Indian bowlers struggled again! India gave the likes of Siraj and Yadav a chance but both didn't capitalize on it. Rohit used different combinations but none of it worked out. All the bowlers went for runs. Also, their fielding wasn't up to the mark. Mohammed Siraj dropped Rilee Rossouw twice, one when he was well early in his innings. A big score but ypu can bet on India to chase this down. Stay tuned for the chase.
...The Chase...
End of excellent batting performance from the Proteas. They started with a bang and had 200 on their mind and successfully achieved the target. Quinton de Kock gave a perfect start and he went on to continue his good form by scoring a fifty. Bavuma fell but Rilee Rossouw turned up for his team. He was the anchor of the innings and his ton has given South Africa a chance to avoid the clean-sweep. Not to forget the small cameo from David Miller which could prove to be a difference in the chas
What an innings from Rilee Rossouw. He was coming under come pressure into this game with a golden duck and a two-ball duck but have released all by hitting a wonderful century. He have made most of the lifeline given by India.
South Africa were looking for a score around 200 but they have finished well above what they thought for 24 runs in the final over bowling in the fag end remains a concern for Rohit Sharma.Â
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, A single to end but the damage was done earlier on! A yorker outside off, this is jammed down to long off for one. SH AFRICA END WITH 227!
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, ! Three in a row! Siraj, what have you done? He dropped Rille earlier on and now steps onto the ropes after taking the catch. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket. Siraj placed there takes it but steps on the ropes. A very casual approach. He should have had an idea about the ropes.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, ! BANG! Two in a row! Miller takes full toll of the Free Hit! This is the length he likes. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, NO BALL AND ! A high full toss and it is on the roof! That is a colossal hit! Miller smacks it well over the mid-wicket stand. That is huge, massive. New balls please. Also, a Free Hit is coming up.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, This is a really good over so far from Chahar! Shorter and slower one middle. Miller looks to pull but misses.
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, ! TAKEN! Not sure if why Stubbs wanted to play that when he can hit it down the ground so well. This is fuller and on middle, Stubbs looks to play the reverse paddle scoop but the ball is way too full to play that. It goes straight to short third man where Ashwin takes it.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, 100 for Rilee! His first in T20I cricket. Terrific innings. He got a life earlier on but take nothing away from the knock. Brutal batting. He brings it up by pulling this short ball through mid-wicket for one.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, BONUS RUNS! Down the leg side. Rilee misses the flick. Pant makes a half stop. Two taken.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Good change in length! Bangs it short, Rilee pulls it through square leg. A single taken.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, Well bowled! A yorker on middle, this is jammed down to long on for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, ! One-bounce and over the fence! Fuller and outside off, Stubbs nails it down towards long off, it goes more off the toe-end but boundary it is. 200 up.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, A yorker outside off, Rilee jams it out again but this time to deep point for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Fuller again and on middle, Rilee swings, it goes off the inside edge to short fine leg.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, ! Carved away! That has raced to the fence in no time! A yorker outside off, Rilee opens the face of the bat and plays it through point for a boundary.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A single to end! On middle, this is hit down to long on for one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is a powerful stroke! Rilee is into the 90s! A low full toss outside off, this is thumped down the ground to the long off fence.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is brilliant! Sails over the way! On middle, the paddle scoop is out, it sails over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Two more! On middle, this is hit down to long on. Two taken.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Another one on the pads, Stubbs works it through square leg and takes one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, NOT ! That pitched outside leg! That seemed the case right from the start! A yorker on the pads. Rilee looks to flick but misses. It rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. India review out of hope and replays show that they lost it. A really good over from Siraj despite the no ball, he does not concede a lot.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Brilliant cricket all-around! A yorker outside off, Rilee jams it out, it goes through point. Karthik in the deep, runs to his right, dives and keeps it down to two.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, NO BALL! A high full toss outside off, Stubbs slashes at it, it goes towards deep point where the catch is taken by it is a no ball. Free Hit coming up.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, WIDE! The execution was just about wrong! A wide yorker but it is well wide outside off. Stubbs fails to jam it out.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Another yorker, outside off, Rilee looks to go through covers but this goes off the inner half down to long on for another single.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, Really good from Siraj again! A yorker on middle, this is played down to long on for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, That is very good delivery! A yorker outside off, Tristan Stubbs looks to jam it out but misses.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, A yorker outside off, it is jammed out towards cover for a dot.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, ! A boundary to end the over! 15 runs off the over. 200 well possible from here. Full toss on middle. Rossouw slogs it in the gap to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.Â
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, On middle, this is pushed to long on for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, Full toss on middle. Rossouw miscues his shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, Short in length and outside off. Stubbs pulls, it goes off the top edge and falls in no man's land at mid-wicket. A single.Â
Deepak Chahar just tries to run out Tristan Stubbs as he was out of his crease. There was an opportunity but Chahar didn't remove the bails.Â
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, Wide! This is down the leg side. Wided.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, A single as this is hit to long off.Â
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, ! BANG! On middle, this is pulled high over deep square leg for a biggie.Â
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A low dipping full toss, slanting around leg. Stubbs looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Might be going down.Â
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Slanting on middle, this is flicked to square leg for a single.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Shorter and outside off, pulled to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, On middle, pushed to long on for one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! Yet another biggie for Rossouw! Patel tries the slower ball. Rossouw pulls it to deep square leg. Umesh Yadav there has half a chance as he leaps and gets a hand but only to parry it over for a six.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A single as this is tucked to deep mid-wicket.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Short of a length and outside off. Stubbs swings and misses.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A full toss, outside off. Rossouw miscues his loft to long on, wide of Dinesh Karthik at long on.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, This is outside off. Rossouw has to reach for it. He slaps it to covers for a single.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, A slower length ball, outside off. Rossouw looks to pull but misses.
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, On middle, played back to Patel.
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, ! This one comes with the angle, around middle and Stubbs reverse sweeps it to deep point, beating the fielder for a boundary.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Outside off, dragged to long on for one.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! FIFTY FOR ROSSOUW! Finally, something to cheer for Rossouw in this series. He has played a good innings here. Tossed up, outside off. this is slogged over mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Change. Axar Patel is finally in the action.
Umesh Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, ! Stubbs showing his power! Short in length and outside off. Stubbs takes the charge as he comes down the track and pulls it high over mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! Placed! Length ball, outside off. Rossouw guides it late past backward point for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, ! RUN OUT! Finally, India have the breakthrough and Shreyas Iyer has come up with some brilliance. Very full and outside off. De Kock drags it to square leg and calls for a quick couple. It was always tight and Shreyas Iyer was the fielder in the deep. He runs in, collects and throws it to the keeper, Pant who flashes the bails off. The replay shows Quinton de Kock was short despite a dive.Â
Umesh Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, Dropped! A length ball, outside off. Stubbs chips it straight to cover where Dinesh Karthik dives to his right and it was a nice height for him to catch but fails to hold on. A single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A dot to end Ashwin's spell. This is outside off and Rossouw leaves it alone.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Full toss and this is pushed to long on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Leg bye! Tossed up, around middle and leg, this was just angling downn. Rossouw gets on his knee as he looks to reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but the finger stays down. India take the review. No bat and the Ball Tracking shows it misses the stumps.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, guided to cover for another single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A fuller ball, outside off. Rossouw pushes it to long off for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is extraordinary! Very full and outside off. Rossouw just throws his bat at it. It goes more off the top edge but flies over point for a six. 18 runs off the over. Still no Axar Patel in the action.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Patel again fails to hit the mark as he serves a full toss. It is flicked to mid-wicket for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A single as this is hit to long off.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Wide! Angling down the leg side. Rossouw misses his flick.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, A full toss on middle, eased down to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, MORE! Quinton de Kock looks all set for a big score now! Length ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock waits and punches it ate through point for a boundary.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, ! The runs keep on coming. A length ball, angling on the pads. Quinton de Kock pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary. 100 up.
Drinks! This has been a superb start for the Proteas and they are well on course to score above 200. The ood thing for them is Rilee Rossouw is back among runs while De Kock looks in fine touch as well. India have to get better with the ball as too many freebies are not helping them.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! FINDS THE GAP! A slower one on off. Rilee walks across and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for another boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, De Kock slips towards the end. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket. They want two but de Kock slips and it is just the one.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, A low full toss outside off, it is driven to covers.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, ! THAT IS IN THE SLOT FOR DE KOCK! Brings his fifty up in style! Short and on middle. This is pulled over the square leg fence for a biggie. He is finding form.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Outside off, this is played through covers for one.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, De Kock misses out! On the pads, de Kock flicks but to short fine leg. A run taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, AND ! THAT SHOULD GAVE BEEN TAKEN! Would have been a welcome wicket! Rilee plays the slog sweep. It goes towards Siraj at square leg. He palms it over. End of a huge over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Another midfield and one! On this is hit towards cover who does not stop it cleanly. A single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, ! TOP SHOT! On middle, the reverse sweep comes out and it just cleara the point fence. Welcome one as things had gone quiet.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Quick run! On off, this is played to point for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Msifled and one! This is hit towards cover. Rohit lets it through and a run is taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On middle, defended.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, A single to end as this is slapped through covers. Good comeback by Patel.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Make that three in a row! Shorter and outside off. A little top close to cut, de Kock trues but misses.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Two dots in a row! De Kock steps out but yorks himself. He hits it to cover.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Drags his length back and cramps the batter for room. This is pushed to cover.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, ! UP AND OVER! RAINING BOUNDARIES NOW! Fuller and on off, this is lofted over mid off and into the fence.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Way down the leg side. De Kock looks to pull but misses. Wided.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A slower one to begin with, this is pushed towards cover for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! EDGY! Another huge over. Outside off, de Kock slashes. It goes off the outside edge and down to the third man fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, NOT ! RILEE IS IN! Short and slower. De Kock pulls it wide of long on and they go for two. The throw is to the bowler who whips the bails off. It is taken upstairs but replays show that the batter is in.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, Shorter and on the body, de Kock looks to pull but misses to get hit near the crouch.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, ! OVER THE FENCE! That is a poor ball. Short and it sits up to be hit. Rilee pulls it over the mid-wicket fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, this us clipped through square leg for one. Sensible batting.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Good length and on off, defended.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A single to end A decent Powerplay for South Africa! On the pads, Rilee looks to flick, it hits the pad and goes on the leg side for a leg bye.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, ! THAT IS A MASSIVE HIT! On middle, RR gets the slog sweep out and it sails into the mid-wicket stand.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Good stop! The reverse comes out, it is hit well towards backward point. Chahar dives and saves three for his side.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, it is tucked around the corner for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Tossed up on off, it is played back to the bowler.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, MORE! Two in a row! Again this is on the hips. Rossouw waits on the back foot and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! Rossouw is underway now! This is fuller ball on the pads, swinging away and Rossouw clips it past square leg for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Three dots after the wicket! Tight from Yadav! On middle. Rossouw looks to pull but mistimes it back on the deck.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Short in length and just down leg. Rossouw looks to pull but misses. Pant puts up an appeal and tries to convince his skipper but it looks like it went off the thigh pad.Â
Rilee Rossouw is the new man in.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, On middle. Blocked out.
Umesh Yadav to Temba Bavuma, ! TAKEN! Yet another low score from Bavuma as he departs just for 3 runs. Yadav strikes on his first ball. This is full and around off. Bavuma looks to go over covers but is a touch late and the bat turns in his hand. It goes more off the inner half and to mid-wicket where Rohit Sharma takes the catch. The tower lights made it hard for him to take the dolly.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, Floated ball on middle. Bavuma plays it straight to mid-wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, A single as this is hit to long off.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, ! Another boundary for De Kock! Flatter ball, slower in the air and on off. De Kock looks to punch over covers but gets an outside edge to third man for four runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Angles a full ball on the pads. De Kock mistimes his sweep to short fine leg.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, This is full and on middle. De Kock leans and tucks it to mid-wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, Tossed up on middle. Bavuma works it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, Leg bye. Short in length, slower and on the pads. Bavuma looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to point for a leg bye.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, This one swings in, around middle. Kept out.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, This is full and on middle. De Kock bunts it to mid-wicket for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Wide! A slower bouncer but it is above the head and a wide is signaled.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, guided to covers.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, ! De Kock is playing the aggressor! What a shot this is! A length ball, outside off. De Kock steps across and drags it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, A length ball, angling outside off. De Kock looks to punch it away but misses.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, 13 runs off the over! A slower ball on the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! This is sloppy from Siraj! On the pads again, De Kock flicks it on the up and over short fine leg for a boundary. It just bounces near the ropes.
Mohammed Siraj to Temba Bavuma, Bavuma is off the mark in the series! On a length and on middle. Bavuma flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, On a length and around off. De Kock punches it to covers for another quick single.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! BANG! This is full and on middle, in the slot. De Kock plays his favorite pick up shot over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, Siraj steams in and serves a full ball on middle, nipping in. De Kock drives it to mid on.
Who will bowl from the other end? It is Mohammed Siraj.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, A length ball, on the pads and swinging in. Bavuma looks to fend it away but gets hit on the pads. An optimistic appeal follows from Chahar.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, A single and South Africa are underway! This time good call from both the batters. This is around off. De Kock drops it to covers for a sharp single.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, This one swings away a bit, full and outside off, it is again driven to Iyer at mid off.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Chahar starts with a length ball, around off. De Kock taps it to mid off and calls for a quick single. Bavuma was ball watching while De Kock was halfway down but Shreyas Iyer mises his shy at the bowler's end and De Kock gets a lifeline. What a chance already.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Around off on a length and De Kock punches it to mid off.Â
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, On a length and on middle. Bavuma tucks it to mid-wicket. Excellent start from Deepak Chahar. Right on the money.
We are all set for the action. The Indian players are in a huddle with Rohit Sharma giving a pep talk. Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock are the openers for South Africa. Deepak Chahar has the new ball in hand. Here we go...
SH AFRICA (PLAYING XI) -Â Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius (in for Anrich Nortje), Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
Temba Bavuma says he wasn't sure what to do first. Adds this is an opportunity to get some runs for him. Tells that it is their last opportunity before going to Australia and they will take this as a serious game. Informs Nortje is rested and Dwaine Pretorius comes in. Shares they need to bowl with confidence and execute their plans.
Rohit Sharma says they will bowl first. Adds it is a high scoring ground and feels the pitch will not change much. Informs there are three changes. Rahul and Kohli are rested. Arshdeep has some back issues but nothing serious. Iyer, Yadav and Siraj replace them. Reckons as a team they want to improve further and tick boxes. On their bowling, they need to improve and challenge themselves.
INDIA (PLAYING XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer (in for Virat Kohli), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav (in for KL Rahul), Mohammed Siraj (in for Arshdeep Singh).
TOSS -Â India won the toss and ELECTED TO BOWL!
India have already got a big heart-attack with the injury to Bumrah. But they will look to move forward and find his replacement soon, starting from this match. South Africa on the other hand have to get better in all three departments. Miller and De Kock were back with runs but the form of their skipper, Bavuma and Rilee Rossouw is a big worry. Expect some changes from both the teams. Toss and team news coming up.
We are back for the chase.
Indian bowlers struggled again! India gave the likes of Siraj and Yadav a chance but both didn't capitalize on it. Rohit used different combinations but none of it worked out. All the bowlers went for runs. Also, their fielding wasn't up to the mark. Mohammed Siraj dropped Rilee Rossouw twice, one when he was well early in his innings. A big score but ypu can bet on India to chase this down. Stay tuned for the chase.
...The Chase...
End of excellent batting performance from the Proteas. They started with a bang and had 200 on their mind and successfully achieved the target. Quinton de Kock gave a perfect start and he went on to continue his good form by scoring a fifty. Bavuma fell but Rilee Rossouw turned up for his team. He was the anchor of the innings and his ton has given South Africa a chance to avoid the clean-sweep. Not to forget the small cameo from David Miller which could prove to be a difference in the chas
What an innings from Rilee Rossouw. He was coming under come pressure into this game with a golden duck and a two-ball duck but have released all by hitting a wonderful century. He have made most of the lifeline given by India.
South Africa were looking for a score around 200 but they have finished well above what they thought for 24 runs in the final over bowling in the fag end remains a concern for Rohit Sharma.Â
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, A single to end but the damage was done earlier on! A yorker outside off, this is jammed down to long off for one. SH AFRICA END WITH 227!
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, ! Three in a row! Siraj, what have you done? He dropped Rille earlier on and now steps onto the ropes after taking the catch. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket. Siraj placed there takes it but steps on the ropes. A very casual approach. He should have had an idea about the ropes.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, ! BANG! Two in a row! Miller takes full toll of the Free Hit! This is the length he likes. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, NO BALL AND ! A high full toss and it is on the roof! That is a colossal hit! Miller smacks it well over the mid-wicket stand. That is huge, massive. New balls please. Also, a Free Hit is coming up.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, This is a really good over so far from Chahar! Shorter and slower one middle. Miller looks to pull but misses.
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, ! TAKEN! Not sure if why Stubbs wanted to play that when he can hit it down the ground so well. This is fuller and on middle, Stubbs looks to play the reverse paddle scoop but the ball is way too full to play that. It goes straight to short third man where Ashwin takes it.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, 100 for Rilee! His first in T20I cricket. Terrific innings. He got a life earlier on but take nothing away from the knock. Brutal batting. He brings it up by pulling this short ball through mid-wicket for one.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, BONUS RUNS! Down the leg side. Rilee misses the flick. Pant makes a half stop. Two taken.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Good change in length! Bangs it short, Rilee pulls it through square leg. A single taken.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, Well bowled! A yorker on middle, this is jammed down to long on for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, ! One-bounce and over the fence! Fuller and outside off, Stubbs nails it down towards long off, it goes more off the toe-end but boundary it is. 200 up.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, A yorker outside off, Rilee jams it out again but this time to deep point for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Fuller again and on middle, Rilee swings, it goes off the inside edge to short fine leg.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, ! Carved away! That has raced to the fence in no time! A yorker outside off, Rilee opens the face of the bat and plays it through point for a boundary.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A single to end! On middle, this is hit down to long on for one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is a powerful stroke! Rilee is into the 90s! A low full toss outside off, this is thumped down the ground to the long off fence.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is brilliant! Sails over the way! On middle, the paddle scoop is out, it sails over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Two more! On middle, this is hit down to long on. Two taken.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Another one on the pads, Stubbs works it through square leg and takes one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, NOT ! That pitched outside leg! That seemed the case right from the start! A yorker on the pads. Rilee looks to flick but misses. It rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. India review out of hope and replays show that they lost it. A really good over from Siraj despite the no ball, he does not concede a lot.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Brilliant cricket all-around! A yorker outside off, Rilee jams it out, it goes through point. Karthik in the deep, runs to his right, dives and keeps it down to two.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, NO BALL! A high full toss outside off, Stubbs slashes at it, it goes towards deep point where the catch is taken by it is a no ball. Free Hit coming up.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, WIDE! The execution was just about wrong! A wide yorker but it is well wide outside off. Stubbs fails to jam it out.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Another yorker, outside off, Rilee looks to go through covers but this goes off the inner half down to long on for another single.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, Really good from Siraj again! A yorker on middle, this is played down to long on for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, That is very good delivery! A yorker outside off, Tristan Stubbs looks to jam it out but misses.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, A yorker outside off, it is jammed out towards cover for a dot.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, ! A boundary to end the over! 15 runs off the over. 200 well possible from here. Full toss on middle. Rossouw slogs it in the gap to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.Â
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, On middle, this is pushed to long on for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, Full toss on middle. Rossouw miscues his shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, Short in length and outside off. Stubbs pulls, it goes off the top edge and falls in no man's land at mid-wicket. A single.Â
Deepak Chahar just tries to run out Tristan Stubbs as he was out of his crease. There was an opportunity but Chahar didn't remove the bails.Â
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, Wide! This is down the leg side. Wided.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, A single as this is hit to long off.Â
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, ! BANG! On middle, this is pulled high over deep square leg for a biggie.Â
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A low dipping full toss, slanting around leg. Stubbs looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Might be going down.Â
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Slanting on middle, this is flicked to square leg for a single.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Shorter and outside off, pulled to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, On middle, pushed to long on for one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! Yet another biggie for Rossouw! Patel tries the slower ball. Rossouw pulls it to deep square leg. Umesh Yadav there has half a chance as he leaps and gets a hand but only to parry it over for a six.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A single as this is tucked to deep mid-wicket.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Short of a length and outside off. Stubbs swings and misses.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A full toss, outside off. Rossouw miscues his loft to long on, wide of Dinesh Karthik at long on.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, This is outside off. Rossouw has to reach for it. He slaps it to covers for a single.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, A slower length ball, outside off. Rossouw looks to pull but misses.
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, On middle, played back to Patel.
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, ! This one comes with the angle, around middle and Stubbs reverse sweeps it to deep point, beating the fielder for a boundary.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Outside off, dragged to long on for one.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! FIFTY FOR ROSSOUW! Finally, something to cheer for Rossouw in this series. He has played a good innings here. Tossed up, outside off. this is slogged over mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Change. Axar Patel is finally in the action.
Umesh Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, ! Stubbs showing his power! Short in length and outside off. Stubbs takes the charge as he comes down the track and pulls it high over mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! Placed! Length ball, outside off. Rossouw guides it late past backward point for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, ! RUN OUT! Finally, India have the breakthrough and Shreyas Iyer has come up with some brilliance. Very full and outside off. De Kock drags it to square leg and calls for a quick couple. It was always tight and Shreyas Iyer was the fielder in the deep. He runs in, collects and throws it to the keeper, Pant who flashes the bails off. The replay shows Quinton de Kock was short despite a dive.Â
Umesh Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, Dropped! A length ball, outside off. Stubbs chips it straight to cover where Dinesh Karthik dives to his right and it was a nice height for him to catch but fails to hold on. A single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A dot to end Ashwin's spell. This is outside off and Rossouw leaves it alone.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Full toss and this is pushed to long on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Leg bye! Tossed up, around middle and leg, this was just angling downn. Rossouw gets on his knee as he looks to reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but the finger stays down. India take the review. No bat and the Ball Tracking shows it misses the stumps.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, guided to cover for another single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A fuller ball, outside off. Rossouw pushes it to long off for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is extraordinary! Very full and outside off. Rossouw just throws his bat at it. It goes more off the top edge but flies over point for a six. 18 runs off the over. Still no Axar Patel in the action.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Patel again fails to hit the mark as he serves a full toss. It is flicked to mid-wicket for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A single as this is hit to long off.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Wide! Angling down the leg side. Rossouw misses his flick.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, A full toss on middle, eased down to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, MORE! Quinton de Kock looks all set for a big score now! Length ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock waits and punches it ate through point for a boundary.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, ! The runs keep on coming. A length ball, angling on the pads. Quinton de Kock pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary. 100 up.
Drinks! This has been a superb start for the Proteas and they are well on course to score above 200. The ood thing for them is Rilee Rossouw is back among runs while De Kock looks in fine touch as well. India have to get better with the ball as too many freebies are not helping them.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! FINDS THE GAP! A slower one on off. Rilee walks across and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for another boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, De Kock slips towards the end. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket. They want two but de Kock slips and it is just the one.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, A low full toss outside off, it is driven to covers.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, ! THAT IS IN THE SLOT FOR DE KOCK! Brings his fifty up in style! Short and on middle. This is pulled over the square leg fence for a biggie. He is finding form.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Outside off, this is played through covers for one.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, De Kock misses out! On the pads, de Kock flicks but to short fine leg. A run taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, AND ! THAT SHOULD GAVE BEEN TAKEN! Would have been a welcome wicket! Rilee plays the slog sweep. It goes towards Siraj at square leg. He palms it over. End of a huge over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Another midfield and one! On this is hit towards cover who does not stop it cleanly. A single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, ! TOP SHOT! On middle, the reverse sweep comes out and it just cleara the point fence. Welcome one as things had gone quiet.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Quick run! On off, this is played to point for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Msifled and one! This is hit towards cover. Rohit lets it through and a run is taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On middle, defended.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, A single to end as this is slapped through covers. Good comeback by Patel.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Make that three in a row! Shorter and outside off. A little top close to cut, de Kock trues but misses.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Two dots in a row! De Kock steps out but yorks himself. He hits it to cover.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Drags his length back and cramps the batter for room. This is pushed to cover.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, ! UP AND OVER! RAINING BOUNDARIES NOW! Fuller and on off, this is lofted over mid off and into the fence.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Way down the leg side. De Kock looks to pull but misses. Wided.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A slower one to begin with, this is pushed towards cover for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! EDGY! Another huge over. Outside off, de Kock slashes. It goes off the outside edge and down to the third man fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, NOT ! RILEE IS IN! Short and slower. De Kock pulls it wide of long on and they go for two. The throw is to the bowler who whips the bails off. It is taken upstairs but replays show that the batter is in.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, Shorter and on the body, de Kock looks to pull but misses to get hit near the crouch.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, ! OVER THE FENCE! That is a poor ball. Short and it sits up to be hit. Rilee pulls it over the mid-wicket fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, this us clipped through square leg for one. Sensible batting.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Good length and on off, defended.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A single to end A decent Powerplay for South Africa! On the pads, Rilee looks to flick, it hits the pad and goes on the leg side for a leg bye.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, ! THAT IS A MASSIVE HIT! On middle, RR gets the slog sweep out and it sails into the mid-wicket stand.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Good stop! The reverse comes out, it is hit well towards backward point. Chahar dives and saves three for his side.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, it is tucked around the corner for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Tossed up on off, it is played back to the bowler.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, MORE! Two in a row! Again this is on the hips. Rossouw waits on the back foot and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! Rossouw is underway now! This is fuller ball on the pads, swinging away and Rossouw clips it past square leg for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Three dots after the wicket! Tight from Yadav! On middle. Rossouw looks to pull but mistimes it back on the deck.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Short in length and just down leg. Rossouw looks to pull but misses. Pant puts up an appeal and tries to convince his skipper but it looks like it went off the thigh pad.Â
Rilee Rossouw is the new man in.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, On middle. Blocked out.
Umesh Yadav to Temba Bavuma, ! TAKEN! Yet another low score from Bavuma as he departs just for 3 runs. Yadav strikes on his first ball. This is full and around off. Bavuma looks to go over covers but is a touch late and the bat turns in his hand. It goes more off the inner half and to mid-wicket where Rohit Sharma takes the catch. The tower lights made it hard for him to take the dolly.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, Floated ball on middle. Bavuma plays it straight to mid-wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, A single as this is hit to long off.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, ! Another boundary for De Kock! Flatter ball, slower in the air and on off. De Kock looks to punch over covers but gets an outside edge to third man for four runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Angles a full ball on the pads. De Kock mistimes his sweep to short fine leg.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, This is full and on middle. De Kock leans and tucks it to mid-wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, Tossed up on middle. Bavuma works it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, Leg bye. Short in length, slower and on the pads. Bavuma looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to point for a leg bye.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, This one swings in, around middle. Kept out.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, This is full and on middle. De Kock bunts it to mid-wicket for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Wide! A slower bouncer but it is above the head and a wide is signaled.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, guided to covers.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, ! De Kock is playing the aggressor! What a shot this is! A length ball, outside off. De Kock steps across and drags it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, A length ball, angling outside off. De Kock looks to punch it away but misses.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, 13 runs off the over! A slower ball on the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! This is sloppy from Siraj! On the pads again, De Kock flicks it on the up and over short fine leg for a boundary. It just bounces near the ropes.
Mohammed Siraj to Temba Bavuma, Bavuma is off the mark in the series! On a length and on middle. Bavuma flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, On a length and around off. De Kock punches it to covers for another quick single.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! BANG! This is full and on middle, in the slot. De Kock plays his favorite pick up shot over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, Siraj steams in and serves a full ball on middle, nipping in. De Kock drives it to mid on.
Who will bowl from the other end? It is Mohammed Siraj.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, A length ball, on the pads and swinging in. Bavuma looks to fend it away but gets hit on the pads. An optimistic appeal follows from Chahar.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, A single and South Africa are underway! This time good call from both the batters. This is around off. De Kock drops it to covers for a sharp single.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, This one swings away a bit, full and outside off, it is again driven to Iyer at mid off.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Chahar starts with a length ball, around off. De Kock taps it to mid off and calls for a quick single. Bavuma was ball watching while De Kock was halfway down but Shreyas Iyer mises his shy at the bowler's end and De Kock gets a lifeline. What a chance already.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Around off on a length and De Kock punches it to mid off.Â
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, On a length and on middle. Bavuma tucks it to mid-wicket. Excellent start from Deepak Chahar. Right on the money.
We are all set for the action. The Indian players are in a huddle with Rohit Sharma giving a pep talk. Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock are the openers for South Africa. Deepak Chahar has the new ball in hand. Here we go...
SH AFRICA (PLAYING XI) -Â Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius (in for Anrich Nortje), Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
Temba Bavuma says he wasn't sure what to do first. Adds this is an opportunity to get some runs for him. Tells that it is their last opportunity before going to Australia and they will take this as a serious game. Informs Nortje is rested and Dwaine Pretorius comes in. Shares they need to bowl with confidence and execute their plans.
Rohit Sharma says they will bowl first. Adds it is a high scoring ground and feels the pitch will not change much. Informs there are three changes. Rahul and Kohli are rested. Arshdeep has some back issues but nothing serious. Iyer, Yadav and Siraj replace them. Reckons as a team they want to improve further and tick boxes. On their bowling, they need to improve and challenge themselves.
INDIA (PLAYING XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer (in for Virat Kohli), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav (in for KL Rahul), Mohammed Siraj (in for Arshdeep Singh).
TOSS -Â India won the toss and ELECTED TO BOWL!
India have already got a big heart-attack with the injury to Bumrah. But they will look to move forward and find his replacement soon, starting from this match. South Africa on the other hand have to get better in all three departments. Miller and De Kock were back with runs but the form of their skipper, Bavuma and Rilee Rossouw is a big worry. Expect some changes from both the teams. Toss and team news coming up.
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We are back for the chase.
Indian bowlers struggled again! India gave the likes of Siraj and Yadav a chance but both didn't capitalize on it. Rohit used different combinations but none of it worked out. All the bowlers went for runs. Also, their fielding wasn't up to the mark. Mohammed Siraj dropped Rilee Rossouw twice, one when he was well early in his innings. A big score but ypu can bet on India to chase this down. Stay tuned for the chase.
...The Chase...
End of excellent batting performance from the Proteas. They started with a bang and had 200 on their mind and successfully achieved the target. Quinton de Kock gave a perfect start and he went on to continue his good form by scoring a fifty. Bavuma fell but Rilee Rossouw turned up for his team. He was the anchor of the innings and his ton has given South Africa a chance to avoid the clean-sweep. Not to forget the small cameo from David Miller which could prove to be a difference in the chas
What an innings from Rilee Rossouw. He was coming under come pressure into this game with a golden duck and a two-ball duck but have released all by hitting a wonderful century. He have made most of the lifeline given by India.
South Africa were looking for a score around 200 but they have finished well above what they thought for 24 runs in the final over bowling in the fag end remains a concern for Rohit Sharma.Â
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, A single to end but the damage was done earlier on! A yorker outside off, this is jammed down to long off for one. SH AFRICA END WITH 227!
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, ! Three in a row! Siraj, what have you done? He dropped Rille earlier on and now steps onto the ropes after taking the catch. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket. Siraj placed there takes it but steps on the ropes. A very casual approach. He should have had an idea about the ropes.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, ! BANG! Two in a row! Miller takes full toll of the Free Hit! This is the length he likes. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, NO BALL AND ! A high full toss and it is on the roof! That is a colossal hit! Miller smacks it well over the mid-wicket stand. That is huge, massive. New balls please. Also, a Free Hit is coming up.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, This is a really good over so far from Chahar! Shorter and slower one middle. Miller looks to pull but misses.
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, ! TAKEN! Not sure if why Stubbs wanted to play that when he can hit it down the ground so well. This is fuller and on middle, Stubbs looks to play the reverse paddle scoop but the ball is way too full to play that. It goes straight to short third man where Ashwin takes it.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, 100 for Rilee! His first in T20I cricket. Terrific innings. He got a life earlier on but take nothing away from the knock. Brutal batting. He brings it up by pulling this short ball through mid-wicket for one.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, BONUS RUNS! Down the leg side. Rilee misses the flick. Pant makes a half stop. Two taken.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Good change in length! Bangs it short, Rilee pulls it through square leg. A single taken.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, Well bowled! A yorker on middle, this is jammed down to long on for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, ! One-bounce and over the fence! Fuller and outside off, Stubbs nails it down towards long off, it goes more off the toe-end but boundary it is. 200 up.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, A yorker outside off, Rilee jams it out again but this time to deep point for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Fuller again and on middle, Rilee swings, it goes off the inside edge to short fine leg.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, ! Carved away! That has raced to the fence in no time! A yorker outside off, Rilee opens the face of the bat and plays it through point for a boundary.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A single to end! On middle, this is hit down to long on for one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is a powerful stroke! Rilee is into the 90s! A low full toss outside off, this is thumped down the ground to the long off fence.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is brilliant! Sails over the way! On middle, the paddle scoop is out, it sails over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Two more! On middle, this is hit down to long on. Two taken.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Another one on the pads, Stubbs works it through square leg and takes one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, NOT ! That pitched outside leg! That seemed the case right from the start! A yorker on the pads. Rilee looks to flick but misses. It rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. India review out of hope and replays show that they lost it. A really good over from Siraj despite the no ball, he does not concede a lot.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Brilliant cricket all-around! A yorker outside off, Rilee jams it out, it goes through point. Karthik in the deep, runs to his right, dives and keeps it down to two.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, NO BALL! A high full toss outside off, Stubbs slashes at it, it goes towards deep point where the catch is taken by it is a no ball. Free Hit coming up.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, WIDE! The execution was just about wrong! A wide yorker but it is well wide outside off. Stubbs fails to jam it out.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Another yorker, outside off, Rilee looks to go through covers but this goes off the inner half down to long on for another single.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, Really good from Siraj again! A yorker on middle, this is played down to long on for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, That is very good delivery! A yorker outside off, Tristan Stubbs looks to jam it out but misses.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, A yorker outside off, it is jammed out towards cover for a dot.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, ! A boundary to end the over! 15 runs off the over. 200 well possible from here. Full toss on middle. Rossouw slogs it in the gap to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.Â
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, On middle, this is pushed to long on for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, Full toss on middle. Rossouw miscues his shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, Short in length and outside off. Stubbs pulls, it goes off the top edge and falls in no man's land at mid-wicket. A single.Â
Deepak Chahar just tries to run out Tristan Stubbs as he was out of his crease. There was an opportunity but Chahar didn't remove the bails.Â
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, Wide! This is down the leg side. Wided.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, A single as this is hit to long off.Â
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, ! BANG! On middle, this is pulled high over deep square leg for a biggie.Â
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A low dipping full toss, slanting around leg. Stubbs looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Might be going down.Â
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Slanting on middle, this is flicked to square leg for a single.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Shorter and outside off, pulled to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, On middle, pushed to long on for one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! Yet another biggie for Rossouw! Patel tries the slower ball. Rossouw pulls it to deep square leg. Umesh Yadav there has half a chance as he leaps and gets a hand but only to parry it over for a six.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A single as this is tucked to deep mid-wicket.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Short of a length and outside off. Stubbs swings and misses.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A full toss, outside off. Rossouw miscues his loft to long on, wide of Dinesh Karthik at long on.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, This is outside off. Rossouw has to reach for it. He slaps it to covers for a single.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, A slower length ball, outside off. Rossouw looks to pull but misses.
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, On middle, played back to Patel.
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, ! This one comes with the angle, around middle and Stubbs reverse sweeps it to deep point, beating the fielder for a boundary.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Outside off, dragged to long on for one.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! FIFTY FOR ROSSOUW! Finally, something to cheer for Rossouw in this series. He has played a good innings here. Tossed up, outside off. this is slogged over mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Change. Axar Patel is finally in the action.
Umesh Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, ! Stubbs showing his power! Short in length and outside off. Stubbs takes the charge as he comes down the track and pulls it high over mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! Placed! Length ball, outside off. Rossouw guides it late past backward point for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, ! RUN OUT! Finally, India have the breakthrough and Shreyas Iyer has come up with some brilliance. Very full and outside off. De Kock drags it to square leg and calls for a quick couple. It was always tight and Shreyas Iyer was the fielder in the deep. He runs in, collects and throws it to the keeper, Pant who flashes the bails off. The replay shows Quinton de Kock was short despite a dive.Â
Umesh Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, Dropped! A length ball, outside off. Stubbs chips it straight to cover where Dinesh Karthik dives to his right and it was a nice height for him to catch but fails to hold on. A single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A dot to end Ashwin's spell. This is outside off and Rossouw leaves it alone.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Full toss and this is pushed to long on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Leg bye! Tossed up, around middle and leg, this was just angling downn. Rossouw gets on his knee as he looks to reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but the finger stays down. India take the review. No bat and the Ball Tracking shows it misses the stumps.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, guided to cover for another single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A fuller ball, outside off. Rossouw pushes it to long off for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is extraordinary! Very full and outside off. Rossouw just throws his bat at it. It goes more off the top edge but flies over point for a six. 18 runs off the over. Still no Axar Patel in the action.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Patel again fails to hit the mark as he serves a full toss. It is flicked to mid-wicket for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A single as this is hit to long off.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Wide! Angling down the leg side. Rossouw misses his flick.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, A full toss on middle, eased down to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, MORE! Quinton de Kock looks all set for a big score now! Length ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock waits and punches it ate through point for a boundary.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, ! The runs keep on coming. A length ball, angling on the pads. Quinton de Kock pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary. 100 up.
Drinks! This has been a superb start for the Proteas and they are well on course to score above 200. The ood thing for them is Rilee Rossouw is back among runs while De Kock looks in fine touch as well. India have to get better with the ball as too many freebies are not helping them.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! FINDS THE GAP! A slower one on off. Rilee walks across and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for another boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, De Kock slips towards the end. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket. They want two but de Kock slips and it is just the one.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, A low full toss outside off, it is driven to covers.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, ! THAT IS IN THE SLOT FOR DE KOCK! Brings his fifty up in style! Short and on middle. This is pulled over the square leg fence for a biggie. He is finding form.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Outside off, this is played through covers for one.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, De Kock misses out! On the pads, de Kock flicks but to short fine leg. A run taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, AND ! THAT SHOULD GAVE BEEN TAKEN! Would have been a welcome wicket! Rilee plays the slog sweep. It goes towards Siraj at square leg. He palms it over. End of a huge over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Another midfield and one! On this is hit towards cover who does not stop it cleanly. A single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, ! TOP SHOT! On middle, the reverse sweep comes out and it just cleara the point fence. Welcome one as things had gone quiet.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Quick run! On off, this is played to point for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Msifled and one! This is hit towards cover. Rohit lets it through and a run is taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On middle, defended.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, A single to end as this is slapped through covers. Good comeback by Patel.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Make that three in a row! Shorter and outside off. A little top close to cut, de Kock trues but misses.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Two dots in a row! De Kock steps out but yorks himself. He hits it to cover.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Drags his length back and cramps the batter for room. This is pushed to cover.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, ! UP AND OVER! RAINING BOUNDARIES NOW! Fuller and on off, this is lofted over mid off and into the fence.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Way down the leg side. De Kock looks to pull but misses. Wided.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A slower one to begin with, this is pushed towards cover for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! EDGY! Another huge over. Outside off, de Kock slashes. It goes off the outside edge and down to the third man fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, NOT ! RILEE IS IN! Short and slower. De Kock pulls it wide of long on and they go for two. The throw is to the bowler who whips the bails off. It is taken upstairs but replays show that the batter is in.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, Shorter and on the body, de Kock looks to pull but misses to get hit near the crouch.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, ! OVER THE FENCE! That is a poor ball. Short and it sits up to be hit. Rilee pulls it over the mid-wicket fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, this us clipped through square leg for one. Sensible batting.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Good length and on off, defended.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A single to end A decent Powerplay for South Africa! On the pads, Rilee looks to flick, it hits the pad and goes on the leg side for a leg bye.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, ! THAT IS A MASSIVE HIT! On middle, RR gets the slog sweep out and it sails into the mid-wicket stand.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Good stop! The reverse comes out, it is hit well towards backward point. Chahar dives and saves three for his side.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, it is tucked around the corner for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Tossed up on off, it is played back to the bowler.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, MORE! Two in a row! Again this is on the hips. Rossouw waits on the back foot and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! Rossouw is underway now! This is fuller ball on the pads, swinging away and Rossouw clips it past square leg for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Three dots after the wicket! Tight from Yadav! On middle. Rossouw looks to pull but mistimes it back on the deck.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Short in length and just down leg. Rossouw looks to pull but misses. Pant puts up an appeal and tries to convince his skipper but it looks like it went off the thigh pad.Â
Rilee Rossouw is the new man in.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, On middle. Blocked out.
Umesh Yadav to Temba Bavuma, ! TAKEN! Yet another low score from Bavuma as he departs just for 3 runs. Yadav strikes on his first ball. This is full and around off. Bavuma looks to go over covers but is a touch late and the bat turns in his hand. It goes more off the inner half and to mid-wicket where Rohit Sharma takes the catch. The tower lights made it hard for him to take the dolly.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, Floated ball on middle. Bavuma plays it straight to mid-wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, A single as this is hit to long off.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, ! Another boundary for De Kock! Flatter ball, slower in the air and on off. De Kock looks to punch over covers but gets an outside edge to third man for four runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Angles a full ball on the pads. De Kock mistimes his sweep to short fine leg.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, This is full and on middle. De Kock leans and tucks it to mid-wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, Tossed up on middle. Bavuma works it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, Leg bye. Short in length, slower and on the pads. Bavuma looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to point for a leg bye.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, This one swings in, around middle. Kept out.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, This is full and on middle. De Kock bunts it to mid-wicket for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Wide! A slower bouncer but it is above the head and a wide is signaled.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, guided to covers.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, ! De Kock is playing the aggressor! What a shot this is! A length ball, outside off. De Kock steps across and drags it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, A length ball, angling outside off. De Kock looks to punch it away but misses.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, 13 runs off the over! A slower ball on the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! This is sloppy from Siraj! On the pads again, De Kock flicks it on the up and over short fine leg for a boundary. It just bounces near the ropes.
Mohammed Siraj to Temba Bavuma, Bavuma is off the mark in the series! On a length and on middle. Bavuma flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, On a length and around off. De Kock punches it to covers for another quick single.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! BANG! This is full and on middle, in the slot. De Kock plays his favorite pick up shot over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, Siraj steams in and serves a full ball on middle, nipping in. De Kock drives it to mid on.
Who will bowl from the other end? It is Mohammed Siraj.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, A length ball, on the pads and swinging in. Bavuma looks to fend it away but gets hit on the pads. An optimistic appeal follows from Chahar.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, A single and South Africa are underway! This time good call from both the batters. This is around off. De Kock drops it to covers for a sharp single.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, This one swings away a bit, full and outside off, it is again driven to Iyer at mid off.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Chahar starts with a length ball, around off. De Kock taps it to mid off and calls for a quick single. Bavuma was ball watching while De Kock was halfway down but Shreyas Iyer mises his shy at the bowler's end and De Kock gets a lifeline. What a chance already.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Around off on a length and De Kock punches it to mid off.Â
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, On a length and on middle. Bavuma tucks it to mid-wicket. Excellent start from Deepak Chahar. Right on the money.
We are all set for the action. The Indian players are in a huddle with Rohit Sharma giving a pep talk. Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock are the openers for South Africa. Deepak Chahar has the new ball in hand. Here we go...
SH AFRICA (PLAYING XI) -Â Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius (in for Anrich Nortje), Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
Temba Bavuma says he wasn't sure what to do first. Adds this is an opportunity to get some runs for him. Tells that it is their last opportunity before going to Australia and they will take this as a serious game. Informs Nortje is rested and Dwaine Pretorius comes in. Shares they need to bowl with confidence and execute their plans.
Rohit Sharma says they will bowl first. Adds it is a high scoring ground and feels the pitch will not change much. Informs there are three changes. Rahul and Kohli are rested. Arshdeep has some back issues but nothing serious. Iyer, Yadav and Siraj replace them. Reckons as a team they want to improve further and tick boxes. On their bowling, they need to improve and challenge themselves.
INDIA (PLAYING XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer (in for Virat Kohli), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav (in for KL Rahul), Mohammed Siraj (in for Arshdeep Singh).
TOSS -Â India won the toss and ELECTED TO BOWL!
India have already got a big heart-attack with the injury to Bumrah. But they will look to move forward and find his replacement soon, starting from this match. South Africa on the other hand have to get better in all three departments. Miller and De Kock were back with runs but the form of their skipper, Bavuma and Rilee Rossouw is a big worry. Expect some changes from both the teams. Toss and team news coming up.
We are back for the chase.
Indian bowlers struggled again! India gave the likes of Siraj and Yadav a chance but both didn't capitalize on it. Rohit used different combinations but none of it worked out. All the bowlers went for runs. Also, their fielding wasn't up to the mark. Mohammed Siraj dropped Rilee Rossouw twice, one when he was well early in his innings. A big score but ypu can bet on India to chase this down. Stay tuned for the chase.
...The Chase...
End of excellent batting performance from the Proteas. They started with a bang and had 200 on their mind and successfully achieved the target. Quinton de Kock gave a perfect start and he went on to continue his good form by scoring a fifty. Bavuma fell but Rilee Rossouw turned up for his team. He was the anchor of the innings and his ton has given South Africa a chance to avoid the clean-sweep. Not to forget the small cameo from David Miller which could prove to be a difference in the chas
What an innings from Rilee Rossouw. He was coming under come pressure into this game with a golden duck and a two-ball duck but have released all by hitting a wonderful century. He have made most of the lifeline given by India.
South Africa were looking for a score around 200 but they have finished well above what they thought for 24 runs in the final over bowling in the fag end remains a concern for Rohit Sharma.Â
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, A single to end but the damage was done earlier on! A yorker outside off, this is jammed down to long off for one. SH AFRICA END WITH 227!
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, ! Three in a row! Siraj, what have you done? He dropped Rille earlier on and now steps onto the ropes after taking the catch. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket. Siraj placed there takes it but steps on the ropes. A very casual approach. He should have had an idea about the ropes.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, ! BANG! Two in a row! Miller takes full toll of the Free Hit! This is the length he likes. Shorter and on middle, this is pulled over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, NO BALL AND ! A high full toss and it is on the roof! That is a colossal hit! Miller smacks it well over the mid-wicket stand. That is huge, massive. New balls please. Also, a Free Hit is coming up.
Deepak Chahar to David Miller, This is a really good over so far from Chahar! Shorter and slower one middle. Miller looks to pull but misses.
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, ! TAKEN! Not sure if why Stubbs wanted to play that when he can hit it down the ground so well. This is fuller and on middle, Stubbs looks to play the reverse paddle scoop but the ball is way too full to play that. It goes straight to short third man where Ashwin takes it.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, 100 for Rilee! His first in T20I cricket. Terrific innings. He got a life earlier on but take nothing away from the knock. Brutal batting. He brings it up by pulling this short ball through mid-wicket for one.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, BONUS RUNS! Down the leg side. Rilee misses the flick. Pant makes a half stop. Two taken.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Good change in length! Bangs it short, Rilee pulls it through square leg. A single taken.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, Well bowled! A yorker on middle, this is jammed down to long on for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, ! One-bounce and over the fence! Fuller and outside off, Stubbs nails it down towards long off, it goes more off the toe-end but boundary it is. 200 up.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, A yorker outside off, Rilee jams it out again but this time to deep point for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Fuller again and on middle, Rilee swings, it goes off the inside edge to short fine leg.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, ! Carved away! That has raced to the fence in no time! A yorker outside off, Rilee opens the face of the bat and plays it through point for a boundary.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A single to end! On middle, this is hit down to long on for one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is a powerful stroke! Rilee is into the 90s! A low full toss outside off, this is thumped down the ground to the long off fence.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is brilliant! Sails over the way! On middle, the paddle scoop is out, it sails over the fine leg fence for a biggie.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Two more! On middle, this is hit down to long on. Two taken.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Another one on the pads, Stubbs works it through square leg and takes one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, NOT ! That pitched outside leg! That seemed the case right from the start! A yorker on the pads. Rilee looks to flick but misses. It rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. India review out of hope and replays show that they lost it. A really good over from Siraj despite the no ball, he does not concede a lot.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Brilliant cricket all-around! A yorker outside off, Rilee jams it out, it goes through point. Karthik in the deep, runs to his right, dives and keeps it down to two.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, NO BALL! A high full toss outside off, Stubbs slashes at it, it goes towards deep point where the catch is taken by it is a no ball. Free Hit coming up.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, WIDE! The execution was just about wrong! A wide yorker but it is well wide outside off. Stubbs fails to jam it out.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Another yorker, outside off, Rilee looks to go through covers but this goes off the inner half down to long on for another single.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, Really good from Siraj again! A yorker on middle, this is played down to long on for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, That is very good delivery! A yorker outside off, Tristan Stubbs looks to jam it out but misses.
Mohammed Siraj to Tristan Stubbs, A yorker outside off, it is jammed out towards cover for a dot.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, ! A boundary to end the over! 15 runs off the over. 200 well possible from here. Full toss on middle. Rossouw slogs it in the gap to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.Â
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, On middle, this is pushed to long on for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, Full toss on middle. Rossouw miscues his shot to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, Short in length and outside off. Stubbs pulls, it goes off the top edge and falls in no man's land at mid-wicket. A single.Â
Deepak Chahar just tries to run out Tristan Stubbs as he was out of his crease. There was an opportunity but Chahar didn't remove the bails.Â
Deepak Chahar to Tristan Stubbs, Wide! This is down the leg side. Wided.
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, A single as this is hit to long off.Â
Deepak Chahar to Rilee Rossouw, ! BANG! On middle, this is pulled high over deep square leg for a biggie.Â
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A low dipping full toss, slanting around leg. Stubbs looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Might be going down.Â
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Slanting on middle, this is flicked to square leg for a single.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Shorter and outside off, pulled to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, On middle, pushed to long on for one.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! Yet another biggie for Rossouw! Patel tries the slower ball. Rossouw pulls it to deep square leg. Umesh Yadav there has half a chance as he leaps and gets a hand but only to parry it over for a six.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, A single as this is tucked to deep mid-wicket.
Harshal Patel to Tristan Stubbs, Short of a length and outside off. Stubbs swings and misses.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A full toss, outside off. Rossouw miscues his loft to long on, wide of Dinesh Karthik at long on.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, This is outside off. Rossouw has to reach for it. He slaps it to covers for a single.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, A slower length ball, outside off. Rossouw looks to pull but misses.
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, On middle, played back to Patel.
Axar Patel to Tristan Stubbs, ! This one comes with the angle, around middle and Stubbs reverse sweeps it to deep point, beating the fielder for a boundary.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Outside off, dragged to long on for one.
Axar Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! FIFTY FOR ROSSOUW! Finally, something to cheer for Rossouw in this series. He has played a good innings here. Tossed up, outside off. this is slogged over mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Change. Axar Patel is finally in the action.
Umesh Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, ! Stubbs showing his power! Short in length and outside off. Stubbs takes the charge as he comes down the track and pulls it high over mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! Placed! Length ball, outside off. Rossouw guides it late past backward point for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, ! RUN OUT! Finally, India have the breakthrough and Shreyas Iyer has come up with some brilliance. Very full and outside off. De Kock drags it to square leg and calls for a quick couple. It was always tight and Shreyas Iyer was the fielder in the deep. He runs in, collects and throws it to the keeper, Pant who flashes the bails off. The replay shows Quinton de Kock was short despite a dive.Â
Umesh Yadav to Tristan Stubbs, Dropped! A length ball, outside off. Stubbs chips it straight to cover where Dinesh Karthik dives to his right and it was a nice height for him to catch but fails to hold on. A single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A dot to end Ashwin's spell. This is outside off and Rossouw leaves it alone.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Full toss and this is pushed to long on for a single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Leg bye! Tossed up, around middle and leg, this was just angling downn. Rossouw gets on his knee as he looks to reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW but the finger stays down. India take the review. No bat and the Ball Tracking shows it misses the stumps.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, guided to cover for another single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A fuller ball, outside off. Rossouw pushes it to long off for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On middle, tucked to mid-wicket for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, ! That is extraordinary! Very full and outside off. Rossouw just throws his bat at it. It goes more off the top edge but flies over point for a six. 18 runs off the over. Still no Axar Patel in the action.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Patel again fails to hit the mark as he serves a full toss. It is flicked to mid-wicket for a single.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A single as this is hit to long off.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, Wide! Angling down the leg side. Rossouw misses his flick.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, A full toss on middle, eased down to long on for a single.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, MORE! Quinton de Kock looks all set for a big score now! Length ball, outside off. Quinton de Kock waits and punches it ate through point for a boundary.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, ! The runs keep on coming. A length ball, angling on the pads. Quinton de Kock pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary. 100 up.
Drinks! This has been a superb start for the Proteas and they are well on course to score above 200. The ood thing for them is Rilee Rossouw is back among runs while De Kock looks in fine touch as well. India have to get better with the ball as too many freebies are not helping them.Â
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! FINDS THE GAP! A slower one on off. Rilee walks across and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for another boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, De Kock slips towards the end. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket. They want two but de Kock slips and it is just the one.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, A low full toss outside off, it is driven to covers.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, ! THAT IS IN THE SLOT FOR DE KOCK! Brings his fifty up in style! Short and on middle. This is pulled over the square leg fence for a biggie. He is finding form.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Outside off, this is played through covers for one.
Umesh Yadav to Quinton de Kock, De Kock misses out! On the pads, de Kock flicks but to short fine leg. A run taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, AND ! THAT SHOULD GAVE BEEN TAKEN! Would have been a welcome wicket! Rilee plays the slog sweep. It goes towards Siraj at square leg. He palms it over. End of a huge over.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Another midfield and one! On this is hit towards cover who does not stop it cleanly. A single.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, ! TOP SHOT! On middle, the reverse sweep comes out and it just cleara the point fence. Welcome one as things had gone quiet.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Quick run! On off, this is played to point for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Msifled and one! This is hit towards cover. Rohit lets it through and a run is taken.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On middle, defended.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, A single to end as this is slapped through covers. Good comeback by Patel.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Make that three in a row! Shorter and outside off. A little top close to cut, de Kock trues but misses.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Two dots in a row! De Kock steps out but yorks himself. He hits it to cover.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, Drags his length back and cramps the batter for room. This is pushed to cover.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, ! UP AND OVER! RAINING BOUNDARIES NOW! Fuller and on off, this is lofted over mid off and into the fence.
Harshal Patel to Quinton de Kock, WIDE! Way down the leg side. De Kock looks to pull but misses. Wided.
Harshal Patel to Rilee Rossouw, A slower one to begin with, this is pushed towards cover for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! EDGY! Another huge over. Outside off, de Kock slashes. It goes off the outside edge and down to the third man fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, NOT ! RILEE IS IN! Short and slower. De Kock pulls it wide of long on and they go for two. The throw is to the bowler who whips the bails off. It is taken upstairs but replays show that the batter is in.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, Shorter and on the body, de Kock looks to pull but misses to get hit near the crouch.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, ! OVER THE FENCE! That is a poor ball. Short and it sits up to be hit. Rilee pulls it over the mid-wicket fence.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, this us clipped through square leg for one. Sensible batting.
Mohammed Siraj to Rilee Rossouw, Good length and on off, defended.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, A single to end A decent Powerplay for South Africa! On the pads, Rilee looks to flick, it hits the pad and goes on the leg side for a leg bye.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, ! THAT IS A MASSIVE HIT! On middle, RR gets the slog sweep out and it sails into the mid-wicket stand.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Good stop! The reverse comes out, it is hit well towards backward point. Chahar dives and saves three for his side.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, On the pads, it is tucked around the corner for one.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Rilee Rossouw, Tossed up on off, it is played back to the bowler.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, MORE! Two in a row! Again this is on the hips. Rossouw waits on the back foot and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, ! Rossouw is underway now! This is fuller ball on the pads, swinging away and Rossouw clips it past square leg for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Three dots after the wicket! Tight from Yadav! On middle. Rossouw looks to pull but mistimes it back on the deck.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, Short in length and just down leg. Rossouw looks to pull but misses. Pant puts up an appeal and tries to convince his skipper but it looks like it went off the thigh pad.Â
Rilee Rossouw is the new man in.
Umesh Yadav to Rilee Rossouw, On middle. Blocked out.
Umesh Yadav to Temba Bavuma, ! TAKEN! Yet another low score from Bavuma as he departs just for 3 runs. Yadav strikes on his first ball. This is full and around off. Bavuma looks to go over covers but is a touch late and the bat turns in his hand. It goes more off the inner half and to mid-wicket where Rohit Sharma takes the catch. The tower lights made it hard for him to take the dolly.Â
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, Floated ball on middle. Bavuma plays it straight to mid-wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, A single as this is hit to long off.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, ! Another boundary for De Kock! Flatter ball, slower in the air and on off. De Kock looks to punch over covers but gets an outside edge to third man for four runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, Angles a full ball on the pads. De Kock mistimes his sweep to short fine leg.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Quinton de Kock, This is full and on middle. De Kock leans and tucks it to mid-wicket.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Temba Bavuma, Tossed up on middle. Bavuma works it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, Leg bye. Short in length, slower and on the pads. Bavuma looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to point for a leg bye.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, This one swings in, around middle. Kept out.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, This is full and on middle. De Kock bunts it to mid-wicket for a single.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Wide! A slower bouncer but it is above the head and a wide is signaled.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Outside off, guided to covers.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, ! De Kock is playing the aggressor! What a shot this is! A length ball, outside off. De Kock steps across and drags it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, A length ball, angling outside off. De Kock looks to punch it away but misses.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, 13 runs off the over! A slower ball on the pads, nudged down to mid-wicket for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! This is sloppy from Siraj! On the pads again, De Kock flicks it on the up and over short fine leg for a boundary. It just bounces near the ropes.
Mohammed Siraj to Temba Bavuma, Bavuma is off the mark in the series! On a length and on middle. Bavuma flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, On a length and around off. De Kock punches it to covers for another quick single.
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, ! BANG! This is full and on middle, in the slot. De Kock plays his favorite pick up shot over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.Â
Mohammed Siraj to Quinton de Kock, Siraj steams in and serves a full ball on middle, nipping in. De Kock drives it to mid on.
Who will bowl from the other end? It is Mohammed Siraj.
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, A length ball, on the pads and swinging in. Bavuma looks to fend it away but gets hit on the pads. An optimistic appeal follows from Chahar.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, A single and South Africa are underway! This time good call from both the batters. This is around off. De Kock drops it to covers for a sharp single.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, This one swings away a bit, full and outside off, it is again driven to Iyer at mid off.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Chahar starts with a length ball, around off. De Kock taps it to mid off and calls for a quick single. Bavuma was ball watching while De Kock was halfway down but Shreyas Iyer mises his shy at the bowler's end and De Kock gets a lifeline. What a chance already.
Deepak Chahar to Quinton de Kock, Around off on a length and De Kock punches it to mid off.Â
Deepak Chahar to Temba Bavuma, On a length and on middle. Bavuma tucks it to mid-wicket. Excellent start from Deepak Chahar. Right on the money.
We are all set for the action. The Indian players are in a huddle with Rohit Sharma giving a pep talk. Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock are the openers for South Africa. Deepak Chahar has the new ball in hand. Here we go...
SH AFRICA (PLAYING XI) -Â Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius (in for Anrich Nortje), Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
Temba Bavuma says he wasn't sure what to do first. Adds this is an opportunity to get some runs for him. Tells that it is their last opportunity before going to Australia and they will take this as a serious game. Informs Nortje is rested and Dwaine Pretorius comes in. Shares they need to bowl with confidence and execute their plans.
Rohit Sharma says they will bowl first. Adds it is a high scoring ground and feels the pitch will not change much. Informs there are three changes. Rahul and Kohli are rested. Arshdeep has some back issues but nothing serious. Iyer, Yadav and Siraj replace them. Reckons as a team they want to improve further and tick boxes. On their bowling, they need to improve and challenge themselves.
INDIA (PLAYING XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer (in for Virat Kohli), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Umesh Yadav (in for KL Rahul), Mohammed Siraj (in for Arshdeep Singh).
TOSS -Â India won the toss and ELECTED TO BOWL!
India have already got a big heart-attack with the injury to Bumrah. But they will look to move forward and find his replacement soon, starting from this match. South Africa on the other hand have to get better in all three departments. Miller and De Kock were back with runs but the form of their skipper, Bavuma and Rilee Rossouw is a big worry. Expect some changes from both the teams. Toss and team news coming up.