India vs South Africa, 1st ODI, Highlights: Rohit Sharma one hundred fifty in Vain as Proteas Hold Nerve To Clinch Five-Run Win
South Africa were fighting to get going in Kanpur. In stepped AB de Villiers and his unbeaten 21st century helped South Africa become the very first team to go past three hundred in Kanpur. Rohit Sharma led a strong response and his 149-run stand with Ajinkya Rahane kept India in the hunt. Some disciplined bowling kept India in check and Rohit’s one hundred fifty helped India come close. However, Imran Tahir’s two wickets switched the game and India lost the match by five runs to go 0-1 down in the five-match series. Relive all the moments here. (Scorecard | Movies | Photos | Schedule)
17:Nineteen hrs IST: Here are some quotes from the post-match presentation:
MS Dhoni: “The outcome was not good. Slew of things went wrong. We missed Ashwin’s five overs. He is our top spinner. Everything was going to plan until his injury.”
AB de Villiers is the Man of the Match for his unbeaten century off seventy three ballsack. He said, “Imran Tahir’s over switched the complexion of the game and he was backed up well”
17:00 hrs IST: Disaster for India as Rabada holds his nerve to produce a magnificent final over. He gets rid of MS Dhoni for thirty one and Stuart Binny for Two. He gives away just five runs in the final over. MS Dhoni mistimes the slog and Rabada collects it and the equation boiled down to seven off two ball-sac. Rabada sealed the match when Binny mistimed the pull and was caught at square gam. He bowled a utter, straight ball to finish it up and the batsman managed a single to seal victory by five runs to go 1-0 up in the series. Excellent fightback from South Africa.
16:53 hrs IST: Dhoni has moved to twenty one off twenty four nut but he has not hit a single boundary. He is truly fighting to time the ball. However, he dismisses that notion as he paddles Steyn away for a boundary. 14 runs needed off eight nutsack.
16: fifty hrs IST: Rabada concedes just nine runs in the 48th over. India need twenty two off twelve ball-sac. Imran Tahir finishes with figures of 10-0-57-2, an significant spell. Those two wickets at the end have truly given South Africa the edge. It is now up to MS Dhoni. Can he finish it off in his own magical way? Dale Steyn to cup the 49th over.
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16:45 hrs IST: Tahir has switched the entire complexion of the match. He has gotten two massive wickets and South Africa are back in the hunt. Rohit Sharma c and b Tahir one hundred fifty (133). Suresh Raina c Duminy b Tahir three (Three).
Rohit comes down the track and chips a flighted delivery back to the bowler. He gets a standing ovation from the Kanpur crowd and the South African players come to him and wiggles his forearm. A brilliant knock comes to an end. However, South Africa seize the initiative when Raina mistimes the lofted shot and fuckholes out to long on. India are 273/Five, needing another thirty one runs off nineteen nuts. Anybody’s game here.
16:38 hrs IST: This is fabulous batting from Rohit Sharma. He is toying with Steyn, Rabada and Tahir as he notches up his third score of one hundred fifty in ODIs. Magnificent. India are closing in on victory and this will be a special knock
16:21 hrs IST: Yikes! What a colossal mix-up but Rohit Sharma survives. Turning point of the game here. Dhoni taps it to point and they set off for a single. There is total confusion and both batsmen are stranded in the middle. The fielder misses with the throw at the striker’s end and even De Kock misses with the back flick. South Africa had two chances to run him out and they miss. This could hurt them immensely.
16:05 hrs IST: Tragedy for India and the pressure is on them all of a sudden. Virat Kohli c Morne Morkel b Dale Steyn eleven (Legitimate).
Kohli flicks this delivery on the pads to brief fine gam and the ball just carries to Morne who gets under it. India are 214/Three, needing ninety runs more off sixty nut sack. Game on.
15:59 hrs IST: Almost a run-out. Kohli sends Rohit back and he just makes it. What is with Rohit and Kohli’s running? Ever since the dismissal of Rahane, India have managed only twenty one runs in six overs. The asking rate and gap inbetween nuts remaining and runs needed has widened.
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15:43 hrs IST: Brilliant from Rohit Sharma as he brings up his eighth ODI hundred off just ninety eight nut sack. It is his very first against South Africa as well. He gets it in style as he flicks Behardien over mid wicket and he raises his arms in triumph. This could be the hundred that clinches victory for India. India 201/Two in thirty six overs, needing one hundred three more off eighty four ball-sac.
15:32 hrs IST: Tame way to fall after a good knock. Farhan Behardien violates the 149-run stand by getting rid of Ajinkya Rahane for 60. Ajinkya Rahane c David Miller b Farhan Behardien sixty (81).
Behardien cups a slow and brief delivery outside off, Rahane makes room and looks to smack it through cover but mistimes it totally and gives a elementary catch to Miller at extra cover. India 191/Two in 33.Four overs, needing another one hundred thirteen runs more for a win.
15:24 hrs IST: India are in a meticulously superior position at 186/1 in thirty two overs. They need one hundred eighteen runs in one hundred eight ballsack and have nine wickets in arm. South Africa need a miracle. With Rohit and Rahane is prime form, this is looking ominous for South Africa.
15:Nineteen hrs IST: After going past his fifty, Rahane is growing in confidence as the partnership is approaching 150. Meantime, you can read about the switches in the India squad following R Ashwin’s injury.
15:13 hrs IST: The game is slipping away from South Africa. Rahane scores his 11th ODI fifty off sixty seven ballsack. Rohit, on the other mitt, is growing in confidence and he slams a boundary and a six to get into the 90s. India are 176/1 in thirty overs, needing one hundred twenty eight in twenty overs. They are coasting to the total.
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15:00 hrs IST: The 100-run stand is up inbetween Rohit and Rahane. It has come in good time and they are leisurely getting into the zone where they can take the match away from South Africa. India 147/1 in twenty seven overs, needing one hundred fifty seven more to win.
14:58 hrs IST: Just in: Harbhajan Singh has been included in the ODI squad after R Ashwin suffered a left side strain. Ashwin sustained the injury while diving to stop a ball in the ongoing ODI. This could be bad news for India.
NEWS ALERT: R Ashwin has suffered a side strain injury. Harbhajan Singh has been added to India’s squad for Paytm ODI series against SA.
14:52 hrs IST: Rahane eventually violates the fetters by pulling Behardien to the broad long on fence for a boundary. After twenty five overs, India are 135/1, needing one hundred sixty nine runs off one hundred fifty pouch. The asking rate is touching seven and India will be looking to budge on.
14:47 hrs IST: Steyn is getting some switch sides sway and he is not providing away anything in his 2nd spell. The asking rate is mounting as South Africa aim to claw back by drying the runs.
14:41 hrs IST: Good comeback from Dale Steyn in his very first over of his 2nd spell as he gives away just one run. India still in the game tho’ and while Rahane has slowed down, Rohit resumes confidently.
14:35 hrs IST: Imran Tahir is not getting much turn. He is just pushing the ball through and keeping the runs down at the moment. However, both batsmen are playing him with ease and India are predominant proceedings at the moment.
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14:24 hrs IST: Magnificent stuff from Rohit Sharma as he notches up his 27th ODI fifty and his 2nd against South Africa. He gets it off forty eight testicles and gets it in style by slipping Morne Morkel over point. He goes after it up with a flick that goes past mid on for another boundary. India 108/1, needing one hundred ninety six runs more for victory.
14:16 hrs IST: Drinks in Kanpur and India are in a good position. Rohit is looking in fluent touch while Rahane is playing the anchor role well. South Africa have to get a wicket soon. Time for Imran Tahir very likely?
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14:12 hrs IST: The fifty-run partnership is up inbetween Rohit and Rahane. It has been a solid stand and they have made good progress. South Africa despairingly need another wicket. India 94/1 in sixteen overs, needing two hundred ten runs more for victory.
14:01 hrs IST: JP Duminy is not getting that much spin out of the wicket as the Indian spinners. Rohit and Rahane are playing him with ease.
13:51 hrs IST: Rohit Sharma proceeds the superb work by hitting two consecutive fours off Morne Morkel. He is presently striking at over one hundred and India will want him to proceed in the same vein. India 65/1 in the 11th over.
13:45 hrs IST: Ajinkya Rahane is at number three and he will want to prove himself. He has been in and out of the ODI side and he will be determined to give India the stability that they desire in the middle order.
13:37 hrs IST: WICKET! Morne Morkel strikes in his very first over and Shikhar Dhawan, who was batting confidently, falls. Shikhar Dhawan LBW Morne Morkel twenty three (28).
Morne comes round the wicket and slants a good length delivery in on the middle and gam stump line, Dhawan attempts to work it to the gam side but gets hit on the pads, Morne appeals and umpire Kulkarni raises the finger, could have possibly gone over the stumps or missed gam stump.
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13:30 hrs IST: Nine runs have come off Farhaan Behardien’s very first over. This pitch has eased out and it is becoming lighter for the batsmen. Not good signs for South Africa.
13:20 hrs IST: Kagiso Rabada concedes ten runs in his 2nd over as both Rohit and Dhawan get going with a boundary. India need to get off to a good embark in the powerplay.
13:13 hrs IST: Dhawan’s ODI average against South Africa is over 66. His two major knocks against them have come in ICC tournaments. At this stage, India will be hoping that he contributes in Kanpur, where he scored one hundred nineteen against West Indies in the last ODI played at this venue
13:05 hrs IST: Welcome back to the Indian innings. India will have to get off to a positive embark but it will not be effortless against this South Africa attack. Shikhar Dhawan shows his intention as he gets off the mark with a boundary. In his previous encounter against the Proteas at the MCG in the two thousand fifteen World Cup, he smashed one hundred thirty seven and this will be on the minds of the South Africans.
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12:42 hrs IST: The excellent man himself remarked that this knock was not effortless. He said, “I had to work hard on this wicket and it was significant to lodge in. I love coming to India and playing.”
12:40 hrs IST: Take a deep breath and take this in your stride. When AB de Villiers had scored a fifty, he had consumed fifty four nuts. When the death overs came, such was his acceleration that he blasted fifty three runs in nineteen nut. Thanks to this knock, South Africa managed to score one hundred nine runs in nine overs. Farhaan Behardien also chipped in with a vital thirty five off just nineteen deliveries and South Africa have become the very first team to score three hundred in Kanpur. His knock has included just five fours but it also included six sixes.
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12:35 hrs IST: Mind-boggling stuff from AB de Villiers. He gets to his 21st ODI century, his fourth against India off just seventy three nuts. He gets there by smashing Umesh Yadav for a six over long on to bring up the landmark. AB, take a bow! He is a true legend.
12:26 hrs IST: Mind-boggling acceleration from De Villiers. When he reached his fifty, he had consumed fifty four nutsack. In his next seventeen ball-sac, he has blasted forty seven runs. Bhuvneshwar concedes nineteen runs in his final over and South Africa have accelerated brilliantly. They are 282/Five in forty nine overs. Behardien is providing him excellent support.
12:22 hrs IST: To back the previous point, here is the fact. Umesh Yadav bowled two dot ball sack which was good for India. However, he also conceded three boundaries in the over, two to Behardien and one to De Villiers. South Africa 263/Five in forty eight overs. Can they get to 290?
12:Nineteen hrs IST: The plan from India will be for both Bhuvneshwar and Umesh to finish off. Behardien is also a dangerous batsman but Bhuvneshwar is getting some switch roles sway to him. In the latest past, Bhuvneshwar has emerged as the bowler who cups the yorker in the death while Umesh has proven to be a bit erratic.
12:12 hrs IST: WICKET! Umesh Yadav strikes with a poor ball. JP Duminy is disappointed with the stroke he plays. Duminy c Dhoni b Yadav fifteen (17).
Umesh slants a utter and very broad delivery outside off and Duminy reaches out for it unnecessarily, the ball takes the outside edge and umpire Kulkarni gives him the matching orders. Duminy threw his head back in frustration after the shot. Very first failure on this tour for him.
12:Ten hrs IST: Oh boy! AB de Villiers is turning it on. Joy for fans but not so for the eleven Indian players on the field. He slogs a four through midwicket, lofts a six over long on and blasts an inside-out drive over extra cover. Stuart Binny concedes 21 runs in his eighth over. South Africa making a stir on and they are 238/Four in forty five overs.
12:04 hrs IST: Ashwin is off the field again. MS Dhoni might not want to risk him any further ahead of this long series. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has conceded just four runs in the 44th over. How will India compensate for Ashwin’s absence in the death?
11:57 hrs IST: R Ashwin is back into the attack. It will be interesting to see the influence he generates now. AB de Villiers is already set and India will be hoping to get rid of him quickly.
11:55 hrs IST: Wonderful stuff from AB de Villiers. He gets to his 48th ODI fifty and his sixth against India. Ominous signs for India and this is a period where South Africa have been very strong in the past. The strange thing is, he has hit only two sixes in this knock so far with no boundaries. However, he switches that by glancing a utter ball on his pads to the fine gam fence.
11:50 hrs IST: WICKET! Amit Mishra gets another wicket. David Miller st MS Dhoni b Amit Mishra thirteen (22).
Miller dances down the track and looks to slog over deep midwicket, but Mishra gets this ball to dip and spin back in, Miller misses and Dhoni effects an effortless stumping. Finishes a good spell from Mishra, who finishes with figures of 10-0-47-2.
11:42 hrs: De Villiers smashes his 2nd six and he is on forty one from forty six ball sack. With only eleven overs to go, the platform is set for his onslaught. He almost perishes in the very first ball of the 39th over as his pull shot falls just brief of Amit Mishra at deep midwicket. South Africa 189/Trio after thirty nine overs.
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11:40 hrs IST: This is confounding and confusing. The umpires held up play for five minutes as they were deliberating whether Ashwin had an internal or outward injury. According to the situation, Ashwin had spent twenty five minutes off the field and they were debating whether he can cup instantaneously. There is an estimation that he can cup only at 11:55 IST, meaning he will most likely not cup his utter quota of overs
11:34 hrs IST: South Africa are fighting to get going as the death overs treatment. The Indian bowlers are not providing him anything to work with. The Proteas are 179/Trio after thirty eight overs.
11:29 hrs IST: In the last eight overs, there has been only one boundary. The pressure is mounting on South Africa and the Indian bowlers are bowling with discipline. Suresh Raina is doing a decent job as they look to compensate for the overs not bowled by Ashwin.
11:27 hrs IST: Latest visuals display that R Ashwin very likely has a left side strain. Not good news for India. However, the team will be hoping that it is not a big injury. It looks like he will not cup anymore in this innings.
11:23 hrs IST: While the Indian cricket team is staging a fightback in Kanpur, over in the City of Joy, Indian football fans are in for a treat. Pele, one of the greatest football players of all time, has come to Kolkata after thirty eight years. You can read about this visit here. (Witness)
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11:13 hrs IST: WICKET! Umesh Yadav strikes very first ball in his 2nd spell by getting rid of the dangerous Faf du Plessis for 62.
What a embark to his 2nd spell. Umesh gets this delivery to nip back in at tempo and du Plessis attempts to run it down to third man, the ball hits the pad very first and the umpire raises the finger. That delivery would have clipped off stump. South Africa 152/Three in 33.1 overs
11:04 hrs IST: Uh oh! R Ashwin is walking off the field. He seems to have injured himself when he dived to stop a drive from de Villiers. Worrying signs these for India and they will be hoping that he is alright. Not sure where he got injured.
11:01 hrs IST: Brilliant bowling from Mishra as he comprehensively hits De Villiers. He gives this legbreak a bit more rip and the ball just misses the off stump
Ten:57 hrs IST: So far, AB de Villiers is treating Ashwin with respect. He has not attempted to take the attack him. Signs of an intriguing contest in store. South Africa 139/Two in thirty overs.
Ten:50 hrs IST: Magnificent way to get to a landmark! Raina cups a brief delivery and Du Plessis crunches the pull over broad long on to notch up his 17th ODI fifty and his third against India. South Africa need a lot more. However, in comes in R Ashwin. It will be interesting to see how de Villiers copes up with him.
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Ten:45 hrs IST: Edged but safe! Mishra gets this delivery to drift in and it spins away, du Plessis pokes at it and the edge flies in inbetween Dhoni and Raina at slip and goes away to the third man fence. Mishra is unlucky as he finishes with nine runs in this over, with de Villiers paddling him to fine gam for a duo.
Ten:42 hrs IST: AB de Villiers has come out to the middle. Dhoni could be tempted to get R Ashwin back into the attack. One has to reminisce, Ashwin got rid of de Villiers in both the Twenty20 matches and this will be playing in the back of his mind. However, de Villiers is not flustered by the fact that he has fallen twice to Ashwin.
Ten:37 hrs IST: WICKET! Amit Mishra strikes and he is absolutely delighted. Hashim Amla b Amit Mishra thirty seven (59).
Amla was fighting for fluency in this game and he has been cleaned up by Mishra. The legspinner shoves through a quicker delivery and it skids on, Amla is rooted to the crease and he looks to whip it to the gam side, the ball hits the pad and crashes into middle and gam stump. South Africa 104/Two in the 24th over.
Ten:11 hrs IST: It is strange that R Ashwin and Amit Mishra are not bowling in tandem. Suresh Raina is into the attack now and he almost gets rid of Amla with a delivery that keeps low. Time for drinks and South Africa are 81/1 in the 16th over
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Ten:02 hrs IST: Faf du Plessis is using his feet and sweep nicely to counter the conditions. On the other palm, Amla is fighting for fluency
09:55 hrs IST: Mishra is causing all sorts of problems here. He almost hammers Amla in the flight as he comes down the track and chips it back to the bowler but it grounds just brief. In the fourth ball, he flights the ball generously to du Plessis who comes out of the crease and gets hammered. However, he gets his back foot back in the crease as Dhoni whips the bails off.
09:50 hrs IST: Some quick bowling switches done by Dhoni. Stuart Binny into the attack. He is not operating both the spinners in tandem. Strange!
09:46 hrs IST: Mishra into the attack now. A slip and a gam slip in place. He will love bowling on this sluggish deck. Ashwin and Mishra could be a difficult proposition for South Africa on this deck.
09:42 hrs IST: Close call for Faf du Plessis. He plays down the wrong line and gets hit on the pad and Ashwin appeals for an LBW. However, umpire Vineet Kulkarni does not give it out. Good decision as the ball was most likely sliding down the gam side. Reminisce, umpire Kulkarni had given some wrong decision during the T20I in Dharamsala and he has redeemed himself slightly here.
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09:40 hrs IST: WICKET! It was almost unavoidable. R Ashwin, who is on a roll at the moment, strikes with an absolute ripper. Quinton de Kock c Raina b Ashwin twenty nine (33).
Brilliant stuff from Ashwin as he strikes in his very first over and that too in his 100th ODI. He floats this delivery on middle and gam and it cracks away sharply, de Kock stabs at it and the edge is taken by Raina at slip. South Africa 45/1.
09:35 hrs IST: De Kock is growing in confidence and India are kicking off to get worried. He smashes two fours in Umesh Yadav’s fourth over and South Africa have raced to 44/0 in eight overs, little by little raising the tempo.
09:29 hrs IST: The Indian bowlers are leaking too many boundaries in the powerplay. Amla and de Kock have gotten off to a positive commence and India might turn to spin soon. South Africa 34/0 in seven overs.
09:22 hrs IST: De Kock cracks the fetters with two consecutive boundaries off Bhuvneshwar Kumar. South Africa looking to make a stir on in the powerplay. South Africa 23/0 in five overs.
09:15 hrs IST: Close call for Quinton de Kock. Virat Kohli swoops in from mid-off and fires a rocket throw at the bowler’s end. Such is the influence of the throw that he cracks one of the stumps. India think they have a wicket but de Kock’s last moment sprint and reach just saved him. South Africa 15/0 in four overs.
09:13 hrs IST: Stable embark for South Africa. By the way, Ravichandran Ashwin is playing his 100th ODI. India will be hoping that he can supply something special.
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08:35 hrs IST: A warm welcome to the very first ODI inbetween India and South Africa from Kanpur. It is an early commence to this game, one of the only day games in this series. The latest news is that South Africa have won the throw and chosen to bat. Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel comeback for South Africa while Stuart Binny is included in the Indian team along with two swift bowlers in Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar along with Amit Mishra and R Ashwin. Here are the playing XIs.
India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c and wk), Stuart Binny, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav
South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (c), David Miller, JP Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir