IND vs SA Live Score, World Cup 2023: Fifties from Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer has put India on the driver’s seat. The duo put on 134 runs for the third wicket.
India vs South Africa Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the top-of-the-table World Cup clash against South Africa at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday
India were off to a flier, courtesy their captain Rohit Sharma. The Indian captain looked in imperious touch and scored a brisk 24-ball 40, before he was caught at the mid-off. Kagiso Rabada ended the 62 run opening wicket stand between Rohit and Shubman Gill.
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India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, stick to the unchanged playing XI. South Africa, on the other hand, have brought in left-arm spinner Tabraiz Shamsi in place of pacer Gerald Coetzee.
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ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 – Match 37
India
239/3 (40.0)
vs
South Africa
Batting
Virat Kohli75 (95)
KL Rahul *5 (10)
Bowling
Good luck1/56 (8)
Kagiso Rabada *1/32 (8)
Play In Progress ( Day – Match 37 )
India elected to bat
World Cup: South Africa’s left-arm pacer Marco Jansen could be biggest threat for Indian batsmen
A stocky left-arm net bowler with long strides had the longest spell of the evening. Every Indian batsman would face him, every Indian batsman would ask him to probe a variety of lengths and lines. Virat Kohli instructed him to bowl short and into his body; KL Rahul would tell him to bombard the fifth-sixth stump line. Shubman Gill would request him to bowl from 18-19 yards.
It’s not hard to tell why the left-armer was in demand. Indian batsmen were readying for the toughest test they could face on Sunday, that is the beanpole Marco Jansen. The net bowler was neither as tall nor as quick as Jansen. He was barely getting the ball rear up to the chest or hurry the batsmen.
An hour ago, on the same pitch, Jansen had let it rip. The first ball he bowled kicked up at an awkward height from a good-length area, whizzing past the shoulders of the bemused batsman. In the next half an hour, he would keep the batsman literally on their toes. He would seam the ball into them, make it kick away and then at the end of it, wear the pads again for another hit. The net bowler could conjure none of these devils. (READ MORE)
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First published on: 05-11-2023 at 10:00 IST
