Fan breaches security to touch Virat Kohli’s feet after hundred:Ball changed due to discolouration, Brevis takes flying catch, top moments from series opener

In the match played in Ranchi, India beat South Africa by 17 runs in the last over. India posted a score of 349/8 with the help of Virat Kohli’s century. In response, South Africa were all out for 332 runs in 49.1 overs. On Sunday (November 30), Kohli completed his century with a boundary. Immediately after, a spectator broke security and entered the field to touch Kohli’s feet. During the match, Dewald Brevis took a spectacular one-handed catch in the air to dismiss Ruturaj Gaikwad. Harshit Rana, after dismissing Brevis, gestured for him to return to the pavilion. IND vs SA 1st ODI Top Moments: 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a four on the first ball India’s opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a four on the very first ball of the match. He cut Marco Jansen’s good length delivery, and the ball went for a boundary outside deep point. 2. Virat Kohli opened his account with a boundary After Yashasvi’s dismissal, Virat Kohli came to bat. On the second ball of the fourth over, Nandre Burger bowled a good length delivery. Due to the angle, Kohli’s bat got an edge, and the ball went for a boundary past the third man. 3. Tony de Zorzi dropped Rohit’s catch On the last ball of the fourth over, Rohit’s catch was dropped by Tony de Zorzi. Rohit played a pull shot on Nandre Burger’s short ball. The ball went straight into the air towards deep square leg, where Zorzi tried to take the catch, but the ball slipped from his hands, hit his chest, and fell down. 4. Virat Kohli’s fifty with a six In the 18th over, Virat Kohli completed his fifty. He hit two consecutive sixes in Corbin Bosch’s over. This was Kohli’s 76th fifty of his ODI career. He hit a six over deep mid-wicket on the second ball of the over and over point on the third ball. 5. Brevis’s flying Catch, Gaikwad out Ruturaj Gaikwad returned to the pavilion with a brilliant diving catch by Dewald Brevis on the third ball of the 27th over. Gaikwad played a drive towards cover off Otniel Baartman’s good length delivery. The shot was well-timed and the ball went quickly towards point. Here, Brevis leaped to his right in the air and took an excellent one-handed catch. Gaikwad was out after scoring 8 runs. 6. Spectator touched Kohli’s feet Virat Kohli completed his century by hitting a four on the fifth ball of the 38th over. Immediately after his century, a fan broke through security, entered the field, and touched Kohli’s feet. 7. Rahul hit a six with a reverse sweep On the fourth ball of the 49th over, KL Rahul hit a six with a reverse shot. Marco Jansen’s full-length delivery was outside the leg stump. Rahul played an excellent reverse scoop and sent the ball over deep third-man for a six. 8. Rahul kept wickets with different coloured gloves In South Africa’s innings, captain KL Rahul came out to wicket-keep wearing different colored gloves. He wore an orange glove on one hand and a blue glove on the other. 9. Rahul missed Georgie’s stumping twice in two overs KL Rahul gave Tony de Zorzi two lifelines in two overs. In the ninth over, Washington Sundar’s full delivery was outside the leg stump. Zorzi wanted to step forward and drive, but missed. The ball hit Rahul’s pads and went far, and the stumping opportunity was lost. After this, Rahul could not capitalize on the first ball of the 11th over either. Zorzi stepped forward to Sundar’s full-length delivery. It took an inside edge and the ball went past Rahul’s right to the fine leg boundary for a four. 10. Kuldeep gets a wicket on review After getting two reprieves, Zorzi was finally out LBW. Kuldeep Yadav bowled the last ball of the 15th over on a good length. The ball pitched straight and Zorzi missed the flick. The ball first hit his front pad and then the back pad. Umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal had initially given it not out, but due to Kuldeep’s confidence, India took a review. Ball-tracking showed the ball hitting the stumps and the decision was overturned. As soon as the tracking was shown, Virat Kohli gave a strong reaction. 11. Harshit’s aggressive celebration South Africa’s fifth wicket fell in the 22nd over. Dewald Brevis was out after scoring 37 runs. Ruturaj Gaikwad caught him off Harshit Rana’s ball. After dismissing Brevis, Rana also gestured for him to go to the pavilion. Just one over earlier, Brevis had hit Rana for a six with a flick shot. 12. Ball changed due to dew The ball had to be changed after 38 overs. Due to continuous dew, the ball had become very wet and its colour had also faded. Commentator Harsha Bhogle stated that the ball had become excessively wet, so it was replaced. 13. Corbin Bosch’s bat broke Corbin Bosch’s bat broke in the 45th over. Arshdeep Singh bowled a yorker on the fourth ball of the over. Corbin tried to play a shot towards long-on, but during this, the handle of his bat separated. He changed the bat and then completed his fifty.