| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the do-or-die encounter between India and South Africa at the Oval in London. It is a virtual quarter-final and both sides will be aiming to put their best foot forward. The Men in Blue were shocked by Sri Lanka in their previous game and it might just prove to be the wake-up call they needed. Their bowlers got smashed all around the park on a placid track. Playing Ashwin might be a good ploy as he has a good record against left-handers and the Proteas have three of t |
| On the other hand, the top ranked side in the world were humbled in their last match by Pakistan. Unlike India, their batting is a bit of worry. In search of setting a huge target, their middle order lost the plot. Better planning is the need of the hour for them. Their bowling is their point of strength and they will bank on it to come good against an explosive Indian side. Thankfully, the skies are clear at present but no one can predict the weather in England. If this game is a wash out, Indi |
| TOSS - INDIA WIN THE TOSS AND OPT TO FIELD! |
| India skipper, Virat Kohli says that he will bowl first. Reckons that after looking at the last game and the trend in the tournament, he feels that it is better to field first. Informs that the wicket should remain the same throughout the game. Feels that knowing the target would help them when they come out to bat. Mentions that they have been batting well but they failed to defend it which made the total they made look 15-20 runs short in the previous game. Emphasis on the changes - RAVICHANDR |
| South Africa skipper, Ab de Villiers says stats favour the chasing team but he doesn't mind batting first. Mentions that they batted against Sri Lanka and are excited to put up a good total on the board. Feels that their batsmen need to communicate and plan the innings better. Opines that Virat is a good man and he gets along well with him. Reckons that their is a lot of passion and dedication when you play for your country. Announces that they have got one change. ANDILE PHEHLUKWAYO comes in fo |
| The national anthems of both the teams are done and dusted. Now, the players and umpires are making their way out in the middle. Hashim Amla and Quinton De Kock will open the batting for South Africa. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been handed the responsibility with the first new ball. Two slips in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to de Kock, Wide! Kumar starts with a loosener down the leg side, de Kock gets inside the line and lets it through. Very unlike Kumar at the start. He is right on the money usually. |
| B Kumar to de Kock, Good length delivery on off, de Kock pushes at it but gets an inside edge to square leg. A run taken and de Kock is away. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to H Amla, Length delivery on middle and off, Amla camps back and defends it solidly down the track. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to H Amla, Fuller length delivery around off, shaping in a touch. Amla plants his front foot forward and blocks it. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to H Amla, Fullish delivery outside off, holding its line. Amla covers his off stump and sees it through safely. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to H Amla, Fullish delivery outside off, Amla comes forward confidently and defends it to covers. He is looking solid. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to H Amla, On a fuller length outside off again, drawing Amla forward. He pushes at it but gets an edge towards second slip. The fielder dives to his right and slows down the pace. A run taken. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to bowl with the second new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Back of a length on off, defended solidly off the back foot. |
| 1.2 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Similar length delivery outside off, Amla cuts it uppishly to third man. A single taken. |
| 1.3 : J Bumrah to de Kock, On a length on off, Quinton shuffles a touch and tucks it in front of square on the leg side. Looks for a run but Yuvraj is quick to attack to the ball to deny it. |
| 1.4 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Good length delivery on leg stump, de Kock looks to play it across but is struck on the thigh pad. |
| 1.5 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Fullish delivery on off, Quinton leans forward and pushes it to mid off. |
| 1.6 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Another full length ball on middle and off, de Kock lunges forward in defense. Tidy start from India. |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to H Amla, Back of a length outside off, Amla stays back and punches it nicely to covers. |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to H Amla, Fullish delivery outside off, Amla leans ahead a touch and plays it with an open face to point. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to H Amla, A direct hit would have been close! Full length delivery outside off, Amla drives it towards mid off and sets off. Kohli moves across to his right and attacks the ball. Loses a bit of balance as the throw misses the target by a big margin at the bowler's end. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to de Kock, Wide! Sprays it down the leg side, Quinton comes inside the line and lets it go. |
| B Kumar to de Kock, Fullish on middle and leg, de Kock nudges it through backward square leg. Good running between the wickets allows the batsmen to come back for two. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to de Kock, On a length on the same line, de Kock stays back and defends it. Kumar is bowling on this channel as the leg side boundaries are big at the Oval. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to de Kock, Straying on the pads, turned through square leg for an easy run and he will retain the strike. |
| 3.1 : J Bumrah to de Kock, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Fuller length delivery on off, de Kock leans forward and strokes it past the bowler. Pure timing on that and the ball whistles to the fence. |
| 3.2 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Back of a length on leg stump, de Kock shuffles a touch and works it around the corner for a single. |
| 3.3 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Close shave! Back of a length delivery around the hips, Amla rises up on his toes as he looks to tuck it away but is struck on the thigh pad. Amla loses sight of the ball as he moves back to cover his stumps. He leaves a bit of gap between his legs but luckily, the ball rolls past the off stump. |
| 3.4 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Short of a length outside off, punched off the back foot to mid off. |
| 3.5 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Length delivery on middle and leg, Amla wrists it to mid on for a single. |
| 3.6 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Straight once again, Quinton nudges it to fine leg for a run. |
| 4.1 : B Kumar to de Kock, Fullish delivery on off, defended off the front foot. |
| 4.2 : B Kumar to de Kock, FOUR! Easy pickings! Length delivery down the leg side, de Kock moves forward and nudges it fine. Beats Dhoni and earns a boundary for himself. |
| 4.3 : B Kumar to de Kock, Short of a length on middle, de Kock shuffles a touch and turns it to fine leg for a single. |
| 4.4 : B Kumar to H Amla, Back of a length outside off, Amla punches it sweetly but finds the man at covers. The track looks conducive for strokeplay. |
| 4.5 : B Kumar to H Amla, Similar length delivery outside off, Amla punches it towards Jadeja at point. Looks for a run but Jadeja is sharp as a hawk in that region. Picks the ball cleanly as Amla returns back. However, he misses his shy at the striker's end. |
| 4.6 : B Kumar to H Amla, Back of a length outside off, Amla punches it to mid off. |
| 5.1 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Shortish delivery angling away, de Kock glides it to point. |
| 5.2 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Good length delivery on off, de Kock shuffles a touch and defends it with soft hands towards the bowler. |
| 5.3 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Good call Amla! Short of a length ball on middle and off, de Kock turns it towards Yuvraj at mid-wicket. A slight fumble from Yuvraj and Quinton thinks of taking him on. However, Amla is quick to send him back as Yuvraj is quick to recover and he has a shy at the striker's end. De kock makes it back in time as Dhoni clips the bails. |
| 5.4 : J Bumrah to de Kock, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 5.5 : J Bumrah to H Amla, FOUR! Crisp! Short of a length outside off and room on offer, Amla rises up on his toes and punches it through covers for an elegant boundary. |
| 5.6 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Good length outside off, punched off the back foot to covers. |
| 6.1 : B Kumar to de Kock, Shortish delivery, de kock moves inside the line and mistimes his pull to fine leg. |
| 6.2 : B Kumar to H Amla, Good length delivery outside off, steered to third man for a single. |
| Wide slip in place now where a normal fourth slip fielder would be standing. Deep backward point also in position. |
| 6.3 : B Kumar to de Kock, Short of a length delivery outside off, de Kock shuffles and pushes at it but gets it off the inner half to mid-wicket. |
| 6.4 : B Kumar to de Kock, Shortish delivery, angling away from de Kock. He goes for the pull but gets beaten. |
| 6.5 : B Kumar to de Kock, A play and a miss again! Length delivery on off, a bit of extra bounce on that. De Kock pushes at it with minimal foot movement but once again gets foxed. This is good bowling from Kumar. |
| 6.6 : B Kumar to de Kock, Three in a row! Kumar is right on the money. Angles across a length delivery from de Kock who pokes at it tentatively but gets beaten all ends up. End of a testing over. |
| 7.1 : J Bumrah to H Amla, On a good length outside off, Amla shuffles across and tucks it to fine leg for a run. |
| 7.2 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Fuller length ball on off, de Kock drives it to mid on. |
| 7.3 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Good length ball around off, Quinton stays back and places it to point. Good tight bowling from Bumrah. |
| 7.4 : J Bumrah to de Kock, A loud shout for an LBW denied! Length delivery on leg stump, angling in. De Kock in his usual way shuffles a long way and looks to tuck it fine. Misses to get rapped on the pads. A confident shout from Bumrah but the umpire shakes his head. The replays show that it may have pitched outside leg. The height was also a factor. |
| 7.5 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Full toss outside off, Amla mistimes it to mid on. Failed to capitalize on that. |
| 7.6 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Slower delivery outside off, driven crisply to mid off. |
| 8.1 : B Kumar to de Kock, Shortish delivery on middle and off, de Kock works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.2 : B Kumar to H Amla, Brilliant bowling from Kumar. Cut Amla into two halves. Good length delivery outside off, shapes in a touch. Amla pushes at it with minimal foot movement but the ball goes through the gap between his bat and pad. It wasn't far from the off stump. |
| 8.3 : B Kumar to H Amla, On a length outside off, Hashim shuffles across and looks to turn it through mid-wicket. Ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls towards the slip region. A quick single taken as the throw at the striker's end misses. |
| 8.4 : B Kumar to de Kock, Slower delivery on the pads, de Kock goes for the sweep but gets it off the inner half to short fine leg. Bumrah dives to his left and saves certain runs for his side. |
| 8.5 : B Kumar to H Amla, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 8.6 : B Kumar to H Amla, Fuller length ball around off, defended down the track. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is introduced into the attack. |
| 9.1 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Fullish on middle and leg, de Kock turns it through square leg for a run. |
| 9.2 : R Ashwin to H Amla, A bit short outside of, Amla punches it sweetly with the spin but picks out the man at covers. |
| 9.3 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Tossed up outside off, spinning in. Worked to the leg side. |
| 9.4 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Flatter delivery on off, Amla punches it towards mid on. Kohli moves across to his left from short mid-wicket, dives and makes a good stop. |
| 9.5 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Wide! Down the leg side, Amla lets it go. |
| R Ashwin to H Amla, Slower through the air this time, Amla shapes to go downtown but adjusts in the end to defend it. |
| 9.6 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Desperation from Amla! A touch short outside off, Amla looks to force it through covers but misses it completely. Good take by Dhoni behind the stumps. A nice start from Ashwin. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled. Now a maximum of four fielders are allowed outside the circle till the 40th over. |
| Hardik Pandya is brought on for a bowl. |
| 10.1 : H Pandya to de Kock, Leg bye! Good length delivery around middle and leg, de Kock tries to clip it on the leg side. Fails to clip on the leg side and gets rapped on the pads. The ball goes towards the short third man region for a leg bye. |
| 10.2 : H Pandya to H Amla, Amla pulls it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 10.3 : H Pandya to de Kock, Length delivery outside off, Quinton dabs it towards point and scampers for a single. Jadeja comes charging in and has a shy at the striker's end and he misses. That allows the batsmen to run another one on an overthrow. Two runs in total. |
| 10.4 : H Pandya to de Kock, De Kock clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 10.5 : H Pandya to H Amla, Good length delivery outside off, Amla runs it down towards third man. A run taken. |
| 10.6 : H Pandya to de Kock, De Kock stays deep in his crease and tries to defend it. Gets a bottom edge on it. |
| 11.1 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Fuller around middle, Amla clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 11.2 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Fuller around off, de Kock drives it down the ground. Ashwin is late to react which allows the batsmen to run a single. |
| 11.3 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Outside off, Amla sweeps it towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 11.4 : R Ashwin to de Kock, De Kock stays in his crease and flicks it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 11.5 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Floats this one in the line of the stumps, the batsman blocks it out late. |
| 11.6 : R Ashwin to de Kock, FOUR! Poor bowling1 Sprayed down the leg side, de Kock is quick to read the loosener as he sways back a bit and pulls it past the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary. Quinton won't miss out on those. |
| 12.1 : H Pandya to H Amla, Fuller around off, Amla drives it towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 12.2 : H Pandya to H Amla, Very full in the line of the stumps, Amla goes back and clips it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 12.3 : H Pandya to H Amla, Short delivery outside off, Amla watches the ball go through to the keeper. |
| Third man comes inside the circle. |
| 12.4 : H Pandya to H Amla, Fuller around off, Amla punches it towards the fielder at mid-wicket for a single. |
| 12.5 : H Pandya to de Kock, Run out chance missed! Length delivery outside off, Amla drives it towards mid off and rushes for a single. Kohli comes steaming in and has an underarm shy at the stumps. He misses and had he hit, de Kock was gone by a mile. |
| 12.6 : H Pandya to H Amla, DROPPED! Fuller delivery around off, Amla drives it straight back to the bowler. Pandya is a bit late to react on his followthrough and he cannot hold onto the ball coming straight to him. A fielder of his standard should have taken it. Amla is lucky to survive. |
| 13.1 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Fuller around off, Amla drives it towards mid off. |
| 13.2 : R Ashwin to de Kock, De kock charges down the track and blocks it away. |
| 13.3 : R Ashwin to de Kock, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 13.4 : R Ashwin to de Kock, De Kock clips it towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 13.5 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Shorter around off, Amla charges down the track and clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 13.6 : R Ashwin to de Kock, De Kock stays deep in his crease and defends it well. |
| 14.1 : H Pandya to H Amla, SIX! Amla is done with his waiting! Fuller delivery outside off, Amla shuffles across and picks it up quickly and throws the ball deep into the square leg stands for a maximum. |
| 14.2 : H Pandya to H Amla, Back of a length delivery outside, another shuffle and Amla goes for the pull. Misses it and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 14.3 : H Pandya to H Amla, Another shortish delivery around off, Amla defends it towards the fielder at backward point. |
| 14.4 : H Pandya to H Amla, Good length delivery outside off, Amla tries to run it down but he cannot beat the fielder at short third man. |
| 14.5 : H Pandya to H Amla, FOUR! Another predetermined shuffle and Amla gets rewarded! Length delivery outside off, Amla goes way across and hits hard at it. Gets it fine off the inner half through the short fine leg region for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : H Pandya to H Amla, Good comeback by Pandya! Yorker right on the money, Amla digs it out safely. |
| 15.1 : R Ashwin to de Kock, De Kock punches it through covers for a single. |
| 15.2 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Amla stays deep in his crease and punches it on the off side for a quick single. |
| 15.3 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Fuller outside off, de Kock pushes it towards the fielder at point. |
| 15.4 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Fuller around off, de Kock clips it towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 15.5 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Short around off, Amla shuffles across and flicks it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 15.6 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Fuller around off, the batsman charges down the track and drives it towards long off for a single to keep strike. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is given the ball. |
| 16.1 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Angling into the pads, Quinton clips it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 16.2 : R Jadeja to H Amla, Short outside off, punched through covers for a single. |
| 16.3 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Again around middle and off to Quinton, he clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 16.4 : R Jadeja to H Amla, Four singles in a row. Amla punches it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 16.5 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Here comes the reverse sweep. Fuller around off, de Kock cannot time his reverse sweep well as he finds the fielder at short third man. |
| 16.6 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Quicker around off, de Kock gets it towards mid-wicket off the inner half. |
| 17.1 : R Ashwin to H Amla, Wide! Fires this one down the leg side, Amla steps in line and lets the ball through. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| R Ashwin to H Amla, FOUR! Good shot! Fuller around off, Amla gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it wide of the bowler for a boundary through the mid off region for a boundary. |
| 17.2 : R Ashwin to H Amla, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 17.3 : R Ashwin to H Amla, OUT! Ashwin has got the breakthrough India needed! Flatter around off at a quicker pace, the ball skids on after pitching. Amla goes to cut hard at it and gets a thick edge on it. Dhoni behind the stumps takes a sharp catch to send the dangerous Amla back to the hut. Ashwin has struck in his comeback game and has drawn the first blood of the encounter. Amla departs after a good start to his innings. |
| Time for Drinks. A decent start from South Africa but India will be happy to see the back of the in-form Amla. The Men in Blue need to keep chipping away at the wickets to build more pressure on the Proteas. |
| Faf du Plessis comes out to bat. A leg slip in place for him. |
| 17.4 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, Fuller around off, Faf du Plessis drives it towards long on for a single to get off the mark. |
| 17.5 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Fuller down the leg side, Quinton fails to clip it through as it clips his pads on its way to Dhoni who cannot hold onto it. |
| 17.6 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Full around off, de Kock blocks it away. |
| 18.1 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Fuller around off, punched through point for a single. |
| 18.2 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Fuller around leg, Quinton reverse sweeps through the backward point region for a single. |
| 18.3 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Around off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 18.4 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Quicker outside off, de Kock defends it on the off side for a quick single. |
| 18.5 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Short outside off, punched through the cover region for a couple. |
| 18.6 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Fuller around off, du Plessis drives it through covers for a single. |
| 19.1 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, Fuller around off, du Plessis clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 19.2 : R Ashwin to de Kock, FOUR! Typical Quinton! Fuller around leg, de Kock whips it powerfully through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : R Ashwin to de Kock, Fuller around off, de Kock drives it through covers for a single. |
| 19.4 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, Around off, worked through the square leg region. Quick running between the wickets and a bit late reaction from Kedar Jadhav allows them to take two. |
| 19.5 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, Fuller into the pads, du Plessis blocks it away. |
| 19.6 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, Wide! Quicker way down the leg side, du Plessis lets it through the keeper. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| R Ashwin to du Plessis, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 20.1 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Short outside off, du Plessis pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 20.2 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Fires this one down the leg side, Quinton helps it through square leg for a single. |
| 20.3 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, The batsman drives this through the covers. One run added to the total. |
| 20.4 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Again full into the pads, de Kock clips it towards mid-wicket. |
| 20.5 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Short and angling into the pads, worked through square leg for a single. |
| 20.6 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Dabbed towards point for a single |
| Hardik Pandya is back on. |
| 21.1 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Length delivery outside off, du Plessis flays at it but misses. |
| 21.2 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Wide! Sprayed down the leg side, du Plessis fails to clip it through. The umpire signals it as a wide. 100 up for South Africa! |
| H Pandya to du Plessis, Back of a length delivery outside off, du Plessis opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 21.3 : H Pandya to de Kock, Fuller around off, Quinton crunches it down the ground but unluckily ends up hitting the stumps at the non-striker's end. |
| 21.4 : H Pandya to de Kock, Fuller length delivery outside off, de Kock punches it towards the fielder at point. |
| 21.5 : H Pandya to de Kock, Fuller around leg, clipped through the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 21.6 : H Pandya to de Kock, Flicked to the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 22.1 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Fuller into the pads, Quinton drives it towards long on for a single. |
| 22.2 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Short and wide outside off, du Plessis punches it through the cover region. Shikhar Dhawan cuts it off and saves a run for his team. |
| 22.3 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Fuller around off, de Kock tries to clip it on the leg side. Gets a leading edge through extra cover for a single. |
| 22.4 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Faf du Plessis drives it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 22.5 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Faf du Plessis punches it through covers for a single. |
| 22.6 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Short into the hips, de Kock clips it towards the fielder at short fine leg. |
| 23.1 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Short outside off, pulled through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 23.2 : H Pandya to de Kock, Short and wide outside off, Quinton de Kock punches it through point for a single. His merry run against India continues. After a comparatively slow start, Quinton is getting in the flow to get another big one. |
| 14th ODI fifty for Quinton de Kock. |
| 23.3 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Short outside off, du Plessis guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 23.4 : H Pandya to de Kock, Fuller outside off, de Kock drives it through covers for a couple. |
| 23.5 : H Pandya to de Kock, Super Jaddu! Fuller around off, de Kock cuts it hard and tries to get it past backward point. Jadeja the fielder there dives to his left and makes a fantastic stop to save a certain boundary. A single taken. |
| 23.6 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Short around off, du Plessis dabs it towards the fielder at backward point. |
| 24.1 : R Jadeja to de Kock, Fuller around middle and leg, Quinton de Kock goes for the reverse sweep. Gets an inside edge onto the pads but Jadeja is appealing for an LBW. The umpire denies it. |
| 24.2 : R Jadeja to de Kock, OUT! Jadeja gets his man! Floats this one outside off and spinning in this time. De Kock tries to sweep it on the leg side but he misses it completely. The ball goes through and disturbs the stumps. Jadeja is excited and Quinton de Kock for the first time has failed to convert a half century into a ton. A big, big wicket for India. |
| The skipper, Ab de Villiers strides out to bat. He will be eager to showcase his skills in today's do-or-die encounter. |
| 24.3 : R Jadeja to de Villiers, Driven through the covers by the batsman. Two runs added to the total. |
| 24.4 : R Jadeja to de Villiers, Pushed through the cover region for a single. |
| 24.5 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Fuller around off, du Plessis pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 24.6 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Shortish around off, du Plessis punches it straight to the fielder at point. An eventful over for India. |
| 25.1 : H Pandya to de Villiers, FOUR! Shot! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Ab de Villiers crunches it through covers. It is the shorter side of the ground and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 25.2 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Good length delivery outside off, dabbed neatly to third man for a single. |
| 25.3 : H Pandya to du Plessis, FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! On a length and slanting down the leg side, du Plessis just has to get some bat on it. He does and gets it fine past the keeper for a boundary. |
| 25.4 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Back of a length outside off, du Plessis forces it uppishly through point. Kumar hares to his left in the deep to keep it to a single. |
| 25.5 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Wide! Short and outside off, de Villiers shapes to play the ramp shot but it is high. Wide signaled for height. |
| H Pandya to de Villiers, Shortish delivery outside off, de Villiers rises on his toes and cuts it to point. |
| 25.6 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Similar length delivery outside off, Ab chips down the track and hits it hard with a horizontal bat to sweeper cover. A single taken. |
| 26.1 : R Jadeja to de Villiers, Tossed up delivery, de Villiers makes room and eases it to long off for a single. |
| 26.2 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. |
| 26.3 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Flatter delivery, du Plessis punches it to the left of Jadeja. He makes a half-stop as the ball deflects to mid off. |
| 26.4 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Fired in on middle, Faf is squared up a touch as he outside edges it to short third man. |
| 26.5 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Tossed up delivery, defended off the front foot. |
| 26.6 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Flatter delivery outside off, stays a bit low. Faf adjusts well to punch it to covers. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is called back on. |
| 27.1 : J Bumrah to de Villiers, Good length delivery outside off, dabbed neatly to third man for a run. |
| 27.2 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, Brilliant bowling from Bumrah. Gets it in the blockhole. Du Plessis gets his toes out of the way and jams it to mid on. A quick single taken. |
| 27.3 : J Bumrah to de Villiers, Slower delivery outside off, de Villiers dabs it behind point for a run. |
| 27.4 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, This one shoots off the deck after pitching. Faf taps it late to point and takes off. Jadeja is quick to get across but misses his shy at the bowler's end. A run results. |
| 27.5 : J Bumrah to de Villiers, Back of a length outside off, de Villiers adjusts and cuts it to third man. Rohit cuts it off. Two runs taken. |
| 27.6 : J Bumrah to de Villiers, The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single. |
| 28.1 : R Jadeja to de Villiers, Tossed up delivery, de Villiers drives it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 0.0 : The umpires have gone upstairs to check for a run out appeal against AB de Villiers. |
| 28.2 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, OUT! The big fish departs! A bit short around off, du Places places it towards point and takes off. Ab de Villiers responds and hares to the danger end. Hardik Pandya moves to his right and returns an accurate throw to MS Dhoni. he collects the ball and takes the bails off in a flash as AB dives full length to come back. It is referred upstairs and India look confident. The replays show that the skipper is short of his crease. A big breakthrough this. Ab de Villier |
| David Miller walks out to the middle. |
| 28.3 : R Jadeja to D Miller, Floated outside off, Miller drives it to extra cover where the fielder misfields a touch but no harm done. |
| 28.4 : R Jadeja to D Miller, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single. Miller is off the mark. |
| 28.5 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Faf uses his feet and wrists it to wide long on for a single. |
| 28.6 : R Jadeja to D Miller, Floated on off, defended solidly. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is back for a bowl. |
| Big mix-up. The umpire goes upstairs to check which player has been run out as both ran towards the striker's end. |
| 29.1 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, OUT! Huge mix-up and Miller is on who suffers. Flatter delivery on off, du Plessis is squared up a touch and gets an outside edge towards short third man. He takes off and Miller responds. However, they both hesitate but Miller keeps on running. Faf recognizes that he won't be able to make it to the other end, so turns back and dives in to make his ground. |
| 0.0 : JP Duminy is the next man in. |
| 29.2 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. |
| 29.3 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, Faf pushes it to point for a single. |
| 29.4 : R Ashwin to JP Duminy, Dumniy taps is to covers and sets off. The throw is at the striker's end but it is a bit wide. It is all happening in the middle. |
| 29.5 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 29.6 : R Ashwin to du Plessis, A bit short, clipped to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 30.1 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, The batsman has driven it through mid off. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 0.0 : JP Duminy has gone upstairs to review an LBW appeal against him. He seems really confident as he way quick to go for the review. |
| 30.2 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Not out! Tossed up delivery, spinning in. Duminy goes for the sweep but seems to have missed it as he gets rapped on the pads. Huge appeal for an LBW and up goes the umpire's finger. Dumniy opts for the review straightaway. The replays show that JP gloved it. He is safe. |
| 30.3 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Comes down the track and works it to long on for a single. |
| 30.4 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Tossed up delivery, pushed to covers. |
| 30.5 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, A bit shorter, punched to extra cover. |
| 30.6 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Floated delivery, driven crisply through coves for a run. |
| Hardik Pandya is brought back for a bowl. |
| 31.1 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Fuller around off, du Plessis drives it straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 31.2 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Length delivery angling into the batsman, Faf du Plessis stays in his crease and defends it really well. |
| 31.3 : H Pandya to du Plessis, WIDE! Dug in really short this time, Faf thinks of going for the pull but it was too high for him as he lets it through. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| H Pandya to du Plessis, Angling into the hips, clipped through square leg for a single. |
| 31.4 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, Short of a length ball on middle, Duminy tucks it to short mid-wicket and sets off. Pandya runs to his left but fails to collect it cleanly. A run taken. |
| 31.5 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Similar length delivery on off, du Plessis rises on his toes and defends it. |
| 31.6 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Faf works this one round the corner for a run. |
| 32.1 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Landed outside off, stroked through mid off for a single. |
| 32.2 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Tossed up delivery, defended to mid-wicket. |
| 32.3 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Fullish this time, turned to mid-wicket again. |
| 32.4 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Floated outside off, Dumniny plays it with an open face to point. A run taken. |
| 32.5 : R Jadeja to du Plessis, Faf eases this one through mid off for a single. |
| 32.6 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Slower through the air outside off, Duminy pushes it to point. |
| 33.1 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, Back of a length delivery on off, Duminy taps it to point. |
| 33.2 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, Shortish and angling away. Duminy glides it behind point for a single. |
| 33.3 : H Pandya to du Plessis, OUT! Dragged on! South Africa have lost the plot completely. Off cutter outside off, on a a shorter length. Du Plessis stays back and looks to force it through covers. However, he gets a thick inside edge and the ball goes back to shatter the furniture behind. Poor shot and another one goes down. He got out in a similar fashion against Pakistan. He repeats his mistake and half of the side is back to the hut. |
| Time for Drinks. |
| Chris Morris is the new man in. |
| 33.4 : H Pandya to C Morris, Fullish delivery, stroked to covers. |
| 33.5 : H Pandya to C Morris, Back of a length on off, Morris rises up on his toes and defends it to covers. |
| 33.6 : H Pandya to C Morris, Straying on the hips, worked to deep square leg for a single. |
| The umpire has gone upstairs to check for a run out appeal against Chris Morris. |
| 34.1 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Not out! Tossed up delivery, Dumniy drives it back to Jadeja. He deflects it back to the stumps at the bowler's end. It is referred upstairs but the replays show that Morris was aware of the situation. Made his ground in time. |
| 34.2 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 34.3 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Duminy uses his feet and clips it to long on for a single. |
| 34.4 : R Jadeja to C Morris, Fullish outside off, Morris drills it past extra cover for a run. |
| 34.5 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Quicker one this time, JP shuffles across to work it across but is struck on the thigh pad. |
| 34.6 : R Jadeja to JP Duminy, Duminy taps it to point and steals a quick single. |
| 35.1 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, That's a peach of a delivery! Angles across a length delivery from JP. He feels for it but is beaten all ends up. |
| 35.2 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, Fuller length delivery on off, Duminy pushes at it but gets it off the inner half to the left side of the bowler. |
| 35.3 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, That could have been close! Fullish delivery on middle and off, Duminy mistimes his drive back down the track. Pandya manages to get a bit of boot on it. The ball just goes wide of the stumps towards mid off. A single taken. Had that hit the stumps, things could have been interesting as Morris was backing up. |
| 35.4 : H Pandya to C Morris, Morris hops back and works this one around the corner for a single. |
| 35.5 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, Good length delivery outside off, JP steers it to third man for a single. |
| 35.6 : H Pandya to C Morris, Well bowled! Brilliant yorker on middle and leg, Morris digs it out towards short mid-wicket. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. |
| 36.1 : J Bumrah to JP Duminy, Wide! Starts his new spell with a loosener down the leg side, JP looks to glance but misses. |
| J Bumrah to JP Duminy, On a length and angling away from JP. He plays it with an open face to point. |
| 36.2 : J Bumrah to JP Duminy, Full on off, Duminy wrists it to wide mid on for a single. |
| 36.3 : J Bumrah to C Morris, Full toss on off, Chris mistimes his drive to mid off. Failed to capitalize on that. |
| 36.4 : J Bumrah to C Morris, OUT! Morris bites the dust! India are right on top and are dictating the terms at The Oval. Dug in short around off, Morris is drawn into the pull but is early into his shot. Ends up getting a top edge and the ball spoons towards mid-wicket. Bhuvneshwar Kumar moves to his right and pouches it safely. First wicket for Bumrah in the ICC Champions Trophy. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo strides out to the middle. |
| 36.5 : J Bumrah to JP Duminy, On a length on middle and off, JP shuffles a touch and clips it to mid on. A bit risky to play like that. Can be a candidate for an LBW if he misses those. |
| 36.6 : J Bumrah to JP Duminy, Shortish outside off, JP cuts it hard but finds point. |
| 37.1 : H Pandya to A Phehlukwayo, Close shave! Fuller length ball around off, Phehlukwayo plays it with an angle bat to point and takes on Jadeja. The Indian is quick to get to his left and fires in a throw at the bowler's end but misses. Had it hit, it would have been close. |
| 37.2 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 37.3 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, Back of a length delivery outside off, Duminy ends up chopping it besides the pitch. It is a slow track and he is finding it tough to time his shots. Boundaries have dried up for the Proteas too. |
| 37.4 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, Slower delivery this time, JP cuts it to point. |
| 37.5 : H Pandya to JP Duminy, This time he connects. Back of a length outside off, Duminy punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 37.6 : H Pandya to A Phehlukwayo, On a fuller length this time, played with an open face to backward point. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl the next over. |
| 38.1 : R Ashwin to JP Duminy, FOUR! Streaky runs! A bit short outside off, spinning away. Duminy goes for the cut but gets an outside edge past the slip fielder for a boundary. It has come after ages. |
| 38.2 : R Ashwin to JP Duminy, Tossed up outside off, JP plays it towards backward point. Duminy initially calls for the run and Phehlukwayo responds. Then, the southpaw sends him back. The shy at the bowler's end misses. Chaos at its height. |
| 38.3 : R Ashwin to JP Duminy, Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 38.4 : R Ashwin to A Phehlukwayo, Andile strides forward and defends this one solidly. |
| 38.5 : R Ashwin to A Phehlukwayo, Another front foot defense by Phehlukwayo to the tossed up delivery. |
| 38.6 : R Ashwin to A Phehlukwayo, Fullish delivery, Andile eases it to long off for a single. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back into the attack. |
| 39.1 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, Short of a length outside off, Phehlukwayo punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 39.2 : B Kumar to JP Duminy, Slower delivery outside off, dabbed neatly to third man for a single. |
| 39.3 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, Length delivery on middle and leg, Phehlukwayo pushes at it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 39.4 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, On a fuller length on off, Andile stays back and defends it. |
| 39.5 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, Slower delivery around off, Andile pushes it with soft hands to covers. |
| 39.6 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, Full length ball outside off, Phehlukwayo drives it crisply through covers. A run taken. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signaled by the umpire. Maximum of five fielders are allowed outside the circle till the end of the innings. |
| Virat Kohli opts to take a review against Phehlukwayo. It is regarding an LBW decision. Is it missing the leg stump? |
| 40.1 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, OUT! Bumrah gets his second! Low full toss around leg stump, Phehlukwayo tries to clip it on the leg side but he fails to make contact. Gets hit flush on the back pad and the players start appealing for an LBW. The umpire stays undisturbed. Kohli after consulting his players, opts for the review. Replays show that it pitched on leg, impact was in line and it was going to hit the stumps. So it was plumb and the umpire has to change his decision. Both the teams ha |
| 0.0 : Kagiso Rabada comes out to bat. |
| 40.2 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Welcomes Rabada with the short stuff! Dug in short around leg, Rabada sways away from the line of the delivery. |
| 40.3 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Length delivery around middle and leg, Rabada defends it neatly this time. |
| 40.4 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Yorker just around off, Rabada blocks it away towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 40.5 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, FOUR! Short delivery and Rabada pounces on it this time. Plays the pull shot over the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 40.6 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Length delivery angling away from leg, Rabada gets behind the line of the ball to defend it. Two beautiful overs from Jasprit Bumrah. He is firing all cylinders at the time when it matters the most. |
| Ravichandran Ashwin is back on. |
| 41.1 : R Ashwin to JP Duminy, Fuller around leg, Duminy pushes it towards the fielder at mid on. |
| 41.2 : R Ashwin to JP Duminy, A bit short around off, Duminy pushes it towards the fielder at point. |
| 41.3 : R Ashwin to JP Duminy, Quicker around middle and leg, the ball skids off the deck. Duminy cannot defend it and the ball goes onto rap the pads. The players appeal but the umpire says no as it was going down leg. |
| 41.4 : R Ashwin to JP Duminy, Duminy cuts but only manages to find the diving Jadeja at point. |
| 41.5 : R Ashwin to JP Duminy, Duminy drives it towards mid off for a single. |
| 41.6 : R Ashwin to K Rabada, Rabada stays in his crease and pushes it towards long on for a single. |
| Bumrah was ready to bowl but Virat Kohli changed his decision. He has given Bhuvneshwar Kumar a go with the ball. |
| 42.1 : B Kumar to K Rabada, Good length delivery outside off, Rabada punches it towards the fielder at point. |
| 42.2 : B Kumar to K Rabada, OUT! The bowling change works and Rabada has to walk back! Good length delivery and angling away. Kagiso tries to defend it on the leg side. Gets a thick outside edge on it and the ball flies towards the keeper. The ball carries and Dhoni dives towards his left to take a sharp catch. South Africa are even struggling to reach 200 here. |
| Morne Morkel walks out to bat. |
| 42.3 : B Kumar to M Morkel, OUT! Two in two for Bhuvi! Another outside edge brings about the downfall. The captaincy from Kohli is spot on as he had placed himself a bit wide at first slip. Back of a length delivery outside off, Morkel tries to push at it. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies towards Kohli who makes no mistake. Brilliant stuff from Bhuvneshwar and he is on a hat-trick. |
| Imran Tahir is the next man in. Can he get the hat-trick? |
| 42.4 : B Kumar to I Tahir, Good length delivery angling into the batsman, Tahir slashes hard at it. Gets it off the outer half towards third man for a single. |
| 42.5 : B Kumar to JP Duminy, Four Leg Byes! Handy runs for South Africa! Back of a length delivery down the leg side, Duminy tries to clip it fine. Gets it off the thigh pad, past Dhoni for a boundary. |
| 42.6 : B Kumar to JP Duminy, Good length delivery outside off, Duminy tries to poke at it but he is beaten by the outside edge. |
| Jasprit Bumrah comes back for a bowl. |
| 43.1 : J Bumrah to I Tahir, Wide! Sprayed way down the leg side this time, Tahir still goes for it. Does not make contact and the umpire signals it as a wide. |
| J Bumrah to I Tahir, Yorker right on the money, Tahir digs it out towards the fielder at covers. Rohit Sharma collects it and throws the ball in the over to excite the crowd. They are all charged up. |
| 43.2 : J Bumrah to I Tahir, Short delivery into the batsman, Tahir ducks under it. |
| 43.3 : J Bumrah to I Tahir, A sharp slower one on a very fuller length in the line of the stumps, Tahir somehow manages to defend it. |
| 43.4 : J Bumrah to I Tahir, Another fuller delivery around off, Tahir drives it straight back to the bowler. |
| 43.5 : J Bumrah to I Tahir, Full outside off, Tahir drives it towards mid off and calls for a single. Duminy sends him back. |
| 43.6 : J Bumrah to I Tahir, Another fuller delivery outside off, Tahir defends it really well to negotiate the last ball of the over. |
| Third man comes inside the ring. |
| 44.1 : B Kumar to JP Duminy, Shortish around off, Duminy charges down the track and slaps it off the toe end towards the fielder at long off. No runs taken. |
| 44.2 : B Kumar to JP Duminy, Fuller into the stumps, Duminy tries to defend it on the off side but he ends up inside edging onto the pads. |
| There is a run out appeal against Tahir. Seems gone to the naked eye. |
| 44.3 : B Kumar to JP Duminy, OUT! Total confusion once again! You can't even call these school boy errors. Length delivery around off, Duminy heaves it through the mid-wicket region. Kohli is quick to charge towards the ball. The batsmen want the second but they both hesitate to run. Kohli fumbles which makes Tahir go for it. He is sent back by Duminy but its too late as the Indian skipper quickly collects the ball and throws it at the striker's end. Dhoni is quick to dislodge the bails and they |
| Top class performance from India and they are in a commanding position at the innings break. South Africa began sedately as the opening partnership was a decent one. Quinton de Kock played a good knock to score a half century but threw his wicket in the quest for quick runs. After that, the Proteas lost their way completely. AB de Villiers and David Miller were run out due to errors in judgement. You can't afford that at such a big stage and the Men in Blue grabbed the opportunities with both ha |
| They kept on mounting the pressure on South Africa, who crumbled under it. They ran through the lower middle order in a jiffy. The Indian bowling was right on the money today. Every bowler at least took a wicket. Bumrah was impressive and so was Ashwin on his return. Credit needs to be given to Virat Kohli for his field placings and bowling changes. He didn't let the Saffas off the hook with his aggressive captaincy. They lost eight wickets for 51 runs at the end and that tells you the story. |
| It is a below par score on the board and with the deep batting that India possess, it seems to be a cakewalk in the park. However, South Africa wouldn't give up and go hard at India as it is a matter of qualifying for the semi-final. It is a two-paced track and a few wickets upfront might just put the Men in Blue in a dicey situation. Join us in a while for the chase. |
| 0.0 : Welcome back for the chase! Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma will open the batting for India. Meanwhile, South Africa will start the proceedings with Kagiso Rabada. Two slips in place. Can the Proteas strike early? Here we go... |
| 0.1 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Good length delivery outside off, swings away a touch. Rohit Sharma is undisturbed by that line as he lets that through to the keeper. |
| 0.2 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Back of a length delivery into the batsman, Sharma stands tall in his crease and defends it straight back. |
| 0.3 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Angling in from a good length around off, Sharma clips it towards the fielder at mid on. |
| 0.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, That was a beauty! Good length delivery around off and nipping away. Rohit tries to feel it but gets beaten by the away movement. |
| 0.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Another length delivery outside off, Sharma covers his stumps and lets it through to the keeper. |
| 0.6 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Maiden to start with from Rabada! Back of a length delivery outside off, Sharma stays in his crease and defends it really well. |
| Morne Morkel will bowl with the second new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Length delivery sprayed into the pads, Dhawan fails to clip it through. Gets rapped on the pads. |
| 1.2 : M Morkel to S Dhawan,Silly running there again and Dhawan is very lucky to survive! Length delivery outside off, Dhawan defends it towards covers with soft hands. Calls for a single and Sharma responds too. Miller is quick to reach the ball and he throws it at the non-striker's end. He misses but had he hit, Dhawan was gone by a mile as he had given up. A single is taken. |
| 1.3 : M Morkel to R Sharma, Sharma gets behind the line of the ball and defends it. |
| 1.4 : M Morkel to R Sharma, Fuller around middle and leg, Rohit clips it towards the fielder at mid on. |
| 1.5 : M Morkel to R Sharma, Good length delivery outside off, Sharma dabs it towards third man for a single. First runs for Rohit. |
| Short cover in place. |
| 1.6 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Length delivery around off, Dhawan tries to defend it but ends up getting a leading edge towards the fielder at covers. |
| 2.1 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Good length delivery outside off, Sharma camps back and punches it towards the fielder at covers. Miller dives to his right to make a fine stop. |
| 2.2 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Beaten! Back of a length delivery outside off, Sharma tries to defend it but he fails to make contact as he is beaten by the away movement. |
| 2.3 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Sharma stands tall and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 2.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Peach of a delivery! Short delivery outside off, Sharma tries to sway away and play the cut. Gets cramped for room as the ball swings in and he is lucky not to edge it. Luck isn't going the Proteas' way. |
| 2.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, FOUR! Typical Sharma this time! Fuller into the stumps, Sharma drives it straight down the ground for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : K Rabada to R Sharma, SIX! Sharma is on the charge! Short delivery into the body, Sharma camps back and goes for the pull. Gets it over the mid-wicket region for half a dozen. Good over this for India. 10 runs off it. |
| 3.1 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Shikhar Dhawan stays in his crease and punches it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 3.2 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Good length delivery around off, Dhawan tries to push at it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 3.3 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Fuller outside off, Dhawan plays a crispy drive but straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 3.4 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, SIX! What a shot, Dhawan! Fuller into the pads, Dhawan flicks it beautifully over the square leg region. Times it impeccabbly well as the ball sails deep into the stands for a maximum. |
| 3.5 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Good length delivery around off, Dhawan stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 3.6 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Fuller around off, Dhawan defends it on the off side. |
| 4.1 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Short outside off, Sharma punches it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 4.2 : K Rabada to R Sharma,Fuller outside off, Sharma drives it towards wide mid off and rushes across for a quick single. The mid off fielder cuts it off and has a shy at the striker's end. He misses and the ball goes through to the fielder at fine leg. No runs on overthrow as Morkel covers it well. |
| 4.3 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Good length delivery outside off, Dhawan punches it towards the fielder at point. |
| 4.4 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, FOUR! Poor fielding by Phehlukwayo! Short delivery into the body, Dhawan pulls it towards fine leg. Phehlukwayo in the deep runs to his left and tries to cut it off but ends up over running it which allows the ball to race away to the fence. |
| 4.5 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Good length delivery around off, Dhawan defends it well off the back foot. |
| 4.6 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Back of a length delivery outside off, Dhawan opens the face of the bat and guides it towards the fielder at point. |
| 5.1 : M Morkel to R Sharma, Dug in short into the batsman, Sharma goes for the pull. Does not make contact as the ball goes straight to the keeper. |
| 5.2 : M Morkel to R Sharma, Fuller on middle and off, Rohit clips it off the inner half to front of square on the leg side. |
| 5.3 : M Morkel to R Sharma, OUT! Morkel strikes! Length delivery and angling into the batsman, Rohit Sharma goes leg side and tries to hit it over the infield on the off side. Gets an outside edge to it and the ball flies to the keeper. Quinton de Kock flies to his right to take a good catch. Sharma has to walk back to the hut. |
| The skipper, Virat Kohli comes out to bat. There is a huge cheer from the crowd. A slip and a gully in place for him. |
| 5.4 : M Morkel to V Kohli, Angling into the batsman, Kohli clips it towards fine leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 5.5 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Length delivery into the stumps, Dhawan clips it towards mid on. Calls for a single but Kohli is quick to send him back. |
| 5.6 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Fuller around off, Dhawan glides it towards the fielder at point. |
| 6.1 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli shuffles across and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 6.2 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Length delivery outside off, Virat punches it towards the fielder at point. |
| 6.3 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli shuffles across and defends it on the leg side. |
| 6.4 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli shoulders his arms to it. |
| 6.5 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli dabs it towards the fielder at gully. |
| 6.6 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli stays in his crease and lets the ball through. Maiden from Rabada. |
| 7.1 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Back of a length around off, Dhawan defends it back to the bowler. |
| 7.2 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Fuller into the stumps, Dhawan clips it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 7.3 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Fuller outside off, Dhawan slams it straight towards the fielder at covers. No runs taken. |
| 7.4 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Fuller outside off, Dhawan mistimes his drive towards the fielder at mid on. |
| 7.5 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Good length delivery outside off, Dhawan dabs it towards the fielder at backward point. |
| 7.6 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Short delivery outside off, Dhawan tries to poke at it but is beaten by the away movement. Back-to-back maidens for South Africa. |
| 8.1 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Length delivery outside off, Kohli defends it towards the fielder at point. |
| 8.2 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli shuffles and punches it towards the fielder at mid on. |
| 8.3 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Length delivery outside off, Kohli dabs it towards the fielder at gully. |
| 8.4 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Length delivery outside off, Kohli defends it on the off side with soft hands and rushes across for a single. |
| 8.5 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Fuller outside off, Dhawan guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 8.6 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Shortish around off, Kohli guides it towards the fielder at gully. |
| 9.1 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Fuller outside off, Dhawan creams it straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 9.2 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, FOUR! Full delivery outside off, Dhawan strides into the ball. Punches down the ground, beats the diving AB de Villiers at mid off and goes past him for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, FOUR! That's lovely! On a length around off, Dhawan chips it uppishly through the cover region. Miller gives it a chase, puts in a dive but he cannot stop the ball to reach the fence. Back-to-back boundaries for Shikhar. |
| 9.4 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Fuller in the line of the stumps, Dhawan defends it on the pitch. |
| 9.5 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, No ball! Again full this time, in the line of the stumps. Dhawan defends it and the umpire signals a no ball for over-stepping. South Africa surely cannot afford these. |
| Free Hit coming up... |
| M Morkel to S Dhawan, Full toss outside off, Dhawan carves it over the point fielder for a couple. |
| 9.6 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Length delivery and angling across, Dhawan covers his stumps and lets the ball through to the keeper. |
| Powerplay 2 has been taken. Maximum of four fielder are now allowed outside the circle till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli defends it towards the fielder at point. |
| 10.2 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Fuller around off, Kohli pushes it straight back to the bowler. |
| 10.3 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Into the hips this time, Kohli shuffles across and clips it towards the fine leg region for a single. |
| 10.4 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Short around off, Dhawan punches it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 10.5 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Full into the pads, Dhawan flicks it through the backward square leg region. Phehlukwayo cuts it off, misfields a bit which allows the batsmen to run two. |
| 10.6 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Fuller and down the leg side, Dhawan fails to clips it on the leg side. Gets rapped on the pads and the ball goes on the leg side. The umpire gives it as a runs so maybe there was some bat involved there. There was a direct hit at the striker's end too but no damage there. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo comes into the attack. |
| 11.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Good length delivery outside off, Dhawan punches it through the cover region. Miller fails to cut it with a dive but he fails to and the ball runs through. The batsmen run three. |
| 11.2 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Beaten! Short and outside off, Kohli fails to poke it. |
| 11.3 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Fuller into the stumps, Kohli clips it through the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 11.4 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Fuller outside off, Kohli punches it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 11.5 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Angling into the stumps from a length around off, Kohli comes down the track and tries to flick on the leg side. Gets an inside edge into the pads and the ball goes towards square leg for a single. |
| 11.6 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Length delivery outside off, Dhawan punches it towards the fielder at mid off. |
| Chris Morris is brought into the attack. |
| 12.1 : C Morris to V Kohli, Fuller into the stumps, Kohli clips it through the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 12.2 : C Morris to V Kohli, Back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli guides it towards the fielder at gully. |
| 12.3 : C Morris to V Kohli, Fuller around off, Kohli gets an inside edge into the pads. |
| 12.4 : C Morris to V Kohli, Short outside off, Kohli stands tall and defends it towards the fielder at mid on. |
| 12.5 : C Morris to V Kohli, In the air...just short! Short delivery into the body, Kohli pulls it towards fine leg. Morkel the fielder there, comes charging in, dives forward but the ball falls just short of him. A single is taken. |
| 12.6 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Short delivery into the body, Dhawan fends it on the leg side. |
| 13.1 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, SIX! Does it get any better? Fuller around off, Kohli charges a bit down the track and swings it straight down the ground. Over the long on region for a biggie. One bad ball and Kohli pounces on it. |
| 13.2 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Short outside off, Kohli punches it through covers for a single. |
| 13.3 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Good length delivery outside off, Dhawan pushes it towards long off and scampers across for a quick single. |
| 13.4 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Fuller outside off, Kohli mistimes his cut towards the fielder at gully. |
| 13.5 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli comes a bit forward and guides it towards the fielder at gully. |
| A bit of drizzle is in the air. Let's hope it is a passing shower. |
| 13.6 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Fuller outside off, Kohli defends it towards the fielder at gully. |
| 14.1 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Good length delivery outside off, Dhawan cuts it towards third man for a single. |
| 14.2 : C Morris to V Kohli, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Fuller around off, Kohli leans into the drive and hits it through the mid on region for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : C Morris to V Kohli, Wide! Morris gets his line wrong this time. Sprayed down the leg side, Kohli fails to clip it through. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| C Morris to V Kohli, Fuller outside off, Kohli clips it towards the fielder at mid on. |
| 14.4 : C Morris to V Kohli, Back of a length delivery outside off, Kohli dabs it straight to the fielder at gully. |
| 14.5 : C Morris to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli guides it a bit wide of point for a quick single. |
| 14.6 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Short delivery down the leg side, Dhawan goes for the hook shot but he fails to make contact. |
| 15.1 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Length delivery around off, shaping in. Kohli mistimes it to covers. |
| 15.2 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, That is a jaffa! Good length delivery outside off, comes in sharply. Kohli shuffles across and plays at it. However, the ball whizzes through the gap between his bat and pad. |
| 15.3 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Dropped! It was a good effort though. Fuller length ball outside off, Kohli goes at it with hard hands but gets an outside edge. The ball flies low towards Amla at first slip. He dives and gets a hand to it but when his hand hits the ground, the ball comes out. Unlucky for Hashim. South Africa need to keep bowing in this channel. The Indian skipper struggles in this area. |
| 15.4 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Fullish delivery, driven to mid on where Morkel moves to his left to make a good diving stop. |
| 15.5 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Dhawan comes down the track and mistimes it to covers. A run taken. |
| 15.6 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Fullish delivery in line of the stumps, Kohli clips it nicely towards wide mid on. Morkel goes to his right and dives but fails to stop it cleanly. Three runs taken. |
| Imran Tahir to start his spell. |
| 16.1 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Flatter delivery, punched past the diving fielder at mid on for a single. |
| 16.2 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, A bit shorter on off, punched to covers. |
| 16.3 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, Fullish on middle and leg, defended solidly. |
| 16.4 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, FOUR! Well played! Tossed up delivery, Dhawan nails the sweep through square leg and the ball races to the fence. |
| 50-run stand for Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli! |
| 16.5 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, Googly outside off, Shikhar reads it and guides it to short third man. |
| There is a stumping appeal against Dhawan. Seems fine though. |
| 16.6 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, Not out! Quicker in pace and it's the googly again. Dhawan goes for the drive but gets foxed by the away spin. De Kock collects it cleanly and whips the bails off in a flash. He appeals and the decision is referred upstairs. The replays show that Shikhar had his back foot inside the crease. |
| Drinks time. A good start from India and they are looking comfortable in the middle. South Africa need a couple of quick wickets to get back into the game. |
| 17.1 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Fullish delivery, shaping into Kohli. He wrists it to mid-wicket. |
| 17.2 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, On a fuller length outside off, Virat leans towards it and strokes it sweetly to covers. He is picking out the fielders at the moment. |
| 17.3 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Short of a length delivery in line of the stumps, Kohli moves inside the line to pull it but mistimes it through backward square leg. A run taken. |
| 17.4 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Slower delivery outside off, Dhawan chops it to the man at point. |
| 17.5 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Close shave! Dhawan uses his feet and Phehlukwayo bowls it on a back of a length in line of the stumps. Gets big on him as he attempts the pull. Miscues it completely as the ball spoons towards mid on. Morkel runs towards it but can collect it only on the bounce. |
| 17.6 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Fullish delivery around off, Dhawan drives it towards the bowler who makes a half-stop. |
| 18.1 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Tossed up on off, Kohli stays leg side of the ball and drives it sweetly to covers. |
| 18.2 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Googly outside off, Virat reads it and pushes it to mid-wicket. |
| 18.3 : I Tahir to V Kohli, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 18.4 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, FOUR! Easy pickings! On the shorter side and spinning into the pads, Dhawan hammers it through fine leg for a boundary. |
| Short fine leg drops back. |
| 18.5 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, FOUR! Well played! Picks the googly to perfection and gets the desired result. Tossed up around off, spinning away. Shikhar waits for it and cuts it nicely. Beats Amla at point to race across to the fence. He is getting better and better as the tournament progresses. |
| 18.6 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, Flatter on off, defended solidly. |
| 19.1 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Fuller length ball outside off, Kohli drills it to covers. |
| 19.2 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Good game awareness! Very full on off, Kohli jams it to mid on and sets off. Morkel rushes towards it but misses his shy at the bowler's end. Virat was easily in. |
| 19.3 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Back of a length delivery outside off, Dhawan goes for the cut but bottom edges it to to the keeper. |
| 19.4 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Slower delivery outside off, Dhawan plays it with an angled bat to point. |
| 19.5 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, FOUR! Hit with disdain! He is so good on square of the wicket on either side. Gets a short delivery and room is on offer. He cuts it authoritatively towards point. Miller dives to his right but the ball goes past him in a jiffy. Earns another boundary to his name. |
| 19.6 : A Phehlukwayo to S Dhawan, Shortish delivery on off, Dhawan drags his pull towards wide mid on. |
| Morne Morkel is called back into the attack. |
| 20.1 : M Morkel to V Kohli, Length delivery outside off, Kohli opens the face of his blade and places it to point. |
| 20.2 : M Morkel to V Kohli, Good running! Short of a length outside off, Kohli looks to guide it to third man but gets a bottom edge beside him. Calls for the single and his partner responds. Good judgement. |
| 20.3 : M Morkel to S Dhawan, Fuller length ball on middle and leg, Dhawan pushes at it but gets an inside edge down to fine leg. A run taken. |
| 20.4 : M Morkel to V Kohli, FOUR! Uppish but safe! Fuller length ball outside off, Kohli looks to lift it over covers. Ends up slicing it over the backward point fielder and the ball rolls to the fence. |
| 20.5 : M Morkel to V Kohli, FOUR! A bit risky but the Indian skipper will take it. Good length delivery outside off, Kohli steers it through the gap between first slip and gully to find the fence once again. |
| 20.6 : M Morkel to V Kohli, Similar length delivery outside off, played with an angled bat to gully. India need 92 runs from 174 balls. |
| Chris Morris is back on. |
| 21.1 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Shortish outside off, cut to point. |
| 21.2 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Fuller length ball around off, Dhawan plays it with an open face to gully. |
| 21.3 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Fullish delivery, Shikhar mistimes his push to covers. Decisive running and they get the run easily. |
| 21.4 : C Morris to V Kohli, Full length delivery outside off, Kohli drives it crisply to mid off. |
| 21.5 : C Morris to V Kohli, Dug in short on off, Kohli goes for the hook but fails to make any connection. |
| 21.6 : C Morris to V Kohli, Back of a length delivery, angling into Kohli. He shuffles and tucks it around the corner for a run to retain the strike. |
| 22.1 : M Morkel to V Kohli, Back of a length delivery, shoots off the pitch. Kohli hops back and defends it to the leg side. |
| 22.2 : M Morkel to V Kohli, Fullish delivery and tailing in, clipped to mid-wicket. |
| 22.3 : M Morkel to V Kohli, FOUR! Pure timing! Fullish delivery on off, Kohli brings his wrists into play and clips it through mid-wicket for an elegant boundary. |
| 22.4 : M Morkel to V Kohli, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 22.5 : M Morkel to V Kohli, FOUR! Kohli is getting into the groove. Fuller length ball outside off, Kohli leans towards it and punches it through covers. Has struck that beautifully and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 22.6 : M Morkel to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, zips through the surface. Kohli rises on his toes and defends it to the off side. |
| 23.1 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Shortish delivery outside off, Dhawan goes for the cut but only manages to connect thin air. |
| 23.2 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Fulish delivery around off, Shikhar mistimes his drive to mid off. |
| 23.3 : C Morris to S Dhawan, FOUR! Gets to his half century in style! He also becomes the highest run-scorer in this year's tournament. He had a dream run in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in England and he is repeating the feat once again. Fuller length ball outside off, Dhawan shuffles and lifts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 19th ODI fifty for Shikhar Dhawan! |
| 23.4 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Fullish outside off, driven sweetly to covers. |
| 23.5 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Short of a length delivery, Dhawan shuffles across and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 23.6 : C Morris to V Kohli, Full length delivery outside off, driven past Morkel in his followthrough. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back on. |
| 24.1 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Good length delivery down the leg side, Dhawan moves inside the line and looks to tuck it. Misses and the ball brushes his pad to fly towards de Kock. He fails to stop it. Phehlukwayo in the deep cuts it off with a dive. Two leg byes taken. |
| 24.2 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Good length delivery on off, Dhawan defends it beside the pitch on the off side. Kohli calls for the run but Dhawan says no. Rabada attacks the ball but misses his shy at the bowler's end. An extra run taken. |
| 24.3 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Good length ball outside off, defended off the back foot to point. |
| 24.4 : K Rabada to V Kohli, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 24.5 : K Rabada to V Kohli, On a length outside off, Virat strides forward and pushes it to cover-point. |
| 24.6 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Shortish delivery outside off, Kohli hops back and defends it nicely. |
| 25.1 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Fullish and angling into Dhawan. He turns it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 25.2 : C Morris to V Kohli, Fuller length ball on off, Kohli clips it towards wide mid on and sets off. Rabada dives to his right to make a good stop. |
| 25.3 : C Morris to S Dhawan, FOUR! Bang! Good length delivery on off, Dhawan heaves it across the line and does so convincingly. Gets it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 100-run stand between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli! |
| 25.4 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Fullish delivery around off, Dhawan checks his drive a bit and gets it uppishly to covers. Fortunately, it drops well short of Miller in that region. |
| 25.5 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Shortish delivery, shaping into Shikhar. He pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket for a run. Shoulders are drooping for the Proteas. |
| 25.6 : C Morris to V Kohli, Fullish in line of the stumps, clipped sweetly to mid-wicket. |
| 26.1 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, FOUR! Streaky runs but Dhawan won't mind it! Short and down the leg side, Dhawan goes for the pull but gets it off the glove over the keeper. The southpaw picks up another boundary as the ball rolls to the fine leg fence. |
| 26.2 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Back of a length on middle and leg, Shikhar blocks it to the leg side. |
| 26.3 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Length delivery on off, shapes in a touch. Dhawan shuffles across to play at it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 26.4 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Very full on off, jammed out towards mid off for an easy single. |
| 26.5 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Length delivery on off, Virat hangs back and defends it solidly down the track. |
| 26.6 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Angling into Kohli. He moves inside the line and tucks it to fine leg. Moves to 49. |
| 27.1 : C Morris to V Kohli, Well-deserved half century for the Indian skipper. He is leading from the front. Back of a length outside off, Kohli places it through point for a single. He struggled initially but has pressed on. He has played some flamboyant shots to keep the crowd entertained. |
| 0.0 : 41st ODI fifty for Virat Kohli! |
| 27.2 : C Morris to S Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan is in the zone! Shortish outside off, Dhawan pulls it through mid-wicket to find the fence. |
| 27.3 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Dhawan goes a bit leg side and Morris bowls a low full toss on off. The southpaw jams it to mid on. |
| 27.4 : C Morris to S Dhawan, FOUR! Boom! Dhawan is stamping his authority now. Short delivery on off, Shikhar swats it over mid on for back-to-back boundaries. |
| 27.5 : C Morris to S Dhawan, The batsman drives this through the covers. They pick up a single. |
| 27.6 : C Morris to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, played with an angled bat to point for a run. |
| 28.1 : K Rabada to V Kohli, On a fuller length around of, Kohli presses forward and defends it to the off side. |
| 28.2 : K Rabada to V Kohli, In the air... but safe! Bouncer on off, Kohli miscues his pull over mid-wicket. Tahir charges in towards the ball but it falls down safely. A run taken. |
| 28.3 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Back of a length outside off, cut hard to third man for a single. |
| 28.4 : K Rabada to V Kohli, That was pleasing to the eyes! Fullish delivery outside off, Kohli strokes it confidently past the diving short cover fielder. The ball rolls towards the fence as de Villiers chases it down. Three runs taken. |
| 28.5 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Full length delivery outside off, Shikhar goes hard at it but mistimes it to covers. |
| 28.6 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, Fullish ball on off, Dhawan eases it to mid off for an easy single. |
| 29.1 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Good length delivery outside off, Dhawan taps it to covers. |
| 29.2 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Length delivery on leg stump, Dhawan wrists it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 29.3 : C Morris to V Kohli, Fullish and straight this time, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 29.4 : C Morris to V Kohli, Shortish delivery outside off, Kohli bends a touch and looks to manufacture a ramp shot over the keeper but misses. |
| 29.5 : C Morris to V Kohli, Stays back to the length delivery and defends it down the track. |
| 29.6 : C Morris to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli dabs it behind point for two runs. |
| Imran Tahir is back into the attack. |
| 30.1 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, OUT! Finally something to cheer for the Proteas! Googly in line of the stumps, spinning away. Dhawan uses his feet and swings wildly across the line. However, he gets it off the outer half of the bat towards wide long off. Du Plessis covers good ground to his right and bends low to take a fine catch. Back-to-back tons was there for the taking but he perishes. A brilliant knock nonetheless. |
| 0.0 : Yuvraj Singh walks out to the crease. |
| 30.2 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Fuller around off, Kohli drives it straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 30.3 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Kohli gets a bit forward and clips it towards long on for a single. |
| 30.4 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Wrong 'un around off, Yuvraj mistimes his cut towards covers for a single. |
| 30.5 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Short and a quicker one this time, Kohli pushes it towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 30.6 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Punched through the cover region for a single to keep strike. |
| 31.1 : C Morris to V Kohli, Good length delivery around off, Kohli defends it back to the bowler. |
| 31.2 : C Morris to V Kohli, Fuller around off, Kohli mistimes his drive towards mid-wicket. |
| 31.3 : C Morris to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Virat pushes it to the fielder at covers. |
| 31.4 : C Morris to V Kohli, Fuller around off, Virat clips it through the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 31.5 : C Morris to V Kohli, Angling in from a good length, Virat Kohli defends it neatly. |
| 31.6 : C Morris to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, Kohli mistimes his punch towards mid on. |
| 32.1 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Quicker one outside off, drifts away after pitching. Yuvraj tries to slog it on the leg side but he misses to make contact. |
| 32.2 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Fuller outside off, Yuvraj drives it straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 32.3 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Eased towards long off for a single. |
| 32.4 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Shortish outside off, Kohli cuts it through point for a single. |
| 32.5 : I Tahir to Y Singh, FOUR! Good shot! Fuller into the pads, Yuvraj Singh stays in his crease and lofts that over the mid on region for a boundary. |
| 32.6 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Huge shout for LBW! Quicker delivery into the pads, Yuvraj Singh goes back and tries to clip it on the leg side. Fails to make contact and gets rapped on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire stays undisturbed. AB de Villiers thinks of taking a review but decides otherwise. Hawk Eye shows that it pitched outside leg. |
| Drinks time. India are cruising towards victory. Just a matter of time now. |
| JP Duminy is introduced into the attack. |
| 33.1 : JP Duminy to V Kohli, Tossed up outside off, Kohli camps back and punches it on the off side. |
| 33.2 : JP Duminy to V Kohli, Flatter around off, Kohli cuts it towards backward point for a single. |
| 33.3 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Fuller into the pads, Yuvraj mistimes his sweep towards short fine leg. |
| 33.4 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Full into the pads, Yuvraj drives it towards long on for a single. |
| 33.5 : JP Duminy to V Kohli, Tossed up outside off, Kohli clips it towards long on for a single. |
| 33.6 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 34.1 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Wrong 'un outside off, Yuvraj cuts it towards point. Morris dives to his left and makes a fine stop. The batsmen run a single. |
| 34.2 : I Tahir to V Kohli, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Fuller around leg, Kohli plays his trademark flick through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 34.3 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Kohli drives it towards long off for a single. |
| AB de Villiers opts to go for the review against Yuvraj Singh. It is regarding an LBW decision. |
| 34.4 : I Tahir to Y Singh, NOT OUT! Floats this one around leg, Yuvraj prods forward in defence and he gets rapped on his pads. Gets his bat behind his pad so not sure what made contact first. The players appeal and the umpire stays put. AB de Villiers consults Tahir and goes for the review. Hot Spot show that there was an inside edge before the ball hit the pad. |
| 34.5 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Fuller around off, Yuvraj drives it towards long off for a single. |
| 34.6 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Quicker outside off, Kohli cuts it really late but still cannot beat the fielder at short third man. |
| 35.1 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Shorter outside off, Yuvraj punches it through covers for a single. |
| 35.2 : JP Duminy to V Kohli, Kohli clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 35.3 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Yuvraj stays in his crease and defends it on the leg side. |
| 35.4 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Fuller into the stumps, Yuvraj pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 35.5 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Yuvraj stays in his crease and tries to defend it. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball goes past the skipper. The batsmen run a single. |
| 35.6 : JP Duminy to V Kohli, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. |
| 36.1 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Yuvraj Singh stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 36.2 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Clipped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 36.3 : I Tahir to V Kohli, FOUR! Good shot! Shortish around off, Kohli camps back and pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 36.4 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Kohli gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it through covers for a single. |
| 36.5 : I Tahir to Y Singh, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 36.6 : I Tahir to Y Singh, Cut through the point region for a single. |
| 37.1 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Fuller outside off, Yuvraj drives it straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 37.2 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Fuller outside off, Yuvraj carves it through the backward point region for a couple. |
| 37.3 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Into the pads, Yuvraj clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 37.4 : JP Duminy to V Kohli, Full into the pads, Kohli clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 37.5 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, Fuller into the pads, Yuvraj comes down the track and goes for a biggie. Fails to make contact as he gets rapped on the pads. |
| 37.6 : JP Duminy to Y Singh, SIX! Yuvraj finishes off in style! Shorter delivery into the pads, Yuvraj camps back and pulls it over the mid-wicket region for half a dozen. INDIA WIN BY 8 WICKETS AND PROGRESS TO THE SEMIFINALS! |
| An emphatic show from India and they book their place for the semi-final. The Indian openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma showed intent from the beginning but a poor shot from the latter resulted in his downfall. The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli came out and took his time to get going. He was struggling a touch but got into his flamboyant self as he settled into his innings. Dhawan on the other end continued his dream run in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. His was a free flowing knock which ke |
| The South Africa bowlers tried hard but it was a pretty low total that they were defending. Morkel and Tahir were the only ones who took a wicket apiece. Rabada was probing with the ball but the Men in Blue saw him through cautiously. Earlier, the top ranked side in the world didn't play like as if they were one. They collapsed to disappoint once again in a knockout. Kudos to the Indian bowlers and fielders for setting up the game nicely and the batsmen lived up to their reputation. The 128 run- |
| Man of the Match, Jasprit Bumrah says that it was an important game for them and they executed the plans well which worked for them. Mentions that he is ready to execute any role in the team. Adds that he feels good as long as he is contributing. Informs that they were only trying to keep it basic and were looking to bowl good lengths. Feels that it was a good toss to win as chasing has been easier in this tournament. |
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