South Africa beat India by nine runs in first ODI to take 1-0 lead in three-match series

New Delhi: South Africa beat India on Thursday by nine runs in first ODI to take 1-0 lead in three-match series.

Chasing a target of 250 urs, India put up 240 runs on the scoreboard with two wickets remaining. Sanju Samson was the highest scorer from India. Samson hit 86 runs in 63 balls.

Invited to bat, South Africa scored 249 for 4 in the rain-hit first ODI against India in Lucknow.

David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen remained not out on 75 and 74 respectively while Quinton de Kock contributed 48.

Shardul Thakur took two wickets, while Ravi Bishnoi and Kuldeep Yadav got one each.

Due to rain delay of more than two hours, the match was reduced to a 40-over-a-side affair.

India scorecard:

Shikhar Dhawan b Parnell 4

Shubman Gill b Rabada 3

Ruturaj Gaikwad st de Kock b Shamsi 19

Ishan Kishan c Janneman Malan b Maharaj 20

Shreyas Iyer c Rabada b Lungi Ngidi 50

Sanju Samson not out 86

Shardul Thakur c Maharaj b Lungi Ngidi 33

Kuldeep Yadav c Bavuma b Lungi Ngidi 0

Avesh Khan c Bavuma b Rabada 3

Ravi Bishnoi not out 4

Extras: (LB-2, W-14, NB-2) 18 Total: (8 wkts, 40 Overs) 240 Fall of Wickets: 8-1, 8-2, 48-3, 51-4, 118-5, 211-6, 211-7, 215-8.

Bowler: Kagiso Rabada 8-2-36-2, Wayne Parnell 8-1-38-1, Keshav Maharaj 8-1-23-1, Lungi Ngidi 8-0-52-3, Tabraiz Shamsi 8-0-89-1.

South Africa Innings:

Janneman Malan c Shreyas Iyer b Thakur 22

Quinton de Kock lbw b Ravi Bishnoi 48

Temba Bavuma b Thakur 8

Aiden Markram b Kuldeep Yadav 0

Heinrich Klaasen not out 74

David Miller not out 75

Extras: (B-2, LB-4, W-15, NB-1) 22 Total: (4 wkts, 40 Overs) 249 Fall of Wickets: 49-1, 70-2, 71-3, 110-4.

Bowler: Mohammed Siraj 8-0-49-0, Avesh Khan 8-0-51-0, Shardul Thakur 8-1-35-2, Ravi Bishnoi 8-0-69-1, Kuldeep Yadav 8-0-39-1.