Riding
on debutant Priya Punia’s mellifluous knock of 75 (not out), India chased down
the target set by South Africa quite comfortably on Wednesday in the first ODI that was played at
Reliance Stadium, Vadodara. Earlier in the day, the visitors won the toss and
elected to bat first. However they were bundled out for 164 in 45.1 overs,
courtesy Jhulan Goswami’s (3-33 in 7.1 overs) fiery bowling. Shikha Pandey gave
her good company as she struck with 2-38 in her 10 overs. The spin trio of Ekta
Bisht (2-28), Deepti Sharma (1-31) and Poonam Yadav (2-33) joined the party as
they picked up the remaining five wickets. Marizanne Kapp top scored with a
gritty 54.
Source: ICC
In
reply, the hosts achieved the target in 41.4 overs with eight wickets to spare.
The opening pair of Priya Punia (75 not out) and Jemimah Rodrigues (55)
stitched a solid partnership of 83 giving the right kind of platform for the
batters to follow. Picking up one wicket each, Nadine de Klerk and Nondumiso
Shangase were the only two successful bowlers out of the seven used.
India
lead the three match ODI series 1-0. The two sides will meet for the second ODI
on Friday at the same venue.
Source: ICC
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