Rahul-led India beat the Proteas

India (Shar)made eight changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Rohit, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj made way for Ruturaj Gaikwad, One-day International debutant Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Axar, Arshdeep Singh (the player of the match), Avesh Khan, and Mukesh Kumar.

South Africa (Bavu)made five changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Quinton de Kock, Temba, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, and Lungi Ngidi made way for Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, and One-day International debutant Nandre Burger.

On winning the toss, Aiden Markram, South Africa’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 52, and lost four wickets.

Hendricks, whose faced eight balls, didn’t get off the mark. Ten balls into the match, Arshdeep broke the three-run stand.

Eleven balls (1.5 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Rassie van der Dussen faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by South African umpire Bongani. He was trapped (Je)leg before wicket by Arshdeep.

De Zorzi, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 28. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Lokesh Rahul, India’s skipper. Arshdeep broke the 39-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Heinrich Klaasen, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls after de Zirzi’s dismissal, Arshdeep broke the 10-run stand.

The second Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 64, and lost half-a-dozen wickets.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Markram, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. The ball after Klaasen’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Avesh.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sixty-two balls (10.2 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Mulder, the batsman, faced a ball, failing get off the mark. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by English umpire Richard Kettleborough. He was trapped leg before wicket by Avesh.

David Miller had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Sixteen balls later, Avesh broke the six-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Phehulkwayo had scored three.

Although his runs came by way of a boundary, Keshav Maharaj had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balla later, he was caught by Gaikwad. Avesh broke the 15-run stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 24.1 overs (146 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

A hundred and fifty-two balls (25.1 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Phehlukwayo, the batsman, eventually scored 33 off 49 balls, which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. It was struck down by Jele. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep, who broke the 28-run stand.

Twenty-seven overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 116 for the loss of nine wickets at that point. While Burger had no reason to be in seventh heaven, Tabraiz Shamsi was batting on 11.

Burger, who faced 32 balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Fourteen balls later, Kuldeep Yadav broke the 15-run stand

Shamsi, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. South Africa were bundled out for 116 off 27.3 overs.

Mukesh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he conceded 46, and was wicketless.

Kuldeep bowled 15 balls, conceding just three. He picked up a wicket.

Avesh bowled eight overs, including three maidens. He conceded 27, picking up four wickets.

Arshdeep bowled 10 overs, conceding 37. He picked up five wickets.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 61, and lost a wicket.

Twenty-two balls (3.4 overs) into the chase, South Africa sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Gaikwad, the batsman, scored five off 10 balls, which included a boundary. It was upheld by Kettleborough. He was trapped leg before wicket by Mulder, who broke the 23-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 56, and lost a wicket.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 51 balls. While Sudharsan’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Shreyas Iyer’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 15.1 overs (92 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Sudharshan’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 41 balls.

Shreya’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 44 balls. He eventually scored 52 off 45 balls. Seventy-four balls after Gaikwad’s dismissal, he was caught by Miller. Phehlukwayo broke thr 88-run partnership.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Sudharsan was batting on 50.

Sudharsan eventually scored 55 off 43 balls, which included nine boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Varma, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

India, who scored 117 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 16.4 overs, won by eight wickets with 200 balls to spare.

Shamsi and Maharaj bowled three overs each, conceded 22 and 19, respectively. They were wicketless, as was Burger, who bowled 5.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.

Phehlukwayo bowled an over, conceding 15. He picked up a wicket, as did Mulder, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

India led the three-match series 1-0.