Twitter Reactions: Invincible India extinguish Proteas fire in Kolkata to seal the top spot
India beat South Africa by 243 runs in Match 37 of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
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Team India continued their dominant run in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as they beat South Africa by 243 runs on Sunday, November 05 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. After opting to bat first, India posted a massive score of 326/5 in their allotted 50 overs courtesy of a magnificent hundred by Virat Kohli. In reply, South Africa were bundled out for 83 in 27.1 overs.
The Proteas didn’t get off to a great start as they lost their in-form opener Quinton de Kock (5 off 10) in the second over itself. Seeing the ball grip and turn in the first innings, Indian captain Rohit Sharma brought on Ravindra Jadeja in the powerplay itself as the left-arm spinner delivered by destroying the stumps of Temba Bavuma.
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Mohammed Shami also continued his brilliant form by taking the big scalps of Aiden Markram (9 off 6) and Heinrich Klaasen (1 off 11) to leave South Africa reeling at 40/4 after 12.5 overs. From there on there was no recovery for the Proteas as they were bundled out for 83 in 27.1 overs and lost the match by 243 runs. Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers for India who picked up 5/33 in nine overs.
Virat Kohli levels Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI hundreds
Earlier in the first innings, India got off to a quick-fire start as openers Rohit Sharma (40 off 24) and Shubman Gill (23 off 24) added 62 runs for the first wicket off 35 balls. However, the duo failed to convert their starts into a big score and were dismissed with the score on 93/2 after 10.3 overs.
Following their dismissals, Virat Kohli (101* off 121) and Shreyas Iyer (77 off 87) put on a massive 134-run stand for the third wicket to bring India into a commanding position. Suryakumar Yadav (22 off 14) and Ravindra Jadeja (29* off 15) gave the finishing touch to the innings as India finished on 326/5 in 50 overs. Kohli scored his 49th ODI hundred and levelled the record of Sachin Tendulkar for most hundreds in ODI cricket.
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Meanwhile, X was abuzz with reactions on India’s another dominant win. Here are some of the posts:
Blazing start by Rohit
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 5, 2023
Iconic VK 💯 & partnership with Iyer
Cameos from SKY and Jaddu
Pacers causing havoc again
Jaddu running through the opposition
Team India juggernaut rolls on.
Very well played boys just few more steps 👏🏽🤞🏽🇮🇳 #INDvSA #CWC2023 pic.twitter.com/jhf1tvULFC
Impressive performance from India to get a huge win against the Proteas.#CWC23 #IndvSa
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) November 5, 2023
What an incredible performance by Team India.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 5, 2023
Great start by Rohit, wonderful contribution from Shreyas Iyer and #ViratKohli on his birthday giving a great gift to all his admirer’s. A great day to reach his 49th ODI 100. And then the Indian bowlers led by Ravindra Jadeja were… pic.twitter.com/IpQqLb9QuF
“O U T S T A N D I N G” display of skill by team 🇮🇳! #INDvSA #CWC2023
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) November 5, 2023
Congratulations skipper @ImRo45 and team 8-0 another brilliant win 🇮🇳❤️pehle batting me shandaar performance aur fir bowling me dhamaka wow performance 🇮🇳 @BCCI #CWC2023 #INDvSA
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) November 5, 2023
DOMINATING AND UNSTOPPABLE!!🔥🔥 A spectacular win against the second-best team in the tournament. Special mention to @imjadeja for rattling the Proteas line-up with a 5-fer.#CWC23 #INDVSA
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) November 5, 2023
From @ImRo45's aggressive start to @imVkohli's composed 49th ODI ton, from @imjadeja's cameo with the bat to his magical spell with the ball, it was a magnificent show of skills and consistency from Team India. Complete domination! 👏🇮🇳#INDvSA#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/XUc4yIa5ik
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) November 5, 2023
From the 'City of Joy' to spreading joy throughout the nation, well done #TeamIndia!#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/Jwk7aBAaDx
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 5, 2023
Sir Jadeja 🙇♂️
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 5, 2023
Team Bharat 🙇♂️ #IndvSA #CWC23
Birthday
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 5, 2023
Historic venue
Top of the table clash
Iconic milestone 💯
He just know how to rise up to the occasion! Congratulations and well played @imVkohli 👏🏽 #INDvSA #CWC2023 pic.twitter.com/QqOMGYOWDY
This Indian team is like a boxing champion. Just going for KO 🇮🇳 @BCCI
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 5, 2023
So if Bumrah doesn’t get you Siraj will .. If Siraj doesn’t get you Shami will .. If Shami doesn’t get you Jadeja will & If Jadeja doesn’t get you Kuldeep will .. #India #CWC2023 @clubprairiefire
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 5, 2023
Jaddu on fire. loving your work 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 superb spell
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) November 5, 2023
India on fire 🔥 🔥🔥🇮🇳
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) November 5, 2023
Well played Virat.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 5, 2023
It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days.
Congratulations!!#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/PVe4iXfGFk
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