ICC World Cup 2019: Twitter Reacts as India Restricts South Africa to Below Par Score

South Africa could only manage 227 runs after their skipper Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat first against India. However, the Proteas could not get off to a good start as Jasprit Bumrah accounted for comeback man Hashim Amla. The right-hander played away from the body and Rohit Sharma took a good catch at second slip.

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South Africa was further pushed on the backfoot when Bumrah once again produced the outside edge of Quinton de Kock and skipper Virat Kohli took a good catch at third slip. In fact, it was good captaincy from the Indian captain as he had placed himself at the third slip just before the ball after leaving a big gap on the off side. de Kock felt for the bait and India had their second.

India dominated the first innings.

Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis and Rassie van der Dussen showed some resistance with the bat as they added 54 runs for the third wicket. However, South Africa was once again had their backs against the wall when two wickets fell in quick succession.

Rassie van der Dussen went for the reverse sweep against Yuzvendra Chahal but could not get any connection with the bat and was bowled. South Africa suffered another blow in the same over when their skipper left a gulf between bat and ball and Chahal was able to find it to hit the sticks.

Chris Morris gave finishing touches.

JP Duminy was plumbed in front by Kuldeep Yadav and South Africa found themselves behind the eighth-ball. David Miller and Andile Phehlukwayo then added 46 runs and just when it looked South Africa were rebuilding again, they lost a wicket.

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Miller was caught and bowled by Chahal and Phehlukwayo was stumped by Dhoni when he tried to hit the leg-spinner out of the park. Meanwhile, Chris Morris played a good counter-attacking knock of 42 runs from 34 balls. Chahal was the pick of the Indian bowler as the leg-spinner as he scalped 4-51.

Here is how Twitter reacted to South Africa’s batting innings:

Good partnership by the Delhi Capitals to take South Africa beyond 200 #INDvSA ?

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) June 5, 2019

on chahal TV tonight chahal will have so much to ask chahal #CWC19 #INDvSA

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) June 5, 2019

Pressbox scorer confirms that Chahal’s 4-51 is the best 10-over spell (in terms of wickets taken) in this World Cup, so far. #CWC19 #INDvSA

— Anand Vasu (@anandvasu) June 5, 2019

Gee…. it seems that SA #CWC2019 is almost done

— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) June 5, 2019

Best figures on WC debut for India:

4/35 M Shami v Pak Adelaide 2015
4/51 Y CHAHAL v SA Southampton 2019
4/56 D Mohanty v Ken Bristol 1999#INDvSA #TeamIndia #CWC19

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) June 5, 2019

Just a reminder: at the beginning of this over, Shaun Pollock was talking about how it would be easier to face spinners on this pitch…

— Sriram (@sriramin140) June 5, 2019

South Africa needs some heroes today! #SAvIND #CWC19

— Graeme Smith (@GraemeSmith49) June 5, 2019

260 wicket? Still feel South Africa can have game with score around 240.

— Abdul Ghaffar (@GhaffarDawnNews) June 5, 2019

Is it true that the @OfficialProteas players are in actual fact @KaizerChiefs Players… Come now take those masks off #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/MHyLsnEZxC

— Imina uLwazi ?? (@LwaziM) June 5, 2019

Proteas will go down to Afghanistan as well! #SAvIND #INDvSA #ProteaFire ???

— Dev and Buried (@devandburied) June 5, 2019

Chahal has bowled 32 dot balls in his 10 over spell.

More than 50% as dots.

Great bowling.

Bumrah bowled that many dot balls by his 7th over.#INDvSA #SAvIND #TeamIndia

— Srijan (@its_Srijan) June 5, 2019

The @cricketworldcup production is looking really nice. Maybe the bowling performance of @BCCI today has something to do with it ?

— Anirudh Chaudhry (@AnirudhChaudhry) June 5, 2019

SA are at least a 100 short #CWC19 #SAvIND

— Zulfi (@zulfitahir) June 5, 2019

This Bumrah is bowling a very very special spell #VVSBumrah

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 5, 2019

Chahal looking good. Making it easier for his mate, Kuldeep, to rediscover form.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 5, 2019

SA couldn’t play Kuldeep-Chahal in Feb 2018. They can’t play them in June 2019 too. You’d think that 16 months is a long time in International cricket. But perhaps, it is not. #CWC19 #IndvSA

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 5, 2019

Looks a good deck this… 300 plus needed

— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) June 5, 2019

Jasprit Bumrah is simply sensational.

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 5, 2019

India have arrived …

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 5, 2019

This is a good effort from Chris Morris. In India, we've seen what he is capable of. These could be valuable runs.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 5, 2019