Watch: Driver closed the door even before Ruturaj Gaikwad entered the bus, flood of memes on the internet

Team India defeated South Africa by eight wickets in Johannesburg on Sunday. This was the first match of the three-match ODI series. South African captain Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved wrong. Indian fast bowlers scattered the entire batting order. Arshdeep Singh took five wickets, while Avesh Khan Four of them were successful. After the match, when the team was boarding the bus to go back to the hotel, Ruturaj Gaikwad was left behind. As Gaikwad was about to board the bus, the driver accidentally closed the bus door. A video of this incident is becoming increasingly viral on social media. Many users also made memes.

Gaikwad’s video goes viral

It can be seen in the video that when Ruturaj Gaikwad reached near the bus, he was busy with his mobile phone. As he was about to enter the vehicle, the door closed, leaving him looking confused. It is believed that this incident was not done intentionally, but the users got a great spice to give reactions on the internet. There was a flood of memes on social media. People started making various types of comments.

Some reactions are as follows.

South Africa all out for 116 runs

Talking about the match, Indian bowlers bowled out South Africa for 116 runs. In reply, India won the match by 8 wickets with 200 balls remaining. Sai Sudarshan scored a brilliant unbeaten half-century on his debut. However, the other opening batsman Gaikwad could not play a big innings. He was out after scoring 5 runs in 10 balls. He hit a four but was out LBW on the ball of Vian Mulder. This is his third single score in the last five ODI innings.

Gaikwad was out after scoring 5 runs

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s dismissal did not have any significant impact on Team India’s batting. Because Shreyas Iyer, who came to the crease after him, also scored a half-century. Along with Sudarshan, he took the score beyond 100. After his dismissal, only Tilak Verma came to the crease and India won in the same over. India is ahead with a 1-0 lead in this series.

Amazing performance by fast bowlers

The foundation stone of India’s victory was laid by fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan, both of whom together took 9 wickets. Arshdeep took 5 wickets for 37 runs and Avesh took 4 wickets for 27 runs. South Africa was out for 116 runs in 27.3 overs. This was South Africa’s second biggest defeat in ODIs in terms of balls remaining. Apart from this, the nine wickets that South Africa fell quickly was India’s best performance in the ODI match against the Proteas.