SA lose to Suryakumar-led India

India made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Axar and Jasprit Bumrah made way for Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav (who was celebrating his 31^st birthday).

South Africa made three (Bos)changes to the eleven that (Sipam)last played the Indians – David Miller, George Linde, and Lutho made way for Tristan Stubbs, Corbin, and Anrich Nortje.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, elected to field.

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 three wickets.

Four balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Reeza Hendricks, the batter, faced three balls, failing to open his account. It was upheld by umpire J Madanagopal. He was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep Singh, the player of the match, who broke the one-run stand.

The second-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Quinton de Kock also faced three balls, but scored a run. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Rana.

Fourteen balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Dewald Bervis was the batter. It was struck down by Madanagopal.

Brevis eventually had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Eleven balls after de Kock’s dismissal, Rana broke the six-run stand.

Stubbs, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Jitesh Sharma. Hardik Pandya broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. South Africa had scored 44 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Aiden Markram, their skipper, had scored 28, Bosch had scored four.

Bosch, who faced nine balls, did not add to the aforementioned score. Nineteen balls after Stubbs’ dismissal, Shivam Dube broke the 14-run stand.

South Africa scored 50 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). India had not conceded any extras at that point.

Donovan Ferreira, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. Twenty balls after Bosch’s dismissal, Chakravarthy broke the 25-(Va)run stand.

Jansen had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a (Mar)couple. Ten balls later, Chakravarthy broke the eight-run stand.

South Africa scored 100 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Markram’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen fours and a six – came off 41 balls.

He eventually scored 61 off 46 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes. Twenty balls after Jansen’s dismissal, he was caught by Jitesh. Arshdeep broke the 36-run stand.

Nortje, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was stumped by Jitesh. Kuldeep broke the two-run stand.

Lungi Ngidi, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

Ottneil Baartman, who faced a couple of balls, scored one. Three balls after Nortje’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Kuldeep broke the two-run stand.

India eventually conceded three extras. South Africa were all out for 117 off 20 overs.

Hardik and Dube bowled three overs apiece, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 21.

Kuldeep bowled two overs, conceded 12. He picked up two scalps, as did Rana, Arshdeep, and Chakravarthy, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 34, 13, and 11, respectively.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 68, and lost a wicket.

Seven balls into the chase, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Shubman Gill was the batter. It was upheld by Madanagopal.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.1 overs (25 balls). South Africa had conceded five extras at that point. While Abhishek Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Gill’s contribution to it was 20.

Abhishek, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 35. Thirty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Markram. Bosch broke the 60-run partnership.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 88 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gill had scored 28, Tilak Varma had scored 18.

Gill, whose run-a-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. Thirty-eight balls after Abhishek’s dismissal, Jansen broke the 32-run stand.

Seventy-seven balls (12.5 overs) into the chase, South Africa sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Varma was the batter. It was struck down by umpire Virender Sharma.

India scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suryakumar, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Eighteen balls after Gill’s dismissal, he was caught by Baartman. Ngidi broke the 17-run stand.

Varma, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. He was unbeaten.

Dube, who faced four balls, was unbea‘ten’. His innings included a boundary and a six.

India, who scored 120 for the loss of three wickets off 15.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with 25 balls to spare.

Nortje bowled three overs, conceding 14. He was wicketless, as was Baartman, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 30.

Jasen, Ngidi, and Bosch bowled three overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 24, 23, and 18, respectively.

India led the five-match series 2-1.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKY-led India, SA level series

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

South Africa made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, and Gerald Coetzee made way for Donovan Ferreira, Keshav Maharaj, and Twenty20 International debutant Nandre Burger.

On winning the toss, Aiden Markram, South Africa’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 62, and lost a couple of wickets.

Shubman Gill, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Maharaj, who broke the 29-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Var)mark. Tilak, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Markram off the bowling of Maharaj.

India scored 50 off 4.2 overs (27 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Forty-six balls (7.3 overs) into the match, South Africa sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper and the player of the match, was the batsman. It was struck down by South African umpire Allahudien Paleker.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Yashasvi Jaiswal’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Suryakumar’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Nine overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 83 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Jaiswal was batting on 44, Suryakumar was batting on 24.

Jaiswal’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 34 balls.

India scored 100 off 11.2 overs (69 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave South Africa no reason to be in seventh heaven.

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

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 63 balls. While Jaiswal’s contribution to the partnership was 43, Suryakumar’s contribution to it was 57. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Jaiswal, whose 41-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to three sixes, eventually scored (Sham)sixty. Sixty-nine balls after Varma’s dismissal, he was caught by Reeza Hendricks. Tabraiz broke the 112-run partnership.  

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

Sixteen overs into the match, there was the strategic timeout. India had scored 161 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Suryakumar was batting on 83, Rinku Singh had scored a couple.

Rinku, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Twenty-seven balls after Jaiswal’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Stubbs. Burger broke the 47-run stand.

Suryakumar’s ton – which included seven boundaries and eight sixes – came off 55 balls.

He eventually scored 100 off 56 balls. Five balls after Rinku’s dismissal, he was caught by Matthew Breetzke. Lizaad Williams broke the six-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on five. Ravindra Jadeja, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Heinrich Klaasen and Williams ran him out.

Jitesh Sharma, who faced four balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. The next ball, he was dismissed hit wicket off the bowling of Williams.

Arshdeep Singh, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten, as was Mohammed Siraj, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.

India scored 200 off 20 overs (121 balls). South Africa had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

India eventually scored 201 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Markram bowled an over, conceding 15. He was wicketless, as was Andile Phehlukwayo, who bowled three overs, conceding 33.

Burger and Shamsi bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 38.

Williams and Maharaj bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 26.

The first Powerplay of South Africa’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost three wickets.

Breetzke, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Mukesh Kumar, who broke the four-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on 19. Hendricks, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eleven balls later, Siraj ran him out.

Klaasen, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Rinku. Arshdeep broke the 19-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Markram, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 25. Three balls later, he was caught by Jaiswal off the bowling of Jadeja.

South Africa scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Between the first and the ninth over of the chase, the DRS wasn’t working.

Nine overs into the chase, there was the strategic timeout. South Africa had scored 66 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While David Millier was batting on 19, Ferreira had scored five.

Ferreira, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Twenty-three balls after Markram’s dismissal, Kuldeep Yadav broke the 33-run stand.

Phehlukwayo, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. An over later, Jadeja had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he caught him off his own bowling.

Maharaj, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over later, Kuldeep had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Burger, who faced three balls, scored a run. Kuldeep had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the five-run stand.

Eighty-one balls (13.3 overs) into the chase, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Williams, the batsman, faced a couple of balls, open his account. It was upheld by Paleker. He was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep.

Miller, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 35. A couple of balls later, Kuldeep broke the one-run stand.

Shamsi, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded three extras. South Africa, who were bundled out for 95 off 13.5 overs, lost by 106 runs.

Varma bowled an over, conceding four. He was wicketless, as Siraj, who bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 13.

Mukesh and Arshdeep bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 13.

Jadeja bowled three overs, conceding 25. He picked up two wickets.

Kuldeep, who bowled 17 balls, conceded as many. He picked up five scalps.

The three-match series was level 1-1.