| 1.4 : 1.4: Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, SIX! BANG! That is some way to get off the mark and settle the nerves. That is a massive hit! This is banged in short, Kagiso Rabada follows Rohit as he makes room. Rohit does play the pull shot and this sails over the fine leg fence. He really got hold of that one. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Wayne Parnell to KL Rahul, SIX! Rahul also gets off the mark with a biggie! That is a top shot, excellent use of the wrists! On middle, slightly fuller, Rahul plants his front leg across and whips it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Kagiso Rabada to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! That is a gift and it is put away! A full toss on the pads, Rohit Sharma clips it past square leg and the ball races away to the fence. This is a fast outfield. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Lungi Ngidi to Rohit Sharma, OUT! TAKEN! Lungi Ngidi draws first blood, back in the side and gets the wicket of the Indian skipper. That is a really good bumper, Rohit is done in by the bounce and the speed on this delivery. It is short, on the body, really well-directed. Rohit looks to pull again but is cramped for room and is hurried into the stroke. It goes off the splice to the right of the bowler. He runs there and takes it. South Africa are off to a really good start here. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Lungi Ngidi to KL Rahul, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Catching practice for the man at first slip. That is a poor shot from Rahul and he knows, he is gutted with himself and he falls for yet another low score. Two in the over for Ngidi and India are in big trouble here. This is on a length and around off, Rahul guides it straight into the hands of the fielder at first slip. Markram makes no mistake. That really was a poor stroke. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Loosener from Ngidi! This is too straight on the pads and Kohli flicks it past mid-wicket. Fast outfield and the ball races into the fence. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! CLASSIC KOHLI! A shot from a man who is in top form! On a length and outside off. Virat plants his front foot out and drives it past covers for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, OUT! VIRAT KOHLI GOES! Lungi Ngidi takes the third wicket now! Perth goes pin-drop silence as the man in form departs! An eventful over this, Lungi Ngidi concedes runs but most importantly has got the big fish! On a bouncy pitch, Ngidi bangs it short and on middle. Virat Kohli looks to pull but is hurried to the shot. He gets a top edge and to fine leg where Kagiso Rabada takes a well-judged catch. He runs to his right and holds onto it. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Anrich Nortje to Deepak Hooda, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! South Africa's fast bowlers are bossing the game. A shot too early for a man who is playing his first game in quite a while. Anrich Nortje sticks to the good length and serves it outside off. Hooda missed the drive on the previous ball and this time only manages an outside edge for the keeper to gobble it up. South Africa all over India at the moment. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! JUST OVER! Suryakumar Yadav tries to counter-attack here! On a length and on middle, extra pace and bounce here. Yadav makes room as he tries to go over cover but gets an outside edge and Aiden Markram who is standing fine at short third man leaps but only gets finger-tips on it. It rolls over for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Lungi Ngidi to Hardik Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! Kagiso Rabada with an absolute blinder of a catch. India five down inside the halfway mark. No one saw this coming but South Africa are making us all see how good this pitch is for the seamers. Short of a length and on middle. Pandya stands on the back foot and pulls it flat behind square on the leg side. Kagiso Rabada was inch-perfect as he runs forward and catches the ball right above the ground. Brilliant from Rabada. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Anrich Nortje to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Suryakumar Yadav is counter-attacking here. Good thing to do on this kind of pitch. Short of a length and on the hips. Yadav whacks it behind square leg for a biggie. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Keshav Maharaj to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Cut away! That is nicely played! Short and outside off, Suryakumar Yadav stays back and plays it past point and this one races away to the fence. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Keshav Maharaj to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! This is a top, top shot! Steps out, gets to the pitch of it and lofts it over the bowler's head. Short straight boundaries and it goes all the way. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Lungi Ngidi to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Over the fence! That is a massive hit! Short and on the body, Suryakumar Yadav was waiting for the short ball. He rocks back and pulls it well over the fine leg fence for a biggie. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Lungi Ngidi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! That is timed wonderfully. Lovely. Fuller and on off, Yadav shows the full face of the bat and creams it past mid on. This one races away to the fence. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Wayne Parnell to Dinesh Karthik, OUT! TAKEN! The 50-run stand is broken! On a length and outside off. Dinesh Karthik played the wrong line as he has a swipe across the line but gets a top edge and it goes high and to backward point where Rilee Rossouw takes the skier. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Keshav Maharaj to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! What an innings this is from Yadav! Shorter and on middle. Yadav looks to cut but gets an outside edge to third man for a boundary. A bit lucky but Yadav is fortunate. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Keshav Maharaj to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! This is the best shot till now! Suryakumar Yadav you beauty. Tossed up, on middle. Suryakumar Yadav shuffles across and paddles it all the way behind square leg for a biggie. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Kagiso Rabada to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! HAMMERED! Suryakumar Yadav is taking on the seamers now. Short ball, outside off. Yadav flat-bats it over the bowler's head into the fence. 150 looks possible for India. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Wayne Parnell to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! TAKEN! Short ball, on middle. Ashwin gets over the bounce and tries to pull but mistimes and Kagiso Rabada at mid-wicket takes the skier. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Wayne Parnell to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! TAKEN! This time it is taken and India's chances to reach 150 looks difficult now! Short ball, around off. Yadav swings his bat only to get a top edge to mid off where Keshav Maharaj takes a simple catch. End of a fine innings from Suryakumar Yadav. One of his best innings. Helped his team to reach a total from a very difficult position. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Anrich Nortje to Mohammad Shami, OUT! RUN OUT! Fuller and on middle. Shami looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. Kumar was running across. Shami was late to respond. The ball lands in front of Anrich Nortje who turns and under arms it to his side. A direct hit and Shami is run out. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Arshdeep Singh to Quinton de Kock, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Arshdeep Singh's superb form continues! He gets the big wicket of de Kock on the very first ball he bowls. That is the start his side wanted. This is fuller and on off, it lands and shapes away. de Kock looks to push at it but does so inside the line. It flies off the outside edge towards second slip where it is taken by Rahul. Sharp catch. The crowd here has found its voice. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Arshdeep Singh to Rilee Rossouw, OUT! THREE REDS AND THAT IS A BRILLIANT REVIEW! South Africa are rattle early. Their top two batters are out of here and India right back into the game. This is lovely, he swung the last two deliveries away, this time brings it back in a long way from outside off. Rilee Rossouw looks to heave it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pads. A loud shout but turned down. Rohit reviews after having a chat with Dinesh Karthik despite the bowler saying it i |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Clipped away. Off the mark in style! This is full and tailing back in, on the pads, it is clipped through mid-wicket for a boundary. Off the mark in style. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Nicely played in the end! This is shorter and outside off, Markram rides on top of the bounce and plays it past the fielder at point. It races away. Welcome boundary. Releases the pressure a little. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Temba Bavuma, SIX! There is the pressure releaser! A fortunate biggie but South Africa really won't care how they come as long as they do. This is short and on middle, Temba Bavuma looks to pull, this goes off the top edge and over the fine leg fence. The last ball spoils the over a touch. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Mohammad Shami to Temba Bavuma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! South Africa's skipper goes now. This is brilliant bowling from Shami. On a length and outside off. Bavuma shuffles way too across as he looks to clear the short fine leg region but gets an inside edge and Dinesh Karthik dives to his left to take a low catch. The umpire takes it upstairs to check if it is a clean catch and the replay confirms it. Temba Bavuma already took a seat in the dugout. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Good shot! Pitched up, outside off. Markram leans and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, TOP EDGE AND FOUR! Short and on middle, Aiden Markram clears his front leg and looks to pull, this flies off the top edge over the keeper and into the third man fence. 6 from the first two balls then. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Hardik Pandya to David Miller, FOUR! Pulled in the gap! Shorter and on the body, Miller pulls it nicely, he helps it on its way past fine leg and into the fence. Second boundary in the over. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Thumped down the ground! Markram steps out, he does not get to the pitch of it but still slams it down the ground and to the long off fence. Momentum seems to have shifted here. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, SIX! That is a massive hit! Really big! This is right in the slot. Fuller and on off, this is heaved down the ground and over the long off fence. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Aiden Markram, SIX! Just over the fielder! Second biggie in the over and South Africa now need only 49 in 36. The game is slipping away from India and so are the chances of Pakistan! Markram makes room. This is fired towards him. He lofts it down the ground and clears long on. All muscle. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Arshdeep Singh to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Thumped away! Shorter and outside off, Aiden Markram slaps it over cover and this one races away to the fence. Markram is taking the game away. |
| 15.4: Hardik Pandya to Aiden Markram, OUT! TAKEN! Markram goes after a well-made fifty! A much needed wicket for India! Is that a chance for them to get back in the game? Short of a length and on middle. Markram is cramped for room as he pulls, not off the middle and only gets elevation on it. Suryakumar Yadav at deep square leg settles under it and takes it. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Arshdeep Singh to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR! This is what Stubbs is known for! Just be aggressive! Short and on middle. Stubbs gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. KL Rahul runs from long on and dives but in vain. |
| 17.1 : 17.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, SIX! Already the move isn't working for India! Six to start the over. Tossed up on middle. Miller stays back and thumps it straight down for a biggie. 19 runs needed in 17 balls. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Ravichandran Ashwin to David Miller, SIX! Yup, clearly not working! Two in two! Ashwin against Miller! The game ain't working. Fuller and outside off. Miller launches it high over long off for a biggie. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! LBW! TWO REDS! Tristan Stubbs is given out LBW and he reviews it straightaway. This is full and on middle, carrom ball. Stubbs looks to reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Ultra Edge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows umpire's call. The on-field decision stays. Stubbs has to go. He could have hit down the ground but played all over it. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Mohammad Shami to David Miller, FOUR! INTO THE FENCE! 8 needed now! A bit of width, outside off and Millers cuts it hard through backward point for a boundary. Fifty up for Miller but another 8 runs could help him celebrate with much more relieve. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Short and down leg. Miller looks to pull but gloves it over the keeper and into the fence. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Miller, A huge roar from Miller as he hits the winning runs. Length ball, outside off. Miller knocks it through point for a boundary. SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 5 WICKETS. |
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