India vs South Africa 2019: Twitter Reacts As India Take An Unassailable Lead Against South Africa

India skipper Virat Kohli led the chase with a brilliant century to take an unassailable 1-0 lead in the three-match series against South Africa at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Kohli remained unbeaten on 72 runs as the host beats the Proteas by seven wickets.

Chasing a moderate total, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma got India off to a flying start. Rohit struck two sixes to add 33 runs for the first wicket before getting out. But skipper Virat Kohli and Dhawan took control of the game since then to keep the home side on track.

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They added 61 runs for the second wicket as India continue to match the asking rate. They both rotated the strike well while the boundaries kept coming consistently. But David Miller took an outstanding catch out of nowhere to pull one back for South Africa.

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Rishabh Pant once again failed to make the opportunity count as he got out cheaply. But Virat Kohli kept his shape to lead India to another win. India needed 12 runs off the last two overs but with Kohli at his best India cruised home with six balls to spare.

Batting first, South Africa scored only 27 runs in the last four overs and 16 off those came in the final over as they managed to post a par score of 149 runs. The innings went into a standstill once Quinton de Kock got out off a brilliant catch from India skipper Virat Kohli.

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He and debutant Temba Bavuma had set the platform up with a 50+ stand for the second wicket but the big hits never came in the death overs. The credit goes to the Indian bowlers as well as they found the slower deliveries which held during the second half of the innings. Quinton de Kock topped the scoring chart with 52 runs while Bavuma chipped in 49 runs while Deepak Chahar picked two wickets for India.

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Twitter Reactions

Rishabh Pant is going to get a rap on the knuckles after this shot. #IndvsSA

— Gautam chauhan (@Gautamchauhan2) September 18, 2019

My lordy!! That flick from @imVkohli ???

— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) September 18, 2019

Pace is great, but being smart and knowing when and how to use it is even better.
Best place to learn is in the middle, and Virat and co teaching us a good lesson today.
Back with a bang in the next boys! #ProteaFire

— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) September 18, 2019

Pant not doing his cause any good. Poorly executed pull to a rank long hop. This after he was promoted to give him more time in the middle. Wont sit well with the team management for sure

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 18, 2019

Would’ve liked Iyer ahead of Pant. Batting at 4 suits Iyer more. Batting at 5 might work better for Pant #IndvSA

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 18, 2019

Rishabh Pant must know that Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan knocking the white-ball cricket door…

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) September 18, 2019

That's why Kohli is so successful in white ball formats. Two classic shots. Plays down the ground and hardly hits the ball in the air even in T20I version. No risk. #INDvSA

— Gautam chauhan (@Gautamchauhan2) September 18, 2019

Shikhar’s wicket should go into miller’spocket. Watta catch #flying

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 18, 2019

Virat Kohli now the leading run getter in T20Is also records first T20I win for India against South Africa at home…

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) September 18, 2019

3 Formats, 1 King!?
Best of this Generation!#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/03CV7NqNZg

— Samagra Adhikari (@samagra_18) September 18, 2019

Pretty clinical stuff from India to take a 1-0 lead. Lots to work on though for a few individuals. Dhawan will know he has to score big to retain his place. Pant will have more eyes on him. Over to Bangalore for the final T20I. #INDvSA

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) September 18, 2019

What do we achieve by having the old guard doing well in inconsequential bilateral T20I #cricket? Shouldn’t we try younger players in shortest format? #justasking #cricket #IndvSA

— Chandresh Narayanan (@chand2579) September 18, 2019