Chasing 297 runs, the visitors were 138/1 at one stage with Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli going strong with individual half-centuries. The Proteas stuck to their plans to dismiss the veterans before reducing India to 188/6. India ended their innings on 265, losing the match by 31 runs.
Former Team India batting coach, Bangar, pointed out that the Proteas stuck to their plans that yielded them results. Speaking on Star Sports, Sanjay Bangar said:
The cricketer-turned-commentator added:
The likes of Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer failed to consolidate on a good start by Dhawan and Kohli. South Africa piled up 296 on the back of centuries from Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen.
Young India batters need to mould game as per demands - Shikhar Dhawan
The inexperience in the middle-order once again hurt India as they succumbed to pressure after a good start. Dhawan, who made a good return to the ODI side, stated that handling varied match situations comes with experience. He believes that the youngsters will get a hold of it once they play more games.
He further advised:
The 2nd ODI is scheduled to take place at the same ground on January 21 (Friday).
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