| 0.3 : 0.3: B Kumar to H Amla, FOUR! Amla is up and running! On a length outside off, Amla gets on top of the bounce and punches it between cover and point for a boundary! Wow. That is some sizing up from Virat Kohli. Straightaway, second slip moves out to a catching point position - almost a short point. Just 3 balls for a fielding change. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: B Kumar to H Amla, EDGED, WIDE, FOUR! This was coming. Something was coming. India have maintained a lid on the openers and in the last 2 overs, Amla has looked a bit itchy. A length ball outside off, Amla throws his bat at it, does not move his feet and gets a thick outside edge. It flies towards the slip cordon, but well wide of the wide first slip fielder to the third man fence. Amla moves to 11 now. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: B Kumar to H Amla, FOUR! Almost similar to the first boundary of the match. Fractionally short of good length outside off, but plenty of width. Amla punches it through the covers and gets the second boundary of the over. |
| 8.3 : 8.3: H Pandya to de Kock, FOUR! WHOOSH! De Kock trying to impose himself. Walks down the track and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 8.4 : 8.4: H Pandya to de Kock, EDGED, SAFE, FOUR! The ball is coming way too slow off the pitch. 'It looks more and more like an Indian pitch' comments Sunil Gavaskar on air. A length ball around off, once again de Kock walks down the track. He looks to flick but gets a leading edge which flies over point and finds the boundary. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: B Kumar to H Amla, FOUR! FABULOUS! One could watch that shot over and over again. Just delightful. A length ball outside off, Amla stands tall, gets on top of the bounce and punches it between cover and mid off for a boundary! |
| 9.4 : 9.4: B Kumar to H Amla, OUT c MS Dhoni b Bhuvneshwar Kumar. South Africa have lost their first wicket. |
| 11.4: H Pandya to A Markram, FOUR! A bad ball, down the leg side, tickled to the fine leg fence. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Y Chahal to de Kock, OUT! Straight to the man! A poor ball but Chahal will not mind. A short ball, there to be hit, de Kock rocks back to hit it. Attempts the pull but perhaps the extra bounce causes the ball to hit the bat a bit higher than it would normally have. He skews it high in the air and Hardik Pandya comes running in from the fence. Takes it easily. Both openers gone. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: K Yadav to A Markram, OUT! What is happening? Really poor cricket from South Africa and Markram. One understands that he was trying to stamp his authority but still, he could have kept it on the ground. Landed on middle and leg, Markram flicks it uppishly but straight to the man at deep mid-wicket. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is actually a few yards in and has to run back but he does so comfortably. Makes the catch look easy. The Indians are ecstatic while Markram is downcast. Heartbroken will be a |
| 13.5 : 13.5: K Yadav to D Miller, OUT! 3 wickets in the space of 6 balls! Thought Sri Lanka were playing in Chittagong. India are all over the home side here. Full and outside off, Miller leans to drive but the ball turns away a bit, takes the outside edge and goes straight to Ajinkya Rahane at first slip. Shadow practicing is done by Miller. Perhaps for the next game. 39/0 becomes 51/4. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: K Yadav to K Zondo, FOUR! Careful with the short ball if you are a South African batsman. Zondo pulls it but this is all along the ground, through mid-wicket. Bhuvneshwar Kumar puts in a valiant dive to his left but the ball is too quick for him. |
| 18.1: H Pandya to JP Duminy, FOUR! And straightaway runs come! Full and outside off, Duminy comes forward and drives it down the ground, past a diving mid off and finds the fence! |
| 18.3 : 18.3: H Pandya to JP Duminy, FOUR! A bit streaky but in the scoring books, it will read 5 boundaries in 15 balls off Pandya. A length ball outside off, Duminy slashes hard and gets a thick outside edge which flies past backward point and into the fence! Jasprit Bumrah rushes to his right, puts in a slide but while doing so, his left knee grazes the grass and he is hurt. Misses the ball too. |
| 22.3: H Pandya to K Zondo, FOUR! Cheeky! A length ball outside off, very close to the stumps, Zondo opens the face of his bat and guides it just to the left of that man at wide slip and finds the boundary! |
| 26.3: Y Chahal to K Zondo, OUT! It was going steadily until now for them but Zondo attempts to take on Chahal and pays the price. The choice of shot was not bad as such but the execution was not there. The leggie delivers his stock ball outside off, turning away after landing, the debutant tries to slog sweep but gets a top edge. The ball balloons in the air towards mid-wicket, Pandya gets underneath it and takes a simple catch in the second attempt. Yes, he failed to pouch it first up but then |
| 26.6 : 26.6: Y Chahal to C Morris, FOUR! Nice way to get going! Slower full ball outside off, Morris stretches forward and drills it through covers for a cracking boundary. It spoils a good over, still only 6 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 28.2 : 28.2: Y Chahal to JP Duminy, OUT! Duminy is trapped in front! Chahal roars in delight once again, his third wicket today. He lets out a full floated ball on middle, getting it to spin back in slightly, Duminy kneels to sweep but misses the ball completely. He is rapped on the pads, they appeal and the finger goes up. That looked plumb to be honest. Duminy however has a chat with his partner but then either he realizes or is told by the umpire that they don't have any review left. Big blow to Sou |
| 29.3 : 29.3: K Yadav to K Rabada, OUT! Gone this time! This one turns back into the batsman from around off, Rabada once again is clueless about which way it will turn. Stays back to defend but the ball spins back in sharply to thud him on the front pad. They appeal and once again the umpire nods. Things going from bad to worse for the Proteas. |
| 29.5 : 29.5: K Yadav to C Morris, SIX! Morris will go for his shots! A flighted ball on middle, Chris attacks it with all his might and launches it over long on for a biggie. |
| 30.3 : 30.3: Y Chahal to M Morkel, OUT! You cannot get more plumb than this! Chahal serves a leg spinner in the line of the stumps. It doesn't turn after landing as Morkel tries to flick from the crease. He misses the ball completely to get hit on the pads. The appeal follows and the finger is once again up from the umpire. Chahal has four, the Indian wrists spinners have 7 in total. Domination. |
| 31.5 : 31.5: J Bumrah to I Tahir, OUT! Timber! Bumrah delivers a sharp delivery, very full and just outside off, angling in too, Tahir with no footwork, just like a typical tailender, tries to push at it. He once again is beaten for pace and the off pole is disturbed. To take a single off the first ball and hand a number 10 the strike against Bumrah, Morris seriously made a mistake. |
| 32.2 : 32.2: Y Chahal to C Morris, OUT! All over for South Africa. Chahal gets his maiden 5-wicket haul in ODIs and thanks the heavens. A floated full ball outside off, Morris goes for an inside-out shot over covers but fails to get the desired distance. He is caught near the fence by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. South Africa are all out for 118, their lowest ODI total at home! |
| 0.3 : 0.3: M Morkel to R Sharma, SIX! Out of here, deep into the stand at mid-wicket. Morkel digs in a short ball and Rohit is quick to drops his weight on the back foot. Lovely transfer of weight and it's followed by a superb bat speed to execute the pull shot. Makes fine connection and sends it whistling into the crowd. He is one of the best Indian batsmen when it comes to pulling or hooking. |
| 2.3: M Morkel to S Dhawan, FOUR! A bit uppish but through the gap. Morkel offers width outside off, Dhawan strides forward and slaps it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: M Morkel to S Dhawan, FOUR! An overpitched ball outside off has been stroked with good timing through covers for a boundary. Doing it easily. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: K Rabada to R Sharma, FOUR! That's bread and butter for most subcontinent batsmen, they say. To me, most good batsmen are strong off their pads. A full ball on middle, Sharma tickles it through mid-wicket and fetches a boundary. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: K Rabada to R Sharma, FOUR! Fine shot! Short in length and around off, Sharma camps back and just uses the pace of the bowler to ramp it down towards third man for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: K Rabada to R Sharma, OUT! Rohit holes out and gets a mild sendoff from Rabada. He bowls a sharp shortish ball on middle, angling in, Rohit tries to glance it off his hips but the bounce gets a bit big on him. It comes from the upper half of the bat and balloons down towards long leg. Morne Morkel speeds across to his left, slides and completes the catch with ease. That wasn't an easy catch but the tall man made it look so. India lose a wicket but stay on top in this game. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: K Rabada to S Dhawan, FOUR! Cracking shot! Rabada bowls it full and outside off, Dhawan strides forward and strikes it fluently through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: C Morris to S Dhawan, FOUR! Edgy! Full length ball outside off, Dhawan edges his attempted drive and it dies in front of second slip before sneaking past to the fence at third man. |
| 7.6: K Rabada to V Kohli, SIX! Take that for a reply. Kohli knew another short ball was coming. He read the bowler's mind to perfection and was ready to execute his pull shot. As soon as the ball reached in his half, he pulled it disdainfully over long leg for a flat biggie. |
| 8.6: C Morris to V Kohli, FOUR! Shot! Morris digs it in outside off, Kohli rises on his back foot and slams it over point for a boundary. 'Catch it' was the shout for a moment but nothing after that...someone went to retrieve the ball. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: I Tahir to S Dhawan, FOUR! A freebie by Tahir. Long hop on middle, Dhawan picks it in a trice, rocks deep inside the crease and hammer-pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence. No stopping this one. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: T Shamsi to S Dhawan, FOUR! This is something you will always get from a wrist spinner. Short and wide outside off, Dhawan attacks it and whacks it through point for a boundary. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: T Shamsi to S Dhawan, FOUR! Another poor ball by Shamsi, short and on middle, Dhawan this time goes on the other side of the field. Connects with his pull shot and finds the gap at mid-wicket. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: T Shamsi to S Dhawan, FOUR! Neatly done! A low full toss down the leg side, Dhawan gets down on one knee and sweeps it fine down the leg side for a boundary. Easy pickings. Shamsi not finding his length. Gave two short ones in his previous over and now a full toss to start this one. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: T Shamsi to V Kohli, FOUR! Loopy delivery landing too full outside off, Kohli gets on the front foot and pierces the gap at covers with his wristy drive. A boundary results. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: I Tahir to V Kohli, MISFIELD, FOUR! Quicker and flatter delivery on middle, Kohli flicks it through mid-wicket. Zondo in the deep takes it too casually and the ball sneaks through his legs. The debutant tries to recover and chase it down but fails. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: M Morkel to S Dhawan, FOUR! A proper heave-ho! Full in length around middle and off, Dhawan clears his front leg, opens his arms, flexes his muscles and dismisses it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: M Morkel to V Kohli, FOUR! Slapped away! Certain amount of arrogance in that shot. A good length delivery outside off, Kohli comes running down the track and whacks it over point for a boundary. |
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