Twitter Reacts As Sanju Samson's Valiant Effort Goes In Vain And South Africa Register 9-Run Win Over India In 1st ODI In Lucknow
Twitter Reacts As Sanju Samson's Valiant Effort Goes In Vain And South Africa Register 9-Run Win Over India In 1st ODI In Lucknow

The first ODI of the three-match ODI series between Shikhar Dhawan-led India National Cricket Team and Temba Bavuma-led South Africa National Cricket Team, which is part of the ongoing South Africa tour of India 2022, was played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Thursday, October 6.

South Africa National Cricket Team won by 9 runs against India National Cricket Team in the ODI series opener to take a 1-0 lead and bag crucial ICC World Cup Super League points.

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Earlier, there was a delay in the commencement of the play due to the rain in the city and it became a 40-overs-per-side contest. India National Cricket Team won the toss and opted to bowl first in the match.

Batter Ruturaj Gaikwad and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi made their ODI debuts for India. On the other hand, Heinrich Klaasen, Janneman Malan and Tabraiz Shamsi were back in South Africa playing XI for the ODI game.

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Quinton de Kock. Pic Credits: Twitter

Quinton de Kock and Janneman Malan opened the innings for the Proteas and batted cautiously. They looked decent out in the middle and had a 49-run stand in 73 balls before pace bowler Shardul Thakur cleaned up Janneman Malan for 22 in the 13th over.

Soon, Shardul also castled skipper Temba Bavuma for 8 in the 15th over with an absolute jaffa. In the very next over, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav castled Aiden Markram for a 5-ball duck with an absolutely incredible delivery.

Meanwhile, wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock fell just 2 runs short of a half-century as he got out LBW at the score of 48. His Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) teammate in the Indian Premier League (IPL), leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, was the one to bag his wicket.

David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen
David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen. Pic Credits: Twitter

Then, David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen displayed a batting masterclass. Both the batters looked in good touch against Indian bowlers and they batted with a good strike rate. They had an unbeaten 138-run partnership in 103 balls.

Heinrich Klaasen smashed 74 runs off 64 balls and David Miller scored 75 runs off 63 balls. In the end, the Proteas posted 246 for 4.

During the run-chase, Indian openers – Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan – got out after scoring just 3 and 4 runs respectively.

Debutant Ruturaj Gaikwad batted awfully and scored 42-ball 19 while Ishan Kishan scored poor 20 runs off 37 balls.

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Meanwhile, the 27-year-old Shreyas Iyer played one of his best knocks in international cricket. He smashed fantastic 50 runs off 37 balls, including 8 fours.

Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson ( PC Twitter)

Then, Sanju Samson and Shardul Thakur had a brilliant 93-run partnership in 66 balls, before the latter was cleaned up by Lungi Ngidi for 33.

In the end, wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson played an outstanding knock and smashed 4 boundaries in the last over when India needed 30 runs off 6 balls to win. However, his efforts were not enough and India faced defeat in the match. The star wicketkeeper-batter smashed 86 runs off 63 balls, including 9 fours and 3 sixes.

Here’s How Twitter Reacted To The ODI Series Opener Between India and South Africa:

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