South Africa win by 31 runs to take the ODI series 1-0 over India

The 1st ODI series between India vs South Africa was held in Boland Park in Paarl. KL was leading the ODI team in absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bat against India. South Africa lost 3 wickets early but manage to set a big target of 297.The hosts restricted the visitors to 265/8 in 50 overs after scoring 297 runs

Shikhar Dhawan, Shardul Thakur and Virat Kohli each made half-centuries for India, but the rest of the team could not support them. Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi and Lungi Ngidi took two wickets each, while Aiden Markram and Keshav Maharaj took one wicket each. South Africa posted 296/4 in 50 overs following hundreds by Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen. For their fourth wicket, they added 204 runs, which is their second-highest partnership in ODIs against India. India’s Jasprit Bumrah claimed two wickets, while Ravichandran Ashwin got one.