Batting first in the first T20 match, India has scored 175 runs. Hardik Pandya played a stormy innings of 59 runs for Team India. Shubhman Gill, captain Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma also failed to play big innings. On the other hand, Lungi Ngidi wreaked havoc for South Africa and dismissed 3 batsmen of Team India.

Abhishek Sharma, who usually gives a bright start to Team India, was out after scoring 17 runs. Shubman Gill, who returned after missing the ODI series, flopped badly, scoring only 4 runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav’s flop show continues. As soon as he came, he won the hearts of the audience with a four and a six, but he too could score only 12 runs.

Within no time, Team India had lost the wickets of all three top order batsmen for 48 runs. Tilak Verma and Akshar Patel scored 23 and 26 runs respectively, but due to their slow innings India’s run rate came down very low.

Hardik Pandya took over the T20 World Champion

When Hardik Pandya came to bat, India had scored 78 runs and lost four wickets in 11.4 overs. The run rate was just above 6, so it seemed difficult for the team to even reach 150 runs. Shivam Dubey remained at the crease for some time, but after scoring 11 runs, he also left.

Amidst all this, Hardik Pandya worked to save the honor of the current T20 World Champion India. He returned unbeaten after scoring 59 runs in 28 balls. In his stormy innings he hit 6 fours and four sixes. At one time India was able to score 80 runs in 12 overs, but on the strength of Hardik’s half-century, Team India added 95 runs in the last 8 overs.

On the other hand, Lungi Ngidi took 3 wickets for South Africa. Lutho Sipamala took 2 wickets and Donovan Ferreira took one wicket.

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India has scored 349 runs while playing first. In this ODI match being played in Ranchi, Virat Kohli scored the 52nd century of his ODI career. He played an inning of 135 runs, apart from him Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul also played half-centuries. Rahul is captaining the Indian team in this series.

The Indian team came to bat first after losing the toss. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal tried to play sharp shots from the beginning, but Jaiswal was out after scoring only 18 runs. After that, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma took over the innings and made a partnership of 136 runs. Rohit Sharma played an innings of 57 runs in 51 balls.

In this match, Rituraj Gaikwad got a chance at number-4, but was out after scoring 8 runs. Devald Brewis took a brilliant catch and dismissed Gaikwad. The team management surprised everyone and sent Washington Sundar to bat at number 5, but he walked out after scoring 13 runs.

KL Rahul had already confirmed that he will bat at the sixth position. Rahul’s captaincy innings of 60 runs showed that he is indeed the trouble-shooter of Team India. Because he is ready to bat at any time in any order. Now he has impressed at the sixth position also. Ravindra Jadeja’s innings of 32 runs in 20 balls helped Team India reach the score of 349.

Virat Kohli scored 52nd century

Virat Kohli has already become the batsman who has scored the most centuries in the history of ODI cricket. In the first ODI against South Africa, he scored the 52nd ODI century of his career. This is his sixth century against South Africa in ODI cricket. In this matter he has broken the records of Sachin Tendulkar and David Warner.

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In the second test, South Africa has given India a target of 549 runs. In response, by the end of the fourth day’s play, Team India had lost two wickets for 27 runs. The Indian team is still behind by 522 runs. Right now Sai Sudarshan and Kuldeep Yadav are standing at the batting crease. In the fourth day’s play, South Africa had declared its second innings at 260 runs, due to which, based on the lead in the first innings, it gave India a target of 549 runs. The Indian team is on the verge of a big defeat.

South Africa started the fourth day’s play at 26/0. Ryan Rickleton was out after scoring 35 runs and Aiden Markram was out after scoring 29 runs. Tristan Stubbs was the biggest hit for Team India, who scored 94 runs. Tony de Jorji missed his fifty, who was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja on the score of 49. Ravindra Jadeja took 4 wickets for India in the second innings.

Team India on the verge of shameful defeat

Chasing the target of 549 runs, the Indian team has lost 2 wickets and scored only 35 runs by the end of the fourth day’s play. Let us tell you that the biggest win by runs in Test against India is in the name of Australia, which defeated Team India by 342 runs in the year 2024. In this matter, South Africa can overtake Australia and come out ahead. That means South Africa can become the team to defeat India by the most runs.

India’s batting-bowling sub flop

In the Guwahati Test, the Indian team has been able to do well neither in batting nor in bowling. In the first innings, Indian bowlers had dismissed 6 South African batsmen for 246 runs. But after that the last 4 wickets of the African team scored 243 runs. As a result, South Africa’s first innings ended at 489 runs.

Chasing such a huge score, the first innings of the Indian team was reduced to 201 runs. The result was that South Africa gained a lead of 288 runs. The Indian bowlers had to ensure that South Africa bowled out the second innings cheaply, but they declared the second innings as per their wish by scoring 260 runs. Now, despite chasing the target of 549 runs, Team India has lost 2 wickets at the score of only 27.