South Africa vs India, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score
India tour of South Africa, 2023 | 17 Dec 2023, Sun, 1:30 PM IST | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
SA
116/10 (27.3 ov)
IND
117/2 (16.4 ov)
Player of the Match: Arshdeep Singh
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Winning skipper KL Rahul
I am happy. Good to have a win under the belt. Completely different to what we expected. The plan was to get the spinners in the game. The boys did really well. The boys did well to stay disciplined. The ball kept moving around. There is a lot of cricket being played. You priortize one format. For now, it is Tests and T20s. Everyone is performing and trying to do well for the country. Good chance for them to get a taste of international cricket.
ARSHDEEP SINGH IS POTM
Arshdeep Singh, the pacer who took 5/37 today, has been adjudged as the Player of the Match.
I feel little sore. Loving this moment. Thank God and the team management. It is a little different than normal grounds as I was running out of breathe. Personally it feels good, I am enjoying my role. I would thank Rahul bhai as he said you have to come back and get that fifer. I guess it is about enjoying this moment. When we go there, then focus on what will work there.
POST MATCH PRESENTATION
Aiden Markram: Tough one. Winning the toss, batting first we would have wanted to bat well. Credit to the Indian bowlers. We were behind from the very first ball. Couldn't recover. We expected it to go around a little bit. In the first 6-7 overs, it does do a bit. Today, it lasted a little longer and they bowled well. Comes down to individuals. It is up to them to assess and then plan it forward. We need to take smart options in a given situation.
Sudharsan The STAR
Sai Sudharsan becomes the 17th Indian batter to score a fifty on ODI debut. What a day for the young man!!!
MATCH SUMMARY
SOUTH AFRICA - 116/10 (27.3 overs)
Andile Phehlukwayo - 33(49); Tony de Zorzi - 22(28)
Arshdeep Singh - 5/37 (10); Avesh Khan 4/27 (8)
INDIA - 117/2 (16.4 overs)
Sai Sudharsan - 55(43); Shreyas Iyer 52(45)
Andile Phehlukwayo - 1/15 (1); Wiaan Mulder - 1/26 (4)
INDIA WIN BY 8 WICKETS WITH 200 BALLS TO SPARE.
India win by 8 wickets
Sai Sudharsan hits the winning runs for the Men in Blue. A clinical victory for India. Everything seemed to be on point from the very beginning. It must be a good feeling for the debutant to hit down the curtains in his maiden game, ending with a well-composed knock. At the end, a victory by 8 wickets for KL Rahul & Co.
Dropped!!
SS goes for the upper cut, ends in edging it to the first slip, who eventually drops a regulation take.
Scores level
A boundary from the bat of Sai Sudharsan levels the scores.
Tilak Varma walks in
The left-handed batter is in to add the finishing touch to the game for India's clinical victory, which seems inevitable now.
Gone!!
Right after reaching his fifty, Iyer departs with India requiring just six runs to win. He went for the big hit, but failed to do so, as the ball found the edge of his blade to hand a simple catch at point. Andile Phehlukwayo strikes in his first over.
Iyer follows suit
With boundaries of consecutive deliveries, Shreyas Iyer, too, has reached his fifty, as India are one hit away from a win.
Sudharsan on fire
Sai Sudharsan gets to his maiden international fifty on debut. Take a bow!!!. He's surely going to remember it for a long, long time.
Another boundary
Sai Sudharsan is looking to make his outing a memorable one, as he is nearing his half-century.
Boundary for Sudharsan
Sai Sudharsan puts the ball in the gap for yet another boundary.
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