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India and South Africa are locking horns in the second of the three-match ODI series. Both teams are playing this match at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Stadium in Ranchi. South African skipper Keshav Maharaj won the toss and decided to bat first.
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Interestingly, former Indian pacer and match referee for this match Javagal Srinath ended up being in a funny moment at the time of the toss. It all happened when broadcaster and former Indian batter, Sanjay Manjrekar was standing alongside both the skippers and Srinath. Subsequently, Manjrekar happened to ask the captains if they had the coin to spin.
Dhawan and Maharaj looked at each other for a moment with a few confused faces and then they finally realized that match referee Srinath was yet to hand them the coin for the toss. Srinath also laughed when he was asked to hand over the coin to the captains.
The video of this incident has gone viral over social media within minutes of being shared by the Indian cricket Board on their official Twitter handle.
Here’s the video of the incident:
🚨 Toss Update from Ranchi 🚨
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 9, 2022
South Africa have elected to bat against #TeamIndia in the second #INDvSA ODI.
Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/6pFItKiAHZ @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/NKjxZRPH4e
"We are gonna have a bat, looks like a good wicket. Shamsi and Temba didn't wake up feeling too well this morning, so Reeza Hendricks and Bjorn Fortuin are coming in for them. Hopefully, we can try and utilize the conditions, assess it up front, and play it from there," said South African skipper Keshav Maharaj at the time toss.
Speaking of the match so far, then the South Africans got some early blows as they lost their two wickets only on the score of 40 runs. But, the 129-run stand for the third wicket between Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram stabilized the innings for the visitors. Hendricks fell prey to Mohammad Siraj after a brilliant knock of 74 runs with nine boundaries and a six to his name.
Other than him, senior batter Aiden Markram is also playing on the score of 69 runs with seven boundaries and a six on his credit.
Mohammad Siraj has scalped two wickets for the Indian team in five overs by conceding just 25 runs and a maiden over to his name. Shahbaz Ahmed also claimed one scalp by conceding 43 runs in nine overs.