India beat South Africa in 1st ODI, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan shine; netizens applaud young guns
ALSO READ: India vs South Africa Live Score Updates, 1st ODI In his last over, Arshdeep picked the wicket of Andile Phehlukwayo via LBW on the very first delivery of the 26th over. Even Avesh Khan picking up four wickets helped India to keep the Proteas at bay.
And Kuldeep Yadav finishing off the South African innings in his trademark style was much applauded. Apart from Andile Phehlukwayo and Tony de Zorzi, no other batter could cross 15 runs for the Proteas.
Later chasing 117 runs, India's ODI debutant Sai Sudharsan scored 55 runs, while Shreyas Iyer hit 52 runs, leading India to a 8 wickets victory. Following Arshdeep's performance, netizens applauded him on social media.
Pranav Pratap Simngh wrote, “Was it a possible world record had both Arshdeep Singh & Avesh Khan picked 5 wickets? or has this already happened in ODIs? That 1 wicket by Kuldeep Yadav undid all of Mukesh Kumar’s sacrifices. South Africans scuttled for 116 in 1st ODI.
#SAvsIND" Another netizen wrote, “Arshdeep Singh has a fifer against SENA in SENA. Another left-arm pacer who is overrated doesn't have even 1." Some even posted emojis and memes.Milestone Alert!
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