Twitter Reactions: Young Rabada stars in thrilling win

Twitter Reactions: Young Rabada stars in thrilling win: Rohit Sharma’s century went in vain, as Rabada held his nerves to guide South Africa to a thrilling win in the 1st ODI between India and South Africa. AB de Villiers turned out to be the sheet anchor, as the right hander guided South Africa to a mammoth 303 for 5. India on the other hand started on a good note, as both the openers picked the gaps at ease.

Dhawan’s dismissal was the talking point, as Rohit Sharma took India close to the total. Imran Tahir dismissed Rohit and Raina in quick succession, as India choked to provide the finishing touch. When Rohit Sharma got out, India needed 35 to win from 23 ball. The stage was set for MSD to fire through all cylinders and finish the game in his trademark style. But South Africa came back at the right time and at the end it was South Africa who got the better of India by 5 runs.

Dhoni's hitting ability is on the wane…and his bowlers are leaking too many in the death overs. #INDvSA 2/2 @StarSportsIndia

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 11, 2015

What a humdinger of a game! South Africa kept their cool right till the end to win by 5 runs! #INDvSA

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 11, 2015

https://twitter.com/CricketofPK/status/653174182952333312

https://twitter.com/AnmolAleena/status/653174177260814336

#INDvSA Unfortunately #India stole defeat from jaws of victory. Valiant knock by @ImRo45

— Mohit Yadav,IFS (@mohitfreedom) October 11, 2015

https://twitter.com/ShoaibAkhtar46/status/653173814352834560

Brilliant innings by Kohli, Raina and Binni. Did what was expected from them when their team needed. #INDvSA

— Nilesh Borgharkar (@meetniel) October 11, 2015

Indian players should not go home, as they say:
Ghar mai ghus kay marain gay#INDvSA

— ｴ.ʀᴀᴊᴀ ٓ (@wayofsoul) October 11, 2015

#TeamIndia camp will be disappointed. @OfficialCSA take the lead 1-0 in the series. #INDvSA

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 11, 2015

What a play SA — this is why I never stop expecting from you guys. Great game. #IndvSA

— Nazrana Yousufzai (@NazranaYusufzai) October 11, 2015

What a play SA — this is why I never stop expecting from you guys. Great game. #IndvSA

— Nazrana Yousufzai (@NazranaYusufzai) October 11, 2015

Two captains at opposite ends of the spectrum….AB's destructive prowess & also has bowlers who can bowl in the death. 1/2 #IndvSA

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 11, 2015

How important was that 47th over in the chase from Tahir? Two wickets for four runs, including Rohit's https://t.co/OY5WJPRPVh #INDvSA

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 11, 2015

No Dhoni special today. Ro's 150 goes in vain. That last ball six of AB makes the difference! Congrats SA! #INDvSA

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 11, 2015

What a performance by Kagiso Rabada. The youngest member of the side and he has defended 11 off the final over. Stunning. #indvsa

— Firdose Moonda (@FirdoseM) October 11, 2015

https://twitter.com/SkyCricket/status/653168040352305152

Caught and bowled! Tahir gets the big wicket of Rohit https://t.co/OY5WJPRPVh #INDvSA

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 11, 2015

Sharma continues his excellent knock and brings up his 150 from 132 balls. IND need 35 from 25 to win. #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/jYbiOdmR69

— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) October 11, 2015

Finished a Ranji encounter. #outright. Rushed to the hotel room to watch @ImRo45 bat. Efforts not in vein #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/JR6D7MRRnv

— surya 212 (@surya_14kumar) October 11, 2015

HITMAN STRIKES!
8th ODI hundred for @ImRo45. #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/LZarNR7oi4

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 11, 2015

Sharma brings up his 100! It's his 8th in ODIs.
IND 199/2 (35.2 ovs) #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/WraLVaTKKe

— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) October 11, 2015

That's 11th ODI FIFTY for @ajinkyarahane88 !! Keep going Ajju! #IndvSA pic.twitter.com/Noj0Ke8dGk

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 11, 2015

https://twitter.com/ImSophy_xo/status/653104727958274048

Even when he is not at his best, he can still get an International hundred at a strike rate of 142. Brilliant AB! #INDvSA

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 11, 2015

That Ashwin's absence impacted the result of this match is not an excuse. It's a fact. Having said that, well done, South Africa. #IndvsSA

— Shirin Sadikot (@ShirinSadikot) October 11, 2015

Dhoni explains what went wrong: Rohit was trying to win it with his bat, while Dhoni was trying to win it with his thigh pad.

— Fring's Back (@knittins) October 11, 2015

Rohit scored 50 runs more than ABD, but the latter ended up on the winning side, so the Man of the Match should go to.
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Vineet Kulkarni

— Sunil (@akshaykanitkar) October 11, 2015

Stuart Binny and Suresh Raina while batting pic.twitter.com/17RBt2ofMa

— Anurag Verma (@kitAnurag) October 11, 2015

Had this been 2011 Dhoni would have finished the match with 4 balls to spare . A lot has changed since then and his big shots is missing

— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) October 11, 2015

https://twitter.com/lk_karthik/status/653175271948836864

In 10 days Rohit has played two sensational innings…unfortunately both in the losing cause. His were the best innings of both matches IMHO

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 11, 2015