Riding on the shoulders of Yuzvendra Chahal’s 4-51, India has managed to restrict South Africa to 227 for the loss of 9 wickets.
South Africa had lost their first 5 wickets before they had even managed to score a 100 runs but India’s longstanding problem with dismissing the lower middle order continued as contributions from Chris Morris and Kagiso Rabada led the Proteas to a respectable total.
Twitter, obviously had to say a lot about it.
Debatable but yeah!
@StarSportsIndia #AskStar Don’t you think Jadeja should have been a better option than Kuldeep Yadav in today’s match?#INDvSA
— Hemant DESHPANDE (@HemantD37752391) June 5, 2019
A fifer would have been nice though!
Very well bowled Yuzi Chahal. 4/51 in 10 overs is a great start to the tournament.#INDvSA #CWC19
— 🇮🇳 Soumya Sarkar 🇮🇳 (@SarkarSpeaking) June 5, 2019
LMAO! This is funny.
No caption needed.#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/NVTWfyFcR7
— Yubraj Adhikari (@KaNaukar) June 5, 2019
Guess nobody told them.
SA have forgotten that it’s a 50 over game? They seem to be in a hurry. #INDvSA #CWC19
— abhinav nair (@abhi7_mufc) June 5, 2019
He’ll be there, sooner than later.
Ravindra Jadeja after watching Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav’s performance.#INDvSA #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/Rb42iBJ2iZ
— Shivam Sharma (@Oye_Jahazi) June 5, 2019
Probably shouldn’t have listened to him then!
Dhoni : Expect leg spin from Chahal
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 5, 2019
Faf Du Plesis : Ok Captain#IndvSA
That burn will never heal.
The only place Bharat is doing well is at Southampton, England today 🌟#INDvSA
— Shridhar V (@iimcomic) June 5, 2019
That was a dumb shot to play!
Ball of the century ?
— Hardik Patel (@gooljaar) June 5, 2019
pic.twitter.com/1pXkF5KwDG#INDvSA#CWC19
They can still win, mind you!
#INDvSA #SAvIND
— Yeh Koi ***** Hai Kya? (@intolerantMonk_) June 5, 2019
South Africa walking out of World Cup be like pic.twitter.com/sdgToKVbFv
Ouch!
On World Environment day, India is demonstrating against South Africa how Greenery is disappearing from the world very quickly.#INDvSA pic.twitter.com/ai5NwsxyGx
— Shridhar V (@iimcomic) June 5, 2019
It’s just one game, bruh!
Bhuvi has been the weakest link today. Never looked like taking wicket at any time. Poor decision to start with out of form Bhuvi ahead of Shami. #INDvSA #CWC19 #TeamIndia
— Harsh Bindal (@Harsh_Bindal) June 5, 2019
Neither can South African batsmen, apparently!
I can never get used to the way Bumrah bowls #CWC19 #INDvSA
— Disco_Isco ⚽️💯 #LFC #YNWA (@o_ill_isco_k) June 5, 2019
He’s pure class.
Trivia: Bhuvneshwar Kumar hasn’t bowled a no ball in ODIs in 410 overs. @BhuviOfficial #TeamIndia #IndvSA #WorldCup2019
— Mangalam Maloo (@blitzkreigm) June 5, 2019
True, but we’ve got some good batters, don’t we?
Valuable runs for SA.
— Cricket Guy (@CricketGuy8) June 5, 2019
Morris and Rabada on crease and studying the track and conditions.
It won’t be an easy chase for India #SAvIND #INDvSA #CWC19
Old habits die hard.
Not cleaning up the tail still haunts India. #INDvSA
— … (@DeLigtFC_) June 5, 2019
Hahahaaha…
Delhi Capitals repairing the damage for South Africa.#CWC19 #CWC2019 #INDvSA #SAvIND
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 5, 2019
Very true!
1. South Africa’s top order
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 5, 2019
2. South Africa’s lower order#INDvSA #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/IUwrLb4dsO
Also, Chahal taking 4 wickets, but I’ll give you that one!
Dhoni saying ‘बहुत बढ़िया’ time and time again has been the highlight of this game#INDvSA
— Varun Joshi (@el_Diablo44) June 5, 2019
Brian freaking Lara, everyone!
@BrianLara before the beginning of the #INDvSA match was asked about his prediction. He said: “India will chase down 230”
— Kshitij Jagtap (@KshitijJagtap) June 5, 2019
Difference between an expert and a cricketing legend #CWC2019
Well well well…
Bhuvi bowled at 84mph and commentator said “Another wonderful slow delivery”
— Waqas Sh (@paindu__) June 5, 2019
How quick he is if that’s his slow delivery? #INDvSA
Now, let’s hope Indian batsmen have enough firepower to finish this game with no hiccups.
