India [270/4] defeat South Africa [269/8] by 6 wickets to win the 1st ODI

[DeadBall]

This. Not even a six. Even Rahane hit two and he weights 17KG.

. Actually I have always wondered about that. Maybe we should put it in the Cricket misconceptions thread.

 

[WengerOut]

This is only against Kagiso Lakmal , Morne pushpakumara. Can Kohli score against Rabada and Morkel?

 

[DeadBall]

First of 6? Whats the point of a series with an even number of matches.

 

[Syed1]

Dhoni SR = 133


Kohli SR = 94



Dhoni >>>> Kohli



If it weren't for Dhoni's inning this match would have been a lot closer

 

[GrandMaster]

Need to score 250 only.It's more than enough for FTBs

Your jinx works most of the times.

 

[drrashmin]

This is a 300 pitch. Also, I said they are a good team "specially when chasing sub-par scores"... I didn't say they are a bad team when chasing tricky targets.




People are so insecure......

So credit goes to Indian bowling for restricting SA to sub par score in SA???

 

[fitCricFan]

So credit goes to Indian bowling for restricting SA to sub par score in SA???

 

[Tyler Durden]

Anything under 300 and the 'Master/King of chase' should gun it down, with a little help from his 'Hitman' and some magic from 'Jinks'.

Gotta love how extra these Indian fans are with the nicknames for their players.

Pakistan fans are much more creative with 'Boom Boom', 'Tuk Tuk', 'Professor', 'Jadoogar', etc

You guessed it right! THE MASTER OF CHASE - KING KOHLI did it again! May you have a peaceful sleep tonight!

 

[MenInG]

RIVAL captains, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis, both scored superb centuries but in the end India coasted to a comfortable six-wicket victory with nearly 5 overs to spare in the opening Momentum ODI at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on Thursday.

Du Plessis’ century (120 off 112 balls, 11 fours and 2 sixes) was marginally faster than Kohli’s (112 off 119 balls, 10 fours) but both innings had to be seen in the context of the match overall. The match was effectively decided in the first place by the Standard Bank Proteas only managed to score 51/4 in the 13 overs between the 15th and 28th overs and in the second by the Indian record third-wicket partnership in ODIs against South Africa of 189 off 188 balls between Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane (79 off 86 balls, 5 fours and 2 sixes).

By the time Andile Phehlukwayo claimed both their wickets the match was as good as over as a contest.

Kohli, in making his 33rd ODI century, showed once again how good he is in pacing a successful chase, something he has done on numerous occasions for India.

By contrast, Du Plessis first had to bring some stability to the South African innings before setting about trying to set a target that gave the Proteas some sort of chance as he shared successive partnerships of 74 for the sixth wicket with Chris Morris and 56 for the seventh wicket with Phehlukwayo before finally perishing in the final over with four balls left to be bowled.

In the Proteas middle-order struggle India had two match-winners in their two wrist spinners, Yuzvendra Chahal (2/45) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/34), who both bowled their full complement of 10 overs. It was their ability to take wickets in the middle overs that proved decisive.

The Proteas were a good 50 to 60 runs short of the total they needed after winning the toss and they will hardly need reminding that their successive series wins against Australia, Sri Lanka and New Zealand last summer were all built around their ability to make totals in excess of 300 consistently whenever they were required whether setting or chasing.

The fact of the matter is that, with the changing nature of this format, a total of 300 is the minimum benchmark to be competitive and this no doubt will be top of the agenda as the Proteas prepare for the second match at SuperSport Park on Sunday

 

[jnaveen1980]

Bilal is confused now. He can put either bowling down or batting down Not both lol Keep dancing around friend while Kohl’s is marching towards 50th ODI 100

 

[Dingolfy]

I am Indian if you dint notice. Haris Sohail is better than every other current Indian batsmen apart from those 3.

In which universe? Did you even see how Rahane play today?

 

[Hasan123]

Well the pitch is flat and there is no Steyn, Pollock or Donald.

Can't control the conditions or who the bowling is.

 

[JaDed]

ODI billateral is so uninteresting nowadays didn't even know there was a match.

 

[GrandMaster]

ODI billateral is so uninteresting nowadays didn't even know there was a match.

It's uninteresting only if it's against SL/WI/ZIM; otherwise, it's interesting especially the ones away from home.

 

[Sadevdesai]

You don't let the Indians ..... Chase !!!!!!!!

 

[Joseph Gomes]

ODI billateral is so uninteresting nowadays didn't even know there was a match.

As are every other test and T20I series.

 

[charlie007]

Anything under 300 and the 'Master/King of chase' should gun it down, with a little help from his 'Hitman' and some magic from 'Jinks'.

Gotta love how extra these Indian fans are with the nicknames for their players.

Pakistan fans are much more creative with 'Boom Boom', 'Tuk Tuk', 'Professor', 'Jadoogar', etc

You got that spot on!

 

[Tusker]

Bilal is confused now. He can put either bowling down or batting down Not both lol Keep dancing around friend while Kohl’s is marching towards 50th ODI 100

He has this covered already .... chasing is easy ( he actually said that)

 

[AssassinatedDevil]

Good win for India. Much deserved

 

[Romali_rotti]

Well the pitch is flat and there is no Steyn, Pollock or Donald.

Well Steyn is an avg ODI bowler, nothing to write home about. I agree Pollock and Donald was missing, along with Barry Richards, and the elder Pollock Graeme, oh wait also Fannie DeViliers, Brian McMillan and Steve Elworthy..

 

[Madplayer]

In which universe? Did you even see how Rahane play today?

Against swing and seam, Haris is better than any Indian batsman. Yes ANY Indian batsman. He doesnt have much to show for it so far though because of lack of playing. And for sure he is better than Rahane in ODIs overall.

 

[karthikc]

Against swing and seam, Haris is better than any Indian batsman. Yes ANY Indian batsman. He doesnt have much to show for it so far though because of lack of playing. And for sure he is better than Rahane in ODIs overall.

You yourself say he hasn't played much..What you said can be proved only with a sufficient sample size of matches played..

 

[WengerOut]

Against swing and seam, Haris is better than any Indian batsman. Yes ANY Indian batsman. He doesnt have much to show for it so far though because of lack of playing. And for sure he is better than Rahane in ODIs overall.

This intangible things i dnt agree with. You are basically saying " Haris is better , i dont hve proof but trust me he is better"

 

[Madplayer]

You yourself say he hasn't played much..What you said can be proved only with a sufficient sample size of matches played..

This intangible things i dnt agree with. You are basically saying " Haris is better , i dont hve proof but trust me he is better"

Yes admittedly it cannot be proved at this juncture. It is obviously my personal opinion and i expect everyone to see it in the coming years.

It certainly doesnt mean Haris is superior to Indian batsmen overall. Just in the aspect of playing Swing and Seam.

 

[WengerOut]

Yes admittedly it cannot be proved at this juncture. It is obviously my personal opinion and i expect everyone to see it in the coming years.

It certainly doesnt mean Haris is superior to Indian batsmen overall. Just in the aspect of playing Swing and Seam.

Fine. I like him though.

 

[pkckt]

SA badly missing their very own Kohli here, it was a below par total and AB's presence could have pushed it to 300+ easily

 

[Tyler Durden]

SA badly missing their very own Kohli here, it was a below par total and AB's presence could have pushed it to 300+ easily

Even if they posted 300+, we would have chased it easily with Kohli and Rahane on song, Dhoni, Kedhar and Bhuvi to come next. Pandya is a hit or miss though!

 

[Proactive_]

Kuldeep and Chahal were the MVPs of the match. That was a 375 pitch.

 

[IndianFan2018]

Well Played Team India...2