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South Africa suffered a crushing defeat against India in the first match of the three-match ODI series. Batting first, the team captained by Aden Markram collapsed after scoring only 116 runs. Aggrieved by this defeat, captain Aidan Markram has stated that he will no longer bat first after winning the toss. Captain Markram may have made this statement in jest, but in reality it was an embarrassing performance by the team.
Captain Aidan Markram won the toss and chose to bat first in this ODI match played in Johannesburg. However, the captain’s decision did not prove correct, as the South African team collapsed for 116 runs against the dangerous bowling of Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan. India achieved the target of 117 runs by losing 2 wickets. This was the lowest score by a South African team in one-day international cricket on home soil.
When asked after the match, if he wins the toss again on this pitch, will he bat first? To this Markram joked that he would not do so. “Probably not. Yes, the pitch was difficult. Naturally, winning the toss and batting first, we wanted to put a very good score on the board. Credit goes to the way the Indian bowlers bowled,” he said.
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Captain Markram added, “We failed to form partnerships and kept losing wickets. We were behind the game from the start and failed to find a way back. It was a one-day game. In the first five, six overs, “something happened and to be honest, We expected something similar to happen. He went on for a while today and bowled well. Like I said, credit goes to him for the way he bowled.”