So India has a winning start to the tournament. Rohit Sharma remains not out on 122 runs as India wins by six wickets and also became the Man of the Match for his blistering knock.Ā
Phehlukwayo is here to bowl again Starts off with a couple of runs and then a dot ball. Starts off with a couple and then a WIDE. Hardik Pandya slams a FOUR. India starts its World Cup campaign with a victory. India wins by six wicketsĀ
Imran Tahir is here to bowl and starts off with a dot ball. Starts off with a couple of runs and then a single. Rohit Sharma slams a FOUR via sweeper cover.Ā
Rabada is back again and Rohit Sharma got his fourth lifeline as he got DROPPED by David Miller. FOUR by Sharma to third man as he adds insult to the injury.
Rabada is back again and Rohit Sharma got his fourth lifeline as he got DROPPED by David Miller. FOUR by Sharma to third man as he adds insult to the injury.Ā
Tabraiz Shamsi is back and he concedes no runs and then MS Dhoni slams a FOUR. Rohit Sharma slams another FOUR to the leg side. A couple to end the over. 35 runs required for India from 42 balls.Ā
Phehlukwayo is here to bowl and he concedes only three runs from the last over. Rohit Sharma scored a century and went past Sourav Ganguly with his 23rd century.Ā
Shamsi is here to bowl and he gives away one run from the first ball.Ā Rohit Sharma getsĀ scores a centuryĀ with that single. India needs 53 runs from 56 balls.Ā
Chris Morris is here and he starts off conceding no runs in the first three balls of the over. Finally, the team gets a couple of runs. One run to end the over. India requires another 57 runs with 7 wickets and 60 balls remaining.Ā
After the departure of KL Rahul, we have MS Dhoni who is playing with Rohit Sharma, who is nearing his hundred. The Indian team needs 74 runs from 84 balls to win the game.
So that's curtains down on KL Rahul's innings as he gets caught by Faf Du Plessis in the circle. Attempts to take an aerial route and lobs it over mid-off as he gets OUT on 26.Ā
The Indian team is now stable and has recovered from the loss of its first two wickets. India has crossed the 100-run mark. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have played well so far in the game.Ā
With that single Rohit Sharma scored a half-century. Survives three chances and made these runs. With this India nears the score of 100 runs as they chase 228.Ā
So after losing a couple of wickets we still have KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma batting for India. The two are in the process of stabilising the Indian innings. Rohit Sharma inches closer to his half-century.Ā
Phehulwayo is a happy man as he gets the wicket of Virat Kohli. EDGED & TAKEN by the keeper Quinton de Kock on the score of 18 runs. de Kock pulls off a stunner.Ā
Imran Tahir is here to bowl and he starts off conceding a single and then a dot ball. Single comes from another ball. 50 comes up for India. Three runs from the over.Ā
Phehlukwayo bowls to Virat Kohli and it was in the aiiirrrr for a while. Surely Virat too had his heart in the mouth but lands safe. Starts off with a single and then a dot. A couple of singles from the next two balls. Two dots to end the over.Ā
Finally, Virat Kohli and men start their campaign in the ICC World Cup 2019 with the match against South Africa. The exciting game will be held at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground, Southampton. Faf Du Plessis led South Africa has had a very disappointing start to the tournament with a couple of losses in their kitty. The team lost to hosts England massively by 103 runs and then Bangladesh by 21 runs. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli and the team will play their first match today.Ā South Africa vs India Cricket Score 8th ODI Match in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
After a long season of the Indian Premier League 2019, team India has rested well and started off as the favourite of the game. A couple of days ago, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma got hit in the nets, but they are quite well and will feature in the playing XI. Meanwhile, South Africa suffers from a big blow as they have lost Dale Steyn who has been ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. Left-arm seamer Beuran Hendricks has been approved as a replacement by ICC's Event Technical Committee. With no wins in their kitty, the team features on number nine of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Stay tuned with us for the live updates of the game. Check out the live streaming details of the match here.
The pitch has a very good grass covering and it could be a two-paced surface. In general, we will have quite a good batting surface. The best part is that the sun is out and we will have the full game on the cards. The fans can expect the game to be a high scoring game.
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