Rassi van der Dussen and captain Temba Bavuma held their right on the Indian bowlers with scintillating centuries in the first ODI at Boland Park in Paarl. The Indian bowlers had a day off as they failed to create any major trouble for the South African duo. A 204-run partnership between Bavuma and van der Dussen took the hosts to an impressive total of 296/4 in 50 overs.
Bavuma played the anchor role throughout the innings and scored his second ODI century. He was dismissed for 110 in 143 balls by Jasprit Bumrah in the last over. His innings hit 8 fours. While van der Dussen made his highest score in ODIs – 129*. He faced 96 balls in which he hit 9 fours and 4 sixes.
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Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets for India and Ravichandran Ashwin took one wicket, while none of the bowlers could open the account.
South Africa opted to bat first, early courtesy of Bumrah as South Africa lost their opener Janman Malan (6), who is playing his first match as vice-captain.
Wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock failed to convert a good start into a big total and was bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin for 27 runs. This was Ashwin’s first ODI after almost four years.
While Aiden Markram’s lean patch against India continues as this time he got run out for just 4. It was a risky single and Markram decided to take it but debutant Venkatesh Iyer sent him back to the pavilion with a clinical throw.
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Interestingly, India did not use Venkatesh as the sixth bowler despite the weak bowling of the others. The Madhya Pradesh player made his ODI debut for India in 2021 after an impressive IPL season with KKL. He is touted as a replacement for Hardik Pandya who has been battling with his fitness for the past few years.
Senior fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who lost his place in the Test team, could not make any impact with the ball in the first ODI of the series. While Shardul Thakur was also pressing with the ball.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who has been the bowler for India in the middle overs, could not keep wickets as van der Dussen put pressure on him throughout the innings with sweep shots.
Bumrah was an exceptional performer for India for his disciplined bowling. He was clinical throughout the match and completed his quota of overs with an economy rate of less than 5.
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