just before Kagiso Rabada and Wayne Parnell had early blows. India was chasing a target of 250 but lost its dependent batters Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan quickly. Keshav Maharaj dominated the game with his bowling and much-trusted batter Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad returned to the pavilion at 51/4.
Shreyas Iyer mustered a half-century in 37 deliveries and had a 67-run stand with Sanju Samson. Samson played some really good hits and piled up 93 runs along with Shardul Thakur who scored 33.
Ravi Bishnoi scalped Quinton de Kock’s wicket which was his maiden wicket. India thought it has control over the game but Miller and Klassen proved them wrong. The duo took advantage of India’s poor death overs, misfields, and dropped catches. Mohammad Siraj and Ruturaj Gaikwad dropped catches, and Avesh Khan leaked 28 runs off the 54 runs that were scored in the last five overs.
It was South Africa’s day and they were better in every department than the hosts. The men in blue on the other hand will try to improve themselves in the next game in Ranchi.
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