"Justice for South African bowlers"- Top 10 funny memes after India score 202/8 in 1st innings of 1st T20I vs South Africa 2024
The four-match T20I series between India and South Africa commenced tonight with the first match at the Kingsmead, Durban on Friday, November 8. South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first in the contest.
Abhishek Sharma (7) tried to play aggressively and perished early after a poor shot. Sanju Samson looked in great touch at the other end and smashed the bowlers all around the park to set up a great platform for his team. He went on a carnage and notched up his second T20I century in just 47 balls. Sanju Samson (107) also became the first Indian to score two consecutive hundreds in T20Is.
Suryakumar Yadav (21) and Tilak Varma (33) provided support to Samson in the middle order. India was cruising at one juncture, reaching 167/2 in the 15th over. However, South Africa made a comeback with quick wickets and restricted visitors to 202. Gerald Coetzee scalped three wickets for South Africa and played a key role in helping his side derail India's momentum in the death overs.
Fans enjoyed the action-packed and high-scoring first innings of the opening T20I between the two teams on Friday night. They expressed their reactions by sharing hilarious memes on X and Instagram.
Here are some of the best memes:
"I was in the zone, it was automatically flowing"- India batter Sanju Samson after soring century in 1st innings of 1st T20I vs South Africa
After the conclusion of the first innings of the opening T20I, Sanju Samson reflected on his batting performance, saying (as quoted by Cricbuzz):
"I was in the zone, it was automatically flowing, so I let it flow. If the ball is there to be hit, go for it. Focus on one ball at a time and that helps. The wicket does play a big role here, extra bounce and coming from India we do take time to understand the wicket."
He added:
"There's a huge wind blowing from one end and their bowlers bowled very well, our bowlers too would like to copy from them. If I think a lot I will get emotional. I waited for this moment for 10 years, I'm very happy, grateful and blessed. But I would like to keep my feet on the ground, be in the moment and enjoy. Looks a really good score, if we bowl to our 80% potential we should be fine."
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