IND vs SA: Even Sanju Samson could not get Team India to win, Africa broke hearts in a thrilling match

India vs South Africa: Team India had to face defeat by 9 runs in the first ODI against South Africa. In this match, Sanju Samson played an innings of 86 runs.

India vs South Africa 1st Odi: The first match of the 3-match ODI series between Team India and South Africa was played at the Atal Vihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. In this match, South Africa's team, batting first, scored 249 runs in 40 overs, in response to which Team India could only score 240 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.

Team India's batting was a flop

Team India was seen struggling in this match from the very beginning. Opener Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for 4 runs and Shubman Gill scored 3 runs. After this, Rituraj Gaikwad could only score 19 runs in 42 balls and Ishan Kishan also scored 20 runs in 37 balls. Shreyas Iyer played an innings of 50 runs while handling the team's batting, while Sanju Samson also scored a half-century, he scored an unbeaten 86. But both these players could not lead Team India to victory.

Indian bowler failed again

South Africa scored 249 for four in 40 overs against India in the rain-hit first ODI of the three-match series here on Thursday with half-centuries from David Miller (75 not out) and Heinrich Klaasen (74 not out). South Africa lost four wickets for 110 runs, but Miller (five fours, three sixes in 63 balls) and Klaasen (six fours, two sixes in 65 balls) put on an unbeaten 139 for the fifth wicket. Made his team cross 250 runs.

Shardul Thakur took 2 wickets

The start of the match was delayed due to rain and it was reduced to 40 overs. After being invited to bat, South Africa made a slow start and scored 41 runs in 10 overs without losing a wicket. For India, Shardul Thakur took two wickets for 35 runs in eight overs. Indian captain Shikhar Dhawan's decision to bowl was proved right by the new ball bowlers Mohammad Siraj and Avesh Khan. Siraj initially troubled the South African batsmen a lot by swinging the ball both ways but could not take any wicket.