SA vs IND 1st ODI Highlights | Arshdeep and Avesh shine in India's 8-wicket victory over the Proteas

Scalping a 5⃣-wicket haul, Arshdeep Singh was on a roll with the ball & bagged the Player of the Match award as #TeamIndia won the first #SAvIND ODI. 👏 👏

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Sai Sudharsan plays a beautiful straight drive for four to complete the chase. An easy and comfortable victory for the Indian Team. They have now gotten the lead in the SA vs IND 3-match ODI series.

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Five-wicket haul from Arshdeep Singh and fifties from Sai Sudharsan and Shreyas Iyer help India beat South Africa by 8 wickets with 200 balls remaining 😳🔥… pic.twitter.com/PPBDr3obEQ

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Shreyas Iyer walks off for 52. Andile Phehlukwayo gets his first wicket of the match but it's too late to react. He gets an top edge and Miller takes a simple catch.

Brilliant batting display from Iyer as he brought up his half-century with a beautiful six. India are cruising toward victory.

Sai Sudharsan and Shreyas Iyer shine with half-centuries in the opening ODI versus South Africa. 🔥

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A magnificent half-century for Sai Sudharsan. He takes a single to bring up his maiden half-century.

Sai Sudharsan and Iyer have constructed a partnership of 73 runs. India are cruising comfortably. Sudharsan is batting on 45 while Iyer is not out on 42.

Full and straight from Mulder and Gaikwad misses it completely. The ball hits him on his pads. Huge appeal but the umpire turned down. South Africa takes a review and it's out.

🚨 UPDATE 🚨: Ishan Kishan withdrawn from #TeamIndia's Test squad. KS Bharat named as replacement. #SAvIND

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Nandre Burger is Bowled Kuldeep Yadav wraps up South Africa's inning. A brilliant googly from Kuldeep and Burger failed to understand it.

Arshdeep leads his team off the field as he raises the ball after registering a historic fifer. South Africa finishes on 116.

Shamsi hits his second boundary on the over of Avesh Khan.

A loud appeal for lbw and umpire raises the finger. Phehlukwayo reviews but three reds pop up. It is a clear LBW. Arshdeep registers his fifer and Phehlukwayo walks off after scoring 33 runs.

Maiden 5⃣-wicket haul in international cricket! 👏 👏

Take A Bow - @arshdeepsinghh 🙌 🙌

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Andile Phehlukwayo is trying to help South Africa get past 100. He is batting on 23. India have dominated the game so far and they would like to finish South Africa's inning as soon as possible.

Maharaj goes for a drive, gets a thick edge and it goes straight to short cover. Brilliant bowling from India.

Miller goes for a drive, and gets a slight outside edge straight to the keeper. Seven down for South Africa.

Mulder is out for a duck. The ball hits the pads. Umpires raises the finger immediately. Mulder reviews but it's umpire's call and Mulder walks back.

Markram chops onto the stumps. Avesh Khan gets the huge wicket of the South African skipper.

What a brilliant delivery! Klaasen has to go and he departs, scoring only 6 runs.

De Zorzi goes for a pull shot but gets a top edge and it's an easy catch for Rahul. South Africa are third down

Heinrich Klaasen is the new batsman.

Hendricks chops onto the stumps. Hendricks gets a thick inside edge and the ball crashes onto the stumps.

Van der Dussen walks in at number three. He plays the first ball and it's swing in to hit the pads and the umpire raises his finger immediately.

Mukesh Kumar starts the bowling with a loud appeal on the very first ball for a LBW. Nothing from the umpire. India were interested but didn't take the review.

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Pommie Mbangwa - "It's a used pitch. Whoever wins the toss will want to bat first and put runs on the board. Few cracks, they haven't opened up too much. The grass is to hold it all together. 270 is the average score, last five (ODIs) - 298. You don't want to be below that. Bat first, get lots of runs."

"Used wicket, want to bat on it first, playing two spinners. Fantastic day (pink day), hopefully, both teams can put on a good show. One debut: Nandre Burger. Exciting to give some good guys the opportunity, they are important to stake a claim."

"Special day. Seen lots of pink ODIs on TV. Would've chosen to bat too, same strip as the T20. There was spin and it was dry in that T20. Sudarshan on his well-deserved debut, Ruturaj, Tilak, and Sanju as always a name that's exciting for the fans. Axar, Kuldeep would love to see this pitch. (IPL exposure) They know what pressure is, and how to handle themselves under pressure. They come with that intensity's experience."

• India - KL Rahul (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Iyer, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh

• South Africa - Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi

South Africa wins the toss and elects to bat first. Nandre Burger will make his ODI debut for the Proteas. Sai Sudarshan will make his international debut today.

• Matches played: 91

• India won: 38

• South Africa won: 50

• No Result: 3

The India vs South Africa T20I series will be telecast on the Star Sports Network and streamed online on Disney+ Hotstar.

This was Abishek Goswami bringing you all the live updates of the SA vs IND 1st ODI match at Wanderers Stadium. I hope you enjoyed the LIVE Blog. Until next time, enjoy the highlights of the game, exactly below this paragraph. Thanks for tuning in.

KL Rahul-led India would like to start the SA vs IND 3-match ODI series on a winning note when they take on South Africa at Johannesburg on Sunday. Rahul will hope to strengthen his captaincy credentials in the 50-over format. India are coming off the back of a 1-1 T20 series.