In this match, the Indian team decided to bat first after winning the toss and did not make any change in the playing XI, while Sisanda Magala was included in place of Marco Yanson for South Africa.
Rishabh Pant came at number four and scored 85 runs and made a century partnership with Rahul. (Photo: AFP)
Indian cricket team on South Africa tour (Indian Cricket Team) The batting continues to disappoint. After the Test series and the first ODI match, the situation did not change even in the second ODI. Batting first, Team India scored 287 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the second ODI being played at Boland Park, Paarl. Like the first ODI, once again Team India lost wickets after a good partnership and due to this the team failed to make a big score. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant from India (Rishabh Pant) Played excellent innings and scored 85 runs. Whereas captain KL Rahul (KL Rahul) He also scored a half-century. The spinners of South Africa again dominated and Tabrez Shamsi took the maximum 2 wickets.
After winning the toss in the three-match series, the Indian team decided to bat first and did not make any change in the playing XI, while Sisanda Magala was included in place of Marco Yanson for South Africa. These decisions did not have much effect on both the teams. India’s batting once again did not look very strong, while Magala also could not make much impact.
For Team India, the opening pair of Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan started better than the previous match and added 63 runs for the first wicket in 11.4 overs. Dhawan was once again looking in good rhythm and had scored 5 fours, but like in the first match, this time also part time spinner Aidan Markram got the important wicket. Dhawan scored 29 runs in 38 balls. At the same time, former captain Virat Kohli could not even open the account this time and in the 13th over, Keshav Maharaj gave an easy catch to Temba Bavuma in the covers.
After losing two wickets at an interval of just 1 run, India needed a big partnership and Rishabh Pant did this work together with Rahul. Pant, who came at number four, initially found his momentum after some misunderstandings in running and attacked the South African bowlers. Pant especially targeted left-arm spinner Tabrez Shamsi and hit a lot of boundaries. Pant soon completed his fourth half-century in just 43 balls.
From the other side, Rahul kept the front and kept pushing the score. He also scored his 10th half-century and together with Pant made a century partnership for the third wicket. There was a partnership of 115 runs in 111 balls between the two.
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