Premier Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada won the mega-battle once again versus Rohit Sharma in the big-ticket World Cup clash between India and South Africa on Sunday. Rohit once again gave India a terrific start with his big shots all around the park at Eden Gardens. The swashbuckling opener continued his fine form with the bat and scored 40 runs off just 24 balls.
He smashed 6 fours and 2 sixes as India were 61/0 in 5 overs. However, Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma brought Rabada into the attack and it worked well for him. The ace pacer got the better of the Indian skipper on the fifth ball of the 6th over.
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Rohit charged down the ground in an attempt to play a big shot and was caught at mid-off by his counterpart Bavuma who did a good job while holding onto the ball which came quite quickly towards him.
It was the twelfth time when Rabada got the better of Rohit in international cricket which is most by any bowler.
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- 12 – Kagiso Rabada
- 11 – Tim Southee
- 10 – Angelo Mathews
- 9 – Nathan Lyon
- 8 – Trent Boult
Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bat first against South Africa in the top-of-table clash at Eden Gardens.
While India remained unchanged, South Africa have made one change with spinner Tabraiz Shamsi coming in for Gerald Coetzee.
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After winning the toss, India skipper Rohit Sharma said: “It looks a good pitch and honestly it’s more to do with what we want to do as a team. I think it’s going to be a good game with two teams at the top of the table. I love playing here and the Indian team loves playing at this historic ground.”
On the other hand, Proteas captain Temba Bavuma said: “We would have batted first, but now we need to chase, which will be a nice challenge. We know that’s one area where we need to gain more confidence, we’ll have to bat with responsibility. We have been putting on good consistent performances and we’ll look to improve going forward.”
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