India had snatched the chair of number one ODI team from England 4 days back. England got a chance to regain it only after 4 days
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A big danger has been averted from the head of the Indian team. A plan was made to drop them 8250 km away from India, on which South Africa turned the water. In fact, 4 days ago, after clean sweeping the ODI series against New Zealand, India came at number one in the ICC ODI rankings. He snatched the number one crown from England. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma did not allow the number one crown to remain on England’s head even for 4 days.
However, England also got exactly the same opportunity after 4 days. He had a chance to shake India’s chair, but he missed it. India’s number one chair was also under threat from England.
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It was necessary to win all three matches
To regain their lost place, the English team had to beat South Africa 3-0 in the ODI series, but in the very first ODI, South Africa averted the threat to India’s number one position by beating them by 27 runs. Now even if the English team wins the remaining two matches, then also Team India will remain at number one position in ODIs.
🚨 RESULT | SOUTH AFRICA WON BY 27 RUNS
A remarkable fightback in the middle overs, led by Anrich Nortje (4/62) and Sisanda Magala (3/46), turned the match on its head after England came out firing with a 146-run opening stand.#SAvENG #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/dEqIsxrfsa
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) January 27, 2023
England slipped to fourth
With the defeat at the hands of South Africa, England’s rating points have gone from 113 to 111 and the team has gone straight from second to fourth. At the same time, the Australian team came from third to second with 112 points. The New Zealand team has moved from fourth to third with 111 points. Talking about the first ODI match played between South Africa and England, South Africa had given a target of 299 runs. In response, the English team started well. Jason Roy scored a century and David Malan scored a half-century. There was a partnership of 146 runs between the two, but after the break of this partnership, the whole team got reduced to 271 runs in 44.2 overs.
