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SA v IND (Source-Twitter)
South African batter Tony De Zorzi scored his first ODI century as he pulverized the Indian bowling to all parts of the ground. The win during the second ODI on Tuesday in Gqeberha made sure the series is level at 1-1.
Aiden Markram opted to field first after winning the toss against the KL Rahul led side. Shreyas Iyer missed the game as he is with the Indian test team. Rinku Singh came into the team and played his first ODI game for the country.
It was an inspired bowling effort from South Africa as they had the Indian batters hopping on a sunny Tuesday afternoon. Apart from Sai Sudharsan and KL Rahul none of the batters could get going.
Tony De Zorsi helps South Africa win in fine style –
India had set South Africa a target of 212 runs to win and KL Rahul would have hope of an encore from Arshdeep Singh. The left-arm-pacer had got five wickets during India’s massive win in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Reeza Hendricks and Tony De Zorzi had different plans as they took the attack to the opposition. Both the batters were severe on anything short and wide as they played the ball with ease. Ruturaj Gaikwad dropped an early chance to give Reeza Hendricks a second chance to score runs.
Arshdeep Singh provided the first breakthrough when he dismissed Reeza Hendricks for 52 runs. Rassie Van Der Dussen came to the wicket kept the scoreboard ticking and helped his team get close to a target. It was a special day for Tony De Zorzi who hit first ODI century and also hit the winning runs to help his team win the game.
Sai Sudharsan with 62 runs and KL Rahul with 56 were the two lead scorers for India. After the fall of both batters, the Indian team lost wickets at regular intervals. It was Arshdeep Singh’s 18 which helped India cross the 200-run mark to make it look respectable.
Here’s how the fans reacted –
TONY DE ZORZI, THE HERO OF SOUTH AFRICA....!!!!
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 19, 2023
0-1 down in the series, playing his 4th ODI, chasing 212 runs, Tony De Zorzi smashed a brilliant hundred and helped South Africa to level the series. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/X5eJ9kyucz
Lo Bhai Kara lo klol se captaincy
— AKRAM ⭐ kannadiga 🐯 (@VaseemA12492718) December 19, 2023
Tony De Zorzi🔥
— Ali Umair Shahbaz (@aliumairshahbaz) December 19, 2023
Well done Symonds + Lara or south africa 😂😂
— Karthik (@vsk_says) December 19, 2023
Rinku Singh has picked a wicket...!!!!
— Secular Chad (@SachabhartiyaRW) December 19, 2023
- His maiden wicket in international cricket. pic.twitter.com/xetLdVDZqA
You are absolutely right this guy is very good and plays very well
— ishu (@AyeshooS) December 19, 2023
great innings on his very 2nd Inning
— Malak Shah 🇵🇰 (@MalakCric) December 19, 2023
Moment of the day 👌 pic.twitter.com/fMHaIyNbA0
— Pankaj (@Pankaj41627) December 19, 2023