India vs South Africa - 1st ODI Cricket at Kanpur
Rabada holds his nerve to seal thrilling win for South Africa
| South Africa | vs | India |
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| 303/5 (50) | 298/7 (50) | |
| South Africa won by 5 runs | ||
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| Photo © BCCI |
The Green Park ground in Kanpur saw its two highest ODI totals scored on the same day in a match that seemed to be a mirror image of itself until India cracked. Kagiso Rabada defended 11 off the last over, in which he dismissed India captain, MS Dhoni, and derailed an Indian chase that was on track until the start of the 47th over.
Then, Rohit Sharma, who had racked up 150 - the third-highest score of his ODI career - was sapped of energy and handed a return catch to Imran Tahir. The South Africa legspinner had not had much of an impact on the innings until that point but went on to dismiss Suresh Raina in the same over to change India's task from a relatively straightforward 35 runs off 24 balls with seven wickets in hand to a more challenging 31 runs from 18 balls with five wickets in hand.
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| Photo © BCCI |
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