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Samson shines but India lose to SA
India 240-8 (40/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Swing and miss for Avesh as he tries to attack Rabada and he does the same next ball.
He would be better taking a single and giving the strike back to the well-set Samson.
Avesh miscues the third ball high on the off-side as Ngidi runs back but fails to hold on despite a great effort and two runs means Samson is off strike again.
Avesh makes room and attempts another big swing but fails to connect.
Avesh gets bat on ball but only ends up slicing a high catch to Bavuma on the off-side.
Another wicket for Rabada as Bishnoi falls off the last ball but he has to walk back as the pacer has overstepped to concede a no-ball.
Spinner Shamsi to bowl the final over. He starts with a wide before Samson swings the first ball over midwicket for a six to bring the fans to their feet at the Ekana Stadium.
The next ball is again short as Samson pulls it for a four through square leg.
India need 19 from 4 balls.
Shamsi gives it some flight and this time Samson lofts it back over the bowler's head for a four.
15 from 3 balls
Samson misses out as he fails to get hold of the slog sweep for a vital dot ball
The match is out of India's reach with 15 needed from 2 balls.
Samson comes down the track and drives the penultimate ball straight down the ground for a four.
He comes down the track but only for a single on the leg side.
Samson finishes unbeaten on a good innings of 86 from 63 balls but India lose the first ODI by nine runs.
The second ODI will be played in Ranchi on Sunday, October 9, 2022.
India need 37 from 2 overs
Ngidi to bowl the 38th over. The first ball is a wide outside the off-stump before Samson glances a full toss past short fine leg for a four.
India 213-7 (38/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Ngidi to bowl the 38th over. The first ball is a wide outside the off-stump before Samson glances a full toss past short fine leg for a four.
He goes for a big shot down the ground but only for a single down to long-on.
Ngidi dents India's hopes with the wicket of Thakur, who is caught by Maharaj on the off-side, after a good hand of 33 from 31 balls.
Kuldeep Yadav perishes for a first-ball duck as he slices the slower ball high and is caught on the off-side.
Avesh Khan sensibly takes a single to give Samson the strike before Ngidi bowls a wide.
Samson can't connect off the last ball, leaving India to get 37 from the last two overs.
India need 45 from 3 overs
India 205-5 (37/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Shamsi to bowl the 36th over. This could be India's big opportunity to hit a few sixes and keep themselves in the hunt.
Samson clips the first in the gap through square leg for two runs to complete his fifty from 49 balls -- his second half-century in ODIs, and then takes a single.
Thakur goes hard but only for a single and Samson again clips the ball in the gap through midwicket for two runs.
Samson comes down the track and swings the spinner over midwicket for a four and pulls the last ball for another four, to get 14 from the over.
India need 59 from 4 overs as Rabada comes back into the attack.
Thakur clubs the first ball back over the bowler's head for a four and slashes the next to sweeper cover for one.
Samson still not looking rushed as he calmly takes a single on the off-side.
Thakur walks across the stumps and paddles the pacer over short fine leg for a four before he again lofts the last ball for another boundary, as Rabada gives away 14 runs.
28 runs from the last two overs, as India need another 45 runs from three overs for victory.
India need 73 from 5 overs
India 177-5 (35/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Maharaj comes back into the attack, to bowl his eighth and final over. He does well to concede five singles in the 34th over with both Shardul and Samson keep to play him out.
Maharaj finishes with splendid figures of 1/23 in eight overs to stifle India in the middle overs.
India need 81 from six overs for victory.
Thakur makes his intent clear as he swings Ngidi across the line but only for one to deep midwicket.
A full delivery which Samson tries to drive but is beaten on the inside edge.
Samson finally takes on the bowler as he swings the short ball high over midwicket for a six and calmly takes one off the last ball.
Samson, Thakur keep India in the hunt
India 164-5 (33/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Parnell is back into the attack. Samson guides the first ball to thirdman for a single and Thakur gets a leg bye next ball, after he is hit high on the pads.
Samson is beaten as he chases a wide delivery before taking another run to thirdman.
Thakur misses the incoming delivery and is hit high on the pads before he keeps out the last ball.
In the next over, Samson has a close shave. He comes down the track to Shamsi and looks to loft the spinner down the ground but gets an inside edge which saves him from the possible stumping.
Shamsi has another huge leg before wicket appeal turned down against Samson. He is quite confident but South Africa don't have any reviews left and wicketkeeper de Kock shows his disappointment.
Samson miscues the pull shot as it goes uppishly but falls in the gap at deep midwicket for just a single.
That appeal was much closer and the visitors will regret finishing off their reviews so quickly in Shamsi's previous over.
India need 92 from eight overs for victory but the two batters out in the middle don't look in any sort of rush.
Samson pulls the second ball from Parnell over midwicket for a four and chops the next on the bounce to point.
The next ball is a bit wide as Samson runs it fine on the off-side for another four.
Without much of a fuss, Samson is slowly looking to change gears and bring India back in the hunt.
He steers the fifth ball to thirdman for one and Thakur takes a single off the last ball.
Shreyas out for 50, India 5 down
India 145-5 (30/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Shamsi, who was hit for 32 runs in three overs, is back into the attack. Samson tops the first ball down to long-on for a single and Thakur swipes the next through square leg for a four.
A single to Thakur before Samson pulls the fourth ball to deep square leg for two runs.
Shamsi strays down the leg side as Samson misses the glance but the ball goes fine off his pads for a leg bye.
South Africa bring back their strike bowler Rabada, looking for another breakthrough to further dent India's chance.
He starts with a no-ball as Samson taps the first ball off the inside half of the bat. He swings hard at the free hit delivery, which is a well-disguised slower ball, for a single to deep midwicket.
Left-arm spinner Shamsi continues. Thakur looks to clip the spinner on the leg side but misses and is struck on the pads. South Africa take the review after the appeal for leg before is turned down.
The ball is turning sharply to miss the leg stump as the visitors lose their first review.
Thakur slaps the next through the covers for a single before Shamsi bowls a leg side wide which evades the keeper for two more extra runs.
Samson comes down the track and drills the full delivery for a four as Parnell dives to his left but is unable to stop the ball cleanly, which goes over the ropes, and he takes a single next ball.
Thakur fails to read the spin again as he plays down the wrong line and is struck on the pads.
This time Shamsi looks quite confident as he manages to convince his captain to take the review for the second time in the over.
Incredibly, the ball is again spinning down to miss the leg stump as South Africa lose both their reviews in the space of six deliveries.
India are 145/5 in 30 overs, needing 105 from 10 overs for victory.
Shreyas out for 50, India 5 down
India 122-5 (27/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Ngidi continues as Shreyas defends the first two balls before he tries to pull the third but is beaten.
He tries the pull shot again but this time he holes out to the fielder at mid-on.
A big breakthrough for South Africa as Shreyas is dismissed after a counter-attacking 50 from 37 balls, having hit eight fours.
Shardul Thakur is beaten first ball he faces as he throws his bat at a length ball pitched wide of the stumps.
The last ball is on the pads as Thakur glances it fine for a four.
The asking rate is inching towards the 10 runs per over mark with 128 needed from 13 overs for victory.
Shreyas slams 33-ball fifty to rally India
India 118-4 (26/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Change in the bowling for South Africa as Maharaj comes into the attack, to bowl the 24th over.
Samson defends the first ball and leaves the next before he blocks the third ball back to the bowler.
Samson at his watchful best as he plays out a maiden over from Maharaj, who has conceded just 12 runs from his six overs.
Ngidi continues as Shreyas defends the first two balls before he pulls a short ball for two runs to deep square leg followed by a single through the covers.
Samson takes a quick run before Shreyas cuts the last ball for a couple of runs.
India are 112/4 in 25 overs, needing another 138 from 15 overs for victory as the asking rate goes above nine.
Maharaj continues as Samson picks a single from the first ball before Shreyas offers no shot to a delivery turning miles.
He plays a clever little late cut, steering it past the slip fielder for a four to the left of the fielder at short thirdman.
Shreyas takes a single from the last ball to race to his fifty from just 33 balls.
Iyer, Samson revive India
India 106-4 (23/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Shreyas pulls Shamsi for a single and Samson pushes the next on the off-side for another run.
Shreyas goes for the slog sweep but gets it off the inside half of the bat with Bavuma making a good stop at leg slip.
Shreyas sweeps the fourth ball past square leg for a four as he continues to bat with positive intent.
He comes down the track and lofts the next ball from Shamsi over midwicket for another four.
Shreyas makes it a hat-trick of fours as he rocks back and punches the short delivery through the covers, to get 14 from the over.
Samson also looking for runs as he steers Parnell square on the off-side for two runs and he steers the fourth ball to thirdman for another run to race to 30 from 18 balls.
Shreyas pulls the next ball to deep square leg for a single and Samson clips the last ball for a single to deep square leg.
Ngidi is back into the attack. Samson guides the first ball towards thirdman for one and Iyer cuts the third ball past point for a four, to bring up India's 100 in the 23rd over.
The fifth ball is on the pads as Samson clips it through square leg for another four and cuts the last ball for two more runs.
India lose 4th wkt; SA in control
Shamsi gets the ball to turn sharply but down the leg side to Shreyas and is called a wide.
India 77-4 (20/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Shamsi gets the ball to turn sharply but down the leg side to Shreyas and is called a wide.
Shreyas counter-attacks as he comes down the track and lofts the bowler back over his head for a four.
The next ball is a trifle short as Shreyas punches it through the covers for a couple of runs.
Shreyas comes down again and has a big swing but this time he gets it off the inside edge on to the pads as the ball goes on the leg side.
He drives the last ball to sweeper cover for a single.
Samson also decides attack is the best way to defend. He comes down the track and launches Shamsi over midwicket for a six to get off the mark in some style.
Parnell, who took 1/11 in four overs in his first spell, is back into the attack. Iyer punches the first ball in the gap through the covers for three runs as the fielder puts in the dive at sweeper cover to save the boundary.
Samson inside edges the next on to his pads before he offers no shot to the next.
Another leave which is way off the mark and is ruled a wide before Samson plays a nice drive through the covers for a single.
Shreyas inside edges the intended drive through the covers as the ball goes past the stumps for a four fine on the leg side and he gets one off the last ball.
At the halfway mark, India are struggling on 76/4 in 20 overs, needing another 174 runs in the remaining 20 overs for victory.
India lose 4th wkt; SA in control
India 51-4 (18/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Kishan also perishes in the next over after a slow 20 from 37 balls. He was struggling against Maharaj, who causes his downfall.
Kishan comes down the track and lunges forward as he fails to get to the pitch but the ball turns sharply to take the inside edge and is taken at leg slip.
Sanju Samson also perishes off the last ball of the over as he is given out leg before wicket. But he immediately reviews it and rightly so as there was a clear inside edge which is confirmed by the UltraEdge.
India reeling on 51/4 in 18 overs.
India lose 3rd wkt; SA in control
India 49-3 (17/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Ngidi starts his new over with a half-tracker which Gaikwad slashes over point for a four to release some pressure.
This is the first boundary for India after a long gap of 41 balls.
He clips the second ball to deep midwicket for one and Kishan cuts the fourth ball powerfully past point for the second four of the over.
India has a close shave as Gaikwad is halfway down looking for a quick run after Kishan hit Ngidi on the off-side but the former survives as the fielder misses the direct hit.
India are 45/2 in 15 overs, as the run rate finally touches the three per over mark.
Maharaj bowling in good areas outside the off-stump to Kishan, who initially decides to sweep before looking to sweep and is struck on the body by the extra bounce.
He comes down the track but Maharaj adjusts his length quite well, as Kishan gets an inside edge on to his pads.
The spinner has kept things tight from his end, giving away just 10 runs from his four overs.
Spin from both ends as left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi comes into the attack.
He starts with a short ball which Gaikwad pulls but can't get it in the gap for a single wide of long-on.
Kishan tries the reverse sweep as he misses but gets the inside edge which goes off his gloves, taking it over the slip fielder for a single.
Sharp turn for Shamsi as Gaikwad is struck on the pads trying to defend off the front foot.
Gaikwad finally succumbs to the pressure. He comes down the track to Shamsi but fails to get to the pitch as the ball goes through the gap between bat and pad.
Wicketkeeper de Kock quick to whip off the bails as Gaikwad makes his way back after a struggling knock of 19 from 42 balls on his ODI debut.
Big turn for Shamsi but down the wrong line as he bowls a wide on the leg side to new batter Shreyas Iyer.
Shamsi beats Iyer with the googly which goes straight on and beats the edge.
India struggle after early wickets
Gaikwad taking his time despite the run rate inching towards the eight-run mark.
India 36-2 (14/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Gaikwad taking his time despite the run rate inching towards the eight-run mark.
He keeps out the first two balls before he runs the third ball down to thirdman for a single and Kishan does the same next ball for another run.
Gaikwad is late into the pull shot as he is hit on the body by Ngidi's short ball.
The last ball is short and wide as Gaikwad slashes it past point for two runs.
In the next over, Kishan mistimes the pull shot off Maharaj but it falls safely over midwicket for a single and Gaikwad taps the third ball for another run.
Kishan is beaten by the quicker delivery which goes on straight on as he tries to run it down to thirdman before he defending the last ball back to the bowler.
India are struggling on 36/2 in 14 overs, scoring at under three per over, with the asking rate climbing to above eight.
India struggle after early wickets
India 30-2 (12/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Spin introduced as left-armer Keshav Maharaj comes into the attack, to bowl the 10th over.
Gaikwad drives the first ball down to long-off for a single before the South Africans appeal for a catch by the wicketkeeper off the boot.
But the ball has clearly bounced before hitting the boot as the decision goes in Kishan's favour.
He comes down the track and smashes the next back to the bowler, who does well to get a hand on it and keep it down to a single.
Maharaj floats a full wide delivery which turns sharply and beats Gaikwad, who then takes a single on the off-side from the next ball and Kishan keeps out the last ball.
India struggling on 24/2 in 10 overs, needing another 226 from 30 overs for victory at an asking rate of 7.5.
Pacer Lungi Ngidi comes into the attack in place of Rabada, who bowled a wonderful first spell of 1/10 in five overs.
Gaikwad defends the first ball back to the bowler and keeps out the next two, before taking a single to thirdman.
Some extra bounce for Ngidi as Kishan somehow steers it towards the slips and then takes one off the last ball.
Maharaj gets some sharp turn but it goes down the leg side to Kishan and is called a wide.
He defends the next before Kishan misses the glance for another wide but South Africa appeal for stumping which is referred to the TV umpire.
There is nothing on the UltraEdge which Kishan's back foot is back in the crease when the bails were taken off by de Kock.
South Africa on the attack with a fielder placed at slip and leg slip for Kishan against Maharaj, who is getting the ball to grip and turn.
Beautifully bowled by Maharaj as Gaikwad is dragged on the front foot by a full delivery which turns away to go past the edge.
The next ball is closer to the stumps and turns away quite a bit as the right-hander is beaten again before he takes a single off the last ball.
India 21-2 (9/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Gaikwad looks to drive Rabada through the off-side but is beaten before he taps the next ball to mid-off for a quick singles from the 11th ball he faces.
Kishan steers the fourth ball to thirdman for another run followed by two more dot balls.
In the next over, Kishan is lucky as he inside edges Parnell but the ball misses the stumps and goes fine on the leg side for a four.
A couple of balls later, he flashes at a wide delivery but is beaten before he edges the next ball which drops short of the slip fielder and plays and misses again last ball.
In the next over, Gaikwad misses the clip off Rabada and is struck high on the pads before he misses out on the pull shot.
He is beaten next ball outside the off-stump before he steers a wide delivery past point for three runs.
Dhawan out for 4; India in trouble
Dhawan uses his feet against Parnell, who drops it short and gets some extra bounce to strike the India captain on his gloves.
India 12-2 (6/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Dhawan uses his feet against Parnell, who drops it short and gets some extra bounce to strike the India captain on his gloves.
He defends the next back to the bowler and keeps out the fourth ball on the off-side.
Dhawan comes down and blocks the fifth ball and leaves the last ball for another maiden over, the second in a row.
Rabada bowls a cracking delivery, pitched on length and swinging away as Gaikwad pushes at it without any footwork and is beaten.
The next ball is also the length ball and moves away as Gaikwad plays and misses again before he inside edges the inswinger on to his pads.
Another length delivery which swings away to go past the edge and Gaikwad pushes the last ball on the leg side.
A hat-trick of maidens for South Africa with India struggling on 8/1 in five overs.
India are dealt another huge blow as Dhawan is bowled off an inside edge by Parnell.
Dhawan walks back for four to leave India reeling on 8/2 in the sixth over.
Ishan Kishan walks in at No 4. He defends the first ball he faces towards point and digs out the yorker and keeps out the next two balls.
He drives the last ball in the gap through the covers for a four to get off the mark, for the first runs for India after 25 dot balls in a row.
Gill out for 3; India lose early wkt
India 8-1 (3/40 ovs) vs SA 249-4 | Scorecard
Captain Shikhar Dhawan walks out to open with Shubman Gill with India needing a good start in the Powerplay against a strong South African bowling attack.
Kagiso Rabada starts off with the ball for the Proteas. Dhawan taps the first ball on the leg side for a single to get off the mark and Gill picks one off the next for his first run of the game.
Dhawan nudges the fourth ball for another run to square leg and Gill plays a nice drive through the covers for a couple of runs before he keeps out the last ball, as five come from the first over.
Left-arm pacer Wayne Parnell from the other end. He starts with a wide down the leg side to Dhawan, who is then beaten chasing a wide delivery and is then struck on the body as Parnell gets some extra bounce.
Parnell bowls a short wide delivery which Dhawan punches through the gap in the covers for two runs and he keeps out the last two balls.
Rabada starts his second over with a wide full delivery which Gill drives to straight to the fielder and keeps out the next.
Rabada gets the early wicket for South Africa as Gill goes for the drive but gets an inside edge which goes back on to his stumps to be bowled for three.
A huge opportunity for Ruturaj Gaikwad as he walks in at No 3. He leaves the first ball he faces before digging out a quick yorker.
A wicket maiden for Rabada as South Africa pile on the early pressure.
Miller, Klaasen steer SA to 249
SA 249-4 (40/40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Siraj is back into the attack. Miller, on 51, gets a lifeline as he fails to get hold of the pull shot but Gaikwad puts down a tough chance running in from deep midwicket.
Klaasen clips the next ball uppishly over square leg for two runs to raise the 100-run stand for the fifth wicket.
He tries the reverse paddle next ball but fails to connect before he makes room and slashes the slower bouncer over point for a four.
He is beaten next ball looking for the big hit and pulls the last ball for a single.
Avesh continues as Klaasen, on 64, looks for the big hit first ball but miscues it high on the leg side. Siraj running in from deep midwicket has enough time to judge it but he fails to hold on despite getting under the catch.
Miller skies the next ball high on the leg side and this time Bishnoi running to his right at deep square leg misses out on the chance as he fails to even to get to the ball.
Avesh's luck continues to go from bad to worse. This time Ishan Kishan messes up an easy stop at point to gift Miller a boundary.
Miller then deposits the short ball over midwicket for a six with the ball boy doing well to take a well-judged catch and gets a loud cheer from the crowd.
16 runs from the over as a luckless Avesh finishes with 51 runs from his eight overs.
South Africa have smashed 47 runs from the last five overs as they look on course to finish in excess of 250.
Leg-spinner Bishnoi to bowl the penultimate over. Miller is struck on the pads as he misses the flick for a leg bye and Klaasen mistimes the loft down the ground for two runs.
He plays an exquisite reverse sweep next ball, getting it over the fielder at short thirdman for a four.
Klaasen tries the same shot next ball but this time he fails to make good connection for a dot ball.
Just two singles from the last two balls as Bishnoi does well to give away just nine runs in the 39th over without a single boundary.
Siraj to bowl the final over. Miller swats the first ball and gets enough power on the shot, to clear the cover fence for a six.
Siraj beats the left-hander with a wide yorker but drives the next past point for two runs.
Siraj beats Miller again with the full wide delivery and he clips the fifth ball for just a single.
Klaasen misses out on the pull shot last ball for another dot ball as South Africa finish on 249/4 in their 40 overs.
Klaasen hit an unbeaten 74 from 65 balls, while Miller stroked 75 from 63 balls as the duo put on 139 runs for the fifth wicket to guide South Africa to safety after a difficult start on a tough wicket.
The match was reduced to 40-over per side after rain delayed the start by more than two hours.
Miller, Klaasen hit 50s to rally SA
SA 207-4 (36/40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Avesh, who has three overs in hand, comes back. Miller is struck on the pads first ball but the leg before shout is turned down with the ball likely to have pitched outside leg stump as India decide against the review.
The next ball goes away as Miller pushes away from his body and is beaten before he takes a single on the off-side.
Two more singles as Avesh does well to concede just three singles in his sixth over.
Thakur comes back from the other end. Miller throws his bat at a short wide delivery but fails to connect and he pulls the next for a single and Klaasen takes one off the next.
Miller pulls the fourth ball off the middle as Ruturaj Gaikwad slides across the turf at deep square leg but fails to stop the boundary.
A high bouncer from Thakur is ruled a wide who keeps strike with a single from the last ball.
In the next over, Miller taps Avesh on the off-side to bring up his fifty from as many balls.
Klaasen also brings up the same landmark in the same over as he pulls Avesh fine on the leg side for two runs, which also brings up South Africa's 200, in the 36th over.
He celebrates the milestone by making room to launch the last ball from Avesh over the cover boundary for a six.
Miller, Klaasen rally South Africa
SA 184-4 (33/40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Thakur, who has two overs in hand, is back for another spell. Singles from the first three balls before Miller pulls the fourth square on the leg side for two runs.
The last ball is down the leg side as Miller clips it through fine leg for a four to continue the flow of run,s with 27 coming from the last three.
Siraj is back from the other end. Klaasen clips the first ball for a single through square leg and Miller flicks the next through midwicket for two runs.
Three more singles from the rest of the over as Siraj gives away six in his sixth over.
Kuldeep, who has one over in hand, is back into the attack. Klaasen mistimes the pull shot but it falls safely on the leg side for a couple of runs.
Two balls later, he attempts the sweep from well outside the off-stump but is beaten.
He rocks back to slaps the fifth ball past point for one and Miller picks a single off the last ball.
Five runs from the over as Kuldeep finishes with 1/39 from his eight overs.
Miller, Klaasen rally South Africa
SA 146-4 (30/40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bishnoi continues to leak runs. A short wide delivery is hit off the backfoot through the covers by Miller for three runs before Klaasen pulls the short ball through midwicket for a four.
Another single as Bishnoi gives away nine in the 29th over, for a total of 61 runs conceded from seven overs.
Klaasen also takes on Kuldeep in the next over, as he plays the inside out lofted shot for a six over the covers.
Nine runs from Kuldeep's seventh over as South Africa look to lift the tempo,.
They are 164/4 in 30 overs, with both Miller (28) and Klaasen (39) looking in good touch.
They would be looking to add another 80-90 runs in the last 10 overs.
India's bowlers keep SA in check
SA 146-4 (28/40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bishnoi starts his new over with a wide to Miller, who misses the sweep, before he looks to loft the next over the leg side but misses and is struck on the pads to collect a bye.
Klaasen slaps the second ball on the off-side for one and Miller does the same next ball.
Miller miscues the last ball high on the off-side but it falls between Dhawan running back from covers and Avesh running in from the deep. Infact, Avesh at long-off should have come charging in but he was content to hold back and let Dhawan attempt it.
Kuldeep is back into the attack. Klaasen pulls the first ball to deep midwicket for a single before Miller attempts the reverse sweep but is beaten. The stumping appeal is referred upstairs by the on-field umpire.
There is nothing on the UltraEdge and Miller's feet are firmly in the crease as the stumping appeal is turned down.
A sharp turning leg-spinner from Kuldeep which Miller avoids hoping for a wide but the umpire is unmoved.
De Kock out for 48; SA 4 down
Spin from both ends as Kuldeep comes back into the attack. Miller sweeps the first ball through midwicket for a four to make his intent clear.
SA 138-4 (26/40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Spin from both ends as Kuldeep comes back into the attack. Miller sweeps the first ball through midwicket for a four to make his intent clear.
A good comeback from Kuldeep as he beats the left-hander with the sharp turning delivery which goes past the edge and also beats the wicketkeeper, who gets a glove on it to concede two byes.
Miller reverse sweeps the third ball square on the off-side for two runs and clips the last ball on the leg side for a single.
In the next over, Miller lofts Bishnoi's flighted delivery back over his head for a straight six and takes one off the next, to race to 20 from 13 balls.
Thakur, who bowled a good first spell of 2/14 in five overs, is back into the attack.
Miller pushes the first two balls into the covers before he is beaten by a full delivery which moves away late and goes past the edge.
Good sharp bouncer from Thakur which is called a wide for height and he taps the next on the leg side for one.
Another quick bouncer which Klaasen is happy to avoid and he clips the last ball towards fine leg for a couple.
Kuldeep Yadav celebrates after dismissing Aiden Markram
De Kock out for 48; SA 4 down
SA 116-4 (23/40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Ravi Bishnoi, who went for 31 runs in his three overs, is back into the attack.
He leaves South Africa in further strife with the key wicket of de Kock, who misses the reverse sweep and is trapped leg before wicket for 48.
The South African took the review more in hope than anything but that was dead in front.
The in-form David Miller facing a rebuilding task with South Africa needing a good partnership to steer them to around the 250-run mark.
Miller looks in good touch as he slaps the short wide delivery through the covers to get off the mark in some style and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.
De Kock, Klaasen steady South Africa
SA 108-3 (22 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Siraj is back into the attack in place of Avesh. De Kock walks across the stumps and paddles the first ball fine on the leg side for a four and takes a single next ball.
Klaasen taps the third ball to square leg for one before the pacer bowls a wide down the leg side.
Another single for de Kock on the leg side followed by a wide.
A good sharp bouncer from Siraj which strikes Klaasen on the shoulder as he tries to avoid it.
The last ball is another quick bouncer and again Klaasen takes his eyes off and gets hit on the gloves before flying over wicketkeeper Samson for a four.
A good contest between Kuldeep and two South African batters, who are using the sweep to disrupt his rhythm.
De Kock tries the revers sweep first ball but can't find the gap before he sweeps the next for one.
Klaasen also sweeps the third ball for another run and de Kock gets the leading edge trying to flick it across the line.
Klaasen gets a huge stride out and attempts the reverse sweep but misses.
Kuldeep strikes; SA lose 3rd wicket
SA 92-3 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Thakur continues as de Kock slaps the first ball through the off-side for a single.
New batter Heinrich Klaasen keeps out the first ball and inside edges the next before he takes a single to get off the mark.
Another single for de Kock as Thakur gives away just three runs in his fifth over.
Kuldeep looking in good rhythm with the ball. De Kock clips the first ball off his pads for a single and Klaasen mistimes the paddle sweep as the top edge goes over the wicketkeeper for one.
Kuldeep gets the leg-spinner to turn away sharply as left-hander de Kock is beaten and he reverse sweeps the next for a single.
Klaasen also looks to the reverse sweep to deal with Kuldeep for another run.
De Kock tries the same shot, hitting it behind point for two more runs, to get six from the 18th over.
Pacer Avesh is back into the attack. He bowls a wide outside the off-stump to Klaasen, who is then beaten by a full delivery which moves away late past the outside edge.
Klaasen keeps out the next couple of balls before he drives the fifth ball straight, uppishly past mid-on for a four.
De Kock drives the first ball of Kuldeep's new over for a single to long-off.
Klaseen sweeps a full toss to deep midwicket for two runs and then sweeps the next square on the leg side for a four.
He tries the reverse sweep off the fifth ball but misses as South Africa reach 92/3 in 20 overs, with de Kock on 40 and Klaasen on 13.
Kuldeep strikes; SA lose 3rd wicket
SA 71-3 (16 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. He starts with the quicker delivery which de Kock taps on the leg side for one.
New batter Aiden Markram gets a leading edge off the next but it falls well short of the bowler.
Kuldeep, from round the wicket, beats the right-hander all ends up with the googly which goes past the outside edge and over the stumps.
Markram again struggles to read Kuldeep's googly as he defends it on the off-side. The next ball comes in and this time Markram making room struggles to keep it out.
Kuldeep ends Markram's misery with a superb delivery which drifts away from the right-hander before it pitches and turns in sharply, going through the gap between bat and pad to crash into the stumps.
Markram walks back for a duck as South Africa slip to 71/3 in 16 overs.
Thakur strikes again; SA 2 down
SA 70-2 (15 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bishnoi starts with a big wide down the leg side to left-hander de Kock for five wides as wicketkeeper Samson fails to stop it and the SA opener picks a single off the next.
Sharp turning leg break as Bavuma is beaten before he gets off the mark, reverse sweeping Bishnoi for a four past point.
To make matters worse, Bishnoi has overstepped to concede a no-ball.
Bavuma goes for the big swing off the next ball but is beaten before he misses out on the pull off a wide down the leg side.
The South Africa captain hits the last ball through the off-side for another four as Bishnoi gives away 16 in his third over.
De Kock has a narrow escape as he inside edges Thakur and the ball misses the stumps and goes fine on the leg side for a four.
Thakur strikes again, this time with the wicket of Bavuma, who is beaten by a cracking inswinger from the pacer.
Bavuma's poor run with the bat continues as he walks back after scoring just eight.
However, Thakur continues his excellent performance with the ball, with figures of 2/11 in four overs, including a maiden.
Thakur strikes; SA lose 1st wicket
SA 49-1 (13 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Thakur goes short as Malan easily pulls it to fine leg for one and de Kock clips the next off his pads for another run.
Malan hits the next two balls to the fielders on the off-side before he gets a single off the last ball.
Bishnoi from the other end as Malan drives the first ball fora single through point.
De Kock reverse sweeps the next but straight to short thirdman and is beaten next ball trying the same shot.
He sweeps the fourth ball fine on the leg side for two runs and clips the fourth fifth ball wide of long-on for another couple of runs.
De Kock tries another reverse sweep but is beaten and struck on the pads.
Thakur makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Malan, who is caught by Shreyas Iyer at midwicket for a sedate 22 from 42 balls.
The ball seemed to have held a bit as Malan couldn't time the flick and Iyer took a well-judged overhead catch.
An important outing for captain Temba Bavuma, who struggled in the T20 series.
Bavuma has a close shave as he gets a thick inside edge back on to his pads and he keeps out the last two balls as Thakur bowls a wicket maiden.
De Kock, Malan give SA a good start
SA 41-0 (10 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
India's bowlers have not enjoyed much luck with the ball narrowly missing the edge on a few occasions.
Siraj tries the slower bouncer which goes down the leg side and is called a wide.
Malan watchfully keeps out the first few balls from Siraj before he comes down and hits the pacer towards mid-on.
The last ball to de Kock moves away a long way, going past edge comfortably and wicketkeeper Samson has to dive to his left to stop it.
Avesh continues with India still looking for the initial breakthrough. He drops short which Malan easily despatches through square leg for a four.
He gets a thick inside edge off the last ball which goes for a couple of runs.
South Africa have done well to see off the first eight overs of Powerplay, as the visitors reach 28 for no loss.
First bowling change for India as Shardul Thakur replaces Siraj. He starts with a short ball which de Kock pulls for a single.
The next ball is full and swings move away as Malan goes for the drive but gets the edge which is out down by Shubman Gill at slip.
That was a straightforward chance and carried at a good heigh to Gill in the slips but he failed to hold on.
A single each to Malan and de Kock as Thakur gives away three runs in his first over.
Spin introduced as debutant leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack.
The first ball is a googly which de Kock edges but the ball stays low and goes through the legs of Dhawan at slip for a four.
A couple of balls later, he sweeps the leg spinner from outside the off-stump through the gap at square leg for another boundary.
Slightly short from the leggie as de Kock punches it to sweeper cover for one and Malan easily flicks the googly off his pads for another run.
10 runs from Bishnoi's first over in ODIs.
South Africa are off to a good start as they take their score to 41 for no loss in 10 overs.
De Kock has made 21 from 25 balls, while Malan has looked a bit confident after a shaky start to score 19 from 35 balls.
South Africa off to a cautious start
De Kock is beaten first ball as he plays away from his body to the outswinger from Avesh. The left-hander plays and misses again next ball with Avesh also getting good lift from the pitch, which has been under covers for the last couple of days.
SA 20-0 (6 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
De Kock is beaten first ball as he plays away from his body to the outswinger from Avesh. The left-hander plays and misses again next ball with Avesh also getting good lift from the pitch, which has been under covers for the last couple of days.
De Kock nudges the third ball on the leg side for one before Malan is struck on the pads by the incoming delivery from Avesh, which comes in quite sharply.
Malan leaves the fifth ball before he is beaten last ball looking for the big drive through the off-side.
Siraj also enjoying the conditions. De Kock is beaten outside the off-stump before he clips the next to fine leg for a single.
Malan leaves the incoming delivery which is not far from the off-stump.
The last ball is short and Malan does well to pull it fine of the fielder at long leg for a four.
South Africa have done well to deny India a wicket in the first eight overs despite the pace bowlers getting a lot of assistance with the new ball.
De Kock defends the first two balls from Avesh before he hits the third through the gap in the covers for two runs.
De Kock goes after a wide full delivery but only manages an inside edge on to the pads before he keeps out the last ball.
India elect to bowl; Gaikwad debuts
SA 12-0 (3 ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Janneman Malan and Quinton de Kock are the two openers for South Africa, while Mohammed Siraj will open the bowling for India.
The first ball is full and swings away but the line is outside the off-stump as Malan leaves.
The next ball is another full delivery which swings away as Malan, looking to hit on the leg side, is beaten by the movement and is hit on the pads.
Siraj is confident but umpire turns down the appeal before captain Dhawan takes the review.
The point of impact and the ball hitting the stumps stay with the umpire's call as Malan has a narrow escape.
Another good delivery which Malan before he drives the next square on the off-side for a couple of runs to get off the mark.
Malan looks keen to get bat on ball as he pokes away from his body and is beaten before he defends the last ball.
Pacer Avesh Khan from the other end. Left-hander de Kock is struck on the pads first ball as he is beaten by the incoming delivery and he hits the next to mid-off.
The next ball is full as de Kock hits it past mid-off for two runs but is hit high on the thighs by the short of good length ball.
Avesh overpitches and this time de Kock plays a beautiful straight drive for the first boundary of the match.
The pacer gets his line right next ball, getting it to move away sharply and narrowly missing the outside edge.
Siraj continues as Malan leaves the first two balls pitched away from the stumps.
The right-hander pushes at the third ball and is beaten before Siraj produces a beauty to open up Malan, the full delivery pitches on off-stump before it swings away to go past the edge.
Malan does well to get back as he plays a splendid drive through the covers for a four.
Match reduced to 40 overs per side
Each team to play 40 overs per side.
Maximum 8 Overs Per Bowler.
Powerplay 1 - Overs 1 to 8
Powerplay 2 - Overs 9 to 32
The revised playing conditions:
Each team to play 40 overs per side.
Maximum 8 Overs Per Bowler.
Powerplay 1 - Overs 1 to 8
Powerplay 2 - Overs 9 to 32
Powerplay 3 - Overs 32 to 40
India elect to bowl; Gaikwad debuts
While India are missing their top players, who have departed for Australia to prepare for the upcoming T20 World, visitors South Africa boast of a full-strength squad.
Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:
India: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson (w/k), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (w/k), Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (w/k), Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.
India win toss, elect to bowl vs South Africa
India captain Shikhar Dhawan has won the toss and elected to bowl against South Africa in the first ODI in Lucknow.
The start of the match was delayed by a couple of hours because of rain.
"There is some moisture in the pitch and we want to make use of that," says Dhawan at the toss.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravi Bishnoi will be making their ODI debuts for India.
Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill and Sanju Samson are part of a strong batting line-up for the hosts.
India have gone in for three pacers in Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan and Shardul Thakur.
Toss scheduled to take place at 3.30pm IST
If the weather holds good, then the toss will take place at 3.30pm IST with the play getting underway 15 minutes later, at 3.45pm.
The match has been reduced to 40 overs per side.
Toss delayed again due to rain
This is turning out to be quite frustrating!
The rain is back at the Ekana Stadium with the covers rushed back out to the middle, meaning that the toss will be delayed once again.
The umpires will provide their next update at 3pm IST.
Toss at 2.45pm IST, match starts at 3pm
The Indian players have made their way out to the middle with some of them even warming up with some light jogging.
The toss will take place at 2.45pm IST, with the match starting at 3pm.
The match has been reduced to 45-overs per side.
Toss at 2.30pm IST; match starts at 3pm
Some good news finally as the umpires have announced that the toss will take place at 2.30pm IST, with the match starting 30 minutes later.
The match has been reduced to 45 overs per side.
Groundstaff take off the covers
There is no rain for a while now as the groundstaff start taking off the covers. If the weather stays good, then it won't be long before we have the toss in the first ODI.
Umpires' next inspection at 2.30pm IST
There is no change in the situation in Lucknow.
The umpires were scheduled to conduct an inspection at 2pm IST but the rain was back to thwart their hopes.
The covers back out on the middle and the umpires have decided to conduct another inspection at 2.30pm IST.
Stay tuned!
Rain delays start of India vs SA 1st ODI
Here is the latest update from BCCI:
"Rain has gotten heavier here in Lucknow and the toss has been delayed. We will be back with further updates shortly."
Start of India vs SA 1st ODI delayed
The toss was scheduled to take place at 1.30pm IST followed by start of play at 2pm IST.
But a fresh spell of heavy rain in Lucknow could delay the toss and start of play further.
Stay tuned!
Rain delays start in Lucknow
A new-look India team, led by Shikhar Dhawan, will be hoping to make a statement and be in the reckoning for next year's 50-over World Cup in the three-match ODI series.
However, the weather has proved to be a spoilsport with rain delaying the start of the series opener at Lucknow's Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium by half an hour.
The city has been experiencing rain for the past couple of days. Heavy showers are expected throughout the day.
India's reserve players will be yearning for an opportunity to prove their mettle out in the middle.
In the absence of big guns like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin, who are off to Australia for the T20 World Cup, the Indian selectors opted for a fresh squad that includes Mukesh Kumar and Rajat Patidar, who earned maiden call-ups.
The squad also features a few T20 World Cup reserve players.
Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, who is part of the reserves named for the T20 World Cup, will serve as Dhawan's deputy in the series.
Right-arm pacer Deepak Chahar and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, the other players from the standby list, have also been included in the ODI team.
Dashing opening batter Shubman Gill, who has impressed in limited opportunities in ODIs, is likely to resume his partnership with Dhawan at the top.
Among other batters, either Rahul Tripathi or Patidar is likely to make an ODI debut on Thursday.
Madhya Pradesh batter Patidar has been rewarded for his stellar performances in domestic cricket, IPL, where he turned out for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and, more recently, his brilliant run for India A against New Zealand A in the four-day games. He smashed two centuries against the Kiwis.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan are the other batters in the squad who will form the fulcrum of India's middle-order.
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed, who was recently called up to the T20I squad for the South Africa series, Bishnoi and Kuldeep Yadav form India's spin attack.
The pace department will be spearheaded by Shardul Thakur, Chahar, Avesh Khan and Mohammed Siraj and will also have new face Mukesh, a prolific red ball bowler for Bengal, who emerged as top wicket-taker in the first class games against New Zealand A' and produced a stellar show in the Irani Cup match against 2019-20 Ranji champions Saurashtra.
The squad features as many as six players who could potentially make an ODI debut.
The series provides a big opportunity to the second-string players to make their presence felt and impress the selectors with noticeable performances to be in the fray for a place in next year's ODI World Cup.
Welcome to the coverage of the 1st One-Day International between India and South Africa in Lucknow on Thursday.
A new-look India team, led by Shikhar Dhawan, will be hoping to make a statement and be in the reckoning for next year's 50-over World Cup in the three-match ODI series.
However, the weather has proved to be a spoilsport with rain delaying the start of the series opener at Lucknow's Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium by half an hour.
The city has been experiencing rain for the past couple of days. Heavy showers are expected throughout the day.
India's reserve players will be yearning for an opportunity to prove their mettle out in the middle.
In the absence of big guns like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami and Ravichandran Ashwin, who are off to Australia for the T20 World Cup, the Indian selectors opted for a fresh squad that includes Mukesh Kumar and Rajat Patidar, who earned maiden call-ups.
The squad also features a few T20 World Cup reserve players.
Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, who is part of the reserves named for the T20 World Cup, will serve as Dhawan's deputy in the series.
Right-arm pacer Deepak Chahar and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, the other players from the standby list, have also been included in the ODI team.
Dashing opening batter Shubman Gill, who has impressed in limited opportunities in ODIs, is likely to resume his partnership with Dhawan at the top.
Among other batters, either Rahul Tripathi or Patidar is likely to make an ODI debut on Thursday.
Madhya Pradesh batter Patidar has been rewarded for his stellar performances in domestic cricket, IPL, where he turned out for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and, more recently, his brilliant run for India A against New Zealand A in the four-day games. He smashed two centuries against the Kiwis.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan are the other batters in the squad who will form the fulcrum of India's middle-order.
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed, who was recently called up to the T20I squad for the South Africa series, Bishnoi and Kuldeep Yadav form India's spin attack.
The pace department will be spearheaded by Shardul Thakur, Chahar, Avesh Khan and Mohammed Siraj and will also have new face Mukesh, a prolific red ball bowler for Bengal, who emerged as top wicket-taker in the first class games against New Zealand A' and produced a stellar show in the Irani Cup match against 2019-20 Ranji champions Saurashtra.
The squad features as many as six players who could potentially make an ODI debut.
The series provides a big opportunity to the second-string players to make their presence felt and impress the selectors with noticeable performances to be in the fray for a place in next year's ODI World Cup.
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