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India dominated South Africa, securing a resounding 243-run victory at Kolkata, extending their winning streak to eight matches in the ODI World Cup. This victory marked India's eighth consecutive win, maintaining their unbeaten record in the tournament so far. Ravindra Jadeja's outstanding performance, where he took five wickets, allowed India to outclass South Africa in a battle between the top two teams in the points table.
South Africa faced a challenging start as Mohammed Siraj dismissed the in-form Quinton de Kock for just 5 runs, with South Africa losing their first wicket with a mere 6 runs on the board. Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen tried to steady the innings, but the required run-rate continued to climb.
Ravindra Jadeja entered the attack in the ninth over and removed skipper Bavuma for 11 runs, leaving South Africa at 22/2 in 8.3 overs. In the following over, Mohammed Shami joined the action and dismissed Aiden Markram for 9 runs, putting South Africa in a difficult position at 35/3.
Jadeja struck again, getting the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen for just 1 run, leaving South Africa struggling at 40/4. In the next over, Shami claimed his second scalp, dismissing Rassie van der Dussen for 13 runs as South Africa reached the halfway mark with half of their side dismissed for just 40 runs.
David Miller and Marco Jansen managed to push South Africa's score to 50 runs in 15 overs. However, Jadeja dismissed Miller as South Africa's sixth wicket fell at 59. The star Indian all-rounder continued to dominate, dismissing Keshav Maharaj for 7 runs, further deepening South Africa's troubles at 67/7.
Kuldeep Yadav also contributed to South Africa's downfall by dismissing Marco Jansen, caught by Jadeja, with South Africa at 79/8. In the following over, Jadeja secured his fifth scalp by dismissing Kagiso Rabada, caught behind for 6 runs. Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Lungi Ngidi for a duck as the South African team was bundled out for 83 runs, leading to India's impressive 243-run victory.
Virat Kohli's exceptional performance, including his record-equalling 49th ODI century, played a pivotal role as India amassed a total of 326 runs for the loss of five wickets against South Africa in the World Cup match at Eden Gardens.
Kohli achieved this remarkable milestone on his 35th birthday, reaching his century in 119 balls with ten boundaries, at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Rohit Sharma, India's captain, made a promising start by scoring a quick 40 runs off 24 balls. He, along with Shubman Gill (23 runs), built a partnership of 62 runs for the opening wicket, but South Africa managed to regain control, reducing India to 105 for two after 15 overs.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The playing XI remained unchanged for India, while South Africa made one change in their lineup, opting for an additional spinner. This decision hinted that the pitch at Eden Gardens might favor spin bowling. The clash between India and South Africa in the ICC World Cup 2023 was anticipated to be an enthralling contest, with both teams positioned at the top of the points table.
In a series of remarkable achievements, India became the only team to officially qualify for the knockout stages of the ICC World Cup 2023. They were also the sole undefeated team in all seven of their previous matches.
Unfortunately, India received the disappointing news that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya would not be participating in the 2023 World Cup due to an ankle injury sustained during a match against Bangladesh.
Rohit Sharma's team had a remarkable run in the World Cup, with Indian bowlers and batsmen featuring prominently in the top five rankings. While Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma led the Indian batting, the trio of Shami, Siraj, and Bumrah excelled in their bowling performances, making the cricket ball move as per their intentions.
On the other hand, South Africa made a strong statement with their performances in this World Cup. Apart from a single defeat to the Netherlands, the Proteas displayed exceptional form with both bat and ball. The opening pair of Quinton de Kock and captain Temba Bavuma laid a solid foundation, allowing lower-order batsmen like Klaasen and Miller to exploit the situation.
India named an unchanged side for this match following their comprehensive victory over Sri Lanka. However, they had to deal with the absence of all-rounder Hardik Pandya due to an ankle injury.
Key highlights of the match:
1) Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata. Temba Bavuma expressed his preference to bat first as well.
2) Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma opened the innings for India, with Lungi Ngidi starting the proceedings for South Africa.
3) Keshav Maharaj delivered a brilliant delivery in the first over, dismissing Shubman Gill.
4) Lungi Ngidi forced Shreyas Iyer to play a risky shot, leading to his dismissal after a promising start.
5) KL Rahul attempted to flick the first ball of the 43rd over but ended up skying it. Rassie van der Dussen made an impressive running catch from deep square leg.
6) Mohammed Siraj, who bowled the second over, allowed de Kock to hit a boundary but responded well by clean bowling de Kock on the next delivery.
7) Ravindra Jadeja made his entry during the first powerplay and claimed the wicket of Temba Bavuma.
8) Ravindra Jadeja secured his second wicket of the match by receiving an LBW decision in his favor against Heinrich Klaasen.
9) David Miller was clean bowled by Ravindra Jadeja.
10) Ravindra Jadeja outfoxed Keshav Maharaj and clean bowled him.
11) Kuldeep Yadav joined the wicket-taking spree by dismissing Marco Jansen, with Jadeja taking the catch. South Africa's situation worsened at 79/8.
12) Ravindra Jadeja clinched his fifth wicket by dismissing Kagiso Rabada, who was caught behind after scoring 6 runs.
13) Kuldeep Yadav continued the downfall by dismissing Lungi Ngidi, who couldn't score any runs. South Africa was bundled out for 83 runs, and India secured another dominant victory, this time by 243 runs.
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