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India VS South Africa

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. A good decision in case if it might rain in Ranchi today. However their current run rate is below 5 and they have already lost 2 wickets. The pitch doesn't seems to favour batter but more to bowlers. This is the last match of the bi lateral series and India needs to win it otherwise they will lose this series in their home ground. 

In the second match, Africa is batting well. So far they have managed to score 138 runs in 27 overs losing 2 wickets. There are two great batsmen on the pitch Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks they have put on a partnership of 110 runs. Even in today's match, their chances of victory are very high. Let's see what happens at the end.

South Africa managed to collect 157 runs in 30 overs. They lost only two wickets. Hendricks remained unbeaten with 73 runs and Marakram 53 runs. South Africa's innings is getting longer because of the 117-run partnership between these two players. Now their average run rate is 5. But if these two players are at the crease, South Africa are likely to set a target of more than 300.

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[coinerer]

India VS South Africa

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. A good decision in case if it might rain in Ranchi today. However their current run rate is below 5 and they have already lost 2 wickets. The pitch doesn't seems to favour batter but more to bowlers. This is the last match of the bi lateral series and India needs to win it otherwise they will lose this series in their home ground. 

In the second match, Africa is batting well. So far they have managed to score 138 runs in 27 overs losing 2 wickets. There are two great batsmen on the pitch Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks they have put on a partnership of 110 runs. Even in today's match, their chances of victory are very high. Let's see what happens at the end.

South Africa managed to collect 157 runs in 30 overs. They lost only two wickets. Hendricks remained unbeaten with 73 runs and Marakram 53 runs. South Africa's innings is getting longer because of the 117-run partnership between these two players. Now their average run rate is 5. But if these two players are at the crease, South Africa are likely to set a target of more than 300.

300 runs does not seem like a big target for India. Even if South Africa score 300 runs, India will try their best to win today's match. If Shikhar Dhawan can get a good start then India will have more chances to win today's match. If they can win today the series will alive. On the other hand, Africa also did not do well in T20, so they will try hard to win this ODI series.

[laurenB7742]

India VS South Africa

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. A good decision in case if it might rain in Ranchi today. However their current run rate is below 5 and they have already lost 2 wickets. The pitch doesn't seems to favour batter but more to bowlers. This is the last match of the bi lateral series and India needs to win it otherwise they will lose this series in their home ground. 

In the second match, Africa is batting well. So far they have managed to score 138 runs in 27 overs losing 2 wickets. There are two great batsmen on the pitch Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks they have put on a partnership of 110 runs. Even in today's match, their chances of victory are very high. Let's see what happens at the end.

South Africa managed to collect 157 runs in 30 overs. They lost only two wickets. Hendricks remained unbeaten with 73 runs and Marakram 53 runs. South Africa's innings is getting longer because of the 117-run partnership between these two players. Now their average run rate is 5. But if these two players are at the crease, South Africa are likely to set a target of more than 300.

300 runs does not seem like a big target for India. Even if South Africa score 300 runs, India will try their best to win today's match. If Shikhar Dhawan can get a good start then India will have more chances to win today's match. If they can win today the series will alive. On the other hand, Africa also did not do well in T20, so they will try hard to win this ODI series.

Do not forget that South Africa had given a target of 250 runs in 40 overs in the first match. India lost the match. So there is no way to say for sure that India will win today's match. India's squad is very strong. They have several talented batsmen in their squad. Even then we cannot say for sure that India will win.

South Africa set a target of 279 runs. Their performance in the last few overs was very poor as South Africa collected 252 runs in 45 overs. And the South African batsmen collected only 26 runs in the last 30 balls. The Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly in the death over.

[rojan]

India VS South Africa

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. A good decision in case if it might rain in Ranchi today. However their current run rate is below 5 and they have already lost 2 wickets. The pitch doesn't seems to favour batter but more to bowlers. This is the last match of the bi lateral series and India needs to win it otherwise they will lose this series in their home ground. 

In the second match, Africa is batting well. So far they have managed to score 138 runs in 27 overs losing 2 wickets. There are two great batsmen on the pitch Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks they have put on a partnership of 110 runs. Even in today's match, their chances of victory are very high. Let's see what happens at the end.

South Africa managed to collect 157 runs in 30 overs. They lost only two wickets. Hendricks remained unbeaten with 73 runs and Marakram 53 runs. South Africa's innings is getting longer because of the 117-run partnership between these two players. Now their average run rate is 5. But if these two players are at the crease, South Africa are likely to set a target of more than 300.

300 runs does not seem like a big target for India. Even if South Africa score 300 runs, India will try their best to win today's match. If Shikhar Dhawan can get a good start then India will have more chances to win today's match. If they can win today the series will alive. On the other hand, Africa also did not do well in T20, so they will try hard to win this ODI series.

I think if India can bat well then they will win this match. If Indian good players can play good game in this match then it will be good for India. And if Indian players can't bat well then many ties to win the match.  Bharot will suffer. However, the runs that have been made will be a very tough fight between the two teams.

[pakhitheboss]

India VS South Africa

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. A good decision in case if it might rain in Ranchi today. However their current run rate is below 5 and they have already lost 2 wickets. The pitch doesn't seems to favour batter but more to bowlers. This is the last match of the bi lateral series and India needs to win it otherwise they will lose this series in their home ground. 

In the second match, Africa is batting well. So far they have managed to score 138 runs in 27 overs losing 2 wickets. There are two great batsmen on the pitch Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks they have put on a partnership of 110 runs. Even in today's match, their chances of victory are very high. Let's see what happens at the end.

South Africa managed to collect 157 runs in 30 overs. They lost only two wickets. Hendricks remained unbeaten with 73 runs and Marakram 53 runs. South Africa's innings is getting longer because of the 117-run partnership between these two players. Now their average run rate is 5. But if these two players are at the crease, South Africa are likely to set a target of more than 300.

300 runs does not seem like a big target for India. Even if South Africa score 300 runs, India will try their best to win today's match. If Shikhar Dhawan can get a good start then India will have more chances to win today's match. If they can win today the series will alive. On the other hand, Africa also did not do well in T20, so they will try hard to win this ODI series.

I think if India can bat well then they will win this match. If Indian good players can play good game in this match then it will be good for India. And if Indian players can't bat well then many ties to win the match.  Bharot will suffer. However, the runs that have been made will be a very tough fight between the two teams.

I was at first in the impression that South Africa won't be able to reach 200+ runs. However they did go beyond my expectations and scored 279 runs. The target doesn't seems difficult but it can if India losses early wickets. I eager to watch Shubman Gill bat in this match. This guys has a lot of talent but lack the experience.

[noormcs5]

India VS South Africa

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. A good decision in case if it might rain in Ranchi today. However their current run rate is below 5 and they have already lost 2 wickets. The pitch doesn't seems to favour batter but more to bowlers. This is the last match of the bi lateral series and India needs to win it otherwise they will lose this series in their home ground. 

In the second match, Africa is batting well. So far they have managed to score 138 runs in 27 overs losing 2 wickets. There are two great batsmen on the pitch Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks they have put on a partnership of 110 runs. Even in today's match, their chances of victory are very high. Let's see what happens at the end.

South Africa managed to collect 157 runs in 30 overs. They lost only two wickets. Hendricks remained unbeaten with 73 runs and Marakram 53 runs. South Africa's innings is getting longer because of the 117-run partnership between these two players. Now their average run rate is 5. But if these two players are at the crease, South Africa are likely to set a target of more than 300.

300 runs does not seem like a big target for India. Even if South Africa score 300 runs, India will try their best to win today's match. If Shikhar Dhawan can get a good start then India will have more chances to win today's match. If they can win today the series will alive. On the other hand, Africa also did not do well in T20, so they will try hard to win this ODI series.

I think if India can bat well then they will win this match. If Indian good players can play good game in this match then it will be good for India. And if Indian players can't bat well then many ties to win the match.  Bharot will suffer. However, the runs that have been made will be a very tough fight between the two teams.

I was at first in the impression that South Africa won't be able to reach 200+ runs. However they did go beyond my expectations and scored 279 runs. The target doesn't seems difficult but it can if India losses early wickets. I eager to watch Shubman Gill bat in this match. This guys has a lot of talent but lack the experience.

South Africa made 278 which may or may not be enough. At one stage South Africa were 215-4 and at that time it seems that South Africa will score over 300 runs but then they started losing wickets and end up on 278. Everyone chipped in and made a score while Aiden Markram topped with 79 runs.

From India, Mohammed Siraj was the best bowler who took three wickets. His economy rate was 3.80 only which was impressive.

India lost their captain Shikhar Dhawan at 13 runs only. India has a reasonable target to chase and it won't be an easy task. If South Afria took two three quick wickets, they can surely fancy their chances of winning this match.

[JSRAW]

This pitch isn't a very easy one. South Africa should have crossed 300 mark but the pitch started playing its tricks in death overs and the same thing could happen with the Indian inning unless due comes into play. Otherwise, I believe proteas already has a competitive total.

India is playing with bat deep strategy as Lord Thakur will come at num 8 so they have depth in batting but hardly any experience under their belt. 

[onecall123]

As a result of their excellent batting performance, the visitors gave India a total of 278 runs in the second ODI. There is no doubt that the South African bowlers will try their best to defend the total because batting seems to be difficult. There were some tight overs in the last overs, but it will be a challenge for India. The match should be competitive. As SA leads the ODI series by 1-0, India will be delighted to be chasing 279; they cannot afford to lose. It's going to be a winning match for India, they're on the right track.

[pakhitheboss]

Ishan Kishan VS Shreyas Iyer

They both scored a half-century in this match, you can clearly see the difference between them. Ishan Kishan is behaving as an ODI batter wherein Shreyas is still in the T20 slow mode. Ishan has been using bat down attitude for most of his shots but Iyer is using a bat up approach. This is why Iyer has been vulnerable in every format of the game.

This is why Ishan Kishan is suited for ODI and Test cricket rather than a T20 player. Then again he is playing in his hometown.

[BobK71]

Ishan Kishan VS Shreyas Iyer

They both scored a half-century in this match, you can clearly see the difference between them. Ishan Kishan is behaving as an ODI batter wherein Shreyas is still in the T20 slow mode. Ishan has been using bat down attitude for most of his shots but Iyer is using a bat up approach. This is why Iyer has been vulnerable in every format of the game.

This is why Ishan Kishan is suited for ODI and Test cricket rather than a T20 player. Then again he is playing in his hometown.

Differences can be seen but I am fascinated by the partnership between the two cricketers. The effort shown by both of them to stay on the pitch in ODI format is really appreciable. Their playing attitude today looks like they may have both come up with a plan to finish the game. Overall I consider both of them deserve thanks of today's match.

[Vaskiy]

Ishan Kishan VS Shreyas Iyer

They both scored a half-century in this match, you can clearly see the difference between them. Ishan Kishan is behaving as an ODI batter wherein Shreyas is still in the T20 slow mode. Ishan has been using bat down attitude for most of his shots but Iyer is using a bat up approach. This is why Iyer has been vulnerable in every format of the game.

This is why Ishan Kishan is suited for ODI and Test cricket rather than a T20 player. Then again he is playing in his hometown.

Differences can be seen but I am fascinated by the partnership between the two cricketers. The effort shown by both of them to stay on the pitch in ODI format is really appreciable. Their playing attitude today looks like they may have both come up with a plan to finish the game. Overall I consider both of them deserve thanks of today's match.

ODI matches were quite interesting to watch when teams play good cricket and there is good chasing. In today's match there is good batting from South Africa. Followed is the innings of India, in which Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer made good winning partnership. Shreyas Iyer have recorded century, Ishan Kishan missed the century and Sanju Samson have made some beautiful shots. For all the discussion that stated the first ODI to be a fix have come to an end with the 7 wicket win.

[Haunebu]

This pitch isn't a very easy one. South Africa should have crossed 300 mark but the pitch started playing its tricks in death overs and the same thing could happen with the Indian inning unless due comes into play. Otherwise, I believe proteas already has a competitive total.

Guess you were wrong here. Anything under 300 is hardly competitive these days in the ODI format which is why I expected India to win comfortably which is what happened at the end of the day.

Iyer and Kishan were incredible together. I felt sad that Kishan missed on a well deserved century, but 93 runs is still a lot. On the other hand, Iyer scoring a century despite cramps was epic.

South Africa are under pressure now due to their direct qualification scenario for the 2023 World Cup. Am expecting India to win the final too.

[JSRAW]

This pitch isn't a very easy one. South Africa should have crossed 300 mark but the pitch started playing its tricks in death overs and the same thing could happen with the Indian inning unless due comes into play. Otherwise, I believe proteas already has a competitive total.

Guess you were wrong here. Anything under 300 is hardly competitive these days in the ODI format which is why I expected India to win comfortably which is what happened at the end of the day.

Iyer and Kishan were incredible together. I felt sad that Kishan missed on a well deserved century, but 93 runs is still a lot. On the other hand, Iyer scoring a century despite cramps was epic.

South Africa are under pressure now due to their direct qualification scenario for the 2023 World Cup. Am expecting India to win the final too.

Dew was there to create trouble for South African bowlers, they even changed a ball when it got out of control.

Having said that Iyer and Kishan batted beautifully, this is a good sign for India and it shows the depth of the bench considering the first 15 choices are in Australia and 3-4 players are injured.

[noormcs5]

This pitch isn't a very easy one. South Africa should have crossed 300 mark but the pitch started playing its tricks in death overs and the same thing could happen with the Indian inning unless due comes into play. Otherwise, I believe proteas already has a competitive total.

India is playing with bat deep strategy as Lord Thakur will come at num 8 so they have depth in batting but hardly any experience under their belt. 

Don't know how the pitch is not easy for the south Africans but all of sudden it comes easy for the Indians who chased this target in 46th over with only three wickets down. These days the losing teams always come up with excuses of bad pitch while actually its their performance which is bad.

Yeah, you will say that South Africa did win the 1st ODI but remember they lost the T20 series and i am sure they will lose the ODI series too.
It's not easy to win against India when you are playing in India.  India is unstoppable with Shreyas Iyer scored over a 100 runs and Ishan Kishan missing a century by just seven runs.

[fuguebtc]

This pitch isn't a very easy one. South Africa should have crossed 300 mark but the pitch started playing its tricks in death overs and the same thing could happen with the Indian inning unless due comes into play. Otherwise, I believe proteas already has a competitive total.

India is playing with bat deep strategy as Lord Thakur will come at num 8 so they have depth in batting but hardly any experience under their belt. 

Don't know how the pitch is not easy for the south Africans but all of sudden it comes easy for the Indians who chased this target in 46th over with only three wickets down. These days the losing teams always come up with excuses of bad pitch while actually its their performance which is bad.

Yeah, you will say that South Africa did win the 1st ODI but remember they lost the T20 series and i am sure they will lose the ODI series too.
It's not easy to win against India when you are playing in India.  India is unstoppable with Shreyas Iyer scored over a 100 runs and Ishan Kishan missing a century by just seven runs.

I am being honest. This was a really good performance from India even though the openers of India could not do much. And we all know that India is capable of chasing. They have proved that once again. I think this match was just terminated by the Indian batsmen. They played really well in this match. It was a little sad to see Ishan Kishan not get his century. But Shreyas Iyer got his 100 and these 2 innings were the catalyst for India's victory.

Now I am not sure if South Africa will be able to win in the last match. It's drawn between both the teams 1-1. Right now, I am not confident that South Africa will be able to win the last match of this ODI  series. But at the same time, the openers of India are not doing very well. So, that is something that South African bowlers will try to take advantage of.

[Theones]

For now ICC doesn't have any other go other than increasing the number of teams. Till date ICC tries to keep everything under control, and having more teams might affect the persons who are in the top authority. Real cricket lovers always stays with the test cricket, but the revenue making and time constraints have moved people to watch T20 and T10 matches more than the test and ODI matches.

The number of teams is being increased. But the problem is that most of the teams that qualify are "fake" national teams without any native players. And that is not going to do anything towards increasing the popularity of cricket. And in order to waste resources, the ICC need to cut down the number of test matches. Test cricket is dying, and there is no point in diverting the resources to a losing cause when it can be better utilized elsewhere. 3-4 test matches a year should be enough, and remaining time should be devoted to T20 cricket.  

Yes this is true. When the viewers or audiences are losing interest, investment in test matches are expected to nothing but losses. Especially in Asia, the importance of test match is reduced day by day. Local cricket boards are not willing to keep test match in the series. Since T20 has more viewers, ICC should give more importance to T20 along with ODI format.

People are losing interest because they don't have time to sit in front of TV for long and keep watching the slow dull game.
Even the white uniforms are also very off putting

[LittleBitFunny]

Ishan Kishan VS Shreyas Iyer

They both scored a half-century in this match, you can clearly see the difference between them. Ishan Kishan is behaving as an ODI batter wherein Shreyas is still in the T20 slow mode. Ishan has been using bat down attitude for most of his shots but Iyer is using a bat up approach. This is why Iyer has been vulnerable in every format of the game.
This is why Ishan Kishan is suited for ODI and Test cricket rather than a T20 player. Then again he is playing in his hometown.

Differences can be seen but I am fascinated by the partnership between the two cricketers. The effort shown by both of them to stay on the pitch in ODI format is really appreciable. Their playing attitude today looks like they may have both come up with a plan to finish the game. Overall I consider both of them deserve thanks of today's match.

ODI matches were quite interesting to watch when teams play good cricket and there is good chasing. In today's match there is good batting from South Africa. Followed is the innings of India, in which Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer made good winning partnership. Shreyas Iyer have recorded century, Ishan Kishan missed the century and Sanju Samson have made some beautiful shots. For all the discussion that stated the first ODI to be a fix have come to an end with the 7 wicket win.

Batting a target of 250 runs in the first match, they were defeated by just 9 runs. But they did not make any mistakes in the second match. Batting for a target of 279 runs, India won very easily. Although the two openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill did not play well, India had no problem winning the match due to the excellent performances of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer. Ishan Kishan scored 93 off 84 balls and Iyer remained unbeaten on 113 off 111 balls. The performance of the South African bowlers was very poor. However, the series is now tied at 1-1. I think India will win the last match and India will win the series.

[GigaBit]

Ishan Kishan VS Shreyas Iyer

They both scored a half-century in this match, you can clearly see the difference between them. Ishan Kishan is behaving as an ODI batter wherein Shreyas is still in the T20 slow mode. Ishan has been using bat down attitude for most of his shots but Iyer is using a bat up approach. This is why Iyer has been vulnerable in every format of the game.

This is why Ishan Kishan is suited for ODI and Test cricket rather than a T20 player. Then again he is playing in his hometown.

Differences can be seen but I am fascinated by the partnership between the two cricketers. The effort shown by both of them to stay on the pitch in ODI format is really appreciable. Their playing attitude today looks like they may have both come up with a plan to finish the game. Overall I consider both of them deserve thanks of today's match.

ODI matches were quite interesting to watch when teams play good cricket and there is good chasing. In today's match there is good batting from South Africa. Followed is the innings of India, in which Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer made good winning partnership. Shreyas Iyer have recorded century, Ishan Kishan missed the century and Sanju Samson have made some beautiful shots. For all the discussion that stated the first ODI to be a fix have come to an end with the 7 wicket win.

In the last ODI match between South Africa and India, India introduced responsible cricket. They could not win the first match but the performance of the last match shows that they are perfect in this series. But some South African fans disagree with it. They feel that their scored run in the 2nd ODI was quite low as they could not win that match. Anyway, as the series is still alive, both the teams will try their best to control the upcoming match and won the series.

[rojan]

Ishan Kishan VS Shreyas Iyer

They both scored a half-century in this match, you can clearly see the difference between them. Ishan Kishan is behaving as an ODI batter wherein Shreyas is still in the T20 slow mode. Ishan has been using bat down attitude for most of his shots but Iyer is using a bat up approach. This is why Iyer has been vulnerable in every format of the game.

This is why Ishan Kishan is suited for ODI and Test cricket rather than a T20 player. Then again he is playing in his hometown.

Differences can be seen but I am fascinated by the partnership between the two cricketers. The effort shown by both of them to stay on the pitch in ODI format is really appreciable. Their playing attitude today looks like they may have both come up with a plan to finish the game. Overall I consider both of them deserve thanks of today's match.

ODI matches were quite interesting to watch when teams play good cricket and there is good chasing. In today's match there is good batting from South Africa. Followed is the innings of India, in which Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer made good winning partnership. Shreyas Iyer have recorded century, Ishan Kishan missed the century and Sanju Samson have made some beautiful shots. For all the discussion that stated the first ODI to be a fix have come to an end with the 7 wicket win.

In the last ODI match between South Africa and India, India introduced responsible cricket. They could not win the first match but the performance of the last match shows that they are perfect in this series. But some South African fans disagree with it. They feel that their scored run in the 2nd ODI was quite low as they could not win that match. Anyway, as the series is still alive, both the teams will try their best to control the upcoming match and won the series.

South Africa and India have played a very tough game. I thought that India will not be able to score so many runs in this match. Later I saw that India played very well. I never thought that India would be able to score so many runs. Both teams are very important to me.  Loved it. South Africa scored a lot of runs in the match but they did not bowl well.

[pakhitheboss]

Ishan Kishan never expected that he would get caught at 93. The partnership between Ishan and Shreyas led to India winning the last ODI match. The ball was not coming to the bat and still, Shreyas Iyer was able to score his century. Good comeback by the India side.