In Cricket, India were 31 in 6 overs when the reports last came in, chasing a target of 270 runs set by South Africa in the first One-Day International being played at Kingsmead, Durban. Earlier, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. Faf du Plessis made 120 runs and was ably supported by Chris Morris 37, Quinton de Kock 34 and Andile Phehlukwayo putting up 27 runs.For India, Spinner Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets, Yuzvendra Chahal took two, while Jasprit Bumrah and Bhubnesh Kumar claimed one each. After losing the Test series 1-2, Team India are looking to bounce back with an improved performance in the limited overs format. India have never won a bilateral series in South Africa and are also yet to record an ODI victory against the Proteas at Durban.
News On AIR | February 1, 2018 9:11 PM
South Africa set target of 270 runs in first ODI against India