South Africa (249/4) defeat India (240/8) by 9 runs to win the 1st ODI

[JaDed]

Pick up the damn speed Samson! As they said during my school days:
"Hit out or get out"

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Pick up the damn speed Samson! As they said during my school days:
"Hit out or get out"

He is now.

 

[Smbhayi]

Samson is international standard talent but a mental midget.

You're being biased here.. he didn't play many games for India, he had temperamental issue earlier, now a days he's trying get in before playing big shot..

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Players who don't get any support from team management do need runs under them to impress team management. It gets frustrating for them to see players who have mediocre stats prefered over them over and over again.

 

[Smbhayi]

Shot, lord, four..

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Thakur taking on Rabada

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

You're being biased here.. he didn't play many games for India, he had temperamental issue earlier, now a days he's trying get in before playing big shot..

This is his 8th ODI only and he is averaging close to 60 now.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Another 444 by Thakur

 

[Smbhayi]

Lord scooped Ranada for four..

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Thakur always gives his 100%.

 

[JaDed]

Sanju doesn't make it as a keeper though, his keeping isn't great but as batsman I think we should bring him in for KL in ODIs.

 

[Smbhayi]

And a six against Rabada by Lord..

 

[Smbhayi]

Sanju doesn't make it as a keeper though, his keeping isn't great but as batsman I think we should bring him in for KL in ODIs.

He's good outfielder..

 

[JaDed]

Thakur always gives his 100%.

That's why no one hates him and he gets respect unlike [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]'s hero Pandya!

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

444 by Samson

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Thakur gone. Good fight by Thakur.

 

[Smbhayi]

Lord is gone..

 

[MP2011]

Good batting by these 2. Only if Dhawan, Gaikwad, Kishan didn't waste as many deliveries as they did.

 

[Smbhayi]

That's a good partnership by the way (93)..

 

[Suleiman]

444 by Samson

Credit to you for always supporting this Samson kid for quite a few years now

 

[MP2011]

Well batted Thakur.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Kuldeep gone too

 

[Smbhayi]

Kuldeep gone first ball, good catch by Bavuma..

 

[MP2011]

Avesh as clueless with bat as he is with ball in hand.

 

[Champ_Pal]

The heck is Avesh doing?

 

[Rohan]

Why did Sanju did not take 1 at last ball of 38th over??

Now A Khan doing dots and then 2 runs, no thought process

Another dot

 

[Ab Fan]

You're being biased here.. he didn't play many games for India, he had temperamental issue earlier, now a days he's trying get in before playing big shot..

He didn't played many games because even after having all the class, he was too vulnerable at the start and hence failed to cement his spot. Even in IPL,he would play few good knocks and be inconsistent for more often than not.

Around 2017-18 only, he was knocking the door due to his ability and time he had and there were a lot of open spots back then. In 2016 WT20, we had Rahane, Pandey etc and then we persisted with Dhawan inspite of his poor performance. There was enough space back then for Samson to produce a 600-700 run season in IPl and get a place ahead of Dhawan but he clearly had those temperamental issue and that is why it took him this long( now in 2022) to get going.

Even now also, his performances have come up mostly vs second string sides like Ireland and Afghanistan and today he has played a decent knock, albeit when the game was already out of hands.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Iyer scores another useless 50. That should keep him in the fringes for another 1 year.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Credit to you for always supporting this Samson kid for quite a few years now

I am not a blind f@nboy but want to see him get enough chances before getting discarded by the team management.

 

[Rohan]

The heck is Avesh doing?

Can’t blame him, he is a tail ender

Sanju was supposed to take single on last ball of 38th to retain the strike

 

[Champ_Pal]

Why did Sanju did not take 1 at last ball of 38th over??

Now A Khan doing dots and then 2 runs, no thought process

Another dot

Sanju is a nutter. As clueless as he can ever be. The man is happy to stay not out and act like a hero walking back to the pavilion.

 

[badsha001]

some smart cricket being played by Sanju...

 

[Ab Fan]

That's why no one hates him and he gets respect unlike [MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION]'s hero Pandya!

This doesn't change the fact that Pandya in LOIs is the best all rounder in the world on current form and after getting humiliated multiple times, I can only laugh at seeing you come to the thread for a series where he is rested and Shardul is playing as a second string team.

 

[Champ_Pal]

I am not a blind f@nboy but want to see him get enough chances before getting discarded by the team management.

Sanju will never amount to anything. He is clueless and his batting is inconsistent. As brainless as Pant.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

He didn't played many games because even after having all the class, he was too vulnerable at the start and hence failed to cement his spot. Even in IPL,he would play few good knocks and be inconsistent for more often than not.

Around 2017-18 only, he was knocking the door due to his ability and time he had and there were a lot of open spots back then. In 2016 WT20, we had Rahane, Pandey etc and then we persisted with Dhawan inspite of his poor performance. There was enough space back then for Samson to produce a 600-700 run season in IPl and get a place ahead of Dhawan but he clearly had those temperamental issue and that is why it took him this long( now in 2022) to get going.

Even now also, his performances have come up mostly vs second string sides like Ireland and Afghanistan and today he has played a decent knock, albeit when the game was already out of hands.

Look who is talking about consistency here.

Calm down he has only played 8 ODI games. Pant took 25 ODIs to play one brilliant inning.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

666 by Sanju

23 from 5 needed

 

[Champ_Pal]

Samson will smash a couple of big ones and will remain not out.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

19 needed from 4 balls

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

15 from 3 needed

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

15 from 2 needed

 

[Champ_Pal]

India could have won if Samson had a few functioning braincells.

 

[Savak]

Strange captaincy to give a spinner the final over.

 

[Smbhayi]

Good innings for a mental midget

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Sanju will never amount to anything. He is clueless and his batting is inconsistent. As brainless as Pant.

Samson will smash a couple of big ones and will remain not out.

India could have won if Samson had a few functioning braincells.

I think you were expecting a 12 ball 15 inning from him.

 

[Champ_Pal]

With this innings, Samson will be in the fringes for a couple more years. Well played.

 

[MP2011]

Damn you Dhawan, Gaikwad, Ishan. Left too much to do for our middle and lower order.

 

[Smbhayi]

Strange captaincy to give a spinner the final over.

Nobody else there to ball, and if he bowled 39th over things will be more easy to india..

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Even though Thakur played a good inning, he played too many balls and made it difficult for Sanju in the end. Good inning by Sanju though.

 

[Champ_Pal]

I think you were expecting a 12 ball 15 inning from him.

Samson and Iyer are both could've been should've been kind of players. This was an opportunity to show what they are made of. An innings that could change their career. Now no one will remember this after a couple of months.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Good innings for a mental midget ��

Just enough to be in the selectors mind.

 

[SamNJ]

Good day for BhaagViruBhaag.
Samson played a good knock
And India lost

 

[The lone Ranger]

Not bad result though otherwise Dhawan and that hack kishan both would keep playing this brand of cricket in every matches.

 

[MenInG]

RSA 249/4 (40)

IND 240/8 (40)

South Africa won by 9 runs - 40 overs game due to rain

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Sanju Samson slammed an unbeaten 86 but India went down fighting against South Africa in the first ODI at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Earlier, Shreyas Iyer slammed a 33-ball half-century but was dismissed soon after as India lost their fifth wicket in chase of 250.

This comes after South Africa had taken control of the proceedings as India's top-order struggled to find boundaries.

South African bowlers have done well to contain the Indian batters, midway through the chase. Kagiso Rabada and Wayne Parnell had given South Africa a dream start with two early wickets in the powerplay. R

abada dismissed Shubman Gill before Parnell got the better of Shikhar Dhawan. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan stitched a brief partnership, but both batters failed to score easily. Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj then struck in quick succession to dismiss Gaikwad and Kishan, respectively.

Earlier, unbeaten fifties from David Miller (75) and Heinrich Klaasen (74) helped South Africa post 249 for 4 in the stipulated 40 overs. The match has been curtailed to 40 overs-a-side due to rain. India skipper Shikhar Dhawan had won the toss and opted to bowl first.

 

[Smbhayi]

Just enough to be in the selectors mind.

Just enough? This is a bowling pitch, ball is swinging and turning even in the 40th over, opponents bowled well too (apart from Shamsi).. he came to bat 51-4 in 17.4 over, yeah just a good innings.. if you want to blame him you can blame him for not retaining strike in 19th over by stealing a bye run..

 

[Champ_Pal]

Just enough? This is a bowling pitch, ball is swinging and turning even in the 40th over, opponents bowled well too (apart from Shamsi).. he came to bat 51-4 in 17.4 over, yeah just a good innings.. if you want to blame him you can blame him for not retaining strike in 19th over by stealing a bye run..

I agree with everything you said. India is looking for a finisher in the LOI squad. Both Karthik and Pant are not reliable. Here was a chance for Samson to seal the deal. But he proved that in the crunch situation, he is not trustworthy. He does not know how to keep the strike and plays like a noob.

That is why he will remain in the fringes. He did not do enough to displace Karthik and Pant as the No.1 Keeping option. The worst part is, Samson has the capacity to completely play like a dud in the remaining matches. He is not known to carry over his form to the upcoming matches.

 

[Ab Fan]

He is still vulnerable and mental midget playing a knock in a fair weather situation when the match was already lost.

Among those who don't merit a place in XI for India in ODIs, Shreyas is better than Samson and deservingly should be picked.

In T20s, the mental midget is better than Iyer as he has more shots in his arsenal.

 

[PakEngFan]

Watched some of the game and the no 3 for India looked a very poor batsmen looked all at sea while batting out there. I am sure India has much better bats then him he doesn’t look young either.

 

[Saj]

South Africa certainly not one of India's favourite opposition in ODIs. Last 4 matches:

Lost, Lost, Lost, Lost

 

[SamNJ]

Match winning bowling from Maharaj.
Both no.3 and no.4 against him were clueless and just looked to survive against him.
Shreyas Iyer played a good innings though but he looks poor against short ball.

 

[JaDed]

This doesn't change the fact that Pandya in LOIs is the best all rounder in the world on current form and after getting humiliated multiple times, I can only laugh at seeing you come to the thread for a series where he is rested and Shardul is playing as a second string team.

True the greatest allrounder in the world must be a really low bar nowadays where one can just behave like a West Indian of the 80s but not perform like them.

 

[jnaveen1980]

One dayers still have more drama than T20. India was down and out at one point. Looked like they would have struggled to get to 180. It allows you to come back.

 

[Smbhayi]

He is still vulnerable and mental midget playing a knock in a fair weather situation when the match was already lost.

Among those who don't merit a place in XI for India in ODIs, Shreyas is better than Samson and deservingly should be picked.

In T20s, the mental midget is better than Iyer as he has more shots in his arsenal.

Match was still very much alive till 37th over.. and Samson had to play selfish innings if he wants to cement his spot.. players like Rahul, Pant and even Shreyas will be backed up by TM after countless failures but Samson don't have that kind of luxury..

 

[jnaveen1980]

Utter crap fielding by India. Outstanding fielding by SA. India dropped 4 catches.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Good day for BhaagViruBhaag.
Samson played a good knock
And India lost

You are surely confusing me with those shameless fans who want Indian team to lose when it doesn't feature their favorite player Pant in it.

 

[Ab Fan]

True the greatest allrounder in the world must be a really low bar nowadays where one can just behave like a West Indian of the 80s but not perform like them.

The bar for all rounders today is not relevant as long as you are watching the game and the best in a given department is best hands down irrespective of whatever benchmark you set.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

He is still vulnerable and mental midget playing a knock in a fair weather situation when the match was already lost.

Among those who don't merit a place in XI for India in ODIs, Shreyas is better than Samson and deservingly should be picked.

In T20s, the mental midget is better than Iyer as he has more shots in his arsenal.

True the greatest allrounder in the world must be a really low bar nowadays where one can just behave like a West Indian of the 80s but not perform like them.

[MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] Don't know why but it reminds me of Hardik Pandya's inning in CT which you keep bringing into discussions. It seems his inning has hit your nerves pretty badly. Calling Samson mental midget after limited opportunities and worshipping Pant after so many failures shows you lack basic knowledge about cricket.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

The bar for all rounders today is not relevant as long as you are watching the game and the best in a given department is best hands down irrespective of whatever benchmark you set.

In ODIs, Pandya is slightly better than Shardul Thakur.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Match was still very much alive till 37th over.. and Samson had to play selfish innings if he wants to cement his spot.. players like Rahul, Pant and even Shreyas will be backed up by TM after countless failures but Samson don't have that kind of luxury..

This. He will get limited opportunities. After DK retires, he will be the second choice wicketkeeper in the T20 team as well.

 

[JaDed]

Samson shouldn't play for the keeper spot but for the hybrid we have nowadays KL Rahul, Rahul Dravid during 2003 kind.

I don't understand how anyone supports Iyer right now, the guy was so brutally exposed to short deliveries that even Parthiv Patel looked like an upgrade.

People keep talking about Mumbai lobby but I also see the Karnataka Lobby, I remember people blaming Dhoni with his own favorites but atleast they all didn't belong to the same damn city.

Dada was awesome this way.

 

[MenInG]

Unbeaten half centuries from David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen helped the Proteas go 1-0 up in their three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against India with a tense nine-run win at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.

Batting first in a match reduced to 40 overs per side on account of the rainy conditions, South Africa posted a strong 249 for four. Miller and Klaasen were the main contributors with 75 (63 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes) and 74 (65 balls, 6 fours, 2 sixes) respectively – the pair sharing an unbroken 139 together.

In reply, the Proteas claimed four early wickets, including a 50th ODI scalp for the expensive Tabraiz Shamsi, who endured a difficult evening where he took one for 89 in eight overs. Sanju Samson’s career-best 86 not out (63 balls, 9 fours, 3 sixes) almost dragged the hosts over the line before they fell just short on 240 for eight.

Holding on for the win was important in more than one way for the South Africans as it also earned them a priceless 10 points on the ICC World Cup Super League table, the qualifying tournament for the 2023 finals in India next year.

Heavy overnight rain and more wet conditions on matchday had threatened the prospect of any play in match one. But the clouds lifted sufficiently for a delayed start, with the home side winning the toss and opting to bowl first.

Openers Janneman Malan (22) and Quinton de Kock (48) put on 49 for the first wicket, before the away side lost three quick wickets within the space 3.5 overs.

Malan was first to go followed by captain Temba Bavuma (8) and Aiden Markram for a duck.

Wicketkeeper De Kock added 39 alongside Klaasen for the fourth wicket before he too departed leaving South Africa in some danger on 110 for four.

But Klaasen kept going, and along with Miller, bolstered their side to a more than useful target of 250 at a required rate of 6.22 runs per over.

India’s batting threatened to implode after a strong start with the ball by the Proteas. The excellent Kagiso Rabada (2/36) cleaned up Shubman Gill (3) in the third over, with equally accurate Wayne Parnell (1/38) doing the same to skipper Shikhar Dhawan (4).

Shamsi had Ruturaj Gaikwad stumped for 19, and when the exceptional Keshav Maharaj dismissed Ishan Kishan for 20, India were reeling on 51 for four in the 18th over.

Shreyas Iyer (50 off 37 balls, 8 fours) helped Samson rebuild by tucking into Shamsi and once he fell, Shardul Thakur (33) continued the same momentum to give their side outside hope. But with the asking rate climbing, the South Africans managed to hold out and seal an important win.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Iyer scores another useless 50. That should keep him in the fringes for another 1 year.

How is this useless 50 when it is scored at 135 strike rate. India literally came to a screeching halt and was about to lose by 50 to 60 runs when he walked in.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Samson shouldn't play for the keeper spot but for the hybrid we have nowadays KL Rahul, Rahul Dravid during 2003 kind.

I don't understand how anyone supports Iyer right now, the guy was so brutally exposed to short deliveries that even Parthiv Patel looked like an upgrade.

People keep talking about Mumbai lobby but I also see the Karnataka Lobby, I remember people blaming Dhoni with his own favorites but atleast they all didn't belong to the same damn city.

Dada was awesome this way.

Last 5 innings of Iyer

80, 54, 63, 44, 50

Why would you drop a player who knows a thing or two about building a ODI innings. Others are all flash in the pan. He is the only one guy who has the ability to construct a ODI innings. Made 3 back to back fifties (including a century) in NZ.

 

[shamaan]

Samson is way better than Iyer

 

[jnaveen1980]

Samson is way better than Iyer

If that were to be the case his list A/first class stats would have been flattering. Only format he can be considered better than Shreyas iyer is T20.

 

[shamaan]

If that were to be the case his list A/first class stats would have been flattering. Only format he can be considered better than Shreyas iyer is T20.

Iyer is a good player but he's proberly more suited in asain conditions.

 

[Ab Fan]

Samson is way better than Iyer

Talent wise he is. Plays pace better.

But Iyer has a great art of building the innings especially in pressure situations and can take on the spin and destroy it. He is very consistent with his fifties.

 

[Ab Fan]

Good to see Samson making a case for himself at no.5 as backup option. India can make an U-30 team today and compete vs a lot of good teams.

Shaw
Gill
Shreyas
Pant(wkt)
Samson
Pandya
Axar
D Chahar/S Thakur
Kuldeep
Siraj
Prasidh

 

[shamaan]

Talent wise he is. Plays pace better.

But Iyer has a great art of building the innings especially in pressure situations and can take on the spin and destroy it. He is very consistent with his fifties.

Yes agreed with that you said.