In a series of three games, India took a 1-0 lead in the first of the ODIs to have been played. The hosts were victors in that game, winning by 17 runs.
However, the damage had been done early on, as Virat Kohli continued to prove to everyone just why his name is continually mentioned among some of the greatest players ever to play cricket. He had scored 135 runs from 120 balls, hitting 11 fours and seven sixes.
Will he have the same impact in the 2nd ODI when it is played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, in New Raipur on Wednesday, December 3? The first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 19:00 AEDT.
India vs South Africa 2nd ODI Cricket Betting Preview
In the first game, India racked up 349/8 from their 50 overs, following Kohli’s century. KL Rahul added 60 (from 56 balls), with Rohit Sharma adding a further 57 (from 51). A solid 32 from Ravindra Jadeja off 20 balls further down the innings also helped them to the 17-run win.
Four of the five bowlers South Africa used managed to take two wickets each, with Ottniel Baartman having the best figures of 2-60 over 10 overs (6.00). Nandre Burger (6.50), Corbin Bosch (6.60), and Marco Jansen (7.60) each had two wickets, while Prenelean Subrayen was 0-73 (7.30) for his 10 overs.
In terms of batting, Matthew Breetzke top-scored with 72 from 80. Jansen hit 70 from 39, with Bosch adding 67 from 51. Captain Aiden Markram hit just 7 from 15, while Ryan Rickelton went first ball with Quinton de Kock going on his second ball, both without scoring. Harshit Rana got the two ducks.
Rana would finish with three wickets for 65 runs from his 10 overs (6.50). Kuldeep Yadav was the main star for the Indian bowlers, as he finished with figures of four wickets for 68 runs (6.80) from his 10 overs. Arshdeep Singh ended the game with 2/64 (6.40).
India vs South Africa 2nd ODI Cricket Betting Predictions
The India vs South Africa 2nd ODI betting odds have India as favourites to win.
We think there’s value in backing Virat Kohli and Quinton de Kock to be the leading run scorers for their respective nations. Kohli should follow on from this 135, but we expect to see De Kock make amends and lead the run-scoring for SA.
We are also predicting Kuldeep Yadav will be the leading wicket-taker, as he was exceptional in the last game. He has 31 wickets against South Africa in 14 matches at an average of 16.58, and no other player in India’s history has a better average against them.