Sharma leads; India beat SA

India made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Virat Kohli, Jaydev Unadkat and Yuzvendra Chahal made way for Dinesh Karthik, Axar and Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Jon-Jon Smuts and Dane Peterson made way for Twenty20 International debutant Christiaan Jonker and Aaron Phangiso.

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 57, and lost a wicket.

Rohit, India’s skipper, scored 11. His eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Nine balls into the (Shar)match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Junior Dala, who broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (33 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 14, the contribution of Suresh Raina, the player of the match, to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Raina, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 43. Forty-nine balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Farhaan Behardien. Tabraiz broke the (Sham)sixty-five-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 12 overs (73 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

Manish Pandey, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored 13. Twenty-one balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by David Miller. Dala broke the 32-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 15. Dhawan, whose 40-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 47. A dozen balls (Da)later, he was run out.

India scored 150 off 18.1 overs (110 balls). South Africa had conceded five extras at that point.

Mahendra Singh, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. (Dho)Nineteen balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Miller. Dala broke the 25-run stand.

Hardik Pandya, whose 17-ball innings included a six, scored 21. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Heinrich Klaasen. Chris Morris broke the 11-run stand.

A hundred and nineteen balls (19.4 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Karthik, the batsman, scored 13. His six-ball innings included three boundaries. It was struck down by South African umpire Bongani Jele. He was trapped leg before wicket by Morris, who broke the five-run stand.

Patel, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the player of the series, who faced a ball, scoring three.

South Africa eventually conceded eight extras. India scored 172 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Phangiso, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He was wicketless, as was Andile Phehlukwayo and Duminy, who bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 22.

Shamsi, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket. Morris, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of wickets. Dala, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 25, and lost a wicket.

Although his 13-ball innings included a boundary, Reeza Hendricks had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls into the chase, he was caught by Dhawan. Kumar broke the 10-run stand.

Miller, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Patel. Raina broke the 35-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Klaasen, who faced 10 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 22 balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Kumar. Pandya broke the 34-run stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Duminy’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes – came off 38 balls.

He eventually faced 41 balls, scoring 55. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Shardul Thakur broke the 30-run stand.

Morris, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, Bumrah broke the five-run stand.

South Africa scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 20 balls. While Jonker’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Behardien’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Jonker, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 49. Twenty-one balls after Morris’ dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Kumar broke the 51-run partnership.

Behardien, whose six-ball innings included three boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded four extras. South Africa had no reason to be in seventh heaven – they scored 165 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Patel bowled a wicketless over, conceding 16. Raina bowled three overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket, as did Bumrah, Thakur and Pandya, who bowled four overs apiece. They scored 39, 35, and 22, respectively. Kumar bowled four overs, conceding 24. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India won the three-match series 2-1.