Hardik leads; India beat Ireland

India made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Harshal made way for Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav and Twenty20 International debutant Umran Malik.

Ireland made eight changes to their playing eleven – James Shannon, William Porterfield, Gary Wilson, Kevin O’Brien, Simi Singh, Stuart Thompson, Boyd Rankin and Peter Chase made way for Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Mark Adar, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Josh Little and Twenty20 International debutant Conor Olphert.

On winning the toss, Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, chose to field.

It rained before the start of Ireland’s innings, therefore the ground was wet.

As a result, the match was reduced to a 12-overs-a-side match.

The first Powerplay of Ireland’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the fourth over. They scored 22, and lost three wickets.

Andy Balbirnie, Ireland’s skipper, faced a couple of balls, failing to get off the (Ku)mark. Five balls into the match, Bhuvneshwar broke the one-run stand.

An over into the match, India sought a bowling review. Delany was the batsman. It was struck down by Irish umpire Mark Hawthorne.

Paul Stirling, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls after Balbirnie’s dismissal, he was caught by Hooda. Hardik broke the five-run stand.

Delany, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Avesh Khan broke the 16-run stand.

Ireland scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Tector’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Tucker’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Tucker, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-nine balls after Delany’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar Patel. Yuzvendra Chahal, the player of the match, broke the 50-run partnership.

Tector’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 29 balls.

Ireland scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Tector, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 64. He was unbeaten, as was George Dockrell, who had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four.

Ireland scored 108 for the loss of four wickets off a dozen overs.

Malik and Axar bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter conceded a dozen.

Hardik and Avesh bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 22.

Bhuvneshwar and Chahal bowled three overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 16, the latter conceded 11.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the fourth over. They scored 45, and lost a couple of wickets.

Ishan Kishan, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 26. Seventeen balls into the chase, Young broke the 30-run stand.

Eighteen balls (2.5 overs) into the chase, India sought a batting review. Suryakumar, the batsman, faced a ball, failing to open his account. It was struck down by Hawthorne. He was trapped leg before wicket by Young. The second-wicket pair hadn’t got off the mark.

India scored 50 off 5.1 overs (32 balls). Ireland had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Hooda’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Hardik’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Eight overs (49 balls) into the chase, India sought a batting review. Hardik, the batsman, scored 24 off a dozen balls, which included a boundary and three sixes. It was struck down by Irish umpire Paul Reynolds. He was trapped leg before wicket by Little, who broke the 64-run partnership.

India scored 100 off nine overs (55 balls). Ireland had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hooda, whose 29-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 47. He was unbeaten, as was Karthik, who scored five. His four-ball innings included a boundary.

India, who scored 111 for the loss of three wickets off 9.2 overs, won by seven wickets with 16 balls to spare.

McBrine, who bowled an over, conceded 21. He was unbeaten, as were Olphert and Adair, who bowled a couple of overs apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 14.

Little, who bowled 2.2 overs, conceded 39. He picked up a wicket.

Young, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 18. He picked up two scalps.

India led the two-match series 1-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain leaves Pant-led India diSAppointed

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa (Bavu)made three changes to their playing eleven – Temba, Marco Jansen, and Tabraiz Shamsi made way for Reeza Hendricks, Tristan Stubbs, and Kagiso Rabada.

On winning the toss, Keshav Maharaj, South Africa’s skipper, chose to field.

Owing to rain prior to the start of the match, the ground was wet.

So, the match was reduced to a 19-overs-a-side match.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over.

Although his innings included a couple of sixes, Ishan Kishan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 15. A couple of overs into the match, Lungi Ngidi broke the 20-run stand.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Eight balls later, he was caught by Dwaine Pretorius. Needless to say, Ngidi was in seventh heaven.

Twenty-one balls (3.3 overs) into the match, there was another interruption due to rain. India had scored 28 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Shreyas Iyer was yet to get off the mark, Rishabh Pant, India’s skipper, had scored one.

South Africa had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

No further play was possible.

Maharaj and Rabada bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded five.

Ngidi, who bowled nine balls, conceded half-a-dozen. He picked up both the wickets that fell.

The five-match series was levelled at 2-2.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the player of the match.

 

 

 

 

 

Pant-led India trounce South Africa

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made three changes to their playing eleven – Reeza Hendricks, Wayne Parnell and Kagiso Rabada made way for Quinton de Kock, Twenty20 International debutant Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi.

On winning the toss, Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 40, and lost a couple of wickets.

Although his innings included a boundary, Ruturaj Gaikwad had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. A couple of overs (13 balls) into the match, he was caught by de Kock. Ngidi broke the 13-run stand.

Three overs (Nit)into the match, South Africa sought a bowling review. Shreyas Iyer, the batsman, faced a couple of balls. His runs came by way of a boundary. It was upheld by umpire Menon. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Jansen, who broke the 24-run stand.

Kishan, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 27. Nine balls later, he was caught by de Kock. Anrich Nortje broke the 16-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (47 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 56 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Rishabh Pant, India’s skipper, had scored nine, Hardik Pandya had scored eight.

Pant, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 17. Forty balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by Dwaine Pretorius. Keshav Maharaj broke the 41-run stand.   

India scored 100 off 15.1 overs (92 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Hardik’s contribution to the partnership was 14, the contribution of Dinesh Karthik, the player of the match, to it was 38. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

Hardik, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 46. Thirty-three balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Tabraiz. Ngidi broke the (Sham)sixty-five-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 18.3 overs (112 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point.

Karthik’s half-century – which included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 16 balls.

He eventually scored 55 of 27 balls. Half-a-dozen balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Rassie van der Dussen. Pretorius broke the 13-run stand.

Axar Patel, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Harshal Patel, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

South Africa eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. India scored 169 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Shamsi, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 18.

Nortje, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket, as did Pretorius, Jansen, and Mahara, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 41, 38, and 29, respectively.

Ngidi, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 35, and lost a couple of wickets.

Nineteen balls (3.1 overs) into the chase, Bavuma – who was batting on eight off 11 balls, which included a boundary – retired hurt. South Africa had scored 20 without the loss of a wicket at that point.

South Africa’s openers eventually put on 24. De Kock, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-nine balls into the chase, Harshal ran him out.

Pretorius, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Pant. Avesh Khan broke the two-run stand.

Forty-seven balls (7.5 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Heinrich Klaasen was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by umpire J Madanagopal.

Fifty balls (8.2 overs) into the chase, South Africa sought a batting review. Klaasen, the batsman, scored eight. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. It was struck down by Menon. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 19-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off nine overs (54 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 58 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While van der Dussen was batting on 17, David Miller had scored nine.

Although his innings included a six, Miller had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A dozen balls after Klaasen’s dismissal, Harshal broke the 14-run stand.

Van der Dussen, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Three overs later, he was caught by Gaikwad. Avesh broke the 15-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Jansen, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Gaikwad off the bowling of Avesh.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Maharaj, who bowled a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Shreyas off the bowling of Avesh.

Nortje, who faced four balls, scored a run. An over later, he was caught by Kishan. Chahal broke the two-run stand.

Ngidi, who faced 10 balls, scored just four. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Gaikwad. Needless to say, Axar was in seventh heaven.

South Africa, who were bundled out for 87 off 16.5 overs, lost by 82 runs.

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

Hardik, who bowled an over, conceded a dozen. He was wicketless, as did Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding eight.

Harshal, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded three. He picked up a wicket, as did Axar, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 19.

Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Avesh, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up four scalps.

The five-match series was levelled 2-2.

 

 

 

 

 

Pant delighted; India beat SA

Neither India nor South Africa made and changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 57, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point. While Ruturaj Gaikwad’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Ishan Kishan’s contribution to it was a dozen.

Gaikwad’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.

He eventually scored 57 off 35 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Ten overs into the match, he was caught by Keshav Maharaj, who broke the 97-run partnership.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Kishan was batting on 36.

India scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). South Africa had conceded four extras at that point.

Kishan’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 31 balls.

Seventy-six balls (12.4 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Shreyas Iyer was the batsman. It was upheld by umpire Anil Choudhary.

Shreyas, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 14. Three overs after Gaikwad’s dismissal, he was caught by Anrich Nortje. Tabraiz Shamsi broke the 31-run stand.

Kishan eventually scored 54 off 35 balls. Four balls later, he was caught by Reeza Hendricks. Dwaine Pretorius broke the three-run stand.

Rishabh Pant, India’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring half-a-dozen. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Bavuma. Pretorius broke the 12-run stand.

India scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). South Africa had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Hardik Pandya, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 31. He was unbeaten.

Dinesh Karthik, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Wayne Parnell. Kagiso Rabada broke the 15-run stand.

Axar Patel, whose two-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

India scored 179 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Nortje bowled two overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Parnell, who bowled four overs, conceding 32.

Maharaj bowled two overs, conceding 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Shamsi and Rabada, who bowled four overs each. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 31.

Pretorius bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, and lost a couple of wickets.

Bavuma, who faced 10 balls, scored eight. Four overs into the chase, he was caught by Avesh Khan. Axar broke the 23-run stand.

Hendricks, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal, the player of the match. Harshal Patel broke the 15-run stand.

Rassie van der Dussen, who faced four balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Pant. Chahal broke the two-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Pretorius, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. Thirteen balls after van der Dussen’s dismissal, he was caught by Pant. Chahal broke the 17-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 63 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Heinrich Klaasen was in seventh heaven, David Miller had scored a run.

Miller, who faced five balls, eventually scored three. A couple of overs after Pretorius’ dismissal, he was caught by Gaikwad. Harshal broke the 17-run stand.

Sixty-eight balls (11.2 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Klaasen was the batsman. It was struck down by Choudhary.

South Africa scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Klaasen, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 29. Twenty-three balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Chahal broke the 29-run stand.

Parnell, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. He was unbeaten.

Rabada, who eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Chahal. Harshal broke the 13-run stand.

Maharaj. Whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 11. Ten balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 13-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair put on five. Nortje, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Pant and Bhuvneshwar ran him out.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Shamsi, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Two balls later, he was caught by Avesh off the bowling of Harshal.  

India eventually conceded five extras. South Africa, who were dismissed for 131 off 19.1 overs, lost by 48 runs.

Avesh bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 35.

Axar and Bhuvneshwar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 21.

Chahal bowled four overs, conceding 20. He picked up three wickets.

Harshal bowled 3.1 overs, conceding 25. He picked up four scalps.

South Africa led the five-match series 2-1.

 

 

 

 

Pant-led India are diSAppointed again

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made two (Heinri)changes to their playing eleven – Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs made way for Reeza Hendricks and Klaasen, the player of the match.

On winning the toss, Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, who faced four balls, scored a run. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Keshav Maharaj. Kagiso Rabada broke the three-run stand.

Ishan Kishan, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 34. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Rassie van der Dussen. Anrich Nortje broke the 45-run stand.

India scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). South Africa had conceded an extra at that point.

Rishabh Pant, India’s skipper, wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored five. Fifteen balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by van der Dussen. Maharaj broke the 20-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. India had scored 68 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Shreyas Iyer was batting on 26.

Sixty-one balls (10.1 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a bowling review. Hardik Pandya was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan.

Hardik, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored nine. Twenty-one balls after Pant’s dismissal, Wayne Parnell broke the 22-run stand.

Shreyas, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 40. Seven balls later, he was caught by Klaasen. Dwaine Pretorius broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). South Africa had conceded three extras at that point.

Axar, whose (Pat)eleven-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Nineteen balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, Nortje broke the 14-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Harshal Patel, who scored 12. His nine-ball innings included two boundaries.

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

India scored 148 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Tabraiz Shamsi bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 21.

Maharaj bowled two overs, conceding 12. He picked up a wicket, as did Pretorius, Parnell, and Rabada, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded, 40, 23, and 15, respectively.

Nortje bowled four overs, conceding 36. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 29, and lost three wickets.

Hendricks, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. An over into the chase, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the five-run stand.

Pretorius, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Avesh Khan. Bhuvneshwar broke the eight-run stand.

Van der Dussen had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored a run. Sixteen balls later, Bhuvneshwar broke the 16-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 57 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Bavuma was batting on 25, Klaasen was batting on 23.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Bavuma’s contribution to the partnership was 11, Klaasen’s contribution to it was 41. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Bavuma, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 35. Forty-one balls after van der Dussen’s dismissal, Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 64-run partnership.

South Africa scored 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Klaasen’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Klaasen’s contribution to the partnership was 32, David Miller’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three. That was, incidentally, the number of extras India eventually conceded.

Klaasen, whose 46-ball innings included seven boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 81. Twenty-eight balls after Bavuma’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Ravi Bishnoi. Harshal broke the 51-run partnership.

Miller, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 20. He was unbeaten, as was Rabada, who didn’t face a ball.

Parnell, who faced four balls, scored a run. An over later, Bhuvneshwar broke the three-run stand.

South Africa, who scored 149 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 18.2 overs, won by four wickets with 10 balls to spare.

Shreyas bowled two wicketless balls, conceding as many.

Axar bowled a wicketless over, conceding 19.

Hardik and Avesh bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 17.

Harshal bowled three overs, conceding 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 49.

Bhuvneshwar bowled four overs, conceding 13. He picked up four scalps.

South Africa led the five-match series 2-0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SA triumph; Pant-led India disappointed

India (Shar)made eight changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Sanju Samson, Rohit, Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammed Siraj made way for Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rishabh Pant (who was leading the team), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

South Africa made four (Anri)changes to their playing eleven – the Hendrickses (Reeza and Beuran), Andile Phehlukwayo and Bjorn Fortuin made way for Twenty20 International debutant Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj and Nortje.

On winning the toss, Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). South Africa had conceded eight extras at that point. While Kishan’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Gaikwad’s contribution to it was 17.

Gaikwad, whose 15-ball innings included three sixes, eventually scored 23. Thirty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Bavuma. Parnell broke the 57-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). South Africa had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 102 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Kishan was batting on 45, Shreyas Iyer was batting on 24.

Kishan’s half-century – which included nine boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While the contributions of both Kishan and Shreyas to the partnership were 26 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Seventy-seven balls (12.5 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Kishan was the batsman. It was upheld by umpire J Madanagopal.

Kishan, whose 48-ball innings included 11 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 76. Forty balls after Gaikwad’s dismissal, he was caught by Stubbs. Maharaj broke the 80-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 15 overs (90 balls). South Africa had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Shreyas, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 36. Nineteen balls after Kishan’s dismissal, Dwaine Pretorius broke the 19-run stand.

India scored 200 off 19 overs (114 balls). South Africa had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pant, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 29. Eighteen balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Rassie van der Dussen. Nortje broke the 44-run stand.

Pandya, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 31. He was unbeaten, as was Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

India scored 211 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Tabraiz Shamsi bowled two overs, conceding 27. He was wicketless, as was Kagiso Rabada, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Maharaj and Pretorius bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 35.

Nortje and Parnell bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 32.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 61, and lost a couple of wickets.

Bavuma, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Pant. Bhuvneshwar broke the 22-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Pretorius, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, scored 29. Eighteen balls later, Harshal Patel broke the 39-run stand.

Quinton de Kock, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Kishan. Axar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 86 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While van der Dussen was batting on 15, David Miller, the player of the match, had scored four.

South Africa scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While van der Dussen’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Miller’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Miller’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 22 balls.

South Africa scored 150 off 15.2 overs (93 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

Van der Dussen’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 37 balls.

A hundred and four balls (17.1 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. Miller was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Nitin Menon.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 52 balls. While van der Dussen’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Miller’s contribution to it was 62. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

South Africa scored 200 off 18 overs (109 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

A hundred and fourteen balls (18.4 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. Van der Dussen was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call, it was struck down by Madanagopal.

Van der Dussen, whose 46-ball innings included seven boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 75. He was unbeaten, as was Miller, who eventually scored 64. His 31-ball innings included four boundaries and five sixes.

India eventually conceded a dozen extras. South Africa, who scored 212 for the loss of three wickets off 19.1 overs, lost by seven wickets with five balls to spare.

Hardik bowled a wicketless over, conceding 18.

Chahal bowled 2.1 wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Avesh Khan bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 35.

Bhuvneshwar and Harshal bowled four overs, conceding 43, each. They picked up a scalp apiece, as did Axat, who bowled four overs, conceding 40.

South Africa led the five-match series 1-0.