India made four
changes to the eleven that played its last One-day International – Rishabh
Pant, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami made way for Lokesh
Rahul, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Hardik Pandya and Yuzvendra Singh Chahal.
South Africa made seven changes to the team that last played the Indians – Aiden Markram, AB de Villiers, Khaya Zondo, Heinrich Klaasen, Farhaan Behardien, Morne Morkel and Lungi Ngidi made way for Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis (who was leading the team), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy and Kagiso Rabada.
On winning the toss, du Plessis, chose to bat. Amla, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit, the player of the match. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 11-run stand.
De Kock, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli, India’s skipper. Bumrah broke the 13-run stand. Van der Dussen, whose 37-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Eighty balls later, Chahal broke the 54-run stand.
Du Plessis, whose 54-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 38. Five balls later, Chahal broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple. Duminy, who faced 11 balls, scored just three. Three overs later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep Yadav, who broke the nine-run stand.
Miller, whose 40-ball innings included a boundary, scored 31. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Chahal, who broke the 46-run stand. Andile Phehlukwayo, whose 61-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 34. Four overs later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Chahal broke the 23-run stand.
Chris Morris, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 42. Fifty-nine balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 66-run stand. Rabada, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. He was unbeaten.
Imran Tahir, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Kedar Jadhav. Kumar broke the three-run stand. India conceded 10 extras. South Africa scored 227 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Jadhav bowled four overs, conceding 16. He was wicketless, as was Pandya, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 31. Yadav bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket.
Kumar and Bumrah bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 35. The leggie bowled 10 overs, conceding 51. He picked up four sC(hah)alps.
Shikhar Dhawan, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Thirty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by de Kock. Rabada broke the 13-run stand. Sharma, whose 144-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 122. He was unbeaten.
Kohli, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by de Kock. Phehlukwayo broke the 41-run stand. Rahul, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Sixteen overs later, he was caught by du Plessis. Rabada broke the 85-run stand.
Dhoni, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. Eighty-eight balls later, he was caught by Morris, who broke the 74-run stand. Pandya, whose seven-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded seven extras. India, who scored 230 for the loss of four wickets off 47.3 overs, won by six wickets with 15 balls to spare. Tabraiz Shamsi bowled nine overs, conceding 54. He was wicketless, as was Tahir, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 58.
Phehlukwayo bowled 8.3 overs, conceding 40. He picked up a wicket, as did Morris, who bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 36. Rabada bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up two scalps.
South Africa made seven changes to the team that last played the Indians – Aiden Markram, AB de Villiers, Khaya Zondo, Heinrich Klaasen, Farhaan Behardien, Morne Morkel and Lungi Ngidi made way for Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis (who was leading the team), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy and Kagiso Rabada.
On winning the toss, du Plessis, chose to bat. Amla, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit, the player of the match. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 11-run stand.
De Kock, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli, India’s skipper. Bumrah broke the 13-run stand. Van der Dussen, whose 37-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Eighty balls later, Chahal broke the 54-run stand.
Du Plessis, whose 54-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 38. Five balls later, Chahal broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple. Duminy, who faced 11 balls, scored just three. Three overs later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep Yadav, who broke the nine-run stand.
Miller, whose 40-ball innings included a boundary, scored 31. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Chahal, who broke the 46-run stand. Andile Phehlukwayo, whose 61-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 34. Four overs later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Chahal broke the 23-run stand.
Chris Morris, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 42. Fifty-nine balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 66-run stand. Rabada, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 31. He was unbeaten.
Imran Tahir, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Kedar Jadhav. Kumar broke the three-run stand. India conceded 10 extras. South Africa scored 227 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Jadhav bowled four overs, conceding 16. He was wicketless, as was Pandya, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 31. Yadav bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket.
Kumar and Bumrah bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 35. The leggie bowled 10 overs, conceding 51. He picked up four sC(hah)alps.
Shikhar Dhawan, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Thirty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by de Kock. Rabada broke the 13-run stand. Sharma, whose 144-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 122. He was unbeaten.
Kohli, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Sixty-two balls later, he was caught by de Kock. Phehlukwayo broke the 41-run stand. Rahul, whose 42-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Sixteen overs later, he was caught by du Plessis. Rabada broke the 85-run stand.
Dhoni, whose 46-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 34. Eighty-eight balls later, he was caught by Morris, who broke the 74-run stand. Pandya, whose seven-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. He was unbeaten.
South Africa conceded seven extras. India, who scored 230 for the loss of four wickets off 47.3 overs, won by six wickets with 15 balls to spare. Tabraiz Shamsi bowled nine overs, conceding 54. He was wicketless, as was Tahir, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 58.
Phehlukwayo bowled 8.3 overs, conceding 40. He picked up a wicket, as did Morris, who bowled 10 overs, including three maidens. He conceded 36. Rabada bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39, picking up two scalps.
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