India vs South Africa 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score Updates: KL Rahul’s India will take on Aiden Markram’s South Africa in the first of the three-match ODI series on Wednesday at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. The hosts have already won the first game at Ranchi by 18 runs.
Virat Kohli scored an imperious 135 in the first ODI, helping India post a massive 349 runs. He was well supported by the likes of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. While the batting looked like a well-oiled machine, there were a few issues in the bowling department as the dew played its part.
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As per South Africa, they did look a bit shell-shocked during the powerplay as Rohit and Kohli went after the bowling, but once the intial phase was done, the bowlers did pull back things. With the bat, the top order struggled to score runs, but Marco Jansen and Matthew Breetzke’s partnership down the order did threaten to chase India’s massive total.
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(Clockwise from left): Nani Soren, who sells jerseys outside the stadium; The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on the eve of the second ODI against South Africa on Tuesday; Krishna Gup-Chup Chaat Centre. (Express Photos | Sandeep Dwivedi)
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