India vs South Africa: Why was Venkatesh Iyer not bowled in the first ODI? Dhawan Description

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Paarl, First Published Jan 20, 2022, 4:18 PM IST

The first ODI between India and South Africa was played in Bar. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.

Chasing a target of 297, India were bowled out for 265 and lost by 31 runs. The win gives South Africa a 1-0 lead in the ODI series.

The Indian team lost the match due to a middle order batting injury. At the same time, bowling is not so good. Pumra only threw well. Bumra took 2 wickets for 48 runs in 10 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave up 64 runs while Shardul Tagore gave away 72 runs. Spinners Ashwin and Sahil both gave up 53 runs each. Ashwin took one wicket.

All the Indian bowlers bowled and Venkatesh Iyer, who was picked as an all-rounder, was not bowled out, though the Temba Pauma-Wander dozen pair could not be separated. Venkatesh Iyer was picked as an all-rounder as he needed a 6th bowling option. But Venkatesh Iyer was not bowled out as the other bowlers were unable to take wickets.

In this case, Shikhar Dhawan has stated the reason. Speaking on the non-delivery of bowling to Venkatesh Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan said there was no need to bowl Venkatesh Iyer. Our spinners bowled well. The ball turned well on that pitch. Death overs will be bowled by fast bowlers. When the wicket did not fall in the middle overs, we thought we should bowl the main bowlers of the team and take the wicket. Shikhar Dhawan said it was therefore unnecessary to bowl Venkatesh Iyer.

Last Updated Jan 20, 2022, 4:18 PM IST

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