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India (Playing XI):
Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy

South Africa (Playing XI):
Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla

South Africa have won the toss and have opted to field

South Africa have won the toss and have opted to field

In reply to shivnotout

You late bhai ... I had to start up de wagon

In reply to Narper

wagon full tank?

Ramandeep Singh. The all-rounder is going to make his debut.

south africa won toss in all 3 games.

0.2
Marco Jansen to Samson, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Second time in two games Jansen has cleaned up Samson in the first over. After consecutive hundreds, it is consecutive ducks for Samson. He has a look at the surface before walking off. Jansen is pumped. This was a good length delivery and Samson stayed rooted to the crease, the ball sneaks through and hits the top of off-stump

Samson b Marco Jansen 0(2)

0.4
Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, FOUR, to deep backward point

0.5
Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, SIX, well, well! Couple of sighters and Tilak is charging down the wicket.

IND 12/1 (1) CRR: 12

ilak Varma 12(4)
Abhishek Sharma 0(0)

Marco Jansen
1-0-12-1

In reply to Narper

SIX, the Indians are targeting the short square boundaries. Second six in that region. Abhishek shimmies down,


and 4 mo

india 27-1

1.5
Gerald Coetzee to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR, crunched! Coetzee tries to overcorrect his length. Half volley on off-stump, Abhishek does not have a big stride forward but opens the bat face and creams the drive past a diving Miller at cover-point
1.4
Gerald Coetzee to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, the Indians are targeting the short square boundaries. Second six in that region. Abhishek shimmies down, gives himself room and has enough space to free his arms, flays it over the off-side ring and the ball travels the distance

2.4
Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, leg byes, FOUR, well-directed short ball and it keeps climbing, Tilak takes it on and misses the pull, the ball brushes the helmet and flies over Klaasen. There is certainly uneven bounce on this surface..
2.4
Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, FOUR, to fine leg

IND 35/1 (3) CRR: 11.67

Tilak Varma14(10)
Abhishek Sharma15(7)

3.2
Sipamla to Tilak Varma, FOUR, 136.2ks flighted delivery in length, Tilak swivels and pulls it backward of square. Jansen runs to his left and puts in the slide, but the ball slips his grasp and rolls into the rope

4.3
Simelane to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, back to back sixes. This is right off the middle. He charges down and gives himself room, gets under the good length delivery and flays it over extra cover. The connection was good and hence no problem clearing the rope
4.2
Simelane to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, short of length delivery on leg-stump, Abhishek takes it on and gets a massive top-edge on the pull shot. The ball flies away onto the grass banks near fine leg

4.5
Simelane to Tilak Varma, FOUR, Simelane misses the yorker. He dishes out a low full toss, Tilak does not do anything fancy, just presents the full face of the bat and drives it straight back past the bowler, beats mid-on as well and picks up the boundary

IND 60/1 (5) CRR: 12

Tilak Varma 25(17)
Abhishek Sharma 29(12)

Andile Simelane
1-0-18-0

In reply to Narper

Partnership: 86(43)


IND 86/1 (7.1) CRR: 12

8.1
Maharaj to Abhishek Sharma, SIX, to long-on, the partnership between Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma is now

8.4
Maharaj to Abhishek Sharma, out Stumped!! Maharaj wins the match-up.

Abhishek Sharma st Klaasen b Maharaj 50(25) [4s-3 6s-5]

IND 107/2 (8.4) CRR: 12.35

9.4
Simelane to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Marco Jansen!! Simelane is chuffed. He's got Suryakumar twice in two games. This is a big blow for India. They have lost wickets in consecutive overs.

Suryakumar Yadav c Marco Jansen b Simelane 1(4)

10.4
Maharaj to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, shot! 95.9ks fraction short around off, Hardik stays leg-side to give himself room and back cuts it through the vacant backward point region. No chance for the sweeper..

10.2
Maharaj to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, misfield and Hardik is off the mark. Flighted delivery around off, Hardik sits down and reaches for the sweep, strikes it powerfully towards deep square leg and Simelane makes a mess

IND 120/3 (11) CRR: 10.91

Hardik Pandya 9(7)
Tilak Varma 48(30

11.1
Sipamla to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, lovely shot! Full pitcher on off-stump, Hardik presents the straight bat and drives it down the ground.

12.5
Maharaj to Hardik Pandya, out Lbw!! Second wicket for Maharaj. He has bowled really well. India won't mind that as it proves that there is some help for the spinners. Hardik attempts to sweep but the length was not there, he misses and is struck on the back thigh and the impact was in front of off-stump. The ball-tracker shows it to be hitting the top of the stumps.

Hardik Pandya lbw b Maharaj 18(16) [4s-3]

IND 138/4 (14) CRR: 9.86

Tilak Varma 55(36)
Rinku Singh 1(3)

15.1
Gerald Coetzee to Tilak Varma, SIX, Tilak is on the move. Slower ball full in length and Tilak pumps it straight down the ground. He connects cleanly and the ball sails over long-on. Poor length from Coetzee with mid-off and mid-on inside the ring

14.5
Maharaj to Tilak Varma, FOUR, 4. 6, 4. Tilak is on the charge after the time-out. Full pitcher around off, Tilak kneels down and slog sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket. The ball bounces wide and beats Stubbs to the fence
14.4
Maharaj to Tilak Varma, SIX, just over the fielder. Maharaj's last over and Tilak is taking him on. This is bowled flatter and into the wicket, Tilak gets low and sweeps it towards deep square leg. The ball clears a leaping Simelane
14.3
Maharaj to Tilak Varma, FOUR, that's an excellent shot! Maharaj once again tries to keep it outside off and make the batter reach, Tilak uses his height and slams it over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes

15.1
Gerald Coetzee to Tilak Varma, SIX, Tilak is on the move. Slower ball full in length and Tilak pumps it straight down the ground. He connects cleanly and the ball sails over long-on. Poor length from Coetzee with mid-off and mid-on inside the ring

15.6
Gerald Coetzee to Tilak Varma, FOUR, to third man

IND 175/4 (16) CRR: 10.94

Tilak Varma 87(45)
Rinku Singh 3(6)

Gerald Coetzee
3-0-51-0

17.1
Simelane to Tilak Varma, FOUR, poor planning and execution. Mid-on is inside the circle and Simelane bowls a full pitcher, Tilak crouches low and slams it down the ground

17.5
Simelane to Rinku Singh, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Once again Simelane is pumped. Second wicket for him.

Rinku Singh b Simelane 8(13)

IND 190/5 (17.5) CRR: 10.65

Tilak Varma *95[49

17.6
Simelane to Ramandeep Singh, SIX, Ramandeep off the mark with a six. Wow! No sighter, no nerves and bang. He's on debut mind you. But sees a full pitcher in his arc and pumps it down the ground.

18.3
Sipamla to Ramandeep Singh, FOUR, crunched! Sipamla misses the yorker but Ramandeep does not miss.
18.2
Sipamla to Ramandeep Singh, 2 runs, slower ball outside off, Ramandeep throws his bat on the big shot and gets an outside edge over short third. Sipamla shouted "catch, catch" but it evades Coetzee and he gets there on the bounce. Never easy running back and taking a catch

18.5
Sipamla to Tilak Varma, FOUR, maiden T20I hundred for Tilak. He runs off in celebration. Sends a flying kiss to someone in the Indian dugout. He has paced this innings beautifully. Started with a flurry of boundaries, then took his time when wickets fell and now is on the charge again. Full pitcher and right in the slot,

18.6
Sipamla to Tilak Varma, SIX, that proves costly for Sipamla and South Africa. Full toss around off,
18.6
Sipamla to Tilak Varma, no ball, arrowed into the blockhole, Tilak jams it back to Sipamla. But the third umpire has caught Sipamla overstepping. Free-hit coming up..

19.5
Marco Jansen to Tilak Varma, out Ramandeep Singh Run Out!!

Ramandeep Singh run out (Klaasen) 15(6) [4s-1 6s-1]

IND 219/6 (20) CRR: 10.95

Axar Patel 1(1)
Tilak Varma 107(56

In reply to Narper

With a score like that on the board, it is safe for the Boll Weevil to 'show his face'.

Come in Bolls, come in!

Saffies 7/0 from 1

Insects stop fi match

In reply to Chrissy

RSA 7/0 (1) CRR: 7 REQ: 11.21
Match delayed due to insects on ground - South Africa need 213

Ryan Rickelton 2(4)
Reeza Hendricks 5(2

In reply to Narper

You guys see the S/R of the top 6 for international teams in this game

2.6
Arshdeep Singh to Rickelton, out Bowled!!

Rickelton b Arshdeep Singh 20(15) [4s-2 6s-1]

2.5
Arshdeep Singh to Rickelton, SIX, to deep square leg

RSA 27/1 (3) CRR: 9 REQ: 11.35
South Africa need 193 runs

Reeza Hendricks6(3)

Arshdeep Singh
2-0-17-1

Aiden Markram, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.1
Axar to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, to third man

4.2
Axar to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR, to deep extra cover

5.3
Varun Chakaravarthy to Reeza Hendricks, out Stumped!! Wicket off the second ball in the first game, wicket off the second ball in the second game, now a wicket off the third ball this game. South Africa just have no clue how to play him.

Reeza Hendricks st Samson b Varun Chakaravarthy 21(13) [4s-4]

5.5
Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR, to backward square leg

5.6
Varun Chakaravarthy to Tristan Stubbs, FOUR, this is really good batting.

ND 219/6 (20)
RSA 55/2 (6) CRR: 9.17 REQ: 11.79
South Africa need 165 runs in 84 balls

Tristan Stubbs 8(3)
Aiden Markram 5(5)

Varun Chakaravarthy
1-0-9-1

RSA 58/2 (7) CRR: 8.29 REQ: 12.46
South Africa need 162 runs in 78 balls

Axar Patel
2-0-17-0

RSA 64/2 ( CRR: 8 REQ: 13
South Africa need 156 runs in 72 balls

Tristan Stubbs 11(10)
Aiden Markram 11(10)

Varun Chakaravarthy
2-0-15-1

gawn LBW

8.5
Axar to Tristan Stubbs, out Lbw!! He got him in the World Cup final when Stubbs moved across to try the sweep, now he's got him when Stubbs tried the reverse sweep. Axar bowls a cunning angle that cramps the right-hander for room from round the wicket. Stubbs couldn't get away from the line enough to meet the reverse sweep and the ball hit him right in line with off and crashing into leg stump says ball tracker. Deserved wicket for Axar.

Tristan Stubbs lbw b Axar 12(12) [4s-2]

Gawn
68/3

RSA 68/3 (9) CRR: 7.56 REQ: 13.82
South Africa need 152 runs in 66 balls

Heinrich Klaasen 0(1)
Aiden Markram14(13)

Axar Patel
3-0-21-1

9.2
Varun Chakaravarthy to Markram, SIX, he couldn't connect game and got bowled. But he middles this so well

9.5
Varun Chakaravarthy to Markram, SIX, Varun teases him with a full ball again hoping for a mishit, Markram backs himself and swings down the ground, manages to loft it over long-on

9.6
Varun Chakaravarthy to Markram, out Caught by Ramandeep Singh !! Oh he's got him with a rank long hop.

Markram c Ramandeep Singh b Varun Chakaravarthy 29(1 [6s-2]

RSA 84/4 (10) CRR: 8.4 REQ: 13.6
South Africa need 136 runs in 60 balls

Aiden Markram 29(1
Heinrich Klaasen 1(2)

Varun Chakaravarthy
3-0-31-2

10.5
Ravi Bishnoi to Miller, FOUR, to sweeper cover

RSA 91/4 (11) CRR: 8.27 REQ: 14.33
South Africa need 129 runs in 54 balls

11.1
Axar to Klaasen, SIX, shouts of catch from Sanju but that's for someone in the crowd. Flat and shortish, Klaasen stays back and pulls this over square leg and it stays hit

13.1
Varun Chakaravarthy to Klaasen, SIX, Klaasen camps back and launches it over mid-wicket and he's middled it pretty well. Handsome hit from Klaasen to this shortish delivery

13.2
Varun Chakaravarthy to Klaasen, SIX, this man is a spin hitting monster.

13.3
Varun Chakaravarthy to Klaasen, SIX, hat-trick of sixes.

13.4
Varun Chakaravarthy to Klaasen, no run, oh SKY has dropped a sitter!

13.5
Varun Chakaravarthy to Klaasen, FOUR, to deep extra cover

RSA 126/4 (14) CRR: 9 REQ: 15.67
South Africa need 94 runs in 36 balls

Heinrich Klaasen 34(15)
David Miller 9(11)

Varun Chakaravarthy
4-0-54-2

Dis done

RSA 134/4 (15) CRR: 8.93 REQ: 17.2
South Africa need 86 runs in 30 balls

Partnership: 50(30)

David Miller11(14)
Heinrich Klaasen36(18

15.5
Hardik Pandya to Miller, out Caught by Axar!! This is a sensational catch from Axar. Miller absolutely nailed this pull shot and it looked six for all money. Suddenly you saw a man leaping high and clinging onto it overhead.

Miller c Axar b Hardik Pandya 18(1 [4s-1 6s-1]

16.5
Ravi Bishnoi to Marco Jansen, SIX, lovely lofted shot!

16.6
Ravi Bishnoi to Marco Jansen, SIX, to long-on

RSA 161/5 (17) CRR: 9.47 REQ: 19.67
South Africa need 59 runs in 18 balls

Marco Jansen16(6)
Heinrich Klaasen40(20)

17.4
Arshdeep Singh to Klaasen, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! The plan to bowl wide to Klaasen works. It worked in Barbados, so India stuck to it. Arshdeep Singh takes pace off, teases him with a full ball, Klaasen goes for the big lofted cover drive, toe-ends it high and it's a sitter for the sweeper at the fence. That could well be the end of SA's hopes this game.

Klaasen c Tilak Varma b Arshdeep Singh 41(22) [4s-1 6s-4]

18.2
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, SIX, it's not over until I am here says Marco Jansen! Plays a stylish get out of my sight whip-pull over long leg.
18.1
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, FOUR, mid-on up so Jansen plays a calculated hit down the ground and clears the infield. Slower delivery, Jansen gets it on the bottom of the bat but gets the boundary

18.3
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, FOUR, to deep backward point

18.5
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, SIX, between extra cover and long-off

18.6
Hardik Pandya to Marco Jansen, FOUR, now a top edge that flies over the infield and lands safely at fine leg as the fielder was up. Short delivery, Jansen rocks back to pull, thick edge escapes for four more to make it 26 off the over and then need 25 off the final over

RSA 195/6 (19) CRR: 10.26 REQ: 25
South Africa need 25 runs in 6 balls

Marco Jansen 48(15)
Gerald Coetzee 1(1)

19.1
Arshdeep Singh to Gerald Coetzee, leg byes, 1 run, full toss from Arshdeep Singh,
Soft appeal for LBW and they review. Was a full toss, so has to be impact in line. This looks closer. Oh brushed the front pad first so he might get away. Impact ump's call so he escapes

19.2
Arshdeep Singh to Marco Jansen, SIX, in the airrrr and slammed over cover. Oh has Tilak banged his head hard on the ground as he landed? Oopsy, looks so bad on the replay. Hopefully he's fine. Hit him on the back of the head. He's up on the feet but the physio checks him for concussion

Marco Jansen *54[16

South Africa need 18 runs in 4 balls

Arshdeep pleads for LBW and India review again

Nah, pitched outside leg again

19.3
Arshdeep Singh to Marco Jansen, out Lbw!!

Marco Jansen lbw b Arshdeep Singh 54(17) [4s-4 6s-5]

Andile Simelane, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.4
Arshdeep Singh to Simelane, FOUR, to deep extra cover

South Africa need 14 runs in 2 balls

RSA 207/7 (19.5) CRR: 10.44 REQ: 78
South Africa need 13 runs in 1 ball

IND 219/6 (20)
RSA 208/7 (20) CRR: 10.4
India won by 11 runs

Arshdeep Singh
4-0-37-3