South Africa vs India, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score

India tour of South Africa, 2023 | 17 Dec 2023, Sun, 1:30 PM IST | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

ResultIndia won by 8 wickets
SA

SA

116/10 (27.3 ov)

IND

IND

117/2 (16.4 ov)

Player of the Match: Arshdeep Singh

Dec 17 2023 6:22 PM

Good bye people!!

That's all we've got for you from the 1st ODI. We will return for the live blogs of the IPL 2024 Auctions, and the 2nd ODI on 19th. Till then, take care. See ya..!!

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 6:01 PM

Winning skipper KL Rahul

I am happy. Good to have a win under the belt. Completely different to what we expected. The plan was to get the spinners in the game. The boys did really well. The boys did well to stay disciplined. The ball kept moving around. There is a lot of cricket being played. You priortize one format. For now, it is Tests and T20s. Everyone is performing and trying to do well for the country. Good chance for them to get a taste of international cricket.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:58 PM

ARSHDEEP SINGH IS POTM

Arshdeep Singh, the pacer who took 5/37 today, has been adjudged as the Player of the Match.

I feel little sore. Loving this moment. Thank God and the team management. It is a little different than normal grounds as I was running out of breathe. Personally it feels good, I am enjoying my role. I would thank Rahul bhai as he said you have to come back and get that fifer. I guess it is about enjoying this moment. When we go there, then focus on what will work there.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:57 PM

POST MATCH PRESENTATION

Aiden Markram: Tough one. Winning the toss, batting first we would have wanted to bat well. Credit to the Indian bowlers. We were behind from the very first ball. Couldn't recover. We expected it to go around a little bit. In the first 6-7 overs, it does do a bit. Today, it lasted a little longer and they bowled well. Comes down to individuals. It is up to them to assess and then plan it forward. We need to take smart options in a given situation.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:52 PM

Sudharsan The STAR

Sai Sudharsan becomes the 17th Indian batter to score a fifty on ODI debut. What a day for the young man!!!

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:48 PM

MATCH SUMMARY

SOUTH AFRICA - 116/10 (27.3 overs)

Andile Phehlukwayo - 33(49); Tony de Zorzi - 22(28)

Arshdeep Singh - 5/37 (10); Avesh Khan 4/27 (8)

INDIA - 117/2 (16.4 overs)

Sai Sudharsan - 55(43); Shreyas Iyer 52(45)

Andile Phehlukwayo - 1/15 (1); Wiaan Mulder - 1/26 (4)

INDIA WIN BY 8 WICKETS WITH 200 BALLS TO SPARE.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:46 PM

India win by 8 wickets

Sai Sudharsan hits the winning runs for the Men in Blue. A clinical victory for India. Everything seemed to be on point from the very beginning. It must be a good feeling for the debutant to hit down the curtains in his maiden game, ending with a well-composed knock. At the end, a victory by 8 wickets for KL Rahul & Co.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:43 PM

Dropped!!

SS goes for the upper cut, ends in edging it to the first slip, who eventually drops a regulation take.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:42 PM

Scores level

A boundary from the bat of Sai Sudharsan levels the scores.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:42 PM

Tilak Varma walks in

The left-handed batter is in to add the finishing touch to the game for India's clinical victory, which seems inevitable now.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:38 PM

Gone!!

Right after reaching his fifty, Iyer departs with India requiring just six runs to win. He went for the big hit, but failed to do so, as the ball found the edge of his blade to hand a simple catch at point. Andile Phehlukwayo strikes in his first over.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:37 PM

Iyer follows suit

With boundaries of consecutive deliveries, Shreyas Iyer, too, has reached his fifty, as India are one hit away from a win.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:36 PM

Sudharsan on fire

Sai Sudharsan gets to his maiden international fifty on debut. Take a bow!!!. He's surely going to remember it for a long, long time. 

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:30 PM

Another boundary

Sai Sudharsan is looking to make his outing a memorable one, as he is nearing his half-century.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain
Dec 17 2023 5:24 PM

Boundary for Sudharsan

Sai Sudharsan puts the ball in the gap for yet another boundary.

ByΒ Chirayu Jain