Cricket
An all-round bowling and fielding performance saw defending champions India destroy South Africa in the 1st innings
Updated : Jun 11, 2017, 06:42 PM IST
A disciplined bowling performance complemented by fantastic fielding effort saw defending champions India skittle out South Africa for a paltry 191 in a do-or-die match of the ICC Champions Trophy. The Proteas lived up to their 'perennial chokers' tag with another embarrassing batting collapse after openers Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock put on 76 runs. World's No 1 team lost their last eight wickets for 51 runs after being comfortably placed at 116 for one at one stage to be bundled out in 44.3 overs.
Two run-outs of skipper AB de Villiers (16) and David Miller (1) within a space of six deliveries started the slide from which South Africa could never recover with almost all the Indian bowlers becoming successful in choking up the runs.
India bowled an astounding 141 dot balls which is equivalent to 23.3 maiden overs out of the 44.3 overs that South Africa batted.
India took control of the match in the second Powerplay (between overs 11-40) in which South Africa managed only 143 runs losing six wickets in the process.
Here's how Twitter reacted to India's dominance
Not just a Twilight fan, Trump called this years ago.
As I have long been saying, South Africa is a total - and very dangerous - mess. Just watch the evening news (when not talking weather).
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 20, 2015
India is fielding like the South Africa of 90s
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) June 11, 2017
South Africa is batting like the India of 90s#INDvSA
Left: What the South Africans promised.
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) June 11, 2017
Right: What the South Africans delivered. #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/rQwr24li4T
Australians waiting for South Africa at the Airport. #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/frGArHpaHe
— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) June 11, 2017
"don't eat so fast"
— InGenious (@Bees_Kut) June 11, 2017
"Why?"
"It might result in Choking"#IndvSa pic.twitter.com/7ts3CD475Z
South Africa paying tribute to Pak...#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/vNHcnnots9
— uM~Ar (@am_umar_) June 11, 2017
* All good batsmen in this world bows down to Mahendra Bahubali * #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/s9iANYkpCS
— Hunटरर (@nickhunterr) June 11, 2017
Dhoni's super powers amplify whenever he is close to stumps.
— Rahul Raj (@bhak_sala) June 11, 2017
Dhoni : It's Out
— DHONIsm (@DHONIism) June 11, 2017
Umpire : No it's not out
Dhoni : Im not asking, I am telling you
Dhoni Review System - DRS pic.twitter.com/HpOBxc1d7I
DHONI >
— Տɑiվɑɑrɑ! (@BeingKushSharma) June 11, 2017
Leg Umpire
Front Umpire
TV Umpire
Fourth Umpire
Spider Cam
Cameraman #IndvSA
This was the kind of bowling dominance we were expecting at the start of #CT17 The talent is there. Still prefer Shami to Pandya.
— Nikhil Mehra (@TweetinderKaul) June 11, 2017
This is as complete a bowling performance as any you will see from India. And very well led, you must say, by @imVkohli
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 11, 2017
What a fielding display though. 141 balls out of 267 not scored of. Only 11 fours and 1 six, so no freebies either.
— Prem Panicker (@prempanicker) June 11, 2017
With inputs from PTI