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India vs South Africa 1st ODI: We gave away too many runs, fielding too wasn't great, says Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan admitted that his team leaked too many runs in the death overs and fielded poorly, leading to the nine-run defeat to South Africa in the rain-hit first ODI on Thursday. Opting to bowl in the rain-curtailed 40-over-a-side game, India had reduced South Africa to 110 for 4 in 22.4 overs but David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen powered the visitors to 249 for 4. While the Indian bowlers conceded 54 runs in the last five overs, the hosts were also guilty of dropping as many as four catches in the outfield.

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India vs South Africa, 1st ODI: 'Not easy at all' with the ball moving and spinning, says Heinrich Klaasen

Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The victory gave the visitors a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Put in to bat by the hosts, at one point South Africa were in a spot of bother at 110/4; but Klaasen and David Miller (75 not out) stitched an important partnership of 139 runs to set India a 250-run target in 40 overs.

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India vs South Africa 1st ODI Highlights: Sanju Samson's unbeaten 86 in vain as India lose to SA by 9 runs in rain-truncated game

Sanju Samson and Shreyas Iyer, hurt a second-string Indian team as it slumped to a nine-run defeat against South Africa in the rain-truncated first ODI of the three-match series here on Thursday. Opting to bowl in the rain-hit 40-over-a-side game, India started on the right note reducing South Africa to 110 for 4 in 22.4 overs before David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen hit strokeful half-centuries to guide South Africa to 249 for 4. Scorecard | As it happenedDown at 110 for four, Miller (75 not out off 63 balls) and Klaasen (74 not out off 65 balls) added 139 runs for the unbroken fifth wicket to take the visitors to close to the 250-run mark. Shardul Thakur was the pick of the bowlers for India with figures of 2/35 from eight overs. The Indian bowlers struggled in the death overs, conceding 54 runs in the last five overs. If that was not enough, the Indian fielders dropped as many as four catches in the outfield to help South Africa's cause.

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Santosh Trophy National Championships in Saudi Arabia early next year. AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with their Saudi Arabian counterparts to "study the possibility to stage the final stages of the Santosh Trophy" in the West Asian country in February 2023". "The idea is to host the knock-out phase of Santosh Trophy in select cities of Saudi to encourage State level players to dream big and also to connect the large Indian community in Saudi with Indian football and create a win-win situation for both the Federations," the AIFF said in a release.

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India vs South Africa 1st ODI: We gave away too many runs, fielding too wasn't great, says Shikhar Dhawan

Europa League: Marcus Rashford double as Manchester United fight back to beat Omonia

India vs South Africa, 1st ODI: 'Not easy at all' with the ball moving and spinning, says Heinrich Klaasen

India have the quality to go deep in T20 World Cup: Ravi Shastri

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Highlights: Sanju Samson's unbeaten 86 in vain as India lose to SA by 9 runs in rain-truncated game

Santosh Trophy knock-out stage set to be held in Saudi Arabia in February next year

This ISL season is another significant step towards our football dream: Nita Ambani

'Right step' for Alonso to take over at Bayer Leverkusen