The Proteas received the rain-shortened first One-Day International (ODI) towards India in Lucknow on Thursday.
India received the toss and elected to bowl.
South Africa posted 249/4 of their 40 overs, to which India replied with 240/8, giving the Proteas victory by 9 runs.
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TEAMS
India
1 Shikhar Dhawan (captain), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4 Ishan Kishan, 5 Shreyas Iyer, 6 Sanju Samson (wkt), 7 Shardul Thakur, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Avesh Khan, 11 Mohammed Siraj
South Africa
1 Janneman Malan, 2 Quinton de Kock (wkt), 3 Temba Bavuma (captain), 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Heinrich Klaasen, 6 David Miller, 7 Wayne Parnell, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Lungi Ngidi, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi
Meanwhile, Proteas batsman Janneman Malan believes South Africa are prepared as they are often for his or her three-match One-Day International (ODI) sequence towards India.
The vacationers have performed all that they presumably may forward of the sport, which they’ll enter with confidence rising after impressing of their final two T20 Internationals (T20I) towards the hosts, albeit with blended outcomes.
The Proteas misplaced the 20-over leg of the journey 2-1, however had been spectacular in matches two and three, profitable the latter by 49 runs on Tuesday.
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“I think we do a lot of work in preparation for the games and we see how the conditions are where we are playing,” Malan informed the media on Wednesday.
“As I’ve heard it’s an enormous discipline we’re taking part in on for the primary ODI so we’ll hold that in thoughts.
“There’s obviously weather around, so we’re preparing possibly for an on and off match and we’re also going through the (opposition) team and preparing for that. It’s specific to every match and changes for every game as well.”
The match can also be the primary of some key video games of their quest to qualify for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
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Head coach Mark Boucher’s aspect are presently eleventh on the ICC World Cup Super League standings the place solely the highest eight routinely qualify for subsequent yr’s finals in India.
It means they’ll ill-afford too many extra slip-ups and Malan stated: “I feel everybody is aware of how essential the subsequent eight video games are for the Proteas within the ODI format. We’re making an attempt clearly to attempt to maximise the factors from all of the matches.
“The World Cup is in India and personally, I’ve thought about it, it’s nice to get good prep and put in good performances to hopefully join the team. So it’s good to play in these conditions.”
Does that imply there may be extra strain on the squad? Not so in response to Malan, who feels that each sport in your nation must be handled as must-win affairs.
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“To be honest, we’re playing international cricket where every game is a must-win,” he added.
“There’s a number of followers on the market backing the group, there’s a number of strain, there’s lots of people speaking about it so it’s not that a lot of a special mindset.
“Obviously we know exactly what we need to do to qualify but when it’s just normal matches the pressure is still on to perform, so it won’t be the biggest change in mindset, just trying to do well for the country.”
South Africa ODI squad towards India
Temba Bavuma (captain,), Quinton de Kock (Titans), Reeza Hendricks (Lions), Heinrich Klaasen (Titans), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Janneman Malan (Rocks), Aiden Markram (Titans), David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Wayne Parnell (Western Province), Andile Phehlukwayo (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Dwaine Pretorius (North West Dragons), Kagiso Rabada (Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans).
South Africa ODI tour to India Itinerary
Thursday, 6 October
India vs South Africa – Lucknow
Sunday, 9 October
India vs South Africa – Ranchi
Tuesday, 11 October
India vs South Africa – Delhi
