IND vs SA 1st ODI: Arshdeep, Avesh star in emphatic Indian victory over SA

Pacers Arshdeep Singh bowled a dream first spell and found an ally in equally menacing Avesh Khan as a secondstring Indian team completely annihilated South Africa by eight wickets in the opening ODI here on SundayIndia now leads the threematch series 10 Having gone into the match without a single wicket in his previous three ODI appearances Arshdeep more than made up for it with his maiden fivewicket haul as South Africa were allout for 116 in 273 overs The target was surpassed in only 164 oversAlso ReadIshan Kishan withdraws from Indias Test squad for series against South AfricaPlaying their first 50over game post the World Cup final it seemed that Arshdeep 537 in 10 overs and Avesh 427 in 8 overs had picked up a cue from their seniors Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah as a quality Proteas batting lineup was made to look like novices on a track that offered a lot of help due to underlying moistureIn reply debutant B Sai Sudharshan 55 not out off 43 balls showed during his stay at the wicket why he is rated so highly He made the chase look like a cakewalkAlso ReadIND vs SA 1st ODI Arshdeep Avesh skittle South Africa out for 116The sinewy southpaw looked elegant and upright while driving on the up and looked strong off the backfoot while pulling the short ball Against spinners he put a big stride forward which is hallmark of a good player The ondrive off Tabraiz Shamsi was a treat for the eyesSai had seasoned Shreyas Iyer 52 off 45 balls for company who looked in fine touch something that augurs well for India ahead of the upcoming Test seriesHowever the story of the day was how Indian pacers rattled South Africa with the ball jagging around for the first hour and a half which spelt doom for the home sideArshdeep would certainly feel good having drawn a lot of flak for his inconsistency in the shortest format In their last encounter at Kolkatas Eden Gardens South Africa were bowled out for 83 under lights on a slow deck but never would have Aiden Markram thought that he and his men would be bullied at the Bull Ring which has been a safe haven for them in white ball cricketOnly three players who played the World Cup final skipper KL Rahul wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and middleorder batter Shreyas Iyer are a part of this current playing eleven and Indias backup pacers gave a good account of themselves The two Indian pacers pitched it up and ensured that most of the South African batters stayed rooted to the crease In fact both were on hattricks with dismissals off successive deliveriesArshdeep would get more credit as he blew away the toporder within the first Powerplay with four wickets and then left it to Avesh who bowled fast and full hurrying the batters for paceIn between Avesh would slip in the occasional short ball for the tailenders who were in two minds whether to go on the frontfoot or backfootIt started with Reeza Hendricks 0 who dragged a delivery that was angled across the righthander back onto the stumps and the dangerous Rassie van de Dussen 0 must have expected an awaygoing one but got one that darted back from middlestumpTony de Zorzi 28 off 22 balls chanced his arms and Mukesh Kumar 046 in 7 overs who had an offday went for a few before Arshdeep showed his variation by digging one short and the ball ballooned for skipper Rahul to complete an easy catchHowever the wicket that completely broke the home teams back was Heinrich Klaasens 6 dismissal which would have even made the great Wasim Akram proudArshdeep bowled one slightly back of length but flicked his wrists in a manner that it turned into a vicious indipper which clipped the leg stump bail leaving the righthander in complete dazeThe end of Powerplay didnt end Proteas woes as skipper Markram played on completely beaten for pace David Miller 2 also fell prey to relentless pressure to a delivery pitched on drivable length while Wiaan Mulder and Keshav Maharaj found the speed of deliveries too hot to handleIt was Andile Phehlukwayo whose 33 coming in at No 8 took the home team past the 100run mark before Arshdeep in his second spell completed his coveted fiveforThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever