IND vs SA 1st ODI, Highlights: South Africa defeat India by 9 runs

Even though Sanju Samson looked unstoppable, India lost the match by 9 runs.

Ngidi scalps two back to back wickets and puts India in deep trouble.

Samson smashes second ODI fifty

• Balls played: 49
• Runs scored: 50

India needs 73 runs in 30 balls

Shreyas Iyer falls prey to Ngidi gets catch-out by Rabada.

• Balls played: 33
• Runs scored: 50
• 4s/6s: 8/0
• Strike rate: 151.52

South Africa in lead as India is still struggling to score runs.

Keshav Maharaj's another maidn over increases India's required run-rate over 9. Will Samson and Shreyas change the game?

 Iyer and Samson's 5th wicket partnership has raised hopes for India. They scored 53 runs off 34 balls.

After the collapse in India's batting line-up, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson have taken the onus on themselves. Will India bounce back ?

On Keshav Maharaj's ball to Sanju Samson, umpire signals for out by LBW. However, Samson opts for DRS and the decision gets reversed.

Quinton de Kock makes no mistake in stumping out Gaikwad as Shamsi takes his 50th ODI wicket.

India's current run rate is 3 and the required run rate is 8.2. Will the struggling Team India bounce back?

Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad are stabilizing India's innings

After Shubman Gill and skipper Shikhar Dhawan's dismissals, Team India looks in trouble

South Africa end the innings on high note by posting a descent total.

Klaasen and Miller look unstoppable and Team India looks in serious trouble

• Balls played: 52
• Runs scored: 51
• 4s/6s: 4/1

• Balls played: 50
• Runs scored: 50
• 4s/6s: 4/1

Miller and Klaasen have started hammering Indian bowlers and are trying to incline the game towards South Africa.

Miller and Klaasen's partnership: 54 runs off 46 balls

South Africa is geared up with Miller and Klaasen taking the lead. On the other hand, Team India is in hunt for wickets.

David Miller smashed the first maximum of the innings in the 25th over on Ravi Bishnoi's delivery.

After his expensive 3rd over, Bishnoi made a comeback and dismissed de Kock who was proving to be dangerous for the men in blue

Quinton de Kock's innings

• Balls played: 54
• Runs smashed: 48
• 4s: 5
• 6s: 0

South Africa's run rate: 4.44

• Quinton de Kock: 39 runs off 44 deliveries (4 boundaries)
• Heinrich Klaasen: 3 runs off 6 balls

In his first over, Yadav conceded just one run and bowled out dangerous batter Aiden Markram 0(5). 

Kuldeep Yadav and Aiden Markram faced each other in 4 innings so far and out of these Yadav has dismissed Markram 3 times.

After dismissing Malan, Shardul Thakur bowled out Temba Bavuma 8 (12). South Africa is now 2 wickets down.

Skipper Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock hammer Ravi Bishnoi who conceded 16 runs in his third over with two wides and a no ball.

Earlier Shubman Gill failed to take Malan's catch on Thakur's ball, but this time Shreyas Iyer at the mid-wicket makes no mistake as South Africa lose their first wicket.

• Quinton de Kock: 26 runs off 31 deliveries (3 boundaries)
• Janneman Malan: 22 runs off 41 balls (3 boundaries)

Both the openers have taken the onus and have smashed three boundaries each.

Shardul Thakur created a change for a wicket of Malan, Gill drops the catch! Will this be a turning point of the game?

After 8 overs, Team India has failed to pick any wicket. But the bowlers have managed to limit the runs.

Indian bowlers seek wickets as the openers, de Kock and Malan are slowly stabilizing the game.

South Africa players smash two boundaries and are slowly stabilizing the innings.

Siraj bowls a brilliant over and the Proteas manage to score just 2 runs.

On the second ball of the match, Siraj appeals for LBW, and Dhawan takes DRS. It's the umpire's call on impact and hitting. Not out is the decision but India's review is retained.

Basic Stats

• Total matches played: 8
• Matches won batting first: 1
• Matches won bowling first: 7

Average Stats

• Average 1st Innings scores: 215
• Average 2nd Innings scores: 208

Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson(w), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan

Temba Bavuma(c), Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock(w)

Each team to play 40 overs per side

• Maximum 8 Overs Per Bowler.
• Powerplay 1 - 8 overs
• Powerplay 2 - 24 Overs
• Powerplay 3 - 8 Overs

Rain has played spoilsport and now the toss timing is postponed to 3:30 PM tentatively and the match will start at 3:45 PM. It will be a 40-over game now.