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Allan Donald picked up 5 wickets against India in South Africa's first ever ODI
The Eden Gardens in Kolkata was the venue for South Africa's first ever ODI. The year was 1991 and South Africa played India in their maiden ODI.
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India won the toss and elected to field and restricted South Africa to 177 runs. Allan Donald picked up 5 wickets while India were batting.However, Sachin Tendulkar scored a patient 62 and guided India to a 3 wicket victory.
The first ever ODI for South Africa witnessed that they were a competitive team and not pushovers at the international level.
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Meit is a cricket journalist who has been working at Sportskeeda for over eight years, writing listicles. A Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Legislative Laws and Company Secretary degree holder, Meit engages in ethical reporting by verifying information twice from multiple websites before penning down any content for the benefit of his readers.
A passionate fan of Team India, Cricket has a special place in his heart owing to the way the sport has continued to evolve over the years. He is also thrilled by the competitiveness on display across all formats in the sport. His favorite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar and reckons that his childhood idol's dominance over world-class bowlers in the 1990s speaks volumes about his skills and achievements.
Meit has had the privilege of interviewing Indian speedster Ishant Sharma and India Women's legend Mithali Raj so far in his professional career.
If he ever laid his hands on a time machine, Meit would love to witness the 2023 ICC World Cup final between India and Australia and believes that ODIs should never be completely replaced by T20Is owing to the format's popularity.
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