Arshdeep Singh gave a fantastic start to India in the first ODI of the three-match series against South Africa, picking up the wickets of Reeza Hendricks and Tony de Zorzi on consecutive deliveries. At the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, India and South Africa are currently amid their first 50-overs match after bowing out of CWC 2023.
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After Aiden Markram won the toss and chose to bat first in good batting conditions for the Pink Day ODI, the second over of the innings had Arshdeep Singh make an impressive start to his spell. On his fourth delivery of the over, he had Reeza Hendricks chop the ball onto his stumps while throwing the bat away from his body without troubling the scorers.
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The very next ball from Arshdeep Singh was a peach of a delivery, an inswinger to the right-hander Rassie van der Dussen, who played all around it. After the on-field umpire raised his finger for an LBW, the DRS call from the South African batter went in vain with the technology showing that he was adjacent to the stumps for no score.