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Team India flooded Twitter with memes as the Men in Blue succumbed to a 9-run defeat at the hands of South Africa in the first ODI at Lucknow.
Team India's narrow loss in the first ODI at Lucknow against South Africa left them trailing the series 0-1 as Temba Bavuma's side gave a good account of themselves. Sanju Samson's unbeaten 86-run knock went in vain as the Proteas won by 9 runs to it back-to-back wins against the Men in Blue.
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and chose to bowl first after the start of the contest was delayed due to rain and the match had to be reduced to 40 overs per side.
The Proteas got off to a steady start as Quinton de Kock continued his rich vein of form by scoring 48 runs in 54 balls. Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 74-run knock, alongside David Miller's masterful 75-run inning, ensured that the visitors finished on top by putting up a mammoth total of 249/4.
READ| Did Sanju Samson's decision to give Avesh Khan strike costed the game for India?
In reply, the Men in Blue could only muster up 240 runs in their respective 40 overs, with Samson top-scoring for India, and Shreyas Iyer's fifty, followed by Shardul Thakur's 33-run inning took them ever so close to the required 250-run target.
Even though Team India fell short by just nine runs, fans were in a jolly mood as they flooded Twitter with memes related to Sanju Samson's knock and India's close defeat.
Check how fans reacted:
Everyone to Sanju Samson. A top Selfish Innings with no Game Awareness. #IndvsSAodi @CricCrazyJohns pic.twitter.com/LFugYh8LYk
— Rohan Sharma (@Rohan3242) October 6, 2022
The only batsman who can make us win today#IndvsSAodi pic.twitter.com/fujDRwTMQl
— SIDDHANT (@siddhannttt) October 6, 2022
Shreyas Iyer could have easily scored a ton there #IndvsSAodi pic.twitter.com/TefxAQVZOA
— Sudhanshu Ranjan Singh (@memegineers_) October 6, 2022
Everyone blaming Sanju for the loss
— पुलस्त्य कुमार पाठक (@vedic_guy) October 6, 2022
Meanwhile Rituraj and Ishan:#IndvsSAodi pic.twitter.com/7PrdiDSAGo
#IndvsSAodi
— (@superking1815) October 6, 2022
Indian fielders today in the 1st odi pic.twitter.com/rGol26UTjk
Lord Shardul#IndvsSAodi pic.twitter.com/CymPsEbUj4
— J(@jaynildave) October 6, 2022
#IndvsSAodi
— (@superking1815) October 6, 2022
Bishnoi when Sanju Samson is batting in last over#INDvsSA #INDvSA #SanjuSamson pic.twitter.com/83dRdJclVa
Destruction at it’s peak.#tigerexch #IndvsSAodi #cricketmeme pic.twitter.com/oPCxQu5Uwe
— Tigerexch (@tigerexch) October 6, 2022
READ| Watch: Grumpy Quinton De Kock left displeased as he misses close LBW call with no DRS left
While Sanju Samson's knock left fans divided, the hosts will have to pull up their socks and win the remaining two ODI if they are to win the ODI series.
The second match of the series will take place at Ranchi on Sunday, October 9.
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