Kohli diSAppointed as India lose

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Jasprit Bumrah made way for Twenty20 International debutant Shardul Thakur.

South Africa made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Jean-Paul Duminy, South Africa’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, and lost three wickets.

A ball into the match, India sought a batting review. Shikhar Dhawan. It was upheld by South African umpire Bongani Jele.

India’s openers failed to get off the (Shar)mark. Rohit, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Seven balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Junior Dala.

Dhawan, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 24. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Farhaan Behardien. Duminy broke the 44-run stand.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, faced five balls, scoring a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Heinrich Klaasen, the player of the match. Dala broke the one-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). South Africa hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Suresh Raina, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 31. Thirty-one balls later, he was trapped (Andi)leg before wicket by Phehlukwayo, who broke the 45-run stand.

India scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). South Africa had conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number od extras they eventually conceded.

Manish Pandey’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 33 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Pandey’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contribution to it was 22. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls).

Dhoni’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 27 balls.

Pandey, whose 48-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who faced 28 balls, scoring 52.

India scored 188 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Tabraiz Shamsi and Jon-Jon Smuts bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 15. Dane Peterson and Chris Morris bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 42.

Phehlukwayo and Duminy bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded 13. Dala bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28, picking up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, and lost a couple of wickets.

Smuts, who faced nine balls, scored just a couple. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Raina. Jaydev Unadkat broke the 24-run stand.

Reeza Hendricks, whose 17-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Seven balls later, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Thakur broke the 14-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 11, Klaasen’s contribution to it was 39. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

South Africa scored 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Klaasen’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and five sixes – came off 22 balls.

He eventually scored 69 off 30 balls, which included three boundaries and seven sixes. Forty-nine balls after Hendricks’ dismissal, he was caught behind. Unadkat broke the (Dho)ninety-three-run partnership.

David Miller, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Thakur. Pandya broke the run-a-ball stand.

South Africa scored 150 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Duminy’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 38 balls.

He eventually scored 64 off 40 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to three sixes. He was unbeaten.

Farhaan Behardien, whose innings included a six, scored 16. He was unbea‘ten’.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

South Africa, who scored 189 for the loss of four wickets off 18.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with eight balls to spare.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He was wicketless, as was Yuzvendra Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 64.

Thakur and Pandya bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. Both of them conceded 31. Unadkat, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 42. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.