New Delhi: In a very exciting match, India had to face defeat by 9 runs. At one time, India was looking out of the match. But first Shreyas Iyer’s half-century and then Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 86 brought India into the match.
Sanju Samson had brought India very close to the impossible victory. However, Sanju could not win India. South Africa have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
After the defeat in the first ODI, Indian team captain Shikhar Dhawan said that this game was very great. Very proud of the way the team played. We didn’t get a good start. But Shreyas Iyer, Samson and Shardul batted brilliantly. Our fielding was also average. But this is a good learning for us.
The first ODI between India and South Africa was played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. In this match, Indian captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and decided to field first. Batting first after losing the toss, the South African team scored 249 runs for 4 wickets in 40 overs.
In this way, the Indian team got a target of 250 runs in 40 overs to win the first match. South Africa’s middle-order batsmen David Miller and Henry Klaasen played a brilliant innings. David Miller scored 75 runs off 63 balls.
He hit 5 fours and 3 sixes during his innings. At the same time, Henry Klaasen scored 74 runs off 65 balls. Henry Klaasen hit 6 fours and 2 sixes during his innings.