‘Flawless performance’ – Twitter lauds India bowlers as they tear apart South Africa in third ODI
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India and South Africa locked horns in the series-deciding last game of the three-match ODI series in Delhi. The game was interrupted by a wet outfield. However, it didn’t take long for the groundsmen to clear the ground. Despite everything, the game started without cutting down on the overs per side. At the toss, the home team decided to bowl first.
At the toss, the stand-in skipper Shikhar Dhawan said “I feel there is a bit of moisture and we want to exploit it. The team has been impressive and mature. We are going with the same team.” This decision proved right as the bowlers got into the action without any fuss. It all started with Dhawan introducing Washington Sundar in the first over and also placed Ishan Kishan in the short-leg position.
In the third over, Quinton de Kock (6) was caught at short third man by Avesh Khan off Sundar. After this, Mohammed Siraj, who is a potential replacement for Jasprit Bumrah for the 20-20 World Cup 2022, took two wickets in no time. He took out the likes of Janneman Malan and Reeza Hendricks with wonder short-pitch deliveries.
Kuldeep Yadav missed his hat-trick but took four wickets
The proteas couldn’t recover from the early losses. Aiden Markram, who batted well in the last game, was caught behind by Sanju Samson off Shahbaz Ahmed. Stand-in skipper David Miller missed an arm-ball from Sundar and paid the price by losing the stumps behind him. Heinrich Klassen (34) tried to resurrect his Proteas but was undone by a quick good length delivery from Shahbaz.
After this, the wickets fell like nine pins. Kuldeep Yadav, who has missed out on the World Cup ticket, took four wickets in the game. He was on a hat trick after trapping Bjorn Frtuin for lbw and cleaning up Anrich Nortje. Lungi Nigid, who faced the hat-trick ball, denied Yadav his third ODI hat trick. However, the left-arm wrist spinner took the wicket of Marco Jansen to restrict the Green brigade to 99 all-out.
This is how Twitter reacted
Mohammed Siraj is making his case stronger every day for T20 World Cup spot. What a brilliant spell of bowling in Delhi. South Africa in trouble in the decider against second string Indian side. #INDvSA #MohammedSiraj
— Wasay Habib (@wwasay) October 11, 2022
Kuldeep yavad’s form and year 2022 just keep getting better. Good for Indian cricket. #INDvsSA
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/SunRisers/status/1579789338627706880?s=20&t=MWENJ-WHZW2EaxYiD9JM4Q
#SherSquad, ☝️ word/emoji to describe Shikhar Dhawan's captaincy!
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) October 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/RCBTweets/status/1579788660194828288?s=20&t=wH3In-QayUT80pELRUhHOw
https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1579788597787611136?s=20&t=wH3In-QayUT80pELRUhHOw
Lowest totals for South Africa in ODIs
69 vs Aus Sydney 1993
83 vs Eng Nottingham 2008
83 vs Eng Manchester 2022
99 vs Ind Delhi 2022*#INDvSA— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) October 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1579786575000371201?s=20&t=wH3In-QayUT80pELRUhHOw
Anti climax..#INDvsSA
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) October 11, 2022
आँकड़े तो कभी भी उठाकर देख लीजिए वो कुलदीप की कामयाबी की गवाही देंगे – इस सीरीज़ में बात उस अंदाज़ की है जो उन्हें ख़ास बनाता है – ये अंदाज़ ही तो है जिसके आगे दुनिया के बड़े से बड़े बल्लेबाज़ों ने पानी पिया है #kuldeepyadav #INDvsSA
— रोहित जुगलान Rohit Juglan (@rohitjuglan) October 11, 2022
