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So it finishes in one day?
So it finishes in one day?
Sharam karo middle order wale
Bowler ne half century kar diya aur tumlog 20 tak nahi pohunch paye 🤔
He deserves the cheering
Served his team far more than the other batters today ❤️
Even Kohli with his half century wasn't upto the mark
Sharam karo middle order wale
Bowler ne half century kar diya aur tumlog 20 tak nahi pohunch paye 🤔
Seriously, they all need to doob maring in chullu bhar paani mein
Yup it finished just now with India losing 😭
2 more matches to go in this series now..
Originally posted by: SoniRSippu21
Seriously, they all need to doob maring in chullu bhar paani mein
Doob to waise bhi rahe hai
Ab thoda tairna seekh jaye to accha rahega 🤔
KL Rahul- "There's so much to learn, KL Rahul says. "We started really well and couldn't get wickets in the middle. I didn't bat after the 20th over so I don't know if the pitch changed, but Virat and Shikhar said it was a good wicket to bat on once you were set. Unfortunately we couldn't get those partnerships in the middle."
It was a game that India should have had in the bag given how they were cruising at one stage. In both innings in fact, they let the advantage slip out of their grasp having first reduced South Africa to 68/3 before an incredible resurrection led by Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen set up a 297-run target.
In what was a seamless stand of 79, Dhawan put away the loose deliveries to the fence while Kohli followed soon after with a half century. In between the two milestones though, both the batsmen were put down as the hosts managed to bag three wickets in as many overs. It was a comeback effort for the visitors to even take the game close.
Eventually, it was too tall an ordeal as a couple more wickets fell at regular intervals. India managed to bat out the 50 overs but that was just about all they could salvage, barring Shardul Thakur notching up his maiden ODI half-century. Thakur put up an unbeaten stand of 51 off 48 deliveries along with Jasprit Bumrah but the game was way beyond their reach. The middle-order failed to rise up to the occasion and that ended up costing India this contest.
Due credit to skipper Bavuma and all of his plans though - they just worked like a charm alright! From Markram opening the bowling to Ngidi and Phehlukwayo being held back for their change ups to come into effect once the ball got softer, everything South Africa did turned into gold. The wicket did end up two-paced later on but the shot selection of the Indian batters left a lot to be desired. Quite a bit to work on with regards to that aspect before they return to try and attain series parity in a couple of days' time at this very venue.
KL Rahul (India Captain): We started off really well but we didn't get wickets in the middle, we will look to see how we can stop the opposition in those middle overs and obviously the middle order couldn't get going, we got a good start, we were on par for the first 20 - 25 overs, thought we will chase it down comfortably. I didn't bat on for 20 overs, I honestly don't know how the pitch behaved but speaking to Virat and Shikhar said it was easy to bat on, just had to spend time in the middle and runs were easy to come, unfortunately we didn't string partnerships later on. Two players in the oppositions when they get hundreds, you more often get close to 300 which they did, we needed someone like that, take it deep and chase it down. Every game is important to us, we go out there, try and win the game for our country, give our best. We have the World Cup in mind, getting the best players in the park, it's always a great learning.
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