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1st ODI: South Africa Beat India By 31 Runs, Take 1-0 Lead
By: TP News
Date: 1/20/2022 12:27:45 AM
New Delhi:India’s inexperienced middle-order wasn’t up to the task as South Africa went 1-0 up in the ODI series after beating India by 31 runs in the first ODI.
Skipper Temba Bavuma scored 110 off 143 balls, while Rassie van der Dussen blasted an unbeaten 129 off 96 balls to lift South Africa from 68 for three to close to 296 for four. The duo added 204 runs for the fourth wicket. For India, Jasprit Bumrah (2/48) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1/53) were among the wicket-takers.
India ended at 265/8 with Shikhar Dhawan top-scoring with 79.
Brief Scores:
South Africa: 296 for 4 in 50 overs (Rassie van der Dussen 129 not out, Temba Bavuma 110; Jasprit Bumrah 2/48).
India: 265 for 8 in 50 overs. (S Dhawan 79, V Kohli 51; Andile Phehlukawayo 2/26).