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South Africa vs India Live Cricket Score, 6th ODI, India in South Africa, 6 ODI Series, 2018, February 16, 2018

SA 204/10 (46.5)
India beat South Africa by 8 wickets
IND 206/2 (32.1)
Match over
Commentary :
0.0 : The ODI series is done and dusted but we have the formalities to complete. We welcome you to the 6th and final game at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. With the series already in the bag, Virat Kohli has already leaked out the news to test the bench strength and it will be interesting to see who they bring in.
South Africa, on the other hand, have been hit by too many injuries due to which we have got to witness lopsided games. With Amla getting back to runs and AB de Villiers yet to arrive to the party, there is every chance for the Proteas to go for the kill as they will be playing for pride. Other important news is that, thunderstorms were predicted later in the day but it's bright and sunny at the moment and let's hope that it stays the same. Will it be yet another one-way traffic? Stay with us to
Toss - Markram flips the coin. Kohli calls Tails. Tails it is. India will field!
India skipper, Virat Kohli says they will bowl first. Feels the pitch is hard and dry and hence the decision. Further says as a good batting unit they want the challenge to chase the total and want the bowlers to get used to a situation they might encounter in a crunch game. Informs they have got one change. Shardul Thakur comes in and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been rested.
South Africa skipper, Aiden Markram says they are just striving to put out the perfect game today. Adds the pitch looks a cracker, a good batting surface and hopes for a great show. Informs they have made four changes. Imran Tahir, Chris Morris, Khaya Zondo and Farhaan Behardien come in for Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, JP Duminy and David Miller.
The Indian coach, Ravi Shastri is up for a chat. He says the way the boys have come out after 2-0 down in the Test series is outstanding. States their game plan is that only one man has to get a hundred and the score automatically touches 300. Feels that it has been working well for them as they don't take much pressure and take one game at a time. Opines it's been a fantastic tour for them. Appreciates the crowd for its support in each and every game. Reckons, the boys have stepped up, taken th
It's time for the National Anthems. It will be India's first followed by South Africa's. After the completion, we are all set to get rolling. The Protea openers are Hashim Amla and Aiden Markram. India to begin with Shardul Thakur first up. Two slips in place for him. Here he comes steaming in...
0.1 : S Thakur to A Markram, Starts off from over the wicket and drops it on a back of a length, just outside off. Gets a good amount of bounce as Aiden Markram hops and taps it beside the pitch.
0.2 : S Thakur to A Markram, FOUR! Onto it in a flash! South African skipper is up and running. What a hit this is. Thakur serves a bit of width outside off, some late shape away, Markram slaps it through cover-point to open his account with a boundary.
0.3 : S Thakur to A Markram, FOUR! Ahhh. This is even better! Riding the bounce as they says! Another short of a length ball, in the channel outside off, Markram rises on the toes and cracks it square of the wicket on the off side. Pierces the gap and picks up back-to-back boundaries.
0.4 : S Thakur to A Markram, Good stop, Rahane! Little bit outside the line of the off stump and it stays a touch low too. Aiden crouches and cuts it hard towards point where Rahane dives to his left to make a good stop.
0.5 : S Thakur to A Markram, Stays right behind the line and offers a straight bat.
0.6 : S Thakur to A Markram, Ahead of a length and on the stumps, Markram covers the line and once again defends it down. 8 from the first over.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl with the second new ball. A widish slip and gully for him.
1.1 : J Bumrah to H Amla, On a length and served outside off, Amla shoulders his arms. It rolls on the bounce to Dhoni.
1.2 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Edged and through! Bumrah lands it on a back of a length and gets it to zip off the surface with some bounce. Amla hangs back to defend but the ball takes the edge and flies between the gully and slip fielder. Amla gets off the mark in a streaky manner.
1.3 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Fuller in length, curling back in a touch, kept out off the back foot.
1.4 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Pitches it up outside off, comes back in, Aiden has it covered as he leaves it alone.
1.5 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Similar length ball, Markram plants his front foot across to make another assured leave.
1.6 : J Bumrah to A Markram, On a length outside off, nipping back in a bit, Aiden Markram once again shoulders his arms to it. Third in a row and a good first over from Bumrah comes to an end.
2.1 : S Thakur to H Amla, Angles it in on middle, the line is a bit too straight, Amla hops back and tucks it towards mid-wicket.
2.2 : S Thakur to H Amla, Nice line and length. In the tempting channel, Amla resists to let it be.
2.3 : S Thakur to H Amla, Length delivery, not much shape on this one, Hashim points his bat skywards to let Dhoni do some more work.
2.4 : S Thakur to H Amla, Fuller in length, angling in, Amla drives it straight to the cover fielder.
2.5 : S Thakur to H Amla, Tad short, some zip off the deck, Hashim Amla is happy to make another leave.
2.6 : S Thakur to H Amla, FOUR! In the air... but in the gap too! First boundary for Amla! Thakur keeps it full outside off, asks the batsman to go after it who obliges. Amla leans ahead and lifts it over covers. It was in the air for a while but flies well over the fielder for a boundary to spoil a good over.
3.1 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Markram lunges forward to a full ball and drives it towards Kohli at mid off.
3.2 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Edged but it falls well short! Angles it in from outside off, but this one doesn't rise as much as Markram expected it to be. He hangs his bat out at that, ekes out a soft edge which falls short of the man at widish slip.
3.3 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Is right behind the line and stabs it off the back foot towards cover.
3.4 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Good delivery! Bumrah bangs in a short one, directed towards the batsman, Markram arches back to evade it. Too much venom.
3.5 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Good length delivery, just outside off, punched off the back foot towards the cover fielder.
3.6 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Well-timed but for no runs! Fuller in length on off, driven sweetly by Markram but his opposite number at mid off is quick to get to his right to make a stop. A maiden for Bumrah!
4.1 : S Thakur to H Amla, Short of a good length delivery, tucked towards the man at square leg.
4.2 : S Thakur to H Amla, Back of a length delivery, skidding a bit this time, Amla shuffles across and with his one leg up in the air he looks to pull. Misses and wears it on the thigh pad.
4.3 : S Thakur to H Amla, A shout for an LBW! This one comes back in from a length outside off, Amla hops to clip it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. Thakur appeals but the height was an issue there.
4.4 : S Thakur to H Amla, This time Amla gets inside the line and rolls his wrists to pull it down to fine leg for a single.
4.5 : S Thakur to A Markram, FOUR! Just over mid-wicket! Shardul serves a length delivery on middle and leg, Aiden clips it towards mid-wicket. Shouts of Catch it! Go around but luckily for the Protea skipper, it evades a leaping Chahal at mid-wicket who isn't the tallest in the opposition. A boundary results!
4.6 : S Thakur to A Markram, Fullish ball on off, another well-timed drive but not in the gap. Straight to Kohli at mid off.
5.1 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Good length delivery on off, Amla presses forward in defense.
5.2 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Touch short outside off, punched off the back foot towards mid off.
5.3 : J Bumrah to H Amla, Leading edgeeeee! What was that? The two-paced nature of the surface? Fuller ball on the stumps, Hashim Amla, maybe, was a wee early in closing the bat face. Gets a leading edge but much to his delight the ball falls well short of Kohli at mid off.
5.4 : J Bumrah to H Amla, This is good stuff from Bumrah! He's not offering any width to let Amla free his arms. Tapped off the back foot by Amla towards point.
5.5 : J Bumrah to H Amla, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. 5 dot ball, another maiden coming up?
5.6 : J Bumrah to H Amla, FOUR! Nailed it! Off the meat it rushes to the fence! Amla once again spoils what was a good over. Short ball, angling in on middle, Amla swivels a touch and pulls it neatly through backward square leg for a boundary.
6.1 : S Thakur to A Markram, Shortish ball, on middle and leg, pushed towards mid on.
6.2 : S Thakur to A Markram, Fuller delivery on the stumps, worked wide of mid on for a single.
6.3 : S Thakur to H Amla, OUT! Amla walks! Shardul Thakur is off for a celebratory run as he draws first blood. But to be honest this wasn't a wicket-taking delivery by any means. Short ball, angling down leg, Amla walks across to help it on its way down to fine leg. Ends up gloving it towards Dhoni who moves swiftly to his left to take a regulation catch. Amla showed signs of returning to form in the last game but has flopped once again today.
AB de Villiers in at no. 3, replacing Amla.
6.4 : S Thakur to de Villiers, Wide! Another one down the leg side, de Villiers looks to glance it away but fails to get any wood on it.
S Thakur to de Villiers, On a length and attacking the stumps, AB defends it down gently.
6.5 : S Thakur to de Villiers, Chance of a run out! Back of a length delivery, coming back in, de Villiers has no room to work with as he chops it towards Shreyas Iyer at cover-point and sets off. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Replays show even though he had hit, Markram was home.
6.6 : S Thakur to A Markram, Slapped over the man at backward point for a couple of runs. 5 runs and a wicket off it.
7.1 : J Bumrah to de Villiers, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
7.2 : J Bumrah to de Villiers, Good length delivery on the off de Villiers hangs back and keeps it out.
7.3 : J Bumrah to de Villiers, FOUR! Not off the middle but AB de Villiers will take it! Fuller in length and in the corridor outside off, de Villiers looks to force it through covers but doesn't time it that well. Still finds the gap and Iyer from cover-point gives it a chase but the ball still wins the race.
7.4 : J Bumrah to de Villiers, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
7.5 : J Bumrah to A Markram, Veering on the pads, glanced on the bounce to the long leg fielder for a single.
7.6 : J Bumrah to de Villiers, Touch fuller on the stumps, bunted back to Bumrah who stops it in his followthrough.
First change then. Hardik Pandya is brought into the attack.
8.1 : H Pandya to A Markram, Pandya begins his spell with a short of a length delivery, Markram stabs it out towards cover.
8.2 : H Pandya to A Markram, Slower one on the stumps, punched towards mid on for a single.
8.3 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Fuller ball, angling in, wristed towards the man at mid-wicket.
8.4 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Shortish delivery, down the leg side, tucked fine down the leg side for a single.
8.5 : H Pandya to A Markram, What was that? The pitch is already playing its tricks. Slower cutter, served outside off, it sticks on the pitch and puts Markram into a dangle. Aiden, initially looks to drive and then waits and guides it off the outer half towards third man for a single.
8.6 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Defended off the back foot by the batsman.
9.1 : S Thakur to A Markram, Wide! Slips out a full toss down the leg side, Markram lets it be. A good take from Dhoni behind the stumps. My colleague quips saying, agreed he has got a wicket by bowling one down the leg side doesn't mean he will keep serving down the leg side.
S Thakur to A Markram, SIX! Boom! That's gone the distance! Short of a length delivery on middle, Markram transfers his weight on the back foot and pummels it over mid-wicket for a maximum. First one of the match.
9.2 : S Thakur to A Markram, Driven towards the cover fielder off the front foot.
9.3 : S Thakur to A Markram, Once again drives a fuller ball towards cover.
9.4 : S Thakur to A Markram, Good length delivery, angling in, AM looks to drive but gets it off the inner half back to the bowler.
9.5 : S Thakur to A Markram, OUT! What a catch! Shreyas Iyer takes a stunner here. Shardul Thakur gets his second and he is absolutely pumped up. It's the cutter, served a bit wider on off, Markram couldn't resist and looks to thrash it over cover. Doesn't get complete hold on this as Iyer stationed there, times his leap to perfection to take a lovely catch. He dropped a few in the series already but this should please him. So, both the South African openers are back inside the first Powerplay.
Khaya Zondo is the new man in, replacing Markram.
9.6 : S Thakur to K Zondo, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. 8 runs and a wicket off it.
Powerplay 2 signalled. Some respite for the fielding side as 4 players can now be placed outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over.
10.1 : H Pandya to K Zondo, No run.
10.2 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Length ball outside off, Khaya looks to defend but misses it completely.
10.3 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Strides ahead and defends it down.
10.4 : H Pandya to K Zondo, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
10.5 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Fuller and on the pads, flicked through square leg for a single.
10.6 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Shortish ball, gripping off the surface, de Villiers looks to pull but seems to be early into the shot. Gets it off the splice as the ball lands short of the man at mid-wicket. Excellent over form Pandya, just a run from this over.
Kuldeep Yadav is brought into the attack. Slip, leg slip in place.
11.1 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Tossed up delviery on middle, worked down to long on for a single.
11.2 : K Yadav to de Villiers, Loopy delivery on the stumps, bunted back to Yadav.
11.3 : K Yadav to de Villiers, Bowls a googly, de Villiers works it away on the leg side for a single.
11.4 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
11.5 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Around middle and leg, worked towards Iyer at mid-wicket who fumbles and concedes one.
11.6 : K Yadav to de Villiers, Turned away through backward square leg for a single.
12.1 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Back of a length delivery on middle, tucked behind square on the leg side for one.
12.2 : H Pandya to K Zondo, FOUR! Thrashed away! Short of a length delivery outside off, Zondo doesn't wait back as he stays back and slaps it over cover for a boundary.
12.3 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Looks to run it down towards third man but fails to get any wood on it.
12.4 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Shortish length delivery on the stumps, Zondo shuffles a bit and defends it towards the leg side.
12.5 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Slightly shorter length outside off, cut behind point for a single.
12.6 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Fuller ball, in the channel outside off, ABD shoulders his arms.
13.1 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Tosses it up generously, Zondo drives it back to Yadav.
13.2 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Waits back and dabs it towards short third man.
13.3 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Seeing Zondo dancing down the track, Yadav drags his length back, the batsman pads it away.
13.4 : K Yadav to K Zondo, A bit flatter through the air, worked in front of square leg for a single.
13.5 : K Yadav to de Villiers, Loopy delivery, turning in, de Villiers prods ahead in defense.
13.6 : K Yadav to de Villiers, Was that a catch? Tossed up delivery around middle, de Villiers looks to flick but it goes off something towards leg slip. A stifled appeal has been put in but the umpire shakes his head saying it was off the pads. Replays confirm the same.
14.1 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Good length delivery outside off, Zondo opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man for a single.
14.2 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Keeps it fuller in length and angling in, blocked off the front foot gently.
14.3 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Wider outside off, ABD lifts his bat to make a leave.
14.4 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Fullish delivery on the stumps, worked straight to mid on.
14.5 : H Pandya to de Villiers, Back of a length delivery outside off, dabbed fine down to third man for a single.
14.6 : H Pandya to K Zondo, KZ leans forward and drives it a bit squarer through point for a single to keep strike.
15.1 : K Yadav to K Zondo, FOUR! Bowls a full toss outside off, Zondo dances down the track and lofts it over the man at mid off for a boundary.
15.2 : K Yadav to K Zondo, FOUR! Half-tracker and it's put away. Yadav drops it short on middle, Zondo goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for another boundary.
15.3 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Flighted delivery around middle and off, kept out off the front foot.
15.4 : K Yadav to K Zondo, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
15.5 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Tossed up delivery around middle, Zondo comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler who takes it on the bounce.
15.6 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Flatter delivery on the stumps, defended with a straight bat.
Yadav's partner is back into the attack. It's Yuzvendra Chahal t roll his arm over now.
16.1 : Y Chahal to de Villiers, Tossed up delivery outside off, driven through cover for a single.
16.2 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, A bit too full around off, pushed back to the leggie.
16.3 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Drops it short and it turns away, slapped past point for a couple of runs.
16.4 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Good bowling! Tosses it up on the stumps, Zondo leans forward to defend but gets an edge which rolls along the ground towards slip.
16.5 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Flighted delivery outside off, driven through the cover region for one.
16.6 : Y Chahal to de Villiers, Flatter and shorter outside off, slapped off the back foot to sweeper cover for another single.
17.1 : K Yadav to de Villiers, Dipping in on middle and leg, clipped through square leg for a single.
17.2 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Eased back to the bowler who fumbles and deflects it towards mid off for one.
17.3 : K Yadav to de Villiers, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
17.4 : K Yadav to de Villiers, FOUR! Overpitched outside off, de Villiers lunges forward and opens the face of the bat and drives it through cover-point for a boundary.
17.5 : K Yadav to de Villiers, FOUR! How on earth did that miss the stumps? Kuldeep can't believe it and wears a surprised look on his face. Drops it on a length, this one turns back in sharply. AB stays inside the crease and looks to dab it away. The ball catches the inside edge and goes over the stumps to the fine leg fence. Dhoni had no time to react so can't call it a drop chance either. De Villiers survives a scare here.
17.6 : K Yadav to de Villiers, FOUR! This is ABD at his best! Yadav doles out a full toss outside off, de Villiers gets into the position early and reverse sweeps it past Chahal at backward point to end the over with third consecutive boundary. Big over for South Africa.
Drinks are on the field.
18.1 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Flattish delivery on the stumps, defended back to the bowler.
0.0 : Zondo is given out LBW but he is quick to take the DRS. Maybe, he has got an inside edge...
18.2 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Some spike on Ultra Edge! Chahal keeps it really full on the stumps, Zondo gets down to play the sweep but seems to have missed it completely to get hit on the pads. A loud appeal to which umpire Dar raises his finger. Zondo takes the review. Ultra Edge shows a spike as the ball passes the gloves. So the on-field call has to be overturned. Zondo survives!
18.3 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, SIX! That has been clubbed! Chahal bowls it short on the stumps, Zondo immediately camps back and muscles the pull over deep mid-wicket for a maximum to bring up the 50-run stand between the two.
18.4 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Lunges ahead ans smothers it.
18.5 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
18.6 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, SIX! And again! This is even big. Zondo has picked the bones outta that one. 100 is up for South Africa and Zondo gets a fist punch from de Villiers. Another one on the shorter side, it's googly which went horribly wrong. Khaya rocks back and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for the second maximum of the over. 12 runs off the over!
19.1 : K Yadav to de Villiers, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single.
19.2 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Half-tracker on middle and leg, pulled down to long leg for just a single.
19.3 : K Yadav to de Villiers, Gets down and paddle it down to fine leg for one.
19.4 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Flatter and quicker through the line, blocked.
19.5 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Eases it down to long off to milk a single.
19.6 : K Yadav to de Villiers, Too full in length, AB jams it out.
20.1 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Floated delivery around middle and off, defended into the ground.
20.2 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
20.3 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Uses his feet and drives it to long off for a single.
20.4 : Y Chahal to de Villiers, Tossed up around off, defended off the front foot gently.
20.5 : Y Chahal to de Villiers, OUT! Chahal strikes gold!
Heinrich Klaasen is the new man in, replacing de Villiers.
20.6 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, 1 run.
21.1 : K Yadav to H Klaasen, No run.
21.2 : K Yadav to H Klaasen, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
21.3 : K Yadav to H Klaasen, Beaten! Bowls the googly and the South African keeper doesn't pick it up at all. Went back to cut but it turns away to beat him all ends up.
21.4 : K Yadav to H Klaasen, Klaasen works it away through square leg for a single.
21.5 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Loopy ball around middle, wristed towards the leg side.
21.6 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Khaya eases the drive to long off and will keep strike.
22.1 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Flighted delivery on off, blocked watchfully.
22.2 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Quicker through the air, Zondo hangs back in defense.
22.3 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Comes down the track to push it away but ends up padding it away.
22.4 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Flighted delivery on middle and leg, flicked straight to mid-wicket.
22.5 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. They pick up a single.
22.6 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, Loops it up outside off, Klaasen lunges forward in defense. Superb over from Chahal again, just 3 from his last two overs.
Hardik Pandya is recalled into the attack.
23.1 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Good length delivery, skidding off the surface, Khaya looks to pull but misses to get hit high on the thigh pad.
23.2 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Back of a length delivery outside off, punched wide of the cover fielder for a single.
23.3 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Outside off, Klaasen shoulders his arms to let it be.
23.4 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Fuller ball outside off, Heinrich doesn't play at it.
23.5 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Shortish outside off, defended towards the cover fielder.
23.6 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Drives a fuller delivery towards long off for an easy single.
24.1 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, Around middle and leg, nurdled through backward square leg for a single.
24.2 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Same line again, clipped through mid-wicket for a single.
24.3 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, Gives it good air, lands it full outside off, milked down to long off for one more.
24.4 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Tossed up again, but a bit too full, blocked off the front foot.
24.5 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Loopy delivery outside off, Zondo drives it by making some room through cover for a single.
24.6 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, 5 singles off the over! Loopy delivery outside off, driven down to long off.
25.1 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Fuller in length outside off, driven off the front foot but straight to the cover fielder.
25.2 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Angles in a length ball on off, Klaasen defends it by covering the line.
25.3 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Once again it's angles into the batsman, around off and Heinrich keeps it out from the inner half of the bat.
25.4 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Another mistimed shot! Pandya bowls it full and around off, Klaasen tries driving through the line but ends up inside edging it towards mid on.
25.5 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Fullish and on off, it's pushed with an angled bat to point.
25.6 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Good length ball on off, Klaasen pushes it from the crease and finds the gap through cover-point. A single to end a tidy over. 10 from the last five, very quiet going from the Proteas.
26.1 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, Tossed up ball outside off, spinning away, Klaasen leaves it alone.
26.2 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, This time the length is full around off, Heinrich shapes for the heave across the line but then decides to just dig it out back towards the bowler.
Leg slip in place.
26.3 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, Flighted and on middle, worked on the leg side but finds the fielder.
26.4 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, Full and around off, knocked down to long on for a single.
26.5 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Once again a full ball is eased down the ground for a single at long on.
26.6 : Y Chahal to H Klaasen, Floated and on off, it's defended from the crease to end the over.
27.1 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Short in length and it's pulled through square leg for a run.
27.2 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, Pitches it up this time, outside off, it's driven off the front foot but straight to mid off.
27.3 : H Pandya to H Klaasen, More of a mishit towards covers and they set off for a run. Dhawan attacks the ball, tries to take aim at the striker's end but loses his control over the ball.
27.4 : H Pandya to K Zondo, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
27.5 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Short in length and around off, too close to the body and Khaya tries to cut. Fails to make any contact and Dhoni fumbles slightly while collecting the ball.
27.6 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. The runs have dried up and no real intent shown by the current pair to score runs. Maybe, they want to take it deep and then open their arms.
Jasprit Bumrah is back on.
28.1 : J Bumrah to H Klaasen, Slants in a length ball on off, Klaasen flicks it on the leg side but finds the mid-wicket fielder.
28.2 : J Bumrah to H Klaasen, Slightly short this time, around off, Klaasen goes on his back foot and punches it down towards mid off.
28.3 : J Bumrah to H Klaasen, Once again it's little short in length, around middle, Heinrich taps it down to mid-wicket. Not finding the gaps and as a result the strike is not rotating enough.
28.4 : J Bumrah to H Klaasen, FOUR! This will release some pressure. Klaasen camps back inside the crease, fetches a length ball from outside off and powers it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. He looks a bit like Martin Guptill and now he has played one shot like him.
28.5 : J Bumrah to H Klaasen, Here is the response from a fast bowler. Yes, it's a bouncer but being a keeper, Heinrich knows all these traits of a bowler. He anticipates this bumper and easily evades.
28.6 : J Bumrah to H Klaasen, FOUR! Now, take that for a response from Klaasen. Once again he is quick to pick the short ball and nails his pull shot to the deep mid-wicket fence. Bumrah has a smile on his face. 8 from the over, more like a drop of water in the desert.
29.1 : S Thakur to K Zondo, Straighter in line, turned in the gap on the leg side for one.
29.2 : S Thakur to H Klaasen, Klaasen has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
29.3 : S Thakur to H Klaasen, Full and on off, Klaasen has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
29.4 : S Thakur to H Klaasen, FOUR! Fine shot! Klaasen is beginning to open up. This time he gives a little bit of charge to the bowler, takes the full ball head on and lofts it over mid off for a boundary.
Slight hold up in play. Heinrich Klaasen wants to change his head gear.
29.5 : S Thakur to H Klaasen, Fuller and around off, it's punched down the ground and goes on one bounce over the bowler. The mid off fielder quickly gets across to his right to stop it and the batsmen from crossing over.
29.6 : S Thakur to H Klaasen, A well-directed short ball, Klaasen pulls it across the line. Not entirely in control but it rolls behind square leg for a single.
30.1 : J Bumrah to H Klaasen, A touch short and on off, 140 kph, Klaasen pushes it right back.
30.2 : J Bumrah to H Klaasen, Back of a length delivery on middle and off, Heinrich punches it from the back foot to mid on.
30.3 : J Bumrah to H Klaasen, OUT! Great reflex catch by the Indian skipper! After bowling a couple of heavy balls, Bumrah tries the slower one and dishes it full and wide outside off. Klaasen senses the opportunity to blast it through the line but fails to beat the fielder at short cover. It's struck ferociously but Kohli stationed there grabs a terrific low catch. Made that look ridiculously easy. Another blow to South Africa as they lose a positive looking batsman in Heinrich Klaasen.
Farhaan Behardien is back in the XI and it's now his turn to bat.
30.4 : J Bumrah to F Behardien, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
30.5 : J Bumrah to F Behardien, Another forward defense offered by Behardien.
30.6 : J Bumrah to F Behardien, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single. Excellent over by Bumrah!
31.1 : S Thakur to F Behardien, Nearly guided it into Dhoni's gloves! A zippy delivery, dropping on a length outside off, Behardien tries to run it down to third man but misses. With a slip in pace, that's not the best choice of shot from Farhaan.
31.2 : S Thakur to F Behardien, OUT! Another ordinary choice of shot and Behardien is on his bike. But, what a catch by Bumrah in the deep! Tremendous catching by the Indians, they are not letting the intensity drop even in this inconsequential contest. Thakur digs in a short delivery around off, Behardien goes on his toes as he tries to slash it over point. But he fails to control his shot and execution is very poor. It flies in the air off the outer half of the bat and Bumrah takes a stupendous
Chris Morris is the new batsman.
31.3 : S Thakur to C Morris, Morris has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
31.4 : S Thakur to C Morris, Gets on the front foot and drives it back to the bowler.
31.5 : S Thakur to C Morris, Thakur nearly got his fourth! A short ball takes Morris by surprise and he goes for an instinctive pull shot. It takes the top edge but falls safely at fine leg. A single taken.
31.6 : S Thakur to K Zondo, Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. A run and a wicket from it!
Hardik Pandya is back into the attack.
32.1 : H Pandya to C Morris, A length ball around off, Morris defends it back.
32.2 : H Pandya to C Morris, Gets on the front foot and drives it back to the bowler.
32.3 : H Pandya to C Morris, Turns it off his pads to the leg side, finds the gap and takes a run.
Khaya Zondo, who has spent an eternity in the 40s, is on strike. In the 22nd over, he reached 40 off 44 balls and is on 47 now off 61 balls. Not enough rotation of strike from him and he has gone into a shell after the fall of AB de Villiers' wicket. Needs to shake himself up.
32.4 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Zondo has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
32.5 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Short and outside off, Zondo flashes and misses. Sudden loss of form for him.
32.6 : H Pandya to K Zondo, Short in length on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a run.
Drinks break. All going at a snail's pace for South Africa. There has been a drop in intensity and India have left no stone unturned in choking the flow of runs. The regular fall of wickets has not helped them either. Let's see how they finish.
Kuldeep Yadav is back on. A slip and leg slip in place.
33.1 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Spinning the other way, a bit on the shorter side, the batsman gets the time to wait and play. Brings his bat down and plays it wide of Rahane at first slip for a run.
33.2 : K Yadav to C Morris, Tossed up ball on middle and off, turning back in, Morris reads it well and nudges it behind square leg for a couple.
33.3 : K Yadav to C Morris, OUT! That's a horrible shot and Morris will be kicking himself. Kuldeep outfoxes him this time. The last ball turned back into the batsman and this one leaves him after landing on a fuller length around middle. Morris without paying much attention to the type of delivery, tries to heave it across the line over the leg side. His power is there but the away spin has brought his downfall. He skies a catch towards long off and Dhawan runs forward a bit from the deep to cat
Andile Phehlukwayo is in next.
33.4 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
33.5 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Fifty up for Khaya Zondo! An innings which started with a lot of positivity and intent surprisingly slipped into a slumber. He spent an eternity in the 40s before getting to the milestone. It's a gentle push down to long off for a run. He needs to stay there till the end now.
33.6 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Slower through the air, full and on off, Phehlukwayo defends it off his front foot.
34.1 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Tossed up ball outside off, driven to sweeper cover for a run.
34.2 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Andile has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
34.3 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
34.4 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Goes down and tries to reverse sweep, middles too but finds backward point.
34.5 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Gets on the front foot and drives it through mid off for a run.
34.6 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Flighted and on off, defended back to the bowler.
35.1 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Nearly a return catch! Flighted full ball on off, Andile drives it back uppishly and Kuldeep goes down to catch it. But it falls right in front of him and sneaks past to long off. A single taken.
35.2 : K Yadav to K Zondo, Flatter and shorter outside off, Zondo reaches out for it and slaps it with the spin to sweeper cover for a run.
35.3 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Beautiful delivery. Yadav slows this up and lands it full and outside off. Phehlukwayo tries to drive but is beaten by the away spin.
35.4 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, DROPPED! A googly bowled at a slower pace, Phehlukwayo without picking it goes hard at it and hits it back to the bowler. It's aerial and this time it carries as well but Yadav puts it down in his followthrough. He is in pain. Some damage done to the fingers.
Kuldeep Yadav has hurt his fingers. Hopefully, he has not split his webbing. Physio comes out. Good thing is that it's not his bowling hand. Kuldeep gets his fingers taped and is ready to bowl now.
35.5 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Loopy full ball around leg, Andile lunges and defends it back.
35.6 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, A bit on the shorter side and turning back into the left hander from outside off, Phehlukwayo goes back and turns it through square leg for a run.
36.1 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. No run.
36.2 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Advances down the track to a full ball and eases it to long on for a run.
36.3 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Floated full ball on off, driven right back and Chahal dived to his left to parry it towards the cover fielder.
36.4 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, In the air for a long time but falls safely. Goes with the spin, Khaya, and lofts it over extra cover for a couple. That was a calculative shot if he meant to do so! 150 up for South Africa!
36.5 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, Zondo has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
36.6 : Y Chahal to K Zondo, OUT! Khaya Zondo departs after playing a knock which will do good to his career not that much good to his team. South Africa needed him to last the distance. Another inside-out shot attempted by him, last time he went over extra cover but this time it's a bit squarer. Finds the fielder in the deep cover region and Hardik Pandya makes no mistake. Can they last 50 overs?
Morne Morkel is in next.
37.1 : K Yadav to M Morkel, Goes deep inside the crease and plays it with the spin to mid-wicket.
37.2 : K Yadav to M Morkel, Morkel has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
37.3 : K Yadav to M Morkel, Gets on the back foot and punches it to mid off.
37.4 : K Yadav to M Morkel, Morkel gets forward to a full ball and blocks.
37.5 : K Yadav to M Morkel, SIX! No bowler likes to get hit over his head, at least not while bowling to a tailender. But Morkel has done it. He gets forward with a big stride and muscles it down the ground for a biggie. 'Ab nahi maarega' (won't hit now) words of encouragement by MS Dhoni from behind the stumps.
37.6 : K Yadav to M Morkel, Knocks a full ball down through mid on for a run.
38.1 : Y Chahal to M Morkel, Spinning in from around off, helped through mid-wicket for a run.
38.2 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
38.3 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Connects well with his reverse sweep but finds the backward point fielder. A good stop by Dhawan.
38.4 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.
38.5 : Y Chahal to M Morkel, Extra slow delivery, 69 kph, Morkel fails to middle his flick shot.
Shout for an lbw, finger goes up after the completion of the appeal and Morkel takes the referral.
38.6 : Y Chahal to M Morkel, MISSING LEG! Morkel survives! A nicely tossed up leg spinner landing full on off, Morkel kneels to play the slog sweep but misses. He is hit on the pads, Chahal appeals and appeals and finally succeeds in getting the finger up from umpire Aleem Dar. Morkel takes the help of the DRS and they go upstairs. The Ultra Edge shows a little bit of spike but it's of the ball hitting the deck, not the under edge of the bat. Now, after taking quite a while we get the Ball Tracke
39.1 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Gets forward to a full ball and drives it to mid off.
39.2 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Gets back and punches it towards mid off again.
39.3 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Goes on the back foot to punch it through covers but gets a bit of outside edge. It rolls to point.
39.4 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Short and cut through point for a single.
39.5 : K Yadav to M Morkel, Jumps out of the crease to take it on the full and pushes it to long on for a run.
39.6 : K Yadav to A Phehlukwayo, Presses forward to a full ball and drills it to extra cover. Yadav is bowled out, 51/1 for him!
40.1 : Y Chahal to M Morkel, Allows the ball to spin back in and helps it behind square leg for a run.
40.2 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Short in length and outside off, smashed it to sweeper cover for a couple.
40.3 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
40.4 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Once again Andile is on the front foot as he blocks.
40.5 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Gets back to defend and pushes it off the outer half of the bat to point.
40.6 : Y Chahal to A Phehlukwayo, Phehlukwayo has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total. 10-0-38-2, Chahal is bowled out as well.
Hardik Pandya returns in the attack.
41.1 : H Pandya to A Phehlukwayo, Good length ball outside off, angling away, Phehlukwayo forces it to sweeper cover for a run.
41.2 : H Pandya to M Morkel, Width on offer outside off, Morkel cuts it behind point for a single.
41.3 : H Pandya to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Cracking shot! That was hit with immense power. Pandya switches to round the wicket and overpitches it outside off. Andile strides forward and drills it through covers.
41.4 : H Pandya to A Phehlukwayo, Another drive from the bat of Phehlukwayo but he finds the cover fielder this time.
41.5 : H Pandya to A Phehlukwayo, Phehlukwayo has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
41.6 : H Pandya to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Dhawan gifts a boundary! He wants runs on the board so that he can score them later. A low full toss around off, Phehlukwayo walks across the stumps and whips it wide of long on. Dhawan chases it to his left, does well to stop it with a slide but then ends up flicking it behind the rope. Bonus runs.
Jasprit Bumrah is back on.
42.1 : J Bumrah to M Morkel, Goes on the back foot and punches it back to the bowler.
42.2 : J Bumrah to M Morkel, Play and a miss! A length ball outside off, Morkel swings but misses.
42.3 : J Bumrah to M Morkel, Gets on the front foot and drives it through mid off for a run.
42.4 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, A yorker on middle, Phehlukwayo digs it out back to the bowler.
42.5 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Forces it down the ground to long on for a run.
42.6 : J Bumrah to M Morkel, Mix up, almost a run out! But for that, they needed a better throw. Bumrah offers room outside off, Morkel cuts it to point and looks for a run. His partner is hesitant initially but then responds. The point fielder has a shy at the bowler's end, it's too wide and the batsman makes it safely with a dive.
43.1 : H Pandya to M Morkel, SIX! Wow, Morne Morkel is having fun. Receives one full ball in his half, winds up for a big shot and hammers it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
43.2 : H Pandya to M Morkel, Short and outside off, cut through point for one.
43.3 : H Pandya to A Phehlukwayo, Back of a length ball outside off, tapped down towards gully for one.
43.4 : H Pandya to M Morkel, OUT! Morkel is disappointed with himself as he walks back. A short of a length delivery around off, Morkel stands tall inside the crease and slaps it in the air over covers. The ball finds Shreyas Iyer with precision in the deep. A handy cameo comes to an end, let's see what Imran Tahir does now...
43.5 : H Pandya to I Tahir, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.
43.6 : H Pandya to A Phehlukwayo, On a length outside off, played down to point.
Shardul Thakur is back on.
44.1 : S Thakur to I Tahir, Angles in a length ball on middle, Tahir turns it off his pads to mid-wicket. Looks for a run but is sent back. Reaches before the direct hit is made at his end by Bumrah.
44.2 : S Thakur to I Tahir, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
44.3 : S Thakur to I Tahir, Wide called for height! A bouncer which goes well over the head of the batsman.
S Thakur to I Tahir, Short and wide outside off, slower in pace, Tahir waits and slaps it to sweeper cover for a run.
44.4 : S Thakur to A Phehlukwayo, On the pads, nudged in front of square leg for one.
44.5 : S Thakur to I Tahir, Swing and a miss outside off. Dhoni fumbles, Tahir wants a run but is sent back.
44.6 : S Thakur to I Tahir, Great shot from a number 10 but for no run. Too full in length outside off, Tahir plays a lovely square drive but finds point.
45.1 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Shortish and outside off, a mistimed punch shot to covers.
45.2 : J Bumrah to A Phehlukwayo, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
45.3 : J Bumrah to I Tahir, Follows the batsman down the leg side with a length delivery, Tahir helps it to mid-wicket.
45.4 : J Bumrah to I Tahir, OUT! Soft dismissal! Full ball outside off, Tahir gets forward and is early into his drive. Fails to get any sort of timing and pushes it aerially towards short cover. Kohli takes a good catch diving forward. 100th catch for him in the ODIs.
Lungi Ngidi is the last batsman.
45.5 : J Bumrah to L Ngidi, Appeal for an lbw! Bumrah angles in a full length ball around off, Ngidi tries to hit across the line but misses to get rapped on the back leg. They appeal but the umpire remains unmoved. The replays detect some inside edge.
45.6 : J Bumrah to L Ngidi, Shortish and outside off, Ngidi tries to cut but misses.
46.1 : S Thakur to A Phehlukwayo, Play and a miss! Thakur takes the pace off the bowler and bowls it wide outside off, Andile winds up for a big shot but misses.
46.2 : S Thakur to A Phehlukwayo, SIX! That's out of here! Plenty of width on offer outside off, it's on the shorter side and Phehlukwayo smacks it over covers for a maximum.
46.3 : S Thakur to A Phehlukwayo, SIX! Another big hit! This time it's a short ball on middle, Andile rides the bounce and powers his pull shot over fine leg for a biggie. 200 up for South Africa!
46.4 : S Thakur to A Phehlukwayo, A knuckle delivery, outside off, Phehlukwayo is deceived by it and misses the ball completely.
46.5 : S Thakur to A Phehlukwayo, OUT! Caught and bowled! Four-fer for Thakur! He bowls a length ball on middle, it holds up a bit onto the batsman who offers a straight bat. Ends up pushing it uppishly towards the bowler who dives to his right to take an excellent catch. SOUTH AFRICA BUNDLED OUT FOR 204!
Yet another disappointing batting show by the Proteas! They adopted a cautious approach up front but still lost both the openers inside the Powerplay. Then, the pair of AB de Villiers and Khaya Zondo batted with fluency and constructed a 62-run partnership in quick time. But once the former departed, it all went pear-shaped for the hosts. Khaya Zondo went into a shell and the batsmen coming in were not able to rotate the strike enough. Pressure mounted and it resulted in more wickets. In fact, t
Once again the Indian team was brilliant on the field. Their bowlers were patient throughout and were rewarded with wickets. Shardul Thakur after bowling an ordinary first over bounced back nicely and finished with a 4-wicket haul. The target is pretty straightforward and considering India's batting form, this should be chased down with ease. Having said that, cricket is a funny old game and sometimes these low targets prove to be tricky. Join us in a short while for the chase.