Currently, India and South Africa are locking horns with each other in the 2nd ODI of the three-match series at the Boland Park in Paarl. After winning the toss, India’s stand-in skipper, KL Rahul decided to bat first citing the slowness of the pitch. The Indian openers, Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan started cautiously as they scored 57 runs in the first 10 runs without losing a wicket.
However, KL Rahul received a couple of reprives in the game as Janmean Malan dropped a catch in the first 10 overs followed by an easy run-out chance in the 15th over.
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After a cautious start, Dhawan and Virat Kohli were dismissed in quick succession which left India reeling at 64/2 at the end of 14 overs. Rishabh Pant came out to bat after the dismissal of Kohli and on the last ball of the 15th over bowled by Keshav Maharaj, a comedy of errors almost cost India the wicket of KL Rahul.
Virat Kohli, who is playing his second match after relinquishing captaincy from all formats of the game, was dismissed for a five-ball duck in the ongoing second ODI between India and South Africa in Paarl on Friday. Kohli went for the drive and handed the easiest of catches to Temba Bavuma at the cover on the bowling of Keshav Maharaj.
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Here is the video of the dismissal:
_*12.4 Maharaj to Kohli, out Caught by Bavuma!!* Such a soft dismissal and Kohli is gone for a duck. One hand comes off the bat handle as Kohli drives and he finds cover… #SAvsIND pic.twitter.com/oKZcf5evFr
— Raees KhÂñ (@Raees_05) January 21, 2022
Here is how the fans have reacted to dismissal of Virat Kohli on a duck:
It's not the duck that's troubling.
Greatest of batsmen have faced it. Virat is no exception. He got a brilliant fifty in the last game anyway.
It's the lack of anger on his face, he not cussing himself for playing that shot, not emoting the way he does — that's troubling.
— KSR (@KShriniwasRao) January 21, 2022
Another duck for #Kohli
— SB (@SumanB2727) January 21, 2022
Heyy Kohli duck out!!
— Jaydeep Patel (@Jaydeep17072000) January 21, 2022
Most Ducks for India
(Among Top Order players)34 – Sachin Tendulkar
31 – Virat Kohli*
31 – Virender Sehwag
29 – Sourav Ganguly#INDvsSA. #SAvIND. #ViratKohli— BerlinRidler (@BerlinRidler) January 21, 2022
Kab aayegi 71st century🤔#Duck #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/Bk7FU9ZAkN
— Abhishek (@arpatil_) January 21, 2022
South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Janneman Malan, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Sisanda Magala, Tabraiz Shamsi
India Playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
