India v/s South Africa 2nd ODI Match Commentary: India romp to stunning 22-run win

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• 14 Oct 2015, 08:44 PM

  FOUR. Morne Morkel comes out, gets a good length ball on off (for his height) and nonchalantly drives down the ground past a diving Rahane.

  OUT! South Africa have thrown away the match! Slightly wider outside off, similar length, Morkel drives without feet, Raina takes the catch at first slip, falls backwards as he does it.

  South Africa all out for 225.

  INDIA WIN BY 22 RUNS.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 08:41 PM

  Over 44

  Oh dear. Inside edge from Tahir, no feet. The edge of the bat makes a sound like the stump, but the ball merely trickles to the keeper.

  OUT! Imran Tahir is gone, and India are on the brink of an upset. Closer to off stump this time. Tahir drives without feet, with a straight bat. Faint edge to Dhoni, Tahir walks. SA have dug themselves this hole. 227/9.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 08:36 PM

  Over 43

  Another play and miss outside off by Rabada. Frozen feet.

  Morne Morkel is waiting to come in. Two tight overs could make it interesting on overs as well.

  FOUR. Rabada, with rooted feet, smashes the ball through extra cover. In the air for a while but he got just enough on it.

  FOUR. Short and slow, into the ribs, Rabada pulls without conviction but gets an edge to the fine leg fence. Poor bowling to tailenders.

  8 off the over, SA 221/8 after 43 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 08:32 PM

  Over 42

  Slower ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Rabada stops his shot.

  First run after 3 balls. Kumar needs a wicket. 

  "For every wrong decision, there is an equal and opposite wrong decision." - Vineet Kulkarni law of umpiring. #IndvsSA

  — Baby Ray Apte (@TheRainPoet) October 14, 2015

  Short and wide, Tahir slashes to sweeper cover. Too many easy runs being conceded here.

  Behardien's wicket was a horrid decision by umpire Vineet Kulkarni. Ordinary name, ordinary umpire? He's getting trolled on Twitter.

  SA 213/8 after 42 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 08:28 PM

  Over 41

  Rohit Sharma concedes a single to Rabada courtesy some poor fielding.

  Swing and a miss outside off stump.

  SA 211/8 after 41 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 08:18 PM

  Over 40

  OUT! Harbhajan has got the wicket he needed to get. Not the best way to get it. Down the leg side, umpire reckons Behardien got a touch on it as it was caught by Dhoni. The snickometer shows nothing at all, but there is no review here. SA 200/8. 

  SIX! Imran Tahir lifts Harbhajan into the stands for six.

  SA 208/8 after 40 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 08:13 PM

  Over 38

  FOUR. Streaky boundary from Rabada, drives on the up, no feet, but got it in the meat of the bat. If cover had been in place, it would have been straight down his throat.

  Tries it again, misses with the drive.

  Single off the last ball, SA 195/7 after 38 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 08:05 PM

  Over 37

  OUT! Dale Steyn is gone. Short ball, marginally slower than Steyn thought, he tried to go over mid off for some reason, and holed out at short extra cover. Umesh Yadav returns to take a crucial wicket. SA 186/7.

  SA have sort of self-destructed here. Kind of how they did against Pakistan in the World Cup league game, chasing a low score. The match is not over yet, but there have been many poor shots.

  It was Kohli again with the catch.

  Rabada is the new batsman, gets a fullish ball outside off and edges to wide third man for one.

  Behardien isn't doing much to get noticed, admittedly. He has blocked his way to 13 off 26 balls.

  Rabada swings at a ball outside off lazily. No feet, lucky not to get the edge.

  No run off the last ball, SA 188/7 after 37 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 08:03 PM

  Over 36

  Harbhajan into his 9th over. He needs to get at least one more wicket. For his team's sake - and his own. 

  Two off the first four balls without much threat.

  Just 2 off the over. SA 186/6 after 36.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:58 PM

  Over 35

  Two singles off straight drives off the first three balls of the Mohit over. Steyn seems to be getting into his groove.

  Behardien is 11 off 20, no one's talking about him. Now 12 off 21.

  Considering 247 to be a low score in an odi, we are witnessing a low scoring thriller after a long time . #IndvsSA

  — Sathish Kumar (@_SathishKumarG) October 14, 2015

  Oh. Great bouncer, short first, then sinks slowly and Steyn ducked just in time. The ball died just behind the stumps. 

  Three off the over. SA 184/6 after 35.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:55 PM

  Over 34

  SIX! Steyn goes with the turn, lifts Bhajji over deep midwicket for six. That was a giant of a shot.

  FOUR. Precious runs, and more bad luck for India. Steyn stays back instead of playing from the front foot, is squared up and edges the ball past a diving first slip for four.

  5th ball stops on Steyn as he continues to play back, he drops his hands and controls the shot at the last moment.

  10 runs off the over though there was just 1 poor delivery. SA 181/6 after 34 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:47 PM

  Over 33

  OUT! The Big Fish is gone! AB de Villiers' eyes lit up when he saw this for sure. Gentle length ball from Mohit Sharma outside off, De Villiers drives loosely, and Kohli dives at the ball inside of over, takes a brilliant catch to his left. SA 167/6.

  Not with the bat but Virat has shown a magnificent display of fielding today not once but twice! #IndvsSa @BCCI

  — AkShAtA (@MenInBlueDvotee) October 14, 2015

  De Villiers may be a great batsman, but he has slowly developed a tendency to throw away his wicket at crucial times.

  Dale Steyn is the new batsman. Some yorkers may be the order of the day. He looks like a big bloke with little clue out there.

  Beautiful drive from Steyn though, can't beat mid off as Kohli slows down the pace of the shot with a dive.

  Steyn edges the penultimate ball of the over to third man to get off the zero.

  On middle, Behardien (who everyone's been ignoring) gets two. SA 171/6.

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:41 PM

  Over 32

  3 runs off Harbhajan's returning over so far.

  4 off the over, SA 167/5.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:38 PM

  Over 30

  Axar Patel into his last over. 3/36 so far.

  The cover fielders have been relentlessly diving over the ball. Rahane is the culprit this time. 

  SA 152/5 after 30 overs

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:34 PM

  Over 29

  Wonderful scenes in Indoor stadium where #IndvsSA match is going on. Crowds cheering and waving their cells with torch ON is amazing!

  — Ravi Ghiyar (@ravighiyar) October 14, 2015

  Tight single off the third ball, which Mohit Sharma dives in vain to stop. He's clutching his wrist now. That was an idiotic and unscientific dive and India may pray the price if he can't bowl.

  2 off the over, SA 149/5 after 29 overs.

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:31 PM

  Over 28

  Four runs off five balls off the 9th Axar Patel over so far.

  De Villiers gets a single off the final ball. So much depends on him now. SA 147/5 after 28 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:28 PM

  Farhaan Behardien is the new batsman. He blocks the first ball. The crowd is electric.

  Almost gone! Farhaan edges outside off, almost like its the first over of a test match. Falls just short of Dhoni.

  SA 142/5 after 27 overs.

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:25 PM

  Over 27

  OUT! David Miller has gone off the first ball he faced, and now the game is on! Good bounce from Bhuvneshwar, decently probing line, Miller hangs his bat out and Dhoni dives to take the catch. SA 142/5.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:20 PM

  Over 26

  Axar Patel continues into his 8th over. 2/27.

  2 off the first 5 balls, but what India really need is wickets.

  OUT! Did I just say that? de Plessis makes 51 and then hits straight to short cover. Patel has 3/31. Plessis goes down the pitch, tries to go over extra cover, but can't get the elevation and Virat Kohli is directly in the way.

  SA 141/4 after 26 overs.

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:18 PM

  Over 25

  Peach of a ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, cross seam and late movement, Faf nearly edged it to Dhoni.

  FOUR. Good timing, through extra cover, moves to 49. Again the cover fielder can't get to it.

  Quick single off the last ball, reaches 50, has to put in a dive to prevent the run out. SA 139/3 after 25 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:12 PM

  Over 24

  Axar Patel returns, is driven through covers where the fielder again dives OVER the ball. This has been India's bane the whole bowling innings.

  Now an extremely quick single.

  OUT! This time Duminy has swept once too many times. This was fuller and straighter, faster as well. It was an across the line sweep, hit Duminy plumb in front. Duminy LBW for 36.

  AB de Villiers has come in to bat.

  SA 134/3 after 24 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 07:08 PM

  Over 23

  FOUR. Short ball, not great pace I think wide of off, and Faf has all the time in the world to pull it through midwicket for four.

  FOUR. Fuller ball, inside edge from Duminy, could have easily been bowled. Inside edges go for four though usually.

  FOUR. Short but not short enough again, sits up and pulled like a whiplash through square leg for four. SA 131/2 after 23 overs.

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:58 PM

  Over 22

  Suresh Raina continues, and is milked to long on for one.

  India desperately need a wicket. There is nothing much in the wicket though.

  #IndVsSA is trending in Pakistan. I finally figured out why India's been losing all these matches! *sigh*

  — Ayush Bhatia (@TheKalolGuru) October 14, 2015

  FOUR. Pitched slightly short, gentle turn, du Plessis rocks back to cut it through cover point for four.

  SA 118/2 after 22 overs.

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:54 PM

  Over 20

  Suresh Raina is the new bowler. India are really missing Ashwin. Desperate times.

  Swept for three runs off the first two balls.

  Swept again, this time it almost makes it to the fine leg fence. Two runs.

  Wonder why they never have a short fine leg for du plessis? Always his release shot. #IndvsSA

  — Nikhil Popat (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 14, 2015

  Six off the over with 2 balls left.

  FOUR. Too easy. Good length on off, just placed through covers off the backfoot, no one back at sweeper cover.

  Ten off the over, SA 103/2 after 20.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:51 PM

  Over 19

  Mohit Sharma continues.

  Rohit trying to impress the crowd with an South African like throw ends up giving 4 runs #IndvsSA Be yourself !

  — addicted (@addicted_7) October 14, 2015

  Good drive on the up from du Plessis, the outfield is fast and dewy, the fielder has to put in a desperate dive to stop one run.

  Pitched on leg, there for the flick, Duminy misses, muted appeal and 1 leg bye to SA.

  After 19 overs, SA are 93/3. 

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:46 PM

  Over 18

  Axar Patel continues, now in his 6th over.

  FOUR. Driven through the covers, fielder dives over it. A dive at sweeper cover results in a relay which the other guy can't get hold of. The ball trickles to the fence.

  SA 87/2 after 18 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:38 PM

  Over 16

  Leading edge from Duminy and Kohli dives over the ball at short cover. The crowd ooohs.

  After 16 overs, SA are 77/2. Harbhajan has bowled 6 overs for 27, Harsha Bhogle tells us on commentary.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:36 PM

  Over 15

  Three runs off three balls of this over so far.

  Only wickets and dot balls help India par result #IndvsSA

  — Vamshik kumar (@vamshikkumar) October 14, 2015

  Dot ball off the fourth. The run rate is not an issue here.

  Five singles off the over. SA 73/2 after 15.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:30 PM

  Over 14

  SA have been pulled back a bit courtesy the two wickets. de Villiers may also be injured, adding to their woes.

  Sweep shot gets Duminy 1, just 3 off the over so far.

  5 off the over , SA 68/2 after 14 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:28 PM

  Over 12

  OH! Deceived in the flight and the top spin, Duminy nearly falls over as he misses the defensive push. Dhoni flicks off the bails but the back foot is within the crease.

  3 off the over, SA 61/2 after 12 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:20 PM

  Over 10

  FOUR. de Kock decides to have a go at Harbhajan, makes room and swings over mid wicket.

  OUT! He makes even more room this time. Ball is short on off stump, de Kock goes down the ground, and hits it straight to long off. Double strike. SA 52/2.

  De Villiers injured WHAAAAAAT?! #IndvsSA

  — Hasanain Hooda (@HasanainHooda) October 14, 2015

  FOUR. Short and wide, cracked nonchalantly to the cover fence.

  SA 56/2 after 10 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:17 PM

  Over 9

  Axar Patel continues. India will terribly miss Ashwin today. Not a big target to defend.

  FOUR. Q de Kock cuts off the backfoot, Axar bowled marginally short and marginally wide this time. Weight transfer and body shape adds to the line and Kock gets four through point.

  SA 48/1 after 9 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:15 PM

  Over 8

  Harbhajan is getting the ball to turn and spit.

  The speed with which Dhoni removes the bail, Salman khan would never want him as a judge #IndvsSA #Dhoni

  — Het Acharya (@Hetacharya12) October 14, 2015

  Single off the last ball as Bhajji sprays down leg. SA 42/1 after 8.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:11 PM

  Over 7

  FOUR. Amla comes down the track and smashes Axar over midwicket for four.

  OUT! Tries to do it again, is foxed by the wider line and spin, and is stumped while he is well out of his ground. SA 40/1

  Big appeal off the last ball but the ball would have taken it down leg. SA 40/1 after 7 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:10 PM

  Over 6

  Harbhajan Singh has been introduced into the attack.

  Three runs off the first five balls, quite calmly done.

  Four off the over, SA 36/0 after 6 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 06:02 PM

  Over 5

  Harbhajan puts in a desperate and comical dive to stop a certain boundary through mid on. Kudos. Just a single.

  SA 32/0 after 5 overs. Relatively quiet over.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 05:58 PM

  Over 4

  DROPPED. Yadav bowls short, de Kock pulls, short mid on dives, takes it, then spoons it at the last moment. Tough catch.

  FOUR. Now full and in the slot on off. de Kock just drives through the line, four, no chance for mid off.

  FOUR. Beautiful wrists from Hashim Amla takes the ball to the wide long on fence. No pressure from India. SA 29/0 after 4 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 05:54 PM

  Over 3

  Half-appeal as Amla misses the flick to a ball that seamed back in. Hit on the pads but almost certainly going down leg.

  This time the line is wider and Amla flicks for one.

  FOUR. Bad line again, On the pads again and full. Kock flicks well, Dhawan dives desperately but to no avail.

  How could India under Dhoni/Kohli win a game if our bowlers don't have ability to take 10 wickets even in a single match ? #IndvsSA

  — Vicky AV (@iamVickyAV) October 14, 2015

  A quick single to the on side and SA are well and truly in their groove.

  SA 18/0 after 3 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 05:19 PM

  Over 1

  Hashim Amla and Quentin de Kock are out to the middle.

  Amla gets a single to third man for one off the 2nd ball.

  FOUR. Kumar drifts on the pads from a very straight ball, and is flicked to the on side boundary.

  5 off the over, SA 5/0 after 1 over.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 05:14 PM

  Over 50

  India's nemesis in the first ODI, Kagiso Rabada to bowl the last over.

  Dhoni gives room and comes down the track, Rabada follows and Dhoni can't get it away.

  Quick short ball, Dhoni pulls late and the ball falls just short of short midwicket.

  Quick and full, sears into off stump, Dhoni tries a scoop, misses and no run.

  Again a dot ball as Dhoni gives room and tries to clear the fence, plays early, down to long on, won't run the single.

  Oh dear. Dhoni lets it go as it was throat high, but the umpire just signals one for the over, Dhoni is flabbergasted.

  SIX. Sits up chest high, Dhoni can swing hard and connect well this time, and he just clears the deep midwicket fence. India 247/9 off 50 overs. 

  6 off the last balls as @msdhoni ends the Innings on 92.. this has to be one of the greatest knocks he has played recent time #IndvsSA

  — Mohammed Arif Khan (@mdarifkhan87) October 14, 2015

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 05:08 PM

  Over 49

  Dhoni slogs to long on but won't run the single. Can India reach 250?

  FOUR. Just back of a length outside off from Steyn and Dhoni lifts the ball over extra cover for four.

  FOUR. Short again from Steyn, not enough height at the point of contact. Dhoni's bat comes down like a whip, the ball hits a fairly meaty area and ends up at the square leg fence.

  Steyn is a really poor death bowler. Captains should bowl him out within 40 overs. #IndvsSA

  — jigar mehta (@jigsactin) October 14, 2015

  Now Dhoni takes a single off the 5th ball, leaving Mohit Sharma to play the last ball.

  Brilliant defence by Mohit, poor bowling from Steyn. Just short of full length and Mohit defends forward as the crowd roars. India 241/9 after 49 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 05:01 PM

  Over 48

  WIDE. Very wide and de Villiers dives full length to take it.

  A single to sweeper cover gets Dhoni on strike. I would want him to take most of the strike.

  FOUR! It's the bats these days. Dhoni merely flicks a length ball down the ground, gets it in a meaty portion of the bat and it nearly clears the fence.

  Wide ball. Dhoni was momentarily distracted during the bowler's run up, but it didn't matter.

  Yadav is not the right candidate. Vote wisely. #IndvsSA

  — Sagarcasm (@sagarcasm) October 14, 2015

  Almost yorked, but Dhoni gets a single off the last ball to keep strike. India 232/9 after 48 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:58 PM

  Over 47

  Umesh Yadav is the new batsman and defends the first ball.

  FOUR. Short, sits up and it is pounded through midwicket for four. The fielder dives over the ball.

  OUT! Yadav is gone. He tried to cut the ball fine, but it was slightly too close to the body and Yadav merely edged the ball to the keeper. India 225/9 after 47 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:49 PM

  Over 47

  Steyn comes back. Huge slog from Harbhajan to a fullish ball outside off, but misses completely.

  FOUR. Misdirected slower ball, short and wide outside off, so wide it would have been called wide if Bhajji had left it alone. Steyn lost it in the hand I think. Bhajji lifts the ball over extra cover for four.

  OUT! Now he is gone. Goes for a wild hoick to a ball on good length outside off, barely connects and the keeper takes the catch. Bhajji made 22 off 22 balls.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:51 PM

  Over 45

  After a single by Bhajji, Dhoni flicks a ball on the pads away to the fine leg fence. 200 up for India.

  Tahir bowls  very wide outside leg this time, hoping Dhoni would go for it, but he doesn't.

  SIX! Down the track comes Dhoni, and launches Tahir way back into the stands. Just over the sightscreen. The crowd has gone nuts.

  16 runs off the Tahir over as Harbhajan gets a single off the last ball. India 212/7 after 45 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:46 PM

  Over 44

  Morne Morkel is back.

  Bhajji slashes hard at a short ball outside off and misses.

  To the next ball Bhajji gives room, exposes his stumps and gets an underedge which just clears mid off. A single.

  Dhoni misses with the flick after walking across his stumps. The ball hits him on the pads and India get a single. There was an appeal but it was too high.

  Harbhajan carves through the off side, only a single to sweeper cover. India 196/7 after 44 overs.

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:35 PM

  Over 43

  SIX! Dhoni pulls Duminy into the stands for six. Reaches 55 in 57.

  FOUR. Bhajji slogs over the on side, the fielder fumbles a catch and its four.

  SIX! In the slot outside off, Bhajji swings hard and this time the ball clears the fence with ease.

  Beaten by the turn this time, walked outside off to cut it and missed. India 192/7 after 43 overs.

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:39 PM

  Over 42

   

  Morkel to run in

  Two runs from the over

  India 175-7

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:26 PM

  Over 41

  Rabada to continue

  40.1 Four runs. Dhoni pulls a short delivery over the short mid-wicket fielder to the fence

  40.3 Four runs. This time Dhoni cuts a wide delivery past the diving point fielder to the boundary. Moves to 48

  India 173-7

   

   

   

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:22 PM

  Over 40

  Tahir to bowl his ninth over

  39.3 OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar is cleaned up by Tahir and he is on his celebratory run. A delivery which pitched on leg and straightened and squeezed through the batsman's bat and pad to knock the leg stump

  Harbhajan Singh comes in

  Wicket maiden for Tahir

  ​India 165-7

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:15 PM

  Over 39

  Rabada back in the attack

  38.1 No ball. Rabada oversteps and India will get a free hit now

  38.1 B Kumar tries to pull but manages to just get a top edge, three fielders are around the ball but none are interested to take the catch  as it a free hit. Single recurs

  Six runs from the over

  India 165-6

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:13 PM

  Over 38

  Tahir to continue

  Four runs from the over

  India 159-6

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:10 PM

  Over 37

  Duminy to bowl

  36.2 Four runs. B Kumar sweeps and gets four for that. Beat the man at short fine leg and no one is at the boundary to stop it

  36.5 Six runs. Dhoni brings out the big shot from his bag. Launches Duminy in the crowd behind mid-wicket boundary

  India 155-6

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:05 PM

  Over 36

  Tahir back into the attack

  The run rate has again dipped below 4 runs per over

  India 142-6

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 04:03 PM

  Over 35

  Duminy continues

  Just a single from the over and Dhoni signals to the dressing for a change of bats. Looks like an heavier one is to brought in by the captain.

  India 138-6

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:58 PM

  Over 34

  Morkel runs in. B Kumar to face him

  Three runs from the over

  India's run rate has just touched 4 runs per over mark

  India 137-6

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:55 PM

  Over 33

  Duminy to continue

  The part time spinner keeps things quiet. Two runs from the over

  India 134-6

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:54 PM

  The best way to restrict run-scoring is by taking wickets...SA quite relentless throughout, and that for me is 'real aggression' #INDvSA

  — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 14, 2015

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:46 PM

  Over 32

  Steyn runs in to bowl

  31.3 Two runs. Dhoni drives on the back foot and takes a couple

  31.3 Two runs. This time the Indian captain pulls one to the square leg boundary and takes a couple

  31.5 One run. Dhoni take a single by dropping the ball on the leg side'

  India 132-6

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:43 PM

  Over 31

  Duminy to bowl

  One run for the over

  India 126-6

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:38 PM

  Over 30

  Steyn to Dhoni

   29.1 No run. On good length and Dhoni is on the back foot. Pushes at it and misses. De Kock pouches it behind the stumps

  29.2 one run. Takes a single down to third man

  29.3 OUT! Axar patel is trapped in front of the wicket. Steyn bowls over the wicket and gets one to pitch in line which straightens and Axar is caught napping. Would have hit the top of leg stump. India in dire straits

  Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the next batsman in

  India 125-6

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:36 PM

  Over 29

  Duminy to bowl

  28.6 Six runs. Axar Patel goes airborne as he launches Duminy over wide long off for a maximum

  India 123-5

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:30 PM

  Over 28

  Steyn comes back into the attack

  Just a single from the over. India 115-5

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:28 PM

  Over 27

  Duminy to continue

  Three runs from the over. India 114-5

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:21 PM

  Over 26

  Rabada into the attack

  25.6 Four runs. Dhoni swivels around and pulls Rabada to the fine leg fence. A boundary after a long time

  India 111-5

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:15 PM

  Over 24

  Morkel to continue

  23.4 OUT! Raina throws away his wicket. Short delivery on the leg stump and Raina's perennial problem crops up. Tries to fend at it and is caught by the keeper down the leg side. Wheels are coming off India's decorated batting line up

  Axar Patel comes in

  India 105-5

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:08 PM

  Over 23

  Tahir to continue

  22.2 OUT! Rahane is bowled round his legs. A genuine leg break from Tahir which Rahane wants to sweep, he misses it and the ball clips the leg stumps. Umpires check whether the came off the keeper and displaced the bails or not but that's not the case and Rahane has to go.

  Suresh raina the next man in

  India 102-4

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:04 PM

  Morkel replaces Steyn

  21.1 One run. Rahane runs down the ball to third man a takes a single

  21.2 Two runs. Dhoni drops the ball on the leg side and before the square leg fielder can return it to the keeper, he is back for a couple

  21.4 Four runs. Rahane brings up his 12th ODI fifty with a delightful upper cut over the keeper's head and that is 100 up for India also

  India 101-3

   

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 03:01 PM

  Over 21

  Tahir to Rahane

  Three runs from the over

  India 93-3

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:57 PM

  Over 20

  Behardine comes into bowl

  Dhoni to face him

  Four runs from the over

  India 90-3

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:48 PM

  Over 18

  Steyn to Kohli

  ​17.1 One run. Kohli straight drives the pacer and takes a single

  17.3. Two runs. Rahane flicks to square leg boundary and takes a couple

  17.4 One run. Dabs a short one to third man and takes a single

  17.5 One run. Kohli again takes a single by straight driving Steyn

  ​17.6. OUT! Virat Kohli is run out. Rahane could have been out in the first place, uppishly drives Steyn to mid off where Behardine misses a diving catch and the batsmen take a single but Kohli wants a couple and comes back for it. Rahane is not interested and puts his hands up, But Kohli by that time has reached the non striker's end by that time. Behardine throws it to De Kock he removes the bails in a flash. Kohli is disgusted. Hurls a barrage of words at Rahane and goes back to tha pavilion.

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:44 PM

  Over 17

  Tahir to continue

  Five runs from the over. It's car and mouse game between the bowler and the batsman now. Both looking to cash in on each others' mistakes.

  India 76-2

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:42 PM

  Perhaps larger competition is. between Kohli and Rahane to seal the number 3 spot ; 2nd ODI - Crucial contest.. #IndvsSA #SAvsIND

  — S.NaTh (@2shambhunath) October 14, 2015

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:38 PM

  Over 16

  Steyn replaces Duminy

  ​15. 2 Two runs. Virat Kohli converts a single into a couple. Plays the ball to third man and by the time Imran Tahir can return the ball, Kohli is back for the second

  15.5 One run. Cover drives on the back foot and strolls for a single

  India 71-2 and it's drinks

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:36 PM

  Over 15

  Imran Tahir to bowl for the first time

  Indians milking the singles very well. Four runs from the over. India 68-2

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:32 PM

  Over 14

  Duminy to continue

  Five runs from the over. India 64-2

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:26 PM

  Over 13

  Morkel to Dhawan

  ​12.3 OUT! Slower delivery on off stump and Dhawan is done in by the pace variation. Scoops it to JP Duminy at short extra cover

  Virat Kohli comes to the crease and the crowd is excited

  12.4 No run. Morkel greets him with a bouncer and the Indian vice-captain sways away from the line of the delivery

  12.5 No run. Edged but no damage done. Pushed at a wide delivery on off stump. It takes an edge but falls short of the slip fielder

  India 59-2

   

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:23 PM

  Over 12

  JP Duminy introduced

  11.1 Four runs. Dhawan greets Duminy with a boundary. Short delivery, Dhawan rocks on back foot and dispatches it to the mid-wicket fence

  11.6 two runs. Rahane cuts a short delivery but Behardine does good work at the boundary to keep it down to a couple

  India 57-1

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:17 PM

  Over 11

   

  Morkel to continue

  Four runs from the over. India 48-1

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:14 PM

  Over 10

  Rabada to Rahane

  9.5 Four runs. That is easy pickings fro Rahane. Short ball at waist height, the right hander pulls it to the mid wicket fence

  India 44-1

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:08 PM

  Over 9

  Morkel to Rahane

  8.1 Four runs. Rahane makes Morkel pay for a rank short delivery. Goes on the back foot and cut it over cover for yet another boundary

  8.3 One run. A single down to third man

  8.6 Four runs. Majestic straight drive from Dhawan fetches him a boundary

  India 39-1

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:03 PM

  Over 8

  Rabada to Dhawan

  7.4 Four runs. Dhawan lays into a full and wide delivery and AB de Villiers fails to stop the ball at extra cover. Great shot

  India 30-1

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 01:57 PM

  Over 7

  Morne Morkel replaces Steyn. Will bowl to Rahane

  ​6.2 One run. Rahane calmly guides a short pitched delivery to third man and takes a single

  6.5 One run. Dhawan tries to flick a ball on his pads, can't get the connection, the ball drops beside the pits after hitting his pads. The batsmen scamper for a single.

  India 24-1

   

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 02:00 PM

  Over 6

  Rabada to Dhawan

  5.2 No run. Full and out side off, Dhawan drives but finds the fielder at covers

  Maiden over from Rabada. India 20-1

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 01:49 PM

  Over 5

  Steyn to Rahane

  ​4.1 Four runs. An uppish cover drive  from Rahane fetches him a boundary

  4.2 No run. So close yet so far! Outswinger from Steyn which just misses Rahane's bat 

  4.4 Four runs. Some aggression from Rahane. Goes on the back foot to cut a short delivery and gets four for it

  4.5 Four runs, rahane is breaking loose. Flicks a delivery which is on the pads to the wide long on boundary

  India 20-1

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 01:44 PM

  Over 4

  Rabada to continue

  3.2 Four runs. Classical cover drive from Dhawan. The ball races to the fence

   

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 01:48 PM

  Over 3

  Steyn runs in

  2.2 One run. Dhawan drops the ball on the off side and sets off for a single, Rahane responds and dives to get in at the striker's end as Farhaan Behardine has a shy at the stumps

  One run from the over. India 4-1

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 01:35 PM

  Over 2

  Kagiso Rabada to share the new ball with Dale Steyn

  ​1.2 Two runs, Rohit drives a full pitched delivery and by the time Behardine dives and sends the back to the keeper, Rohit is back for a couple.

  1.4. OUT! Rabada has cleaned up the centurion of the previous match. Full pitched delivery which was moving in, hits Rohit's pads and slams into the off stump. Beaten fro pace

  India 3-1

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 01:29 PM

  Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan come to crease, windmilling their bats

  Dale Steyn to start the proceedings against Rohit

  Over 1

  0.1 No run, Rohit shoulders arms

  0.2 No run, glorious cover drive by Rohit but straight to the cover fielder

  0.3 No run, beautiful out swinger. Just misses the edge of Rohit's bat. De Kock collects it behind the stumps

  0.6 One run. Rohit drives on on the up to the extra cover region where the fielder picks it up and has a shy at the stumps at the non striker end, but Rohit is safe by then. India 1-0

  
• 14 Oct 2015, 01:30 PM

  SA XI: Q de Kock, H Amla, F du Plessis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, D Miller, F Behardien, D Steyn, M Morkel, K Rabada, I Tahir

  — BCCI (@BCCI) October 14, 2015

  IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, A Rahane, V Kohli, MS Dhoni, S Raina, A Patel, H Singh, B Kumar, M Sharma, U Yadav

  — BCCI (@BCCI) October 14, 2015