SA beat IND 1st ODI: India lose by 31 runs – India’s post-Virat Kohli era began with a crushing 31-run defeat to South Africa in the 1st ODI at Boland Park. Some poor decision making from stand-in captain KL Rahul, middle-order failure and twin centuries from Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen helped South Africa take a 1-0 lead despite Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and Shardul Thakur’s half-centuries. Follow India vs South Africa Live Updates on InsideSport.
SA skipper Temba Bavuma opted to bat first winning the toss. While it seemed KL Rahul would be a happy man with losing the toss after Jasprit Bumrah sent Janneman Malan back early, it wasn’t the case. It was the mammoth 204-run 4th wicket stand between Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen that haunted India as South Africa posted 296/4 in 50 overs.
SA beat IND 1st ODI: Rigid captaincy, middle-order failure and Bavuma-Dussen tons hand India 31-run thrashing to begin post-Kohli era
South Africa complete a 31-run win 👏🏻
— ICC (@ICC) January 19, 2022
The hosts go 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series 🎉
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But skipper KL Rahul will also have to take responsibility for the embarrassing loss. Despite talking at length about the need of a sixth bowler in ODIs, he stuck to his five bowling options and didn’t call Venkatesh Iyer for even an over.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya was shown the door due to his lack of bowling action. But after under-utilising Venkatesh Iyer in the T20I series against NZ, he was not even called for an over even when India’s five regular bowlers failed to take wickets and break the partnership. In the end, Temba Bavuma scored 110 while Rassie van der Dussen smashed unbeaten 129 as South Africa posted 296.
“Venkatesh Iyer was not brought on as there was turn on the wicket and the spinners were doing well. Fast bowlers were not used much in the middle, and the spinners were employed,” Shikhar Dhawan said after the match.
SA beat IND 1st ODI: Rigid captaincy, middle-order failure and Bavuma-Dussen tons hand India 31-run thrashing to begin post-Kohli era
During the chase, India were off to a steady start with Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul putting up a 46-run stand. After KL Rahul was dismissed, Virat Kohli and Dhawan brought up a 92-run partnership, taking India to 136/1. Kohli smashed 63rd ODI fifty while Dhawan slammed 79 off 84.
But Shikhar Dhawan’s wicket triggered a collapse. From 136/1, India were down to 199/7 in just 13 overs. The middle-order once again failed with Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Venkatesh Iyer all failing to make a mark with the bat.
However, India will be happy with how Shardul Thakur batted. His 50 off 43 will boost India’s lower-order confidence while also give India a lot to think about the seam-bowling all-rounder option.
SA beat IND 1st ODI: Rigid captaincy, middle-order failure and Bavuma-Dussen tons hand India 31-run thrashing to begin post-Kohli era
SA beat IND 1st ODI: India Innings: 265/8 (50), lost by 31 runs
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul (C) | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 70.59 | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 79 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 94.05 | |
| Virat Kohli | 51 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 80.95 | |
| Rishabh Pant (WK) | 16 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 | |
| Shreyas Iyer | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53.85 | |
| Shardul Thakur | 50 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 116.28 | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 60.87 | |
| Extra | 13 (b 2, w 11, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 265/8 (50) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Yuzvendra Chahal | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Marco Jansen | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 5.44 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.20 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 10 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 6.40 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 10 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 5.20 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 5.20 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | 1-46 | 8.3 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 2-138 | 25.3 |
| Virat Kohli | 3-152 | 28.2 |
| SS Iyer | 4-181 | 33.5 |
| Rishabh Pant | 5-183 | 34.1 |
| VR Iyer | 6-188 | 35.5 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 7-199 | 38.3 |
| B Kumar | 8-214 | 42.2 |
SA beat IND 1st ODI: Rigid captaincy, middle-order failure and Bavuma-Dussen tons hand India 31-run thrashing to begin post-Kohli era
296/4 (50)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock (WK) | 27 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 65.85 | |
| Janneman Malan | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Temba Bavuma (C) | 110 | 143 | 8 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| Aiden Markram | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 129 | 96 | 9 | 4 | 134.38 | |
| David Miller | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 18 (b 0, w 9, nb 3, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 296/4 (50) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | AL Phehlukwayo, M Jansen, KA Maharaj, T Shamsi, L Ngidi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 10 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 4.80 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 6.40 |
| Shardul Thakur | 10 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 5.30 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 5.30 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| JN Malan | 1-19 | 4.2 |
| Q de Kock | 2-58 | 15.1 |
| AK Markram | 3-68 | 17.4 |
| T Bavuma | 4-272 | 48.1 |
SA beat IND 1st ODI: Rigid captaincy, middle-order failure and Bavuma-Dussen tons hand India 31-run thrashing to begin post-Kohli era
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