Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]
After the first match bravado, it was only fair that Indians failed in every department. 
The likes of Arshdeep and Avesh already took enough wickets in the first match and it's okay to go wicketless in the final match as well lol 
. Having said that, this defeat came because the batters looked like a club cricketer. Rutu, Tikal and Sanju are just wasting time, the first 2 will still get a long rope and rightly so because they have a talent and are new in the setup but no one is sure about Sanju.
The likes of Arshdeep and Avesh already took enough wickets in the first match and it's okay to go wicketless in the final match as well lol
. Having said that, this defeat came because the batters looked like a club cricketer. Rutu, Tikal and Sanju are just wasting time, the first 2 will still get a long rope and rightly so because they have a talent and are new in the setup but no one is sure about Sanju.Both Indian batsmen and bowlers performed very well in the first match. In fact, because of the good performance of the bowlers, it is possible for the batsmen to do well. South Africa was the first team to set a target of 116 runs. It was not difficult for an experienced team like India to win against such a low target. Indian batsmen's performance was not good in today's match. They gave a target of 212 runs. A target of 280+ might have made the match competitive. As the target was low, the South African batsmen also batted very responsibly today. I think South Africa will be able to win the ODI series.