| 0.0 : Humbled by England, shocked by Bangladesh! The road for South Africa in this World Cup certainly does not get easier as they come up against the might of India in their third game this tournament. For the Men in Blue though, this will be the first game, almost a week after the World Cup began. They are well-rested, and should be well prepared as well, having got a good read of how things have gone about in the tournament so far. The H2H reads 3-1 in favor of the Proteas but on current form, the |
| PITCH REPORT - Sanjay Manjrekar, one of the two pitch analysts, says that it is a bright sunny day and reckons these conditions are potentially good for India. Mentions that the boundaries make this ground one of the biggest in England and he feels India might not think too much before playing their two spinners. Shaun Pollock, at the other end, feels that the surface has a lot of grass covering but it is white grass. Patchy grass might make it a bit two-paced states the former South Africa pace |
| TOSS - South African skipper, Faf du Plessis flips the coin and Indian skipper, Virat Kohli calls wrongly. SA win the toss and elect to BAT FIRST! |
| South Africa skipper, Faf du Plessis says they are batting first because of the make-up of their side. Mentions Hashim Amla is all fit to play and they have brought back all their experienced players for the big game. Informs they have brought in an extra spinner and gone with two all-rounders as Morris is still playing. States there is still a lot of fight left in the team. Further adds they have got 7 games left and they need to win so it is not all over. Ends by saying it is always good to pl |
| India skipper, Virat Kohli says the crowd support is always going to be massive for them here. Mentions that it is nothing new for them, they have handled such pressure and expectations of having to win each game they play, and that they just need to back their skills. States they arrived late and have seen the pattern of the games which have been played, how teams are approaching the situations and they have tried to learn from it. Further adds in Hardik, Bhuvneshwar, Bumrah, Kuldeep and Chahal |
| South Africa XI - Quinton de Kock (WK) , Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (C), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, JP Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi. |
| India XI - Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Lokesh Rahul, MS Dhoni (WK), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah. |
| Time for the national anthems. With India playing, the stadium is jam-packed and the atmosphere is amazing. As soon as the national anthems get over, the Men in Blue get into a huddle before spreading on the field. |
| Out come the openers for South Africa - Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla. It's going to be Bhuvneshwar Kumar to kick off proceedings with the first new ball for India. The conditions are a bit overcast, so there will be some assistance for the pacers early on. A couple of slips in place. All set, here we go, Hashim on strike... |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to H Amla, South Africa are underway straightaway! Kumar lands this on a length and around off, it comes in just a bit. Amla plays it late and down to third man for one. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to de Kock, Back of a length, no swing this time as the length was shorter. De Kock hops and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to de Kock, A little too straight this time, de Kock looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to de Kock, Well bowled, well played and good running! Kumar lands this on a length and around off, de Kock pushes this towards mid off. Calls early for a single and takes it. He is off the mark. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to H Amla, Another good ball! Length and outside off, it is left alone. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to H Amla, A good nut to end the over! On the off pole, Amla lunges and defends it onto the ground. A tight first over by Kumar. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to bowl with the second new ball. The pacer is playing his 50th ODI and his first World Cup game! |
| 1.1 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Almost plays it on! On a length and around off, it is angling away from the left-hander. De Kock looks to play away from his body and gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 1.2 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Well bowled! Good movement off the pitch too for Bumrah. It has landed on off and then jags away sharply. De Kock first thinks of playing at it but then does well to pull his bat out of the way. |
| 1.3 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Three beauties to begin with! Even de Kock is amazed. Length ball and it is angling away from the off pole. De Kock plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 1.4 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Run out opportunity goes abegging! Dhoni misses the stumps from a close range. Don't see that happening a lot. To begin with, it is a poor ball from Bumrah, on the pads. De Kock flicks it towards fine leg. He takes one and then goes for the second run. Jadhav there throws it to Dhoni who is not standing at the stumps. He collects it, turns and then has a shy at his end but misses. De Kock did dive but had Dhoni hit, de Kock would have been a goner. |
| 1.5 : J Bumrah to de Kock, JAFFA! This is unplayable stuff from Bumrah. De Kock can only hope it misses the outside edge. Length and on off, once again it shapes away. De Kock looks to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 1.6 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Beaten for the 4th time in the over! Again the angle away troubles de Kock. Length and on off, it moves away. De Kock once again is rooted to his crease as he tries to defend. Gets beaten. End of a testing first over by Bumrah. Brilliant start for him. |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to H Amla, FOUR! Caressed! Lovely by Amla. Length and around off, Amla plays it late, opens the face of the bat and guides it past point for a boundary. First of the game. |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to H Amla, Goes back to bowling it on off, Amla blocks it out. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to H Amla, Once again there is width offered! Amla opens the face and guides it down to third man for one. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to de Kock, Good length and on the middle pole, de Kock works it through square leg and takes one. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to H Amla, On the off pole again, Amla blocks it out. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to H Amla, Outside off, left alone. Good over by Bhuvi again, kept things tight after conceding a boundary first ball. |
| 3.1 : J Bumrah to de Kock, That has flown through! Even Dhoni could not collect it! Length and on off, there is some extra bounce and also some movement away. De Kock's outside edge is beaten once again as he looks to guide it through the off side. The ball swings away further. Hits the fingertip of Dhoni and goes towards third man for a bye. |
| 3.2 : J Bumrah to H Amla, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Bumrah draws first blood! This was coming, right? The way he was bowling, a wicket was surely due. He continues bowling this on a length and around off, once again the ball bounces a touch extra. Amla goes back and tries to defend but does not get on top of the bounce. It hits the higher portion of the outside edge and goes straight to Rohit Sharma at second slip. Early breakthrough for India, just the start they would have wanted. |
| The South African skipper, Faf du Plessis walks out at number 3. |
| 3.3 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, FOUR! Bumrah almost got another! That has just gone past the leg stump. Full and just outside off, Faf leans into it and looks to hit it through the off side but the ball hits the inside edge. Almost kisses the leg pole and races to the fine leg fence. He is off the mark with a boundary but a fortunate one. |
| 3.4 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, Goes wide of the crease and angles it into the batter, Faf looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 3.5 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, Edged but short! Length and around off again, this one straightens. Faf does well to play it with soft hands and hence, the outside edge does not carry to second slip. |
| 3.6 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, A dot to end another brilliant over by Bumrah. Good length on off, it is defended. A successful over for India! |
| 4.1 : B Kumar to de Kock, FOUR! EDGY! South Africa won't mind though. Length and on the leg pole, it is moving away. De Kock looks to work it on the leg side but due to the away movement, it goes off the leading edge and down to third man for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : B Kumar to de Kock, This time, it is nicely worked down to fine leg for a single. |
| 4.3 : B Kumar to du Plessis, A couple now! Faf stays back and works it through square leg for a brace. |
| 4.4 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Good ball! Length and outside off, Faf makes a leave. |
| 4.5 : B Kumar to du Plessis, The edge is found again but lands short once more! This is just outside off, Faf has a tentative poke at it. The ball hits the outside edge and lands just short of the second slip fielder. |
| 4.6 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Three dots to end the over! Shortish and outside off, Faf shoulders arms to this one. |
| 5.1 : J Bumrah to de Kock, On the fuller side this time, de Kock strokes it to mid off. |
| 5.2 : J Bumrah to de Kock, On the stumps again, de Kock plays it with a closed face of the bat and towards mid-wicket. |
| 5.3 : J Bumrah to de Kock, Nicely played! Waits for the ball to come to him and then guides it down to third man for one. |
| 5.4 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, Another quick single! Length and on off, this one stays a touch low. Faf defends it towards cover for a quick run. |
| 5.5 : J Bumrah to de Kock, OUT! Bumrah gets his man! He is on fire here! Both the openers back in the hut within Powerplay 1. Loose shot to be honest this one. The length is just behind a driving one and it is outside off. De Kock goes hard at it and away from the body. The ball catches the outside edge and goes quickly to third slip where Kohli takes a sharp catch. Quinton usually does well against India and has been in superb form of late also. But he departs cheaply today leaving his team in t |
| Rassie van der Dussen is the new batsman in. |
| 5.6 : J Bumrah to van der Dussen, Gets off the mark with a confident stroke! Length and around off, Rassie plants his front foot forward and pushes it square on the off side for two. Another successful over for India comes to an end. |
| 6.1 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Good length and on off, Faf goes back and defends it. |
| 6.2 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Length delivery again and on off, Faf is solid in defense. |
| 6.3 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Once again, it is on a length and outside off, Faf shoulders arms to it. |
| 6.4 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Angles this one into the batter from wide of the crease and then gets it to straighten. Faf goes back and defends it out. |
| 6.5 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Well bowled again! Pitches it on off and gets this one to come back in. Faf stays rooted to his crease and defends it onto the ground. 5 dots, a maiden? |
| 6.6 : B Kumar to du Plessis, FOUR! Nope, poor ball to end the over! This is angled onto the pads, Faf works it through mid-wicket and bags a boundary. |
| 7.1 : J Bumrah to van der Dussen, Back of a length on off, Rassie pushes it through covers and takes one early in the over. |
| 7.2 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, Hits the deck hard and lands it on off, Faf stands tall and defends it out. |
| 7.3 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, Another one which is shorter in length, this one takes off after pitching. Du Plessis does well to hop and defend it by taking one hand off the handle. |
| 7.4 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, Slightly fuller and on off, Faf du Plessis leans into it and pushes it to covers. |
| 7.5 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, Goes wide of the crease now and angles this on off, Faf pushes it to mid on. |
| 7.6 : J Bumrah to du Plessis, Just a single from the over then! Length and on off, Faf leans into it and pushes it to mid off. 4-0-11-2, Bumrah's figures so far. |
| 8.1 : B Kumar to van der Dussen, Good running! Another confident shot by Rassie. He pushes it firmly to the right of cover and takes one. |
| 8.2 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Back of a length on off, Faf pushes it to mid off. |
| 8.3 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Good length again and on off, Faf prods forward and defends it out. |
| 8.4 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Well bowled! Gets this one to jag back in from off, Faf looks to keep it out but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 8.5 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Another one which comes in from off, Faf du Plessis looks to push it down to mid off but it goes off the inner half towards mid on. |
| 8.6 : B Kumar to du Plessis, Unplayable! He got the last two in and this time Kumar gets this one to nip away after pitching it on off. There is also extra bounce. Du Plessis is surprised by it, he looks to defend but the ball beats the outside edge. Tremendous start from India, relentless pressure has been applied from both ends. |
| 9.1 : J Bumrah to van der Dussen, On the fuller side, Rassie finds mid on with the drive. |
| 9.2 : J Bumrah to van der Dussen, Good length and on off, the batter pushes it to covers. |
| 9.3 : J Bumrah to van der Dussen, Another dot as Rassie defends this towards point. |
| 9.4 : J Bumrah to van der Dussen, Good running! Rassie plays this late and just wide of the fielder at third man. The batsmen run two easily as the throw from the deep is very wayward. |
| 9.5 : J Bumrah to van der Dussen, Another one which is angled into the batsman, van der Dussen works it to mid-wicket. |
| 9.6 : J Bumrah to van der Dussen, Good pace and bounce! On the pads, the ball skids through and also bounces a touch extra. Rassie looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the thigh pad. Just the singe from the 10th. India on top after Powerplay 1. |
| Powerplay 2 begins! A maximum of 4 fielders can be put outside the ring now till the 40th over. Given the kind of start the blue team has, they mostly would like to keep attacking with more fielders inside the circle. |
| Hardik Pandya is the first bowling change from India. He has the job to maintain the same intensity. A wide first slip in place... |
| 10.1 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Back of a length on off, Faf du Plessis stands tall and pushes it to covers. |
| 10.2 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Another ball on off, Faf waits for it and guides it down to third man for one. |
| 10.3 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Another quick run! Length and on middle, Rassie works it towards square leg and takes one. |
| 10.4 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Nasty ball! Well played in the end by Faf du Plessis. It is on a length and around off, it shoots off the surface. Faf du Plessis tries to play it by taking one hand off the handle but the ball goes off the higher portion and down to third man for one. Faf was lucky there, it could have gone anywhere. |
| 10.5 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| Two slips now. |
| 10.6 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Fullish and on off, van der Dussen strokes it to mid off. Good start by Pandya as well. |
| Double change in the bowling attack from Virat Kohli. It's time for Kuldeep Yadav. A slip in place for him too... |
| A leg slip in. |
| 11.1 : K Yadav to du Plessis, Starts with a shortish ball on middle, du Plessis moves inside the crease and works it on the leg side. The ball goes in the gap at mid-wicket and they cross. |
| 11.2 : K Yadav to van der Dussen, Flatter and on the pads, eased in the gap on the on side for one more. |
| 11.3 : K Yadav to du Plessis, Allows the ball to spin back in and then nudges it in front of square leg for one. |
| 11.4 : K Yadav to van der Dussen, Nicely tossed up this time, outside off, Rassie drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 11.5 : K Yadav to van der Dussen, Van der Dussen has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 11.6 : K Yadav to van der Dussen, Full and floated on off, blocked off the front foot to end a tidy first over by Kuldeep. |
| 12.1 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Length and outside off, it is left alone. |
| 12.2 : H Pandya to du Plessis, On the pads, this is worked nicely behind square on the leg side for two. |
| 12.3 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Shorter and on off, Faf du Plessis guides it to point. |
| 12.4 : H Pandya to du Plessis, OUCH! That must have hurt. Pandya once again gets some extra bounce out of nowhere. Faf looks to work it but due to the extra bounce, it hits his fingers and then rolls towards square leg. Du Plessis throws his bat away in pain and then completes the run. Straightaway signals for the physio to come out. |
| Physio has come out. Faf du Plessis has hurt his fingers. It's been tough going for him and his batting partners so far with the Indian bowlers extracting good bounce and movement from the surface. Big challenge for the Proteas. They will hope there is nothing serious with their skipper here. |
| 12.5 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Poor shot! Just outside off and it is on a back of a length. Rassie looks to force it through the off side but gets beaten. |
| 12.6 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Solid defense to end another good over for India. On off, Rassie van der Dussen pushes it to covers. |
| 13.1 : K Yadav to du Plessis, Floats it up on middle, Faf du Plessis works it to mid-wicket. |
| 13.2 : K Yadav to du Plessis, Once again the edge is found but it falls short. First time in the 8 balls Kuldeep has bowled, the batsman has not picked him. The googly on middle, Faf plays inside the line, the ball goes off the outside edge and falls short of first slip. |
| 13.3 : K Yadav to du Plessis, Goes for the sweep but misses! Kuldeep once again tosses it up outside off, Faf looks to sweep but misses. |
| 13.4 : K Yadav to du Plessis, Another sweep but an inside edge! Faf du Plessis may not be picking Kuldeep here. He goes for another sweep shot but the ball hits the inside edge and then goes onto the pads. |
| 13.5 : K Yadav to du Plessis, This is shorter so Faf reads the spin off the pitch. It is a leg spinner so du Plessis goes back and works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.6 : K Yadav to van der Dussen, FOUR! Bad ball to end and it has been slapped away! Short and outside off, Rassie goes back and hammers it through covers for a boundary. |
| 14.1 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Good running between the wickets! Short in length and wide outside off, du Plessis slaps it down to sweeper cover. It's the longer part of the ground as well and they take a couple of runs. 50 up for South Africa! |
| 14.2 : H Pandya to du Plessis, A touch short and closer to the off stump this time, Faf sticks back and plays it down to point. |
| 14.3 : H Pandya to du Plessis, FOUR! Streaky! Hardik offers width outside off, du Plessis decides to slam it over point but it finds the outside edge and flies down to third man. The fielder in the deep is quite square and hence it's a boundary. |
| 14.4 : H Pandya to du Plessis, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 14.5 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Bouncer this time, Rassie ducks at the last moment. Pandya gives a stare and then smiles. |
| 14.6 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Gets forward to push a full ball through covers for a run. |
| 15.1 : K Yadav to van der Dussen, Sweeps it nicely but towards deep mid-wicket so only a single. |
| 15.2 : K Yadav to du Plessis, BEATEN! This one holds its line. Pitches outside off and straightens. Faf plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 15.3 : K Yadav to du Plessis, Two runs! Floats it up outside off, Faf du Plessis strokes it towards cover. The fielder there dives and makes a half-stop. He takes the pace off the ball and hence, the batters take two till the time long off does the mopping up job. |
| 15.4 : K Yadav to du Plessis, FOUR! Misfiled and a welcome boundary for South Africa. Faf du Plessis sweeps it through mid-wicket. Kumar in the deep runs to his right and then looks to stop it with a dive but the ball hits his hand and goes behind for a boundary. |
| 15.5 : K Yadav to du Plessis, Sensible batting! Follows the boundary with a single down to long off. |
| 15.6 : K Yadav to van der Dussen, Another single as Rassie pushes it down to long on. So runs starting to come now for South Africa. 17 from the last two. |
| Drinks break. Excellent start from India. They dominated in Powerplay 1 with Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar putting on a show. They troubled the South African batsmen with extra bounce and movement and then managed to remove both the openers cheaply. The repair work is going on at the moment with du Plessis and van der Dussen weathering the storm. Their stand has moved to 41 now and the Proteas will hope for a big partnership between the two. Let's see how the two Indian wrist spinners far |
| 16.1 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Shorter and on off, Rassie jumps and guides it wide of third man for a couple. |
| 16.2 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Rassie would feel he missed out there! Down the leg side, Rassie looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the thigh pad. The ball rolls towards square leg. Leg bye taken. Had he got a little bat on it, it would have been a boundary. |
| 16.3 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Back of a length and on off, FdP guides it to point. |
| 16.4 : H Pandya to du Plessis, In the air... but in the gap! Short and outside off, Faf du Plessis cuts it but away from short point and down to deep point for one. |
| 16.5 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, A bumper and on the body, Rassie ducks under it. |
| 16.6 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Another bouncer but this time Rassie plays the pull shot. He does so nicely, it goes behind square on the leg side for a brace. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is on now! |
| 17.1 : Y Chahal to du Plessis, Three to start Chahal's spell! He gives it a lot of flight and lands it on off, Faf drives it through covers. It is the longer part of the ground so an easy three. The fifty-run stand is also up. The due need to continue. |
| 17.2 : Y Chahal to van der Dussen, BEATEN! Turn there for Chahal. He lands it on off and gets it to move away. Van der Dussen goes back and tries to defend but is beaten. |
| 17.3 : Y Chahal to van der Dussen, The slider, Rassie pushes it back towards the bowler. |
| 17.4 : Y Chahal to van der Dussen, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 17.5 : Y Chahal to van der Dussen, Shorter and quicker outside off, Rassie looks to cut but ends up chopping it to point. |
| 17.6 : Y Chahal to van der Dussen, Just the 4 from Chahal's first. Flighted ball on middle, Rassie van der Dussen pushes it past the diving bowler and down to long on for one. |
| 18.1 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Slightly shorter in length and outside off, Rassie looks to cut but due to the low bounce, he ends up chopping it to covers. |
| 18.2 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Back of a length on off, Rassie defends it onto the ground. |
| 18.3 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, This is angled into the batsman, Rassie works it through square leg for one. |
| 18.4 : H Pandya to du Plessis, On the off pole, Faf blocks it out. |
| 18.5 : H Pandya to du Plessis, Gets away with one there does Pandya. This one is short and wide outside off, Faf slaps it towards cover where the fielder does not stop it cleanly and a run is taken. |
| 18.6 : H Pandya to van der Dussen, Three from this one! Rassie guides it down to third man and keeps strike for the next over. |
| 19.1 : Y Chahal to van der Dussen, OUT! TIMBER! Chahal breaks the stand! The innovation does not come off. Rassie looks to play the reverse sweep but Chahal bowls it slightly down the leg side. He misses. The ball turns back in and then hits the stumps. Rassie ended up playing all around that and it looked ugly in the end. He walks back after getting a start. South Africa would have wanted him to continue. India continue to stay on top. |
| 0.0 : David Miller walks out to bat at number 5! |
| 19.2 : Y Chahal to D Miller, Floats it up on middle, Miller strokes it back to the bowler. |
| 19.3 : Y Chahal to D Miller, Slower but down the leg side, it has been wided. |
| Y Chahal to D Miller, Uses his feet straightaway and then works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 19.4 : Y Chahal to D Miller, Another flighted ball on the pads, Miller works it through square leg and takes one. |
| 19.5 : Y Chahal to du Plessis, A slider now and on middle, it skids through. Faf gets his bat down in time and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 19.6 : Y Chahal to du Plessis, OUT! KABOOM! That has gone right through Faf's defenses. Two in the over for Chahal! This though is a huge one. The slider does the trick this time. It is on off and skids through again. Faf lunges and looks to defend but leaves the slightest of gaps between bat and pad. The ball hits the pads and then deflects onto the off pole. The Indians are ecstatic. South Africa slip further. |
| Jean-Paul Duminy is the next batsman in and will face Kuldeep Yadav who is now back into the attack! |
| 20.1 : K Yadav to D Miller, Floats it up on off, Miller strokes it down to long off for one. |
| 20.2 : K Yadav to JP Duminy, A full toss and Duminy sweeps it through square leg but only for one. |
| 20.3 : K Yadav to D Miller, Shorter in length and outside off, Miller slaps it through covers for one. |
| 20.4 : K Yadav to JP Duminy, Gives it a lot of air. Duminy at first looks to flick but then seeing the length is too full, he strokes it to covers. |
| 20.5 : K Yadav to JP Duminy, Shorter and outside off, Duminy slaps it through covers and takes one. |
| 20.6 : K Yadav to D Miller, The googly and Miller picks it, he goes back and strokes it down to long on for one. |
| 21.1 : Y Chahal to D Miller, Loopy and full around leg, Miller clips it with the spin through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 21.2 : Y Chahal to JP Duminy, Floated one, landing full and on off, Duminy skips down the track and blocks it safely to the off side. |
| 21.3 : Y Chahal to JP Duminy, Chahal goes slower through the air and serves it full on middle, Duminy defends it near his front pad. |
| 21.4 : Y Chahal to JP Duminy, Edgy! The South African batsmen finding it tough to pick Chahal. This one turns away from the southpaw, JP tries playing inside the line but it takes the outside edge and runs wide of first slip for a run. |
| 21.5 : Y Chahal to D Miller, A touch short and on middle, David moves back and helps it with the spin to the leg side, finds the fielder. |
| 21.6 : Y Chahal to D Miller, Flatter this time, a touch short again and outside off. Miller punches it past the cover fielder and Kuldeep cuts it off by moving to his right from mid off. Another single to close the over. |
| 22.1 : K Yadav to D Miller, Shortish and on off, Miller slaps it through cover for one. |
| 22.2 : K Yadav to JP Duminy, Gives it nice amount of air and lands it on middle, it is hit back to the bowler. |
| 22.3 : K Yadav to JP Duminy, Howzzat? But the answer to that question is not out! It is the quicker one from Kuldeep and it is very full around the leg pole. Duminy looks to sweep but gets into an awkward position. The ball hits his pads. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head. Was pitching outside leg. |
| 22.4 : K Yadav to JP Duminy, Floats it up on middle, JP pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 22.5 : K Yadav to JP Duminy, Another flighted ball which is hit back to the bowler. |
| JP Duminy has been trapped in front! The finger has gone up and JP looks like a dead duck here. He has a chat with his partner, isn't looking too convinced but still signals for the DRS. Let's find out... |
| 22.6 : K Yadav to JP Duminy, OUT! Three reds and Duminy has to take the long walk back! He takes a review along with him. Kuldeep now is amongst the wickets as well. The slider does the trick for him too. Duminy also misreads the length here. It is bowled on middle, Duminy goes back when he should have been coming forward. The ball straightens after landing and hits the front pad. An appeal is made and the umpire raises his finger this time. JP after a chat with his partner, takes the review. Rep |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is the new batsman. |
| 23.1 : Y Chahal to D Miller, Good running! This is worked wide of the fielder at deep square leg and the batters take two. |
| 23.2 : Y Chahal to D Miller, The batter uses his feet and strokes it down to long on for one. |
| 23.3 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Flighted ball on middle, Andile defends it out. |
| 23.4 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Innovation this time comes off for a South African batsman. Phehlukwayo plays the reverse sweep and he hits it nicely, over point for a boundary. |
| 23.5 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Just over! Another tossed up ball on off, AP hits it uppishly but hits it well enough to get it over the bowler and down to long on for one. |
| 23.6 : Y Chahal to D Miller, A single to end! 9 from the over. On the stumps, this is hit down to long off for one. |
| 24.1 : K Yadav to D Miller, Tossed up ball on middle, Miller leans forward and flicks it with the spin through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 24.2 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Nicely tossed up one. It lands full on middle and Andile defends it back to the bowler. |
| 24.3 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Fuller and around leg, Phehlukwayo leans forward and drives it through mid off for a single. 100 comes up for South Africa! |
| 24.4 : K Yadav to D Miller, Beautiful bowling, this. Kuldeep generously tosses this one and serves it full around leg, Miller sweeps it in front of square leg and crosses for a run. |
| 24.5 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Nearly sneaked through! Kuldeep goes a bit flatter and pitches it a shade shorter on off. It skids on after landing and Andile punches it at the last moment through covers for one. |
| 24.6 : K Yadav to D Miller, Knocks a full ball down through mid on and keeps strike with a single. |
| 25.1 : Y Chahal to D Miller, Outside off and turning back in! Miller defends. |
| 25.2 : Y Chahal to D Miller, Flatter and on off, Miller goes back and punches it down to long off for a run. |
| 25.3 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, On the middle pole and it is kept out. |
| 25.4 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Very full on off, Phehlukwayo hits it hard onto the ground and towards the bowler. |
| 25.5 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Phehlukwayo dances down the track and is almost beaten in the flight. He gets bat to ball in the end and it goes through mid-wicket for one. |
| 25.6 : Y Chahal to D Miller, A dot to end the over! Miller works it with the turn to square leg. |
| 26.1 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Flatter and on off, AP pushes it to covers. |
| 26.2 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Uppish but away from the fielder! Kuldeep gives it air and lands it on off, Phehlukwayo hits it down to long off for one. |
| 26.3 : K Yadav to D Miller, On off, Miller looks to play it with a straight bat but it goes off the inner half through square leg for one. |
| 26.4 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, The googly outside off, Phehlukwayo first looks to cut but then seeing the ball turn back in, he guides it to covers. |
| 26.5 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Lovely delivery! Gives it air, gets it to drift in and then turns it away from off. Phehlukwayo lunges and looks to defend but is beaten. Dhoni collects the ball and whips the bails off but AP is well in. |
| 26.6 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Very full this time, Andile finds cover with a good drive. |
| Kedar Jadhav comes on now to roll his arm over! |
| 27.1 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Bowls it full outside off, Miller strokes it through covers for one. |
| 27.2 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, Just outside off and it has been left alone. |
| 27.3 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, Shortish and around off, AP cuts it through point for one. |
| 27.4 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Dances down the track but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He pushes it towards mid off. The cover fielder runs across and stops it. |
| 27.5 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Flatter and on middle, this is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 27.6 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, Very full and outside off, Phehlukwayo looks to hit it through the off side but it goes off the bottom edge and down towards third man for two. |
| Boom-Boom time again! Jasprit Bumrah comes back for a second spell. He has figures of 5-0-13-2 so far! |
| 28.1 : J Bumrah to D Miller, In the air... but safe! On middle and angling away. Miller looks to flick but due to the angle, the leading edge is produced. It goes over cover for a run. |
| 28.2 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Back of a length on off, Andile defends it onto the ground. |
| 28.3 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Very full this time and on middle, Phehlukwayo jams it out to mid off. |
| 28.4 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Direct hit and it would have been close! Phehlukwayo taps it towards cover and wants a run. Miller obliges. The ball bounces at a good height for Kohli, who has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. However, replays show, Miller's dive would have saved him. |
| 28.5 : J Bumrah to D Miller, FOUR! A welcome boundary for South Africa. Good shot as he plays it against the angle. On middle, Miller shuffles across and works it through mid-wicket. |
| 28.6 : J Bumrah to D Miller, A dot to end a productive over for South Africa. On a length and around off, it is kept out. |
| 29.1 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, Phehlukwayo makes room and Jadhav fires it on the stumps. Andile strokes it through covers for one. |
| 29.2 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Very slow outside off, Miller seems to be done in by pace, in the end he strokes it back to the bowler. |
| 29.3 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Works it with the turn through mid-wicket. Calls for two straightaway and gets it. |
| 29.4 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Flatter and outside off, Miller guides it through point for one. |
| 29.5 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, Slows it up and on the stumps, AP pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 29.6 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, Full and outside off, Andile whacks it past cover for a one. |
| 30.1 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Good length delivery on middle and off, Andile remains back footed and defends it to the off side. |
| 30.2 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Good pace and bounce again. Bumrah dishes out a back of a length ball on off, angling away from the batsman, Phehlukwayo shoulders arms. |
| 30.3 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Slower bouncer around leg at 126 kph, Phehlukwayo picks the length early and ducks underneath it. |
| 30.4 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Excellent follow-up delivery. Bumrah was setting up Phehlukwayo by pitching it short and this time he hits the blockhole. Credit to Andile to be aware of the situation and keeping it out at the last moment. |
| 30.5 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Back to bowling short. Digs in a bouncer in the line of the stumps, Andile sits under it. |
| 30.6 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Maiden over, first of this match! Shortish and outside off, swinging away further, Phehlukwayo drops his wrists and allows it through to Dhoni. |
| 31.1 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Flighted ball on off, Miller guides it to point. |
| 31.2 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Slower through the air, it starts outside off and then drifts in. Miller defends it. |
| 31.3 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Even slower and shorter, it does not bounce at all. Miller waits, waits and waits and then pushes it down to long on for one. |
| 31.4 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, On off, it is kept out. |
| 31.5 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, This time, fires it quicker. Phehlukwayo goes back and pushes it to covers. |
| 31.6 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, On the stumps and it is kept out again. Just a single from the over. |
| Drinks break. India continue to dominate proceedings. Their pacers were brilliant early on and then their spinners took it further in the middle overs. Kul-Cha has been served too hot to the Proteas and they are reeling at the moment. David Miller is the last recognized genuine batsman left and currently he is amidst a 35-run stand with Andile Phehlukwayo, the all-rounder. The pitch looks quite spicy and South Africa should try to stretch their total close to 225-250 to make a match out of it. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is brought back into the attack. |
| 32.1 : B Kumar to D Miller, A little too straight to begin with! Miller works it to mid-wicket. |
| 32.2 : B Kumar to D Miller, Good shot but for a run! Full and on off, this is hit towards the right of mid off for one. |
| 32.3 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, On the pads, this is worked towards deep square leg for one. |
| 32.4 : B Kumar to D Miller, Third single in the over as Miller works this with soft hands towards mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep runs in quickly and does not allow a second. |
| 32.5 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, A solid defense. Length and on middle, Phehlukwayo defends it out. |
| 32.6 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, A dot to end! Outside off, Phehlukwayo watches it go through to the keeper. |
| 33.1 : K Jadhav to D Miller, BEATEN! Outside off, Miller goes back and looks to punch it through the off side but does not connect. |
| 33.2 : K Jadhav to D Miller, Works it down to long on with the angle but only for a run. |
| 33.3 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Up and over! Much-needed for South Africa. Andile dances down the track and also makes room. He gets to the pitch of it and whacks it over covers for a boundary. |
| 33.4 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, On the off pole, it is kept out. |
| 33.5 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, Flatter again and on off, AP guides it to point. |
| 33.6 : K Jadhav to A Phehlukwayo, Outside off and this one drifts back in. AP covers his off pole and shoulders arms to it. |
| 34.1 : B Kumar to D Miller, Lands it on a good length around leg, Miller eases it behind square leg and picks up a single. |
| 34.2 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, Kumar digs in a bouncer on middle, Andile sits under it. |
| 34.3 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 34.4 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, A touch short and on off, defended off the back foot to the off side. |
| 34.5 : B Kumar to A Phehlukwayo, Offers width outside off, Andile reaches out for it and strokes it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| It has turned quite gloomy out there at the moment. There are a few showers forecast about an hour or so from now! |
| 34.6 : B Kumar to D Miller, On a length around off, Miller taps it down in front of cover-point. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is brought back on! He has figures of 5-0-20-2 so far. |
| 35.1 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Goes right back and works it with the turn to square leg. |
| 35.2 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Uses his feet but gets too close to the delivery, he ends up chipping it to long on for a run. It went on the bounce to the fielder there. |
| 35.3 : Y Chahal to D Miller, OUT! Caught and bowled! Chahal returns and strikes straightaway! Good captaincy by Kohli to bring him back on. He has really impressed today with the way he has captained. Chahal floats this up on off, once again it is very full. It bounces just before the bat of Miller who looks to drive it down the ground. He ends up chipping it straight to the bowler who accepts a dolly. Body blow for South Africa as their hopes of getting to a competitive was pinned on Miller. 200 |
| Chris Morris walks out to bat at number 8. A slip has been added for the new batsman. |
| 35.4 : Y Chahal to C Morris, Flatter and outside off, Morris looks to cut but it goes off the bottom half through Dhoni's legs and three taken. |
| 35.5 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Floats it up on off, it is kept out |
| 35.6 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Clever bowling! He sees Phehlukwayo play the reverse sweep and bowls it slower and outside leg. He misses. Almost loses his balance but does well to keep it and stay inside the crease. |
| A double change! Kuldeep Yadav is back on. He has 1/30 off 7 overs so far... |
| 36.1 : K Yadav to C Morris, A gentle loosener to begin a new spell. Short and down the leg side, Morris moves back and pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 36.2 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Nicely flighted delivery, full and on middle, Phehlukwayo strides forward and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 36.3 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Too full in length on off, Andile goes hard at it in an attempt to drive it through covers but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 36.4 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Tossed up ball outside off, Phehlukwayo tries to drive but once again gets an inside edge. This time it rolls to mid-wicket. |
| 36.5 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Drags his length back a bit and serves it just outside off, Andile goes on the back foot and keeps it out safely on the off side. |
| 36.6 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Goes on the back foot and punches it down to long on for a run. |
| 37.1 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Nicely played in the end! Phehlukwayo comes down the track and Chahal bowls it short and it is the googly. Andile adjusts and strokes it through mid off. Long on runs across and saves two for his side. |
| 37.2 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Slower through the air and down the leg side, Andile looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, A low full toss outside off, Andile sweeps it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 37.3 : Y Chahal to C Morris, On the stumps, it is kept out. |
| 37.4 : Y Chahal to C Morris, Another single as Morris guides it towards cover-point. |
| 37.5 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Phehlukwayo makes room and Chahal follows him. Andile looks to go over covers but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 37.6 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, WIDE! Down the leg side and it is another extra. |
| Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, On off, it is kept out. |
| 38.1 : K Yadav to C Morris, Very full and on middle, Morris hits it down to long on for one. |
| 38.2 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, SIX! That has gone all the way! First of the game and it comes from the bat of Phehlukwayo. Needed to time it well as it is a big ground. This is very full and on middle, Phehlukwayo clears his front leg and lofts it over the long on stand. 150 up. 11 overs to go after this. How many more can South Africa add? |
| 38.3 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Clever batting! Got a biggie on the last ball, takes no risk and hits it through covers for one. |
| 38.4 : K Yadav to C Morris, Morris now works it through square leg and takes a single. |
| 38.5 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Gives it air on off, Phehlukwayo strokes it uppishly down to long off for one. |
| 38.6 : K Yadav to C Morris, Flighted ball outside off, Morris looks to hit it through the off side but it goes off the inner half towards mid off for one. |
| 39.1 : Y Chahal to C Morris, On the shorter side and outside off, Morris slaps it through covers for one. |
| 39.2 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Makes room and looks to go big again but due to the spin into him, it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 39.3 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, OUT! STUMPED! End of Phehlukwayo. He was going after everything and perishes in the attempt. Into the bowlers now are India. Andile once again makes room but this time also comes down the track. Chahal follows him and also bowls it slower. Phehlukwayo looks to go big but the ball turns back in. Beats the inside edge. Dhoni does well behind the stumps. He moves to his right, collects it in the second attempt and quickly whips the bails off. Fourth for Chahal. |
| Kagiso Rabada's turn to bat now. He will be a handful with the ball later but for that, South Africa need a competitive total. |
| 39.4 : Y Chahal to K Rabada, On off, Rabada pushes it through covers and gets off the mark. |
| 39.5 : Y Chahal to C Morris, On the stumps, Morris hits it back to the bowler. |
| 39.6 : Y Chahal to C Morris, On the pads, this is worked past mid-wicket. There is a lot of real estate there so two taken. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signaled! Now a maximum of 5 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the end of the first innings. |
| 40.1 : K Yadav to K Rabada, Tossed up ball outside off, Rabada gets on the front foot and pushes it firmly to covers. |
| 40.2 : K Yadav to K Rabada, Soft edge! Flighted and outside off, Kagiso gets forward to push inside the line and it spins away slightly to catch the outside edge. It rolls wide of first slip and they take a couple of runs. |
| 40.3 : K Yadav to K Rabada, Leans forward to a full ball on off and defends it to the off side. |
| 40.4 : K Yadav to K Rabada, This one skids back in after landing on middle, Rabada tries playing through covers but it takes the inside half and goes to short fine leg. |
| 40.5 : K Yadav to K Rabada, Wide! Full and drifting down the leg side, Kagiso tries flicking but misses. |
| K Yadav to K Rabada, Rabada has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 40.6 : K Yadav to K Rabada, Flatter and a touch shorter on off, Rabada goes on the back foot in defense. Kuldeep bowls out, 10-0-46-1, a decent performance from the Chinaman bowler. |
| 41.1 : Y Chahal to C Morris, SIX! A half-tracker and Morris pounces on it. He goes back and pulls it hard and well over the square leg fence. South Africa would love a few more of these. |
| 41.2 : Y Chahal to C Morris, Now creams this down the ground towards long off for one. |
| 41.3 : Y Chahal to K Rabada, Rabada now pushes it down to long on and gives the strike to Morris. |
| 41.4 : Y Chahal to C Morris, Flighted ball outside off, Morris hits it down to long off for another run. |
| 41.5 : Y Chahal to K Rabada, Another leg spinner and this is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 41.6 : Y Chahal to K Rabada, From around the wicket, Chahal lands it outside off, Rabada pushes it back. 9 from the over. |
| Hardik Pandya is back, replacing Kuldeep Yadav! |
| 42.1 : H Pandya to C Morris, Slower one to begin with! Morris defends it. |
| 42.2 : H Pandya to C Morris, A short one, Morris gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to fine leg for one. |
| 42.3 : H Pandya to K Rabada, Another single as Rabada pushes this through covers for one. |
| 42.4 : H Pandya to C Morris, Morris now eases this down to long on for one. |
| 42.5 : H Pandya to K Rabada, Good bumper! Rabada looks to hook but the ball hurries onto him. It hits the top edge and lobs over mid-wicket for two. |
| 42.6 : H Pandya to K Rabada, FOUR! How good was that shot? That has gone to the fence in a jiffy. Pandya bangs it short again, this time it comes at a good height for the batsman. Rabada whips it through mid-wicket and it races away. Spoils the over. 9 from this as well. |
| 43.1 : Y Chahal to C Morris, On the stumps, it is kept out. |
| 43.2 : Y Chahal to C Morris, On the stumps again, Morris pushes it to covers again. |
| 43.3 : Y Chahal to C Morris, Shortish and outside off, CM cuts it to point. |
| 43.4 : Y Chahal to C Morris, SIX! What a cracking sound of the bat meeting the ball! It was six from the moment it left the blade. Slightly short and on middle, Morris gets onto the back foot quickly and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence. These are very handy runs for South Africa. |
| 43.5 : Y Chahal to C Morris, Sensible batting now! Got a biggie on the previous ball. Now works it through mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 43.6 : Y Chahal to K Rabada, Rabada keeps strike as he pushes this through covers for one. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back for his final spell. He has three overs left. |
| 44.1 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Back of a length on middle, Rabada blocks it out. |
| 44.2 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Goes very full, KG works it towards mid-wicket. The fielder scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end but the batter is in. |
| 44.3 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Good short one now! Mixing it up well is Bumrah. Rabada is way too late in the pull. |
| 44.4 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, On the pads this time, Rabada fails to flick it. The ball hits the pads and rolls towards square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 44.5 : J Bumrah to C Morris, Full and on off, Morris drives it nicely through covers for one. |
| 44.6 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Good slower ball! Rabada is a touch early in the flick. It goes uppishly but well short of mid-wicket. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back! He has been wicketless so far in his 7 overs before this. |
| 45.1 : B Kumar to C Morris, False start for him. He bowls it wide outside off and it has been wided. |
| B Kumar to C Morris, Slower one outside off, Morris gets no timing behind his drive. Still it rolls down to long off for one. |
| 45.2 : B Kumar to K Rabada, Back of a length and on the pads, Rabada looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. The ball rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. |
| 45.3 : B Kumar to C Morris, Hit nicely but only for a run! A low full toss on middle, Morris hits it down to long on for one. |
| 45.4 : B Kumar to K Rabada, Another single! Back of a length on off, Rabada pushes it towards cover for one. |
| 45.5 : B Kumar to C Morris, ANOTHER WIDE! Slower one but it is way too wide of off. Wided. |
| B Kumar to C Morris, In the air... but short! The slower one on middle, Morris looks to loft it but is early into the shot. It hits the bottom and lands in the vacant mid on region for a couple. 200 up. They would love at least 30 more here. |
| 45.6 : B Kumar to C Morris, BEATEN! A dot to end! Slower one and outside off, Morris looks to go downtown again but misses. |
| 46.1 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, A yorker, Rabada does well to jam it down to long on for one. |
| 46.2 : J Bumrah to C Morris, FOUR! Crunched! Morris makes room and Bumrah bowls a low full toss. Morris creams it past mid off and the ball races away. |
| 46.3 : J Bumrah to C Morris, Edgy run! Slower one and outside off, Morris looks to flash it through the off side. The ball goes off the outside edge, bounces in front of Dhoni who does not collect it cleanly. It rolls towards fine leg and a run is taken. |
| 46.4 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, A couple! Brings the 50-run stand up. This partnership has given their bowlers something to bowl at. A short one on middle, Rabada looks to pull but it goes off the higher portion towards mid-wicket for two. |
| 46.5 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Another short one and this time Rabada misses the pull. Two short balls in a row. Be ready for a yorker. |
| 46.6 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Well, no yorker! He bowls it on a back of a length. Rabada makes room and then slaps it hard but straight to the deep cover fielder for a run. 9 from the over. They would love the last three to also go for 9 each minimum. |
| 47.1 : B Kumar to K Rabada, A low full toss on off, Rabada forces it down to long off for a couple of runs. |
| 47.2 : B Kumar to K Rabada, Back of a length ball on off, Kagiso rocks back and slaps it down to long on for one. |
| 47.3 : B Kumar to C Morris, Width on offer outside off, Morris cracks it off his back foot but fails to place it better. He lets out a big grunt as it goes to sweeper cover for just a single. |
| 47.4 : B Kumar to K Rabada, Top edge, safe! A slower bouncer outside off, Rabada tries to pull but it bounces onto his bat and takes the top edge. Falls safely towards fine leg and they take a couple. |
| 47.5 : B Kumar to K Rabada, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 47.6 : B Kumar to C Morris, Very full in length, Morris squeezes it down to long on and by the time the fielder gets to the ball and returns it back in play, the batsmen take two. |
| 48.1 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Good change in pace! Slower one and outside off, Rabada looks to hit it through covers but misses. |
| 48.2 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, Length and on off, Rabada manages to drag this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 48.3 : J Bumrah to C Morris, That was very quick! This is angled into the batsman, Morris looks to hit it across the line but is late in the shot. He ends up hitting it back to the bowler. 2 dots and a single so far in the 49th. |
| 48.4 : J Bumrah to C Morris, SAFE AGAIN! Good attempt though from Bumrah. This is once again angled into the batsman. Morris looks to go over long on but the ball hits the higher portion of the bat. It lobs behind Bumrah who turns and runs towards the ball. Puts in a dive in the end but fails to get to the ball. A single taken. |
| 48.5 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Welcome boundary again for South Africa. A full toss on off, Kagiso shows a straight bat and hits it past mid off. |
| 48.6 : J Bumrah to K Rabada, A wild swing and a miss! Slower one and outside leg, KG looks to hit it on the leg side again but misses. It goes over the bat and stumps. 6 from Bumrah's last. Another excellent day for him with the ball. His figures are 10-1-35-2. |
| 49.1 : B Kumar to C Morris, Goes wide outside off, Morris looks to smash it but misses. |
| 49.2 : B Kumar to C Morris, OUT! Morris holes out! End of a very good and important innings from him. He perishes in the attempt to find the fence. Full and outside off. Morris hits it hard but fails to get the elevation he would have wanted. Kohli at long off runs in and takes a good catch. |
| Imran Tahir walks out at number 10. |
| 49.3 : B Kumar to K Rabada, Wide outside off, Rabada gets it off the bottom through covers. Rabada wants two. They go for it and the poor throw from the deep makes it easy for them. |
| 49.4 : B Kumar to K Rabada, Just a single this time! Length and on off, Rabada strokes it to covers for one. |
| 49.5 : B Kumar to I Tahir, A dot! Short and wide outside off, Tahir looks to cut but misses. Rabada does not take a bye. Tahir will be facing the last ball. Not sure why he did not run there. |
| 49.6 : B Kumar to I Tahir, OUT! Kumar gets his second of the over! He bangs it short and into the body of Tahir. He looks to flat-bat it but it goes off the top edge towards cover where Jadhav takes a simple catch. Two wickets and just three from the last over. SOUTH AFRICA END ON 227/9! |
| Top bowling effort by India to restrict South Africa to a below-par total. It would have been even worse for the Proteas had Morris and Rabada didn't add 66 runs for the 8th wicket. Right from the beginning, the Indian bowlers stamped their authority. Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah were lethal with the new balls in Powerplay 1 and then Yuzvendra Chahal ran havoc in the middle overs. The South African innings never got going and they have ended up with a dismal performance with the bat, yet again in this |
| The world waited for India to play their first match of this edition of the World Cup and the Men in Blue didn't disappoint them by putting on a brilliant show on the field. Considered to be one of the favourites for the title, they surely have begun well here with the ball and now it's up to their famed batting line-up to scale down this total. |
| The star of the show, Jasprit Bumrah is caught down for a chat with Shaun Pollock near the sidelines. The Indian seamer states that with the new ball, they got lots of seam movement and wanted to use it by bowling a Test match length and he admits it was good to do so efficiently. When asked had he worked out de Kock during his time in the nets in the Indian T20 League, Bumrah tells that he is not so true as Quinton was in his team and that was a T20 competition so not much work was from there. |
| The pitch is quite spicy. It's having some extra bounce and movement and South Africa also have a good pace attack, although they will feel the absence of Lungi Ngidi and Dale Steyn (who was earlier supposed to play this game but pulled out of the tournament last evening). Also, they have the same variety in the spin department as India but whether the likes of Tahir and Shamsi will have the same impact on the Indian batsmen remains to be seen. Do join us in a short while for the chase. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase! The South Africans are in a huddle. The Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan make their way out to the middle. The left-hander will take strike and he will be facing Imran Tahir who has the first new ball in hand. They started off with him in the first game and he got immediate success. South Africa would love something similar. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, Starts with a flatter and shorter ball on middle, Dhawan goes on the back foot and punches it towards mid-wicket. |
| 0.2 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, A low full toss on off, Dhawan jams it out towards the bowler who runs to his right and pushes it towards cover. No runs conceded. |
| 0.3 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, On the shorter side, Dhawan chops it towards cover-point. Phehlukwayo there misfields and gets the chase underway by conceding a run. They can't afford this, they need to be brilliant in the field today. |
| 0.4 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Rohit is off the mark now as he pushes it down to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 0.5 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, Nicely driven! Flighted ball and on off, Dhawan strokes it to covers. |
| 0.6 : I Tahir to S Dhawan, Another misfield! South Africa have not started off well here. This is pushed towards cover where Rassie makes a half-stop and a run is taken. Three from the first over. |
| Kagiso Rabada will bowl from the other end with the second new ball! |
| 1.1 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, OHHHH! Good delivery to begin with by Rabada. Length and on off, it pitches and then moves away. Dhawan looks to stroke it through the off side but misses. That shot is not needed so early on. |
| 1.2 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, In the air... but safe! That is a brute of a ball! Back of a length this time and it takes off after pitching. Dhawan looks to defend but the ball hits the top portion of the bat and luckily for the batsman, it lobs over point for a single. |
| 1.3 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Good length and on off, Rohit defends it solidly. |
| 1.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, DROPPED! Rabada is not happy! He screams in anguish! Faf is the culprit. It is a tough chance but someone of du Plessis' caliber, you would expect him to take it. Short and on the body. Rohit looks to pull but the ball hits the glove and lobs towards second slip. Faf runs in and dives forward to take it but can't hang on. South Africa need to take such chances. They do not have a lot to defend. |
| 1.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Another beauty! On a length and around off, Rohit stays rooted to his crease as he looks to defend. The ball straightens and beats the outside edge. |
| 1.6 : K Rabada to R Sharma, A dot to end! Length and on off, Sharma guides it towards point. End of a brilliant, brilliant first over by Rabada. He could have so easily had a wicket but it is not to be. |
| Just the one over for Imran Tahir with the new ball. Pace from this end now as well, Chris Morris is on. |
| 2.1 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Good running! Dhawan taps it towards cover and takes off. The fielder gets to it quickly and underarms it towards the bowler's end but misses. |
| 2.2 : C Morris to R Sharma, Back of a length and on off, Rohit goes back and keeps it out. |
| 2.3 : C Morris to R Sharma, Superb delivery! Another length ball and this one pitches on off which means Rohit has to play at it. He looks to with not a long stride. The ball straightens and goes past the outside edge. |
| 2.4 : C Morris to R Sharma, Once again the ball balloons over the point fielder! Luck just not going South Africa's way. Another delivery which takes off from nowhere. Hits the top part of the bat and lobs over Duminy for a run. |
| 2.5 : C Morris to S Dhawan, FOUR! This was too easy! Short and on the body, bounces at a good height for the batter. Dhawan pulls it through square leg and bags the first boundary of the innings. |
| 2.6 : C Morris to S Dhawan, Back of a length delivery and on off, Dhawan gets right behind the line and defends it towards point. |
| 3.1 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Good length and outside off, Rohit lets it be. |
| 3.2 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Back of a length on middle, Rohit stays behind and defends it. |
| 3.3 : K Rabada to R Sharma, OUCH! This is angled into the leg pole. Rohit looks to play it with a closed face of the bat but it straightens and hits Rohit near the box. |
| 3.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Another one which goes past the outside edge. Not a lot you can do with that ball. Length and on off, it pitches and jags away. Rohit plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 3.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, On the shorter side, Rohit pushes it through covers for one. |
| 3.6 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, A part of a bat comes off! A yorker at 146 KPH on off. Dhawan jams it out towards mid-wicket. A smile though on Dhawan's face. It may not be his favorite bat. Another testing over from Rabada comes to an end. |
| A change of bat for Dhawan! |
| Chris Morris to continue now. Rohit Sharma has been struggling so far. The good thing for India though is that the openers have survived the first 4 overs somehow! |
| 4.1 : C Morris to R Sharma, Length and on off, Rohit pushes it through covers for a couple. |
| 4.2 : C Morris to R Sharma, Hits the length again but the line is outside off, left alone. |
| 4.3 : C Morris to R Sharma, On the off pole and it is on a length. Rohit defends it onto the ground. |
| 4.4 : C Morris to R Sharma, Back of a length on middle, Rohit works it towards mid on. |
| 4.5 : C Morris to R Sharma, Well bowled! Once again gets it to straighten from off. Rohit looks to defend but it goes off the outer half towards cover. |
| 4.6 : C Morris to R Sharma, Another dot to end! Just a single from the over! Back of a length on off, Rohit pushes it to mid off. |
| 5.1 : K Rabada to S Dhawan, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Dhawan is out of here. A well-deserved wicket for Rabada. He could have easily had two by now but has to be happy with one at the moment. It is a length ball and on off, it angles away. Dhawan looks to defend it off the back foot but due to the angle, the ball kisses the outside edge and goes into the gloves of de Kock. The South Africans are pumped up. Early wicket for them, just what they wanted. |
| 0.0 : Indian skipper, Virat Kohli trots out to the middle at number 3! |
| 5.2 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Welcomes Kohli with a brute of a bumper. Virat does really well to duck under it. |
| 5.3 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Looks to bowl a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss. Kohli mistimes it towards mid on. |
| 5.4 : K Rabada to V Kohli, This is angled into the batter. Kohli strokes it to mid on again. |
| 5.5 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Kohli is off the mark! He pushes this towards mid off and gets to the other end quickly. |
| 5.6 : K Rabada to R Sharma, A low full toss to end! Once again does not get the yorker right. Sharma pushes it back to the bowler. End of a successful over for the South Africans, 1 run and 1 wicket off it. Rabada's figures read 3-0-3-1 now! |
| 6.1 : C Morris to V Kohli, Solid! Length and on off, Kohli plants his front foot forward and defends it. |
| 6.2 : C Morris to V Kohli, Bowls it on middle, wants to hit the front pad of Kohli. He gets his bat down in time and pushes it to mid on. |
| 6.3 : C Morris to V Kohli, Good length and just outside off, left alone. |
| 6.4 : C Morris to V Kohli, Continues bowling it on a length and around off, Kohli defends it nicely. 4 dots. |
| 6.5 : C Morris to V Kohli, Just outside off, Kohli looks to run it down to third man but the fielder at gully dives and saves a run. 5 dots now, a maiden? |
| 6.6 : C Morris to V Kohli, Yes, it is! A maiden! Length and on middle, Kohli looks to defend but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 7.1 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Good length and on middle, Rohit defends it. Rabada collects it and throws it back to the keeper. |
| 7.2 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Loose, very loose from Rohit. This is slightly fuller and it is shaping away. Rohit goes fishing at it away from the body, gets beaten. |
| 7.3 : K Rabada to R Sharma, SIX! Brilliant shot by Rohit Sharma! Just used the pace of the bowler brilliantly. It is short and on the body, Sharma helps its way and clears the backward square leg fence with ease. |
| 7.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, FOUR! That biggie has probably got Rohit going! He now opens the face of the bat and guides it down to the third man fence. No fielder there so a boundary. 10 from the last two balls. Momentum shifting now. |
| 7.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Solid as a rock! Gets right behind the line and defends it onto the ground. |
| 7.6 : K Rabada to R Sharma, WIDE! Fantastic by de Kock! He saved four runs for his side. Short and down the leg side. Rohit looks to pull but misses. De Kock dives to his left and stops it. Not cleanly but ensures there are no extra runs. |
| K Rabada to R Sharma, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Rohit has got into his own now. Short and wide outside off, Sharma stands tall and slashes it past point for a boundary. 15 from the over, all the pressure that was building has been released. |
| 8.1 : C Morris to V Kohli, Stump-to-stump line. Kohli pushes it to mid on. |
| 8.2 : C Morris to V Kohli, Good length again, Kohli blocks it solidly. |
| 8.3 : C Morris to V Kohli, Kohli once again looks to guide it down to third man but fails to beat the gully fielder. |
| 8.4 : C Morris to V Kohli, Second time in a row Kohli looks to run it down to third man but does not get it past gully. |
| 8.5 : C Morris to V Kohli, 11 dots in a row now for Kohli! Don't think that will frustrate him though. On off, it is kept out. |
| 8.6 : C Morris to V Kohli, A couple to end the over! Finally Kohli scores off his 12th ball against Morris. On the pads, he works it behind square on the leg side and takes a brace. |
| 9.1 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Good length and outside off, Rohit plays it late and down to third man for one. |
| 9.2 : K Rabada to V Kohli, Almost plays it on! Back of a length on off, Kohli has a poke at it but the ball goes off the inside edge. Over the stumps and towards the left of the keeper for a run. |
| 9.3 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Angled on the pads, Rohit looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 9.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Back of a length on off, Rohit guides it to point. |
| 9.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Well left! This is just outside off, Rohit knows where his off stump is and shoulders arms to this one. |
| 9.6 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Another short one and on the body, Rohit once again helps it on its way, this time to fine leg for one. End of Powerplay 1. It was a bumpy start for India but it is their side who will be happier after it. They are 34 for 1. |
| Powerplay 2 begins! Now, South Africa can put a maximum of 4 fielders outside the ring. |
| Imran Tahir is back into the attack. |
| 10.1 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Tosses it up on off, Rohit defends it. |
| 10.2 : I Tahir to R Sharma, On the stumps, Rohit prods forward and defends it onto the ground. |
| 10.3 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Flatter again on off, Rohit waits for it and then guides it to point. |
| 10.4 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Uses his feet but does not get to the pitch of the ball, he eases it down to long on for one. |
| 10.5 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Good fielding! Kohli smashes this towards the bowler, Tahir sticks one hand out and fields it. |
| 10.6 : I Tahir to V Kohli, A single to end as Kohli punches it down to long on for one. |
| Rabada taken off after 5 overs. Andile Phehlukwayo comes on to bowl now. |
| 11.1 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Starts with a short delivery on off, Virat strokes it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 0.0 : Review time! Rohit is caught on his front pad by this ball from Andile. Looked to the naked eye that it probably was going down leg. Let's see what the replays have to say! |
| 11.2 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, NOT OUT! Umpire's call. Phehlukwayo serves a good length ball on middle and gets it to angle into the batsman. Rohit tries flicking it on the leg side but misses. He is rapped on the pads, they appeal but the umpire shakes his head. South Africa decide to review it. The Ultra Edge finds no inside edge, giving some hope to the Proteas, but the Ball Tracker shows it to be clipping the leg stump. Sharma survives and will continue. |
| 11.3 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Shortish and outside off, Rohit mishits his square cut towards point. |
| 11.4 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Drifting down the leg side, it's clipped through square leg for a run. |
| 11.5 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Short in length and outside off, Kohli pulls but mistimes it down to mid on. Looking a bit rusty, the Indian skipper. |
| 11.6 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Good connection this time. Width on offer outside off, Kohli forces it from the back foot to sweeper cover for one. |
| 12.1 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Very full and on off, Kohli jams it through covers for one. |
| 12.2 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Leans into it and pushes it through covers for one. |
| 12.3 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Gives it a lot of air on middle, Kohli whips it down to long on for one. |
| 12.4 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Another single as Rohit strokes it down to long off. |
| 12.5 : I Tahir to V Kohli, The length is slightly behind this time, Kohli looks to defend but it goes off the inner half to mid-wicket. |
| 12.6 : I Tahir to V Kohli, A little more shorter and on the pads, Kohli works it towards mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 13.1 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, In the air... and safe again! Length and outside off, Kohli goes hard at it. The ball flies off the outer half, past point and down to third man for one. |
| 13.2 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, A lapse of concentration there for Rohit. He feels for a ball which is way outside off, luckily for him, he gets beaten. |
| 13.3 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Shorter and on the stumps, Rohit nudges it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.4 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Another single as Kohli works it through mid-wicket this time. |
| 13.5 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 13.6 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Good length and outside off, Rohit shoulders arms to it. A tight over by Phehlukawyo. |
| 14.1 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Gives it air and lands it on middle, Kohli strokes it down to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 14.2 : I Tahir to R Sharma, A googly landing on off, Rohit goes on the back foot and defends it with the spin. |
| 14.3 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Leans forward to a full ball and strokes it through mid off for one. |
| 14.4 : I Tahir to V Kohli, Tossed up ball on middle, Kohli lunges and pushes it towards short mid on. |
| 14.5 : I Tahir to V Kohli, 50 up for India! Loopy and on middle, Virat clips it a bit aerially but safely through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.6 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat towards the leg side. |
| 15.1 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, Fuller and on middle, Kohli strokes it to mid on. |
| 15.2 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, FOUR! A little short and Kohli gets onto it quickly. He rocks back and pulls it, not off the middle but still hit well enough for the ball to race away to the fence. |
| 15.3 : A Phehlukwayo to V Kohli, OUT! WHAT A CATCH THAT IS! Quinton de Kock, you beauty! Efforts like these, not only get you a wicket but surely lift the morale of the team. A huge, huge wicket for South Africa. They have India's best batsman, Virat Kohli. Not a great delivery this. It is short and wide outside off. Kohli looks to guide it down to third man but the extra bounce means the outside edge is taken. It lobs to the right of de Kock who flies like Superman and takes it with one hand. Th |
| KL Rahul walks out at number 4. |
| 15.4 : A Phehlukwayo to KL Rahul, Good length and outside off, Rahul lets it be. |
| 15.5 : A Phehlukwayo to KL Rahul, This is angled into the batsman, Rahul works it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.6 : A Phehlukwayo to KL Rahul, Back of a length and on off again, Rahul gets right behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 16.1 : I Tahir to R Sharma, FOUR! Poor delivery! It is short and asking to be hit. Rohit goes back and pulls this through square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.2 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Now does the right thing by stroking it down to long on for one. |
| 16.3 : I Tahir to KL Rahul, OHHH! On the stumps, Rahul looks to defend but the ball goes off the inner half towards short fine leg. A late call by Rohit for a run but no damage done. |
| 16.4 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Flighted ball on off, Rohit strokes it to covers. |
| 16.5 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Rohit now drops it towards cover and sets off. Rahul hesitates at first but then goes for it and completes it. |
| 16.6 : I Tahir to KL Rahul, Confusion again! Rahul this time pushes it towards cover. He wants a run but then Rohit does not respond immediately. He eventually goes for it. Faf picks the ball up and looks to throw it on the turn but loses his balance. The run in the end is completed easily. 8 from the over, a good one for India. |
| Drinks break. Going has been tough for India but they are hanging in there. Rohit Sharma survived the early moments and has settled down now. He holds the key for the Men in Blue in this chase with Virat Kohli already back in the pavilion. 166 needed still off 198 balls. The asking rate is not an issue and the Indian middle order just needs to concentrate on building partnerships. For South Africa, they can win this match only by bowling out the opposition. Let's see how their back-up bowlers fa |
| 17.1 : A Phehlukwayo to KL Rahul, Length and outside off, Rahul guides it through cover-point and takes one. |
| 17.2 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Length and on off, Rohit taps it towards point. Rahul wants a run but is sent back in time. |
| 17.3 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, That stays low! Short and outside off, Rohit looks to cut but the ball sneaks under his bat. De Kock does not stop it cleanly but no extra run taken. |
| 17.4 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Length and outside off, left alone. |
| 17.5 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, A little too short this time, Rohit pulls it nicely through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep gets around and keeps it down to two. |
| 17.6 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, A dot to end! Good length on off, it is kept out. |
| Time for the Chinaman! Tabraiz Shamsi comes into the attack now. |
| 18.1 : T Shamsi to KL Rahul, Flatter one to begin the spell. It's on the leg stump line and Rahul plays it off his pads to mid-wicket. |
| 18.2 : T Shamsi to KL Rahul, Tossed up ball on off, fuller in length, KL should have played it from the front foot but keeps it out from the back foot. Needs to be careful. |
| 18.3 : T Shamsi to KL Rahul, Loopy one, full and down the leg side, Rahul helps it to the right of the mid-wicket fielder and takes a single. |
| 18.4 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Flighted ball on leg, Rohit flicks but finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 18.5 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Poor length this time. Shamsi goes short and wide outside off, Rohit hangs back and cuts it through backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 18.6 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Flatter and a shade quicker on off, Sharma defends it from the crease to the off side. Tidy start from Shamsi! |
| 19.1 : A Phehlukwayo to KL Rahul, FOUR! That's a fine shot! A gentle medium pace delivery, full and on middle, Rahul brings down a straight bat and sweetly punches it down the ground for a glorious boundary. |
| 19.2 : A Phehlukwayo to KL Rahul, On a length around middle and off, it's defended off the back foot by KL. |
| 19.3 : A Phehlukwayo to KL Rahul, Angles in a good length ball around off, Rahul stays back footed and pushes it back in the direction of the bowler. |
| 19.4 : A Phehlukwayo to KL Rahul, Lands it up and outside off, Rahul leans forward and pushes it with gentle hands through covers for a single. |
| 19.5 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, FOUR! Rohit just loves playing square of the wicket on both sides. This one is short and wide outside off, Sharma camps back and whacks it through point. The sweeper fielder gets across to his left but fails to cut it off. |
| 19.6 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, A touch short again, outside off, Rohit dabs it down to third man and retains strike with a single. 10 from the over. |
| 20.1 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Quicker one, on middle and off, Rohit defends it off his back foot. |
| 20.2 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Flighted and around leg, Rohit tries to sweep but misses. It goes off his pads to the right of the short fine leg fielder. A leg bye taken. |
| 20.3 : T Shamsi to KL Rahul, Goes on the back foot to a shorter ball and eases it to long off for a run. |
| 20.4 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Floated ball, too full and on middle, Rohit knocks it down past the diving bowler for a run at long off. |
| 20.5 : T Shamsi to KL Rahul, Almost hits the blockhole, KL squeezes it out down to long off and takes another run. |
| 20.6 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Very full and on middle, Sharma digs it out to covers. Dot ball to end the over. 146 needed off 174 balls. |
| Chris Morris is back for another burst. A wide slip in place. |
| 21.1 : C Morris to KL Rahul, Beauty to beat the bat! Morris steams in and lands a full ball around off, Rahul gets forward to play it with a straight bat but it straightens just a touch to miss the outside edge. Nearly kissed it. |
| 21.2 : C Morris to KL Rahul, Fractionally short and on off, Rahul goes on his toes and taps it down to point. His partner shows interest in a run but KL shouts a loud no. |
| 21.3 : C Morris to KL Rahul, Full and on middle, angling in, Rahul plays a well-timed flick shot but fails to find the gap at mid-wicket. |
| 21.4 : C Morris to KL Rahul, Serves it closer to the off pole, on a length, KL is half forward in defense. |
| 21.5 : C Morris to KL Rahul, Play and a miss! A 141 kph short delivery on off, Rahul takes on the challenge to pull it but it bounces over his bat. |
| 21.6 : C Morris to KL Rahul, In the corridor of uncertainty, on a good length, Rahul guards his stumps and shoulders arms. Maiden from Morris, his second in this match. |
| 22.1 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Full and flighted on off, driven off the front foot but straight to extra cover. |
| 22.2 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, SIX! Rohit has dumped this one into the mid-wicket stand. Fancy footwork shown by the Hitman! He hurries down to the pitch of the delivery and sends it packing. High and handsome. |
| 22.3 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Walks forward with a straight bat and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 22.4 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Loopy delivery, landing full around off, Sharma lunges and pushes it gently to covers. |
| 22.5 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, 42nd ODI fifty for Rohit Sharma! He reaches there with a soft push down to long on for a run. Excellent knock by him. He had his fair share of luck earlier (got dropped on 1) but has survived that period and is now going decently. Should look to finish this run chase for India. 139 more needed! |
| 22.6 : T Shamsi to KL Rahul, Strides forward to a full ball and drives it in the gap at covers. The deep point fielder rushes across to his right to stop the ball and the batsmen have enough time to take two runs. |
| Chris Morris loses his run-up and will have to reload. |
| 23.1 : C Morris to R Sharma, Lands it on a good length around off, Sharma plays it down from the crease to point. |
| 23.2 : C Morris to R Sharma, Some extra bounce from a good length around off, Rohit jumps a bit on his back foot and keeps it out safely on the off side. |
| 23.3 : C Morris to R Sharma, Some hint of inward movement there, on a fuller length around off, Sharma is on the front foot as he pushes it defensively to covers. |
| 23.4 : C Morris to R Sharma, EDGED BUT SAFE! The reaction of Quinton de Kock says it all! Morris is bowling an excellent spell here. He lands a back of a length ball close to off stump, Rohit is forced to push inside the line but he does so with a soft bottom hand. As a result, the outside edge generated drops inches short of Hashim Amla at first slip. De Kock sees that and has his gloves on his face in disappointment. |
| 23.5 : C Morris to R Sharma, Watchful this time. On a length and outside off, Rohit allows it through to the keeper. |
| 23.6 : C Morris to R Sharma, Sliding down the leg side, Sharma fails to flick and it goes behind off his thigh pad. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 24.1 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, A flatter delivery on off, spinning away, Rohit plays it out from the crease to covers. |
| 24.2 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Rush of blood there for Rohit! He jumps out of the crease to take it on the full and then swings his bat across the line. His bottom hand comes off the handle and it flies over mid-wicket. Falls in no man's land and the batsmen take a couple of runs. |
| 24.3 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Sharma has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 24.4 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Tossed up ball on middle, Rohit flicks it off his pads but finds square leg. |
| 24.5 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Flighted and on middle, turning in, Rohit gets forward to play straight but it spins in and takes the inside edge. Rolls behind square leg. |
| 24.6 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Nicely tossed up ball on off, landing very full, Rohit forces it down to long off for a single. |
| 25.1 : C Morris to R Sharma, Called a wide for height! Morris steams in and digs in a short ball. It goes well over the head of the batsman and de Kock uses every centimeter of his height to catch the ball over his head. |
| C Morris to R Sharma, Good length ball on middle, Rohit works it on the leg side, finds the gap at mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 25.2 : C Morris to KL Rahul, Angles in a length ball on off, Rahul gets behind the line and defends it to the off side. |
| 25.3 : C Morris to KL Rahul, Fullish in length and closer to off stump, KL watchfully covers the line and blocks it to the off side. |
| 25.4 : C Morris to KL Rahul, Lands it on a length and just outside off, Rahul strides forward and defends it softly to the off side. In no hurry. The required rate is well under 6. |
| 25.5 : C Morris to KL Rahul, FOUR! Wrong line and length, and Morris is punished. 100 comes up for India with that shot. Back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Rahul swivels on the back foot with the pull shot, just uses the pace of the bowler and helps it down to fine leg. The fielder in the deep tries his best with a dive but it goes under him to find the fence. |
| 25.6 : C Morris to KL Rahul, Calmly turns a length ball in the gap at mid-wicket and hands the strike to Rohit Sharma by picking a single. |
| 26.1 : T Shamsi to KL Rahul, A wrong 'un on the shorter side, around middle and off, Rahul moves back and forces it to long off for a run. |
| 26.2 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, FOUR! Really a bad delivery, full and way down the leg side, further spinning down, Rohit sits down on one knee and has no qualms in sweeping it behind square for a boundary. 50-run stand comes up! |
| 26.3 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Walks forward to a full ball and knocks it down to long on for one. |
| 26.4 : T Shamsi to KL Rahul, Lunges to a full ball outside off and bunts it to the right of the backward point fielder for a run. |
| 26.5 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, FOUR! Lovely touch! Waited and waited and got plenty of bat on his square cut. Good awareness from Sharma. He picks the short ball early, spots his area, knew where the fielders are square of the wicket and places his shot to perfection behind point. |
| 26.6 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Rohit has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 11 in the over, 18 in the last two. 115 needed more off 138 balls. |
| Kagiso Rabada returns into the attack. The last throw of the dice for South Africa. They need a breakthrough immediately here. |
| 27.1 : K Rabada to KL Rahul, Starts a new spell with a good length ball outside off, Rahul covers his stumps and shoulders arms. |
| 27.2 : K Rabada to KL Rahul, Edgy! Good length ball angling in from around off, Rahul goes back to defend but it takes the outside edge and runs wide of first slip for a single at third man. |
| 27.3 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Beaten comprehensively! You are never in against this bowler, doesn't matter how many runs you have scored in the innings. Rabada dishes out a shortish length ball outside off and gets it to nip back in. Rohit tamely pushes inside the line and it sneaks past the inside half of his bat. |
| 27.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Taps it down on the leg side and steals a single. |
| 27.5 : K Rabada to KL Rahul, Played to the point region by the batsman. No run. |
| 27.6 : K Rabada to KL Rahul, Sharp delivery. A touch short around off and jagging back in sharply. Rahul tries to defend from the crease but is hurried up and is hit on the thigh pad. Top over from Kagiso but no success. |
| Double change! Imran Tahir comes back on now, replacing Tabraiz Shamsi. |
| 28.1 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Floated and full outside off, Sharma drives it square of the wicket on the off side and takes a single. |
| 28.2 : I Tahir to KL Rahul, This one holds a bit after landing around off, Rahul tries to play through the line but it takes the inside edge and rolls behind square leg. |
| 28.3 : I Tahir to KL Rahul, Strides forward to a full ball and drives it back to the bowler. The ever enthusiastic Tahir stops it with a dive. |
| 28.4 : I Tahir to KL Rahul, A googly on the shorter side around off, Rahul shuffles across the stumps and pulls it past the short fine leg fielder. Rabada there tries to stop it with a dive but fails to do cleanly. The batsmen collect three runs. |
| 28.5 : I Tahir to R Sharma, FOUR! You just cannot afford to bowl there to this batsman. He will hit you every single time, even in his sleep. Tahir serves it short and wide outside off, Rohit latches onto it and smacks it behind point. |
| 28.6 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Flighted outside off, the batsman goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. 8 from the over, easy going at the moment for India. |
| 29.1 : K Rabada to KL Rahul, Good length ball outside off, Rahul covers his stumps and allows it through. |
| 29.2 : K Rabada to KL Rahul, Back of a length ball on middle, Rahul eases his weight on the back foot and glances it behind square leg. De Kock runs after it to collect the ball and the batsmen take a single. |
| 29.3 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Nearly a drag on! A length ball outside off, Sharma presses forward to drive it through the line but gets a fat inside edge onto the pads. |
| 29.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, FOUR! Beauty, just beauty! A front foot pull shot is such a delight to watch. Ricky Ponting made that famous and Rohit is just carrying the legacy forward. Rabada digs in a short ball on off, Rohit picks the length in a trice and pulls it handsomely over mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep fails to get to it. 100 needed more! |
| 29.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 29.6 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Good length ball just outside off, it takes the middle of Rohit's angled bat and runs down to third man for a run. Not sure whether he intended to do so. Anyway, 6 runs from the over. |
| 30.1 : I Tahir to R Sharma, FOUR! Sliced away! Opens the face just at the end. Rohit leans into it and carves it behind square on the off side and it races away to the fence. Runs leaking now. |
| 30.2 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Flatter and on middle, Rohit keeps it out. |
| 30.3 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Sharma eases it down to long off for a single. |
| 30.4 : I Tahir to KL Rahul, Flatter and outside off, Rahul pushes it through covers for one. |
| 30.5 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Plays the sweep shot through square leg and takes two. |
| 30.6 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Another couple! Floats it up outside off, Rohit once again opens the face of the bat and guides it past the right of point for two. 10 from the over. India cruising at the moment. 89 needed. |
| 31.1 : K Rabada to KL Rahul, Shortish and outside off, Rahul taps it down to point and screams 'wait on'. |
| 31.2 : K Rabada to KL Rahul, Back of a length delivery outside off, shaping back in a bit after hitting the deck, Rahul watchfully sees the line, judges the movement and then makes a leave. |
| 31.3 : K Rabada to KL Rahul, OUT! Rabada strikes to remove Rahul. The 85-run stand has been broken. Can South Africa still believe? They have another 88 runs to play with. A fuller length ball around off, speared in at 137 kph, it probably holds up a bit after landing and Rahul is early into his shot. He ends up chipping it in the air and du Plessis takes the simplest of catches at mid off. A good responsible knock under pressure by KL but he would have loved to stay till the end and make his sta |
| Drinks break. India have the upper hand in this chase mainly due to the knock of Rohit Sharma and his partnership with KL Rahul. A wicket has just fallen but one would like to believe that India have enough firepower in their batting to get the remaining runs. MS Dhoni has arrived in the middle to partner Sharma. Two slips in place now. |
| 31.4 : K Rabada to MS Dhoni, Angles in a length ball on middle, Dhoni covers the line and defends it back firmly. |
| 31.5 : K Rabada to MS Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 31.6 : K Rabada to MS Dhoni, Back of a length ball on off, Dhoni remains on the back foot and plays it down to point. A wicket maiden from Kagiso! |
| 32.1 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Comedy in the middle of the pitch! Rohit flicks a full delivery towards square leg and Dhoni sets off for a run. The Indian keeper batsman then hesitates but Rohit wants a single after seeing the misfield. MS is late in realizing that and eventually runs for the single. |
| 32.2 : I Tahir to MS Dhoni, Walks forward and pushes a full ball down through mid on for a single. |
| 32.3 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 32.4 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Shortish and outside off, Sharma crouches a bit and glides it wide of short third man for a couple of runs. |
| 32.5 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Tosses it up on middle, Rohit lunges and defends it out. |
| 32.6 : I Tahir to R Sharma, A googly to end the over, Rohit is happy to block it. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi has been brought back on. |
| 33.1 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Flighted ball landing full on off, Dhoni gets forward and pushes it to covers. |
| 33.2 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Flatter and shorter on off, Dhoni goes on the back foot and punches it back to the bowler. |
| 33.3 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Extra flight this time, it dips and lands full on middle, MS flicks it straight to mid-wicket. There is a short leg in place also, interestingly. |
| 33.4 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Wide! Turning down the leg side, Dhoni tries to flick but misses. |
| T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Quicker one, forced in on middle, Dhoni keeps it out from the crease towards mid-wicket. |
| 33.5 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, This time Tabraiz tosses it up and lands it full on middle, Dhoni drives it down past the bowler to long on for a run. |
| 33.6 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Fullish and on the pads, clipped on the leg side but the mid-wicket fielder quickly stopped it. |
| 34.1 : I Tahir to MS Dhoni, Advances down the track to a full ball and bunts it to long off for an easy run. |
| 34.2 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Flatter and shorter on off, Sharma goes on the back foot and punches it to long off for one. |
| 34.3 : I Tahir to MS Dhoni, Tahir offers extra air this time but fails to land it. Dhoni takes it on the full and cracks it square of the wicket on the off side for one. |
| 34.4 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Leans forward to a full ball and knocks it down through mid off for another single in this over. |
| 34.5 : I Tahir to MS Dhoni, Goes on the back foot and punches it through the line. Not much timing but it's in the gap at covers for a run. 150 comes up for India. 78 needed in 91 now. |
| 34.6 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Stays on the back foot and strokes it to the right of the bowler. A diving effort by Tahir to complete the over. |
| 35.1 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Very full and on off, this is hit down to long off for one. |
| 35.2 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Fuller on off, Rohit now strokes it down to long off for one. |
| 35.3 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, On the pads, Dhoni works it to square leg. |
| Short leg moves to leg slip. |
| 35.4 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, The googly, Dhoni picks it and guides it through point for one. |
| 35.5 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Another single as this is pushed through covers for one. |
| 35.6 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, BEATEN! Dhoni looks to cut but this ball was a little too full to do so. He gets beaten. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is back for another spell. |
| 36.1 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Lands it on a length and outside off, Rohit gets on the front foot and pushes it with an angled bat to point. |
| 36.2 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Yorker outside off, Sharma brings his bat down in time and keeps it out to the off side. |
| 36.3 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Finds point again. A little bit of width on offer outside off, Rohit cuts from the back foot but straight to Duminy. He makes a half stop and hurts his fingers also. |
| 36.4 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 36.5 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, FOUR! Slapped down the ground! Back of a length delivery outside off, Rohit rocks on the back foot and flat-bats it to the long off fence. A bit like a tennis forehand, would have been handy in the French Open going on! |
| 36.6 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Chris Morris is brought back into the attack, replacing Shamsi. |
| 37.1 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, Shortish and outside off, a solid back foot punch by Dhoni to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 37.2 : C Morris to R Sharma, Drops it on a good length outside off, some extra bounce there, Rohit stays back and pats it down from the upper half of his bat to point. |
| 37.3 : C Morris to R Sharma, Nearly kissed the gloves! Short in length and on middle, Rohit tries to hook but misses and it goes perilously close past his gloves. |
| 37.4 : C Morris to R Sharma, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 37.5 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, Stifled appeal for an lbw! Morris gets a good length ball to shape back into the batsman from around off, Dhoni moves across a bit to play it but misses. He is hit on the pads, they appeal but nothing from the umpire. Maybe, the impact is outside off. |
| 37.6 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Boom! Morris bangs in a short ball on middle, Dhoni stands tall to get on top of the bounce and plays a rocketing pull shot through square leg for a boundary. |
| 38.1 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Hurls a length ball outside off, Rohit strides forward to cover the line and shoulders arms. |
| 38.2 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, A little bit of width on offer outside off, Sharma opens the face of his bat and runs it down to third man for one. Moves to 96! |
| 38.3 : A Phehlukwayo to MS Dhoni, Slants in a length ball on off, Dhoni helps it out towards mid-wicket. The ball rolls to the left of the fielder inside the ring and MS quickly calls his partner through for a single. |
| 38.4 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Too full in length around off, Rohit wristily pushes it down to mid on. |
| 38.5 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, Feeds room outside off, the length is on the shorter side, Rohit steers it down to third man and rotates the strike. |
| 38.6 : A Phehlukwayo to MS Dhoni, A back foot punch by Dhoni and it travels to sweeper for another single in this over. Doing it with ease, India. |
| 39.1 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, Good length ball outside off, Dhoni pushes it with an angled bat to covers. |
| 39.2 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, Extra bounce and movement! Morris has extracted that quite a few times from this track. This one nips back in from a good length and pings Dhoni on his thigh pad. It rolls towards point and there is a confusion over a run. Not taken in the end. |
| 39.3 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it back. |
| 39.4 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, Goes on his toes to a short ball and pushes it past the diving short extra cover fielder. But the mid off is quite square and he cuts it off. |
| 39.5 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, That's a brilliant stop! Morris on the shorter side outside off, Dhoni stays back in the comfort of his crease and punches it sweetly through covers. Tahir runs across to his right in the deep to make the stop and the batsmen take a couple of runs. |
| 39.6 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, Fetches a short ball from outside off and pulls it through square leg for a single. 57 needed off 60 balls. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signaled! Now a total of five fielders can be placed outside the ring till the end of the game. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi is back! |
| 40.1 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Presses forward to a full ball and strokes it past the bowler to long off for a run. The crowd is on its feet in anticipation of a century for Rohit Sharma who will be on strike now on 97. |
| 40.2 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Tossed up ball around off, Sharma defends it off his front foot to the off side. Just opened the face of his bat to do so. |
| 40.3 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Uses his feet this time and cracks his drive through covers. Rabada in the deep makes a sliding stop and the batsmen take two. On 99 now, Rohit! |
| 40.4 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, 23rd ODI hundred for Rohit Sharma! He reaches there by using his wrists to play the flick shot. Once it beats the diving mid-wicket fielder, he crosses for a run. His teammates stand and applaud on the balcony. The crowd is making a lot of noise as well. The Hitman has arrived at the World Cup. Take a bow, Rohit Sharma. Even though it was not a tough chase, the Indian opener has endured the initial onslaught and from there on, has moved from strength to strength. The |
| 40.5 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Dropped by Markram (sub)! A late cut shot played by Dhoni goes closely towards first slip. Aiden reacts to his right but it brushes his hand and rolls towards point. MS gets a life! |
| 40.6 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is back on. |
| 41.1 : A Phehlukwayo to MS Dhoni, Short in length and outside off, pulled down to deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 41.2 : A Phehlukwayo to MS Dhoni, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 41.3 : A Phehlukwayo to MS Dhoni, Stays back to punch it to the off side, finds the cover fielder. |
| 41.4 : A Phehlukwayo to MS Dhoni, This time gets on the front foot but still finds the cover fielder after playing in that region. |
| 41.5 : A Phehlukwayo to MS Dhoni, Short and angling down the leg side, Dhoni fails to connect with his pull shot and it goes off his thigh pad to backward square leg. They cross for a leg bye. Under 49 needed now. |
| 41.6 : A Phehlukwayo to R Sharma, A bit short and outside off, Sharma goes back and plays it down safely to point. 49 needed off 48 balls, first time the runs needed are more than the balls left. |
| 42.1 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Tossed up ball around leg, Dhoni stretches forward to defend but misses and it goes off his pads to covers. |
| 42.2 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Not from the middle of the bat but there is no protection in the deep on the off side and it has trickled past the rope. Shamsi is on the shorter side and Dhoni has slapped it through the line. |
| 42.3 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Dhoni gives the charge to a full ball and hammers it down the ground. The long on fielder makes a tumbling stop and they cross for a run. |
| 42.4 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, FOUR! Brilliantly done. Rohit kneels down, fetches a full ball from wide outside off and sweeps it behind square leg. It speeds away past the fielder inside the ring and finds the fence. |
| 42.5 : T Shamsi to R Sharma, Sharma is toying with the fielders here. This one is too full on leg, Rohit paddles it fine down the leg side and the fielder in the deep backward square leg region has to cover big yards to cut it off. Three taken. |
| 42.6 : T Shamsi to MS Dhoni, Goes on the back foot to a short ball and punches it to sweeper cover for a brace. 14 from the over, 35 needed more off 42 balls. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back on. He has 12 balls to get South Africa back into the game. Can he do something magical? |
| 43.1 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Good length ball on middle, Sharma sticks back to defend but it takes the bottom edge and rolls to the left of the keeper. Quinton immediately reacts and stops the ball near short fine leg. |
| 43.2 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 43.3 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Miller drops a dolly! Rohit continues to ride his luck! Rabada manages to deceive the batsman with a slower short ball outside off, Sharma tries to pull it over the leg side but gets a big top edge. The ball balloons in the air, Miller settles underneath it at covers but fails to catch a very simple chance. Rabada just cannot believe his luck. Du Plessis is down on haunches. It's not their day. |
| 43.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, FOUR! And Rohit just rubs it in with a boundary. Short ball outside off, Rohit sits on the back foot and ramps it over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 43.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, A touch short and on middle, Sharma is on his toes as he keeps it out on the leg side. |
| 43.6 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Sharma plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total. |
| Imran Tahir is back on. |
| 44.1 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Tahir starts with a long hop outside off, Rohit whacks it to deep cover-point for a couple of runs. 200 up for India! |
| 44.2 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Leans forward to a full ball and knocks it down through mid on for a run. |
| 44.3 : I Tahir to MS Dhoni, Tossed up ball outside off, Dhoni strokes it through the line, a bit uppishly but wide of the diving extra cover fielder for a run at long off. |
| 44.4 : I Tahir to R Sharma, FOUR! Superb execution again from Rohit Sharma. Receives a full ball on middle and immediately goes down on one knee to sweep it sweetly through square leg. The umpire standing there lifts his right leg and makes way for the racing ball. |
| 44.5 : I Tahir to R Sharma, Sharma has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. |
| 44.6 : I Tahir to MS Dhoni, On middle and leg, worked in the gap at mid-wicket for one. 10 from the over, 20 more needed. |
| Slight disturbance near the sightscreen. There is someone trying to hide behind the advertising boards. But his head is still visible. Dhoni points that out before getting ready to take strike. |
| 45.1 : K Rabada to MS Dhoni, Back of a length on off, Dhoni pushes it to covers. |
| 45.2 : K Rabada to MS Dhoni, Top edge but safe! A good effort in the field by Shamsi but won't make a difference now. Short and on the body, Dhoni looks to pull but gets a top edge which goes towards fine leg. Shamsi runs to his right and then dives, saves two for his side. |
| 45.3 : K Rabada to MS Dhoni, A single! That will do for India as Dhoni works it through mid-wicket. |
| 45.4 : K Rabada to R Sharma, That stayed very, very low. Short and outside off, Rohit looks to cut but it goes off the bottom towards cover. |
| 45.5 : K Rabada to R Sharma, Bangs it short and on the body, Rohit pulls it towards fine leg for one. |
| 45.6 : K Rabada to MS Dhoni, Dhoni makes room and Rabada bowls it outside off, Dhoni reaches for it and just about gets bat on ball. He hits it over point for one. 15 needed in 4 overs now. |
| Chris Morris is back! |
| 46.1 : C Morris to MS Dhoni, OUT! The finisher, Dhoni, walks back before finishing the game. However, his partnership with Rohit Sharma has taken India to the brink of victory. South Africa on the other hand, finally hang onto one. Morris bowls the slower one outside off, Dhoni looks to go big but is done in by the pace. He ends up hitting it high up in the air towards the bowler's end. Morris calls for it and takes. Collides with the stumps and falls over after taking the catch. Something to re |
| 0.0 : Hardik Pandya arrives. |
| 46.2 : C Morris to R Sharma, Back of a length on off, Rohit guides it down to third man for one. |
| 46.3 : C Morris to H Pandya, On a length and around off, Pandya strokes it to covers. |
| 46.4 : C Morris to H Pandya, FOUR! Off the mark in style! Short and outside off, Hardik stands tall and slashes it past point and it races away to the fence. 10 needed now. |
| 46.5 : C Morris to H Pandya, FOUR! Make that 6! Through the leg side this time. Pandya stands tall and takes on the challenge of pulling this short ball. Does it very fine and hits it through mid-wicket for a boundary. He wants to end it in a hurry. |
| 46.6 : C Morris to H Pandya, A single now! Pushes this through covers and takes one. 5 needed. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is back on. |
| 47.1 : A Phehlukwayo to H Pandya, Great commitment shown by Tahir. Pandya guides this through point. Tahir makes a lot of ground to his left, dives and pushes it back in. The batters only get two. |
| 47.2 : A Phehlukwayo to H Pandya, A short one, Pandya lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 47.3 : A Phehlukwayo to H Pandya, Another bouncer! This time it is called a wide as it bounces too high. Two needed now. |
| A Phehlukwayo to H Pandya, FOUR! Hardik Pandya finishes it off in style! Slightly short and outside off, he cuts it through point. No chance for Tahir this time. Customary handshakes taking place as INDIA WIN BY 6 WICKETS! |
| A smooth sail in the end for India as they cruise to a convincing win in their tournament opener! Chasing a target of 228 runs, they did lose Dhawan and Kohli quite cheaply but Rohit Sharma held one end strongly and stitched an 85-run stand with KL Rahul. South Africa managed to break that partnership and got an opening but MS Dhoni walked in and threaded yet another useful stand with Sharma to put this chase to bed. It turned out to be a really good game for Rohit, who after getting a life on 1 |
| For South Africa, it was yet another dismal batting show. They were put to a stern test by the Indian pacers and then were made to dance on the tunes of Yuzvendra Chahal. The Proteas managed a total in excess of 200 eventually and that was largely possible due to the partnership between Chris Morris and Kagiso Rabada. Not just with the bat, these two bowled with a lot of fire as well. They created many chances up front but didn't have luck going their way. The two wrist spinners, Imran Tahir and |
| Man of the Match, Rohit Sharma says it is a different experience than playing in India. Mentions there was something for the bowlers, so he could not play his natural game. Further adds he could not play the shots he loves and he had to play close to his body and concentrate more on leaving deliveries initially. Stresses building partnerships were the key, especially on this wicket. States it is the role of the batsmen in the middle to get the job done as they can't rely on one or two batsmen al |
| South Africa captain, Faf du Plessis says India were magnificent on a tough pitch. Adds that they have a really good bowling attack comprising of fine pacers at the start and then quality spinners later on. Mentions they did well to crawl back after the start they had but then the Indian spinners ran through the middle order. Tells that they still did well to get back in the game, however, they needed someone to do what Rohit did, score a ton. States they picked an extra spinner so that they cou |
| India skipper, Virat Kohli says the wait of the first game was very long. States this game was challenging and it was important to start off well. Tells that they did not win with a good run rate but the pitch was very challenging. Credits Rohit Sharma for his knock and praises the other batsmen for batting well around him. Adds they were going to bowl first had they won the toss as it is always tricky against the new balls initially. Stresses Bumrah is on another level and Chahal too was excell |
| That's all we have from this match. India have opened their campaign with a thumping win while South Africa have suffered their third loss in as many games. On Thursday, Australia will be getting ready to face West Indies at Trent Bridge. The action begins at 1030 local (0930 GMT). We look forward to your company then. In the meanwhile, you can switch tabs to get all the updates from the Bangladesh versus New Zealand match. Cheers! |
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