By Admin 
Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, India had to face defeat by 4 wickets in the second ODI against South Africa. The Indian captain believes that the defeat in this match is not difficult to digest, because bowling in the second innings had become difficult due to heavy dew.
India scored 358 runs losing 5 wickets at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. In response, the South African team registered victory in 49.2 overs.
After South Africa lost the match by 4 wickets, KL Rahul said, “Considering how much dew there is in the second innings and how difficult it is to bowl, the umpire was good enough to change the ball. The toss plays a huge role.” KL Rahul said laughingly, “I am cursing myself for losing the toss.”
However, KL Rahul believes that the bowlers and fielders could have performed better. He said, “There are always some things which we could have done better. In batting, I know a score of 350 was good, but even after the last match, the talk in the dressing room was how can we score an extra 20-25 runs to give relief to the bowlers with the wet ball.”
Discussing the 195-run partnership between Gaikwad and Kohli, KL Rahul said, “It was great to see the way Ritu batted. We have seen Virat Kohli score centuries 53 times. He just keeps doing his job. It was great to see Ritu batting, the way he picked up the pace after scoring his half-century. The pace at which he batted, we got extra 20 runs. Lower order batsmen can contribute more.” Were.”
India won the first ODI match played against South Africa in Ranchi by 17 runs. South Africa has leveled the series by winning the second match. In such a situation, the match to be played on 6th December has become decisive.