Team India scored 349/8 in the first innings of the first ODI against South Africa on Sunday (November 30) at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. The Proteas team beat the hosts comprehensively by 2-0 in the two-match Test series last week before this game.South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl first in the contest. Left-arm pacer Nandre Burger gave a good start to the visiting team by dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal (18) in the fourth over with 25 on the board.Virat Kohli (135) and Rohit Sharma (57) then put on a brilliant 136-run partnership for the second wicket, putting their side back in control of the proceedings. South African pacers then dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad (8) and Washington Sundar (13) cheaply to bring their side into the contest.Captain KL Rahul (62) played responsibly in the last half of the innings, helping his side reach a formidable total of 349/8. Ravindra Jadeja chipped in with a cameo of 32 (20) to support Rahul in the death overs. Marco Jansen, Nandre Burger, Corbin Bosch, and Ottneil Baartman picked up two wickets apiece for South Africa in the bowling department.Fans enjoyed the action-packed first innings of the opening ODI between the two teams on Sunday afternoon. They expressed their reactions by sharing hilarious memes on X (formerly known as Twitter). One sarcastic post read:"#BREAKING: Rohit and Kohli to hold meeting to decide Gambhir and Agarkar's career for 2027 WC."Harshit Rana and Co. take early wickets to dent South Africa's progress in chase of 350 during 2nd innings of 1st ODI vs IndiaRight-arm pacer Harshit Rana provided an early breakthrough for India in the defense by dismissing aggressive Proteas opener Ryan Rickelton for a golden duck at the start of the second over. He then dismissed Quinton de Kock (0) a ball later to stun the opposition in a steep chase of 350.Arshdeep Singh also joined in later by scalping the wicket of Aiden Markram in the fifth over to reduce South Africa to 11/3. Matthew Breetzke then stabilized things for the visiting team by stitching partnerships with Tony de Zorzi (39) and Dewald Brevis (37).At the time of writing, South Africa reached 147/5 at the end of 24 overs with Matthew Breetzke and Marco Jansen at the crease.