| 2.5 : 2.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Perfect timing! Quinton de Kock gets the first boundary of his blade. Good length, outside off. Quinton de Kock hangs back and cuts it through point for a boundary. This was timed so well that the fielder had no chance to chase it down. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Janneman Malan, FOUR! Through the legs and another boundary! This is a really good start for South Africa! This is on a length and just outside off, Malan lets the ball come to him and then guides it towards point. The fielder there lets it through and it races away. The outfield is really quick. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Janneman Malan, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Bumrah gets an early wicket and Malan walks back for a low score. Really good from Bumrah. He was getting the ball to come back in and also leave the batter. This time he gets it to leave him, it is fuller and around off. Malan is not sure about which way the ball is going, he is quite rooted to his crease and just pushes his bat ahead. It takes a faint edge and the keeper does the rest. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! Exquisite! What a shot to get off the mark! Length and on off, Bavuma strokes it on the up and hits it through covers for a boundary. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Shardul Thakur to Quinton de Kock, FOUR! Up and over! Finally de Kock gets width and he pounces on it. Has an opportunity to free his arms and he makes use of it. It is full and outside off, de Kock hits it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 15.1: Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, OUT! TIMBER! The break does the trick for India as they get the big wicket of de Kock! Probably at the right time, he had got his eye in and would have started to step on the gas in a few overs. Ashwin is so good gainst the left-handers. Gets another one. This lands on off, slightly shorter, skids through. De Kock goes back to push at it but this one stays a touch low, he misses and the ball shatters the stumps. South Africa in troubel here. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! Driven wonderfully and that should ease the pressure on Bavuma! This is way too full and it is outside off, it is driven through covers for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Aiden Markram, OUT! RUN OUT! Markram is well short. Not sure if that risk was needed! Markram has gifted his wicket to the Indains and South Africa slip further. He pushes this to mid off and hits it quite firmly. Takes off for one. Venkatesh Iyer there, picks the ball up and throws down the stumps at the bowler's end. Indians start celebrating. It is taken upstairs and replays show Markram is short. |
| 20.5 : 20.5: Yuzvendra Chahal to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! That has been nailed! The sweep comes out, it is on middle, he rolls on wrists on top of the ball and hits it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Yuzvendra Chahal to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Nicely played! Rassie van der Dussen brings out the reverse sweep, he drags it from outside leg, it is hit through point for a boundary. |
| 22.3: Yuzvendra Chahal to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Swept away nicely! On middle, the sweep is out again, it is hit firmly through mid-wicket. Rassie is really making good use of the sweeps here. |
| 23.1 : 23.1: Shardul Thakur to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Rassie van der Dussen pounces on the opportunity and frees his arm now. A full toss, on off. Rassie van der Dussen strides forward and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie. Making the most of the Free Hit. |
| 24.2 : 24.2: Yuzvendra Chahal to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! The two batters are playing the sweep to great use here! Once again Bavuma goes down on one knee and hits it through mid-wicket. Boundary. |
| 24.5 : 24.5: Yuzvendra Chahal to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! That is driven wonderfully! This is way too full, Chahal gave this one a lot of air and bowls it on off. This is driven crisply through covers and it races away to the fence. |
| 27.6 : 27.6: Shardul Thakur to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! That is not where you want to bowl! A poor end to the over by Shardul who has been quite expensive! On the pads, this is worked fine on the leg side and this one races away to the fence. |
| 28.4 : 28.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! Top edge and a boundary! Everything at the moment, going South Africa's way! Short and on off, Bavuma looks to pull, he looks to drag it from outside off, it goes off the top edge, wide of the keeper and down to the third man fence. |
| 29.5 : 29.5: Yuzvendra Chahal to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! Nice and fine and the runs continue to flow! On the pads, Bavuma gets down on one knee and plays it fine on the leg side, it goes more off his glove and races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 34.4 : 34.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! Up and over! Back of a length, off-pace delivery, on leg. Bavuma stays back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Rassie van der Dussen is on a roll here. Back of a length, outside off, Rassie van der Dussen waits for the ball and lofts it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 39.4 : 39.4: Ravichandran Ashwin to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Nice shot! Tossed up, full and outside off. Rassie van der Dussen slaps it through covers for a boundary. The stands moves to 142. |
| 42.4: Shardul Thakur to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! BANG! Rassie van der Dussen is not going to take it slow anymore. Full length, on off. Rassie van der Dussen shuffles across, gets low and picks it up really well to dispatch it over the square leg fence. |
| 42.6 : 42.6: Shardul Thakur to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Short ball, outside off. Rassie van der Dussen cuts it through point and finds the boundary. He moves to 86. |
| 44.5 : 44.5: Shardul Thakur to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! SHOT! Full-length ball, on off. Rassie van der Dussen drives it through covers. An awakward bounce takes it away from Kohli at covers and into the fence. |
| 45.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Temba Bavuma, FOUR! Temba Bavuma gets it up and over. Short ball, on off. Bavuma looks to cut it away. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards third man for a boundary. |
| 47.5: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! Here we go! This is huge! Full toss, on the bodyline. Rassie van der Dussen gets on his knee and smokes it over the square leg fence for a biggie. The stands moves over 200 runs now. This is just brilliant. |
| 48.1 : 48.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Temba Bavuma, OUT! CAUGHT! A little too late but Bumrah sends back the Proteas skipper. A full-length ball, on middle Bavuma lofts it towards long on. He tries to replicate what Rassie van der Dussen in the last over but finds the fielder in the deep. KL Rahul takes a good catch in the end. |
| 49.3 : 49.3: Shardul Thakur to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! BOOM! Rassie van der Dussen makes the most of the Free Hit. Full length, on off. Rassie van der Dussen slog-sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. He moves to 129 which is also his highest score in ODIs. |
| 49.5 : 49.5: Shardul Thakur to Rassie van der Dussen, FOUR! Nicely played. Low full toss and outside off. Rassie van der Dussen gets low and sweeps it through mid-wicket for a boundary. He makes it look so easy. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Marco Jansen to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! STREAKY! Marco Jansen has his hands on his head. He cannot believe how that missed the stumps. A length ball, angled in on off. Dhawan gets an inside edge, the ball scoots past the stumps and runs down to the fine leg fence. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Marco Jansen to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! This is a glorious drive! A full-length ball, outside off. Dhawan presses forward and drives it through the cover region for a boundary. He gets his second boundary off Jansen but this time he timed it to perfection. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Aiden Markram to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Nice use of the feet. Full and on middle. Dhawan advances down the track and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 5.4: Marco Jansen to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! That is a poor ball! On the pads, this is flicked nicely through mid-wicket for a boundary. Dhawan is looking really good. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Marco Jansen to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Put away! Short and on middle, poor delivery with no fielder in the deep on the leg side. Dhawan pulls it through square leg and it races away to the fence. |
| 7.5 : 7.5: Marco Jansen to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Up and over. India finding it very easy at the moment. This is shortish and outside off, this is hit over point for a boundary. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: Aiden Markram to KL Rahul, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! There is the big wicket of the Indian skipper and Markram strikes. This is flatter and on off, Rahul plays for the turn. He looks to defend but this goes on with the arm. It takes the outside edge and de Kock takes it. Huge wicket as Rahul is very dangerous once he gets his eye in. Also, like most of the times, it is not the ball that turns but the one that goes on with the arm is what gets you out. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Aiden Markram to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Put away and Kohli is off the mark in style. A gift for him. Short and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket and it races away to the fence. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Keshav Maharaj to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! That is a poor ball to begin with! A total loosener. Short and down the leg side. Dhawan pulls it through fine leg for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: Keshav Maharaj to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! EDGY! Lucky boundary for Dhawan. Full and outside off. Dhawan hangs his blade out, it goes off the outside edge to third man and into the fence. He moves to 47. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Lungi Ngidi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! What a shot! Full length, on off. Kohli comes down the track and flicks it past mid on for a boundary. Ngidi cannot believe how has he hit that so good. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Lungi Ngidi to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Up and over! Dhawan picks the gap beautifully and brings up 100 for India. Full-length ball, outside off. Dhawan reaches out and loft it over covers for a boundary. |
| 20.4 : 20.4: Tabraiz Shamsi to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Nicely played. Floated, full and on leg. Dhawan gets low and looks to sweep it away, it goes off the top-edge and into the boundary at square leg. |
| 24.2 : 24.2: Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Put away nicely! Shorter in length and on the pads, Kohli rocks back and pulls it hard, it goes through square leg for a boundary. |
| 25.3 : 25.3: Keshav Maharaj to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! TIMBER! That is a rippa of a delivery! Wow! That came from nowhere. First real sign of the ball turning big in this innings. Dhawan and Kohli, both are taken by surprise here. This is shorter in length and outside off, Dhawan shapes himself to cut it, this one turns back in sharply goes under the bat and hits the stumps. Is that the wicket which changes the game? The stand which was taking the game away has been broken. 159 more needed in 147. Dhawan |
| 28.2 : 28.2: Tabraiz Shamsi to Virat Kohli, OUT! Top edge and taken! There is the wicket South Africa needed, the big fish, Virat Kohli, once again fails to covert his start into a big one and have to say, the hosts on top now. Also, the wicket has started to play tricks quite a lot now. This is tossed up, slower and on middle, Kohli who is not a natural sweeper, goes for it, the ball though sticks in the surface, Kohli is through his shot, it goes off the toe-end and it is a simple catch to Bavuma at |
| 31.1 : 31.1: Marco Jansen to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! There comes the shot which releases a little pressure! Fuller and on middle, easy pickings, it is driven hard down the ground for a boundary. |
| 32.4 : 32.4: Andile Phehlukwayo to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! This time he pays the price for bowling a little too straight, on the pads, this is worked behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 33.5 : 33.5: Lungi Ngidi to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! GLOVED AND TAKEN! Iyer walks back and South Africa now have control over this game. Shreyas was looking at so much ease but now falls! A short one down the leg side, Iyer looks to pull, once again this sticks in the surface. It goes off the glove as Iyer is through his shot. De Kock takes it. An appeal and the finger is raised. Now South Africa are into the all-rounders. India still 116 runs away. |
| 34.1 : 34.1: Andile Phehlukwayo to Rishabh Pant, OUT! STUMPED! That is magical work from de Kock! Wow! Probably one of the fastest stumpings we have seen. That is tremendous. This is down the leg side, de Kock is up to the stumps for Andile Phehlukwayo! Pant looks to flick but misses. He drags his back foot out as he tries to flick but misses. De Kock, collects it brilliantly and within no time, takes the bails off. He starts celebrating. It is referred and replays show that Pant is short. Body blow, P |
| 35.5 : 35.5: Lungi Ngidi to Venkatesh Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Venkatesh Iyer tries to break the shackles but holes out instead. A short ball, on off. Iyer stays inside the crease and hooks it towards deep square leg. He does not get the desired distance on it. Rassie van der Dussen takes a sharp catch in the deep. Lungi Ngidi gets his second wicket of the game. South Africa well on top here. |
| 37.1 : 37.1: Lungi Ngidi to Shardul Thakur, FOUR! Nicely played. Length ball, drifting down leg. Thakur glances it to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 38.3 : 38.3: Andile Phehlukwayo to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Brilliant from Andile Phehlukwayo, he gets his second wicket of the game. Into the tail-enders now, South Africa are in a hurry to end things here. A full-length ball, on off, it stays low after hitting the deck. Ashwin makes room and looks to push it to the off side but gets an inside edge and sees the ball shatter the stumps behind. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: Andile Phehlukwayo to Shardul Thakur, FOUR! Nicely played. Full, drifting down leg. Thakur glances it down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 40.4 : 40.4: Andile Phehlukwayo to Shardul Thakur, FOUR! Second boundary of the over. This is beautifully played. Overpitched. outside off. Thakur creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 42.2 : 42.2: Tabraiz Shamsi to Bhuvneshwar Kumar, OUT! Straight to the man! This time no mistake was commited. Bavuma is the catcher and Shamsi gets another one. On middle, this is flicked uppishly but straight into the hands of Bavuma. Soft dismissal. |
| 45.1 : 45.1: Marco Jansen to Jasprit Bumrah, TOP EDGE AND FOUR! India need a lot more! Shorter and on the body, this is pulled, it goes over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 47.3 : 47.3: Lungi Ngidi to Shardul Thakur, FOUR! Nicely played! Full length, wide outside off. Thakur reaches out and crunches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 47.4 : 47.4: Lungi Ngidi to Shardul Thakur, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. This time he gets lucky though. Full and outside off. Thakur gets it off the outside edge and bags a boundary at third man. |
| 47.5 : 47.5: Lungi Ngidi to Shardul Thakur, SIX! BANG! Three boundaries in a row and this is much better. Full length, on off. Thakur stays back and smokes it over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
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