Manjrekar: Avesh and Arshdeep found the performance they were searching for
India beat South Africa in Johannesburg with the two fast bowlers picking up nine wickets between them
17/12Result
1st ODI, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Dec 17 2023
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
117/2 (16.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
17/12Result
1st ODI, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Dec 17 2023
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![India]( "India")
117/2 (16.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Manjrekar: Wouldn't want to change Rahul's batting position
Sanjay Manjrekar discusses the significance of the ODI series, Rahul's batting position, India's bowling options, and more
Arshdeep: Last night, we were thinking of restricting SA under 400
The India seamer talks about preparing for the ODI series and the impact of the county stint on his bowling
KL Rahul: Samson will bat at No. 5 or 6
India's stand-in captain on the importance of the ODIs against SA, which start on Sunday
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSouth Africa know what their brand is, but are still figuring out the how
"For now, it's about identifying the how. In certain conditions - how are we going to play?" - White-ball coach JP Duminy on South Africa's plans to stay positive despite the slide against India
Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan demolish South Africa
The pair took nine wickets between them to restrict South Africa to their lowest ODI total at home
South Africa's biggest defeat in a home ODI
At least in terms of balls remaining: there were 200 of them left when India won the game
Battle-hardened Arshdeep Singh arrives as an ODI force
He was unprepared for Johannesburg's altitude, but his skills, sharpened by a County stint, were entirely on point as he ran through South Africa's line-up
India, South Africa move on from World Cup heartbreak as Wanderers turn pink
Sandwiched between a T20I series in a T20 World Cup year and a Test series, the ODI series will see teams missing several big names
