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UTemba Bavuma uhambe phambili waba ngomunye wabaholi ababili e-Paarl njengoba iNingizimu Afrika ishaye i-India ngoLwesithathu emdlalweni wokuqala kwemithathu yosuku olulodwa.
Umdlali ovelele uRassie Van Der Dussen ushaye ama-runs angu-129 engahluliwe kwangu-96 futhi wenza ama-runs angu-204 nokaputeni wenza ama-runs angu-110 kwayi-143. Laba bobabili babe abesibili baseNingizimu Afrika emlandweni ukudlala ngokusebenzisana benza ama-runs angaphezu kuka-200, ngesikhathi bebhekene ne-India.
UBavuma uyena owine i-toss okuyilapho iNingizimu Afrika ithole ithuba lokushaya kuqala, enkundleni yase-Boland Park ngaphansi kwelanga kungekho nomoya omncane. UQuinton de Kock uqale ngamandla ngaphambi kokuthi akhishwe uRavichandran Ashwin ngo-27, njengoba ukujikijela ibhola ngendlela ye-spin kudlale indima ebalulekile esimweni saseKapa.
Abasubathi benze ama-runs angu-296 behlulwa amawikhethi amane nje vo, kanti uVan Der Dussen ubedlala ngokugadla njengoba ephathe i-bat kwaze kwaba sekugcineni.
Izivakashi ziqale kahle, uShikhar Dhawan noVirat Kohli bobabili bazuze ukuba abaholi emagameni abo. I-India ibukeka ikhululekile ku-137/1, kodwa abadlali ababili basize ama-Proteas ukuthi ashintshe ngendlela emangalisayo.
Ngemuva kwemizuzu engu-90 i-India ibe no-188/6, futhi ngaphandle kokudlala ngokuzimisela kukaShardul Thakur (50 off 43), akakaze abukeke sengathi akanendaba nokujaha inani eliphelele njengoba amawikhethi kade ewela phambi kwakhe.
I-India iqede ngo-265/8, yahlulwa ngama-runs angu-31. Iphuzu libe lihle, kususelwa kumanani adlule ama-innings esibili e-Boland Park, kodwa akungabazeki ukuthi oshaya ibhola uzofuna ukuzinza kumdlalo wesibili.
I-ODI yesibili izoqala ngo-10:30 ekuseni ngoLwesihlanu, iphinde idlale bukhona e-Boland Park e-Paarl.